Originally Posted by Jess1994 (Post 2241612)

I decided that I am going to post but I am warning you all that its going to be confusing due to the fact I went through both regular rush and also formal recruitment with the four national sororities at my campus. Also one of the local orgs told me that although they liked me they couldn't give me a bid due to what happened last year, when the other organization messed up with the paperwork needed to pledge a sorority.
During Formal rush at my school you meet two of the four national sororities on day 1 of first rounds and you meet the other two the following day which is obviously day 2 of first rounds. Then you choose which two you would like to go to house tours/pref for and then go to the houses. One house serves dinner other one dessert. You only have about a little less than an hour with each house which makes it difficult to choose and formulate an opinion on which house you would rather be in.

Originally Posted by Jess1994 (Post 2241634)

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Brooke: Haven’t attended any parties here but one of my friends is in this sorority. They seem fun. I have heard that this sorority is known to be the Sluts on campus but not sure if it’s true. This is a national sorority so in later posts you will see them along with 3 others.

Originally Posted by maconmagnolia (Post 2241640)

Please watch what you say. I'm not a professional internet investigator, but there are people on this site who could figure out your campus and the sororities you are referring to in five minutes. All NPC organizations are wonderful and stereotypes are just that - stereotypes.

Originally Posted by Jess1994 (Post 2241618)

So here it goes.....

Day 1 Activity fair (3rd day of school)

Asia: very diverse sorority of college educated and professional women. Lots of Latina women. Service group. Serves as voices of empowerment for women. Seems like a good group but not sure if its what I am looking for.

Christi: It was the first multicultural sorority in the nation. It is dedicated to bringing awareness to cultural and women issues. Seems like a good sorority but not exactly what I am looking for.

Kendall: This sorority seems like a good group of girls. Diverse with many personalities. I somewhat liked them just not sure how well I connected with them. They seem fun and organized, so no lost/ not handed in paperwork, which is a good.

Maddie: Not sure about this group. Before speaking to them I desperately did not like them due to a conflict with the alumni and my skating team, but after I am somewhat considering them. They made me forget why it was that I didn't like them to begin with. Seems like a great group of girls although have heard somethings about their pledge-ship.

Nia: More of a Latina sorority but diverse of all cultures at the same time. Girls seem nice but not for me.

Kelly: Good, fun loving sorority. Seems to have a strong sisterhood from what I could tell. I have a friend whom is in this sorority at my school. She really seems to enjoy this sorority. They do party a fair amount (more than some others) Overall I like them. Not top of my list but not low either.

Mackenzie: Liked this sorority and the conversations were pretty good. Seems like a strong sorority with a strong sisterhood. They are one of the four national sororities on campus and actually the smallest of the nationals on campus. Diverse group of all sizes and shapes. Seems like nice girls who love to party. Wasn't sure if I fit in with them though.

Brooke: Seems like a pretty strong and nice sisterhood. Another one of the four national sororities. I have a friend in this sorority. Don't have anything to say bad about them. Diverse girls but almost entire sorority is exceptionally pretty as well as friendly and easy going. Seems organized.

Chloe: Liked them decently well last year but loved them this year. I had excellent conversations with most of these girls. Most natural to speak to but has a reputation of being the "bitchy" sorority. Felt like these girls and I were able to relate and understand each other well. They are the oldest sorority on my campus. They seem very very organized. At the end of the day this was my favorite sorority.

Paige: Really like this one also. Hung out with them a little bit last year after I was forced to stop pledging Abby by the school due to the lack of my paperwork having not been submitted on time by the PM of the sorority. I love all of their philanthropies, love the colors and seemed to connect well and have good conversations with the girls in the sorority. This sorority is the second smallest on campus with Abby being the smallest.

Abby: And finally.... I wasn't sure what to expect with this sorority due to what had occurred last semester with the PM not handing in the paperwork on time. I pledged here last year and still remember almost all the information that I had been taught but am not sure that this is the best place for me. They are the smallest sorority on campus with only 9 active members and with everything that happened last semester I don't want it to happen again, so I am unsure how I feel about them. I do have some friends in this sorority.

Overall I liked all of the sororities I visited but enjoyed some more than others.

Originally Posted by Jess1994 (Post 2241619)

Ok so the next post is going to be my opinions of the sororities after going to the open parties and/or mixers.

Originally Posted by Jess1994 (Post 2241621)

The multicultural sororities will not be in the rest of the posts due to the fact I did not visit any of them following the fairs.

Originally Posted by Jess1994 (Post 2241623)

Yea there are only 11 sororities but 3 are multicultural 4 national and 4 local

Originally Posted by Jess1994 (Post 2241634)

Abby: Still liked these girls but wasn’t sure of how interested in me they were anymore. I did get to see most of the girls in which I met last year while pledging. After the open party I did want to pledge them mostly because I knew the information that I would have to know. It was a fun party but since some of the girls that were active members last year were not there it was not quite as fun.



Paige: Still like this one. I went to an open party here. I had a lot of fun. The sister’s immediately recognized me and made me feel pretty comfortable. These sisters seem like a fun group of girls with a strong sense of sisterhood bond. This is the sorority that said they liked me but couldn’t give me a bid due to what happened last year since they have a rule within their sisterhood that doesn’t allow them to bid a person who pledged another sorority and then either dropped out or in my case was forced to stop by the school due to a paperwork problem. They say that it’s because if they did take someone like that then it can make a bad org to org relationship.



Chloe: Never was able to attend their party. Seem like a good group of girls. When I visited the Greek life fair a few days after the activity fair they talked to me, seemed interested and I felt comfortable. I had heard though that this sorority had a reputation as the bitchy sorority. I know a few members in this one.


Brooke: Haven’t attended any parties here but one of my friends is in this sorority. They seem fun. I have heard that this sorority is known to be the Sluts on campus but not sure if it’s true. This is a national sorority so in later posts you will see them along with 3 others.



Kendall: Didn’t go to any parties with them but met them again at the Greek Life Fair which only some of the organizations did. They are also a national sorority so you will see them along with Brooke and two others in formal recruitment. I have a class with one of them. When some of the girls see me around campus they recognize me and say hi.



Maddie: Attended a mixer with them being one of the other groups we mixed with. I have heard both good and bad about them. Seem fun to hang out with but not sure.



Mackenzie: Love, Love, Love this sorority. These girls have some of the most fun parties I have ever been to. They are a down to earth group of girls. They seem like they have a very close sisterhood. I went to two different parties with them. I have heard rumors about this group and they don’t have the best reputation. They seem to be genuine are beautiful girls. I love their philanthropies and they seem very active on campus. They are also a national sorority so you will see them along with Brooke and Kendall and also another one later in the story as I get into formal recruitment.



Kelly: Seems like a good group of girls. Went to a day party with them and then out to dinner with two members. They seem very relaxed and easy going. I have a friend in this sorority. This is also the last of the national sororities.

Originally Posted by Jess1994 (Post 2241635)

To answer your question they can also take members during the eleven sorority shindig

Originally Posted by Jess1994 (Post 2241643)

Paige: Loved this groups rush party and was actually given a little gift from them to take home with me that says “Rush Paige” on it. These girls know how to throw a good party. They are both fun yet at the same time really chill and easy going. The conversations that I had with them were really intriguing and I really enjoyed myself. Had good things to drink.



Abby: This being the old sorority I had pledged last semester I felt pretty welcomed. At this party I met some of the alumni I had never met before even though I had went through the pledging process. I also saw and spoke to one of the sister’s that graduated last semester and I had really connected with. I did have a moderately embarrassing moment here, when I ended up falling and spilling my drink all over the floor due to the floor having a raised bump in it. I still liked them and felt that it may have been a possibility for me.They had good things for us to drink.



Maddie: I walked into the house they were having their party at since their house is a decent drive away from the school and it would be hard for potential new members to get there. They had their party at a fraternity house that really smells bad and is really sticky and hot. Their party theme was Toga wear. I hated this place and left within 10 minutes of entering.

Originally Posted by Jess1994 (Post 2241644)

Thanks for the heads up i will be sure to watch what i am saying!

Originally Posted by Jess1994 (Post 2241648)

I know the girls that had that stereotype really didn't seem like that when I went through formal recruitment so I am not believing what anyone says about the sororities at my school anymore.

Originally Posted by Jess1994 (Post 2241660)

I will post first rounds of formal recruitment sometime later or tomorrow. Hope everyone is enjoying my recruitment story thus far.

Originally Posted by Jess1994 (Post 2241671)

nope all of this really happened!

Originally Posted by Jess1994 (Post 2241773)

Do you want me to stop the rush story then?

Originally Posted by Jess1994 (Post 2241780)

Ok so going on trying to get this story finished.

So for formal recruitment at my school we have 2 days of first rounds so that the potential new members get to meet two of the national sororities each day since there are four national sororities at my school. Then after meeting all of the four national sororities the potential new members decide which two sororities they want to go back and meet again for second rounds which is a mix of house tours and prefs.

Originally Posted by ASUADPi (Post 2241800)

I call fake!

Originally Posted by Jess1994 (Post 2241789)

I am sorry for boring you all to death and confusing the hell out of you. I am not going to finish it cause it is obvious you all are tired of it. Thanks for listening.

Originally Posted by Jess1994 (Post 2241809)

I ended up being the only pnm going through formal recruitment. All of the other pnms went through the other type offered where you just go to regular parties with other groups there as well.

Originally Posted by Jess1994 (Post 2241815)

yes i was. Formal recruitment at our school is not popular. We started with 6 of us but after just the first sorority was met 4 of the girls left. So then there were two counting me. Then my school in order to go through formal recruitment you must visit each one of the four sororities and the other girl only visited two and the girl the following day only got to visit one. Most pnms at my school go through rush with all of the sororities instead of formal recruitment which is just the nationals.

Originally Posted by Jess1994 (Post 2241815)

yes i was. Formal recruitment at our school is not popular. We started with 6 of us but after just the first sorority was met 4 of the girls left. So then there were two counting me. Then my school in order to go through formal recruitment you must visit each one of the four sororities and the other girl only visited two and the girl the following day only got to visit one. Most pnms at my school go through rush with all of the sororities instead of formal recruitment which is just the nationals.

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06 (Post 2241822)

OK, I was actually not responding to this thread (or any others that were created by the OP), and giving her the benefit of the doubt, but...

Only 1 PNM was left at the end of formal recruitment for 4 national sororities? And that 1 PNM didn't receive a bid? I call MAJOR BS!!!

This isn't even possible. If what the OP described was true, the chapters (or others higher up in their national organizations) would find this to be a huge problem and put a stop to formal and institute only informal recruitment. I mean.. how many girls are in each of these chapters? 5? Because I can't see their being much more than that if they're bringing in ZERO new members during formal recruitment.

Either Jess doesn't understand what just happened and is CLUELESS about recruitment, or this is completely made up.