Live From the Northeast Side....a Recruitment Story
 

I have decided to do a live recruitment story for fall. I go to school up in the North at a school where greek life is not as serious as it is in the south and SEC schools. I wanted to share my experience because I noticed there weren't a lot of recruitment stories for girls who go to schools like this. I am a second year but being a second year is way different than being a second year in the south. You are still looked at the same and sometimes even have an advantage if you have been involved your previous year at college. My recruitment starts this weekend and I am so excited! My school does recruitment of two weekends, this weekend and next weekend, and the week in between the two weekends is called PNM Week. We do fun stuff with our Rho Gams and recruitment group because we aren't allowed to go out at all so they are things to keep us busy and bond with girl who could potentially be our sisters! We gave 4 rounds and the first round is broken up into two days. There are 11 chapters and so far we have over 400 girls signed up for recruitment. I am going to have my story themed after Disney Princesses and I can't wait to start with my story! My first post will be on Friday after the first round of recruitment! :)

Yay, Northeast! Can't wait to hear how it goes!

Woo-hoo, a northern recruitment story! Good luck and I can't wait to hear where you end up!:D

Can't wait to read your story!

So I forgot to name all the chapters. So like I said above I have 11 chapters on campus and I am going to use Disney Princess names:

Belle
Ariel
Aurora
Jasmine
Snow White
Pocahontas
Cinderella
Tiana
Rapunzel
Merida
Mulan

Recruitment starts in TWO DAYS and I am so excited!! First round is on Friday and Saturday and I am going to try my best to post after each round. Since the round is split up into two days I am not going to pref until Saturday evening. Hope you guys are excited for my recruitment story to start!!

So recruitment started today and I am soo excited so far! I definitely love everything and Greek Life. It was part 1 of Round one and I visited 5/11 chapters on campus. After the first house everything went smoothly and the conversations didn't feel forced for more than half of them!
In no particular order:
Aurora- This house was kind of hard to get a conversation out of. The girls I talked to seemed very uncomfortable but passionate about their philanthropy which I loved! Their philanthropy hit home so it was nice getting to know everything that they do to get involved. I don't know if I can exactly see myself here but they were definitely a nice group of girls. I kind of felt awkwardness between the members of the chapter though.

Snow White- I am so surprised with how much I love this sorority. I went in thinking so much about their reputation and I immediately just cleared my mind and had an amazing conversation with this girl. We talked on such a personal and emotional level. I just loved our conversations and she talked to me like a sister and not just some person who she just met which I loved. These girls seemed just like me so girly and into glitter and makeup. I really love this chapter

Pocahontas- These girls were SOO nice but they were just not like me at all. The conversations weren't awkward but it felt like I was forcing myself to talk. They have such a great sisterhood and I think I can make some cool friends from the chapter, but I just can't see myself in it.

Belle- I LOVED THIS HOUSE. I can see myself being them and they are a well rounded sorority which I love. They care about grades, having fun, making friends, volunteering. If I got a bid from them I would be totally fine. The seem so good to be true because of how well rounded they are. This house is definitely in my top choices. The conversation felt so natural and the time flew by so quick. It was another personal type of conversations and the girl I was talking to was so similar to me I loved it.

Mulan- This house was very interesting. I am not too sure how I feel about it. The girl I talked to I loved our conversation it flowed so well but the atmosphere just seemed off. I want to give this chapter another chance but it depends on tomorrow and how many of those chapters I like. Even though I liked the girls I talked to, I don't think I can see myself here.

The first part of round 1 overall went pretty well. I am like so excited to see the rest of the chapters tomorrow and I cant wait to pref I can go back up to 8 houses on Sunday so I can't wait to see where I end up :)

Thank you for sharing your recruitment story with us. Can't wait to see how it develops!

Good luck and have fun!

I would like to clarify -- I am a little confused. When you say "pref", are you referring to the time when PNMs are asked to indicate to which chapters they would most like to return to in the next round? I ask because I think you're using the incorrect term. I think you mean to say that you won't "rank" the chapters until Saturday. "Pref" is short for "Preference Round". Preference Round is the last set of parties before the PNMs and sororities make their final decisions.

Good luck to you as you continue on. I hope you are having lots of fun!

Love having a northern US story but could you change your yellow colors to something easaier to read?

Navane at my school we say pref for ranking. Like we pref who want. And Benzgirl yes I will change my colors sorry about that haha I wanted the colors to match the dresses of the princesses but I see now that wasn't the best choice.

So Day 2 of round 1 we visited the last 6 houses and I was soo tired of having the sae conversations over and over again but I am so glad I am done and can't wait to see what chapters I get invited back to tomorrow.
In no particular order:

Ariel- So the girl I talked to her was really nice. I don't think I fit in with these girls just because our personalities didn't match. She seemed very nervous and I had to direct the conversation a lot. I want to give this house another chance though and talk to someone else to see how I feel.

Rapunzel- Really liked this house and the girl who rushed me was very nice and down to earth. We talked on a personal level a few times which I loved. She also showed me their chapters photo album and I got to see their sisterhood first hand. I am really looing forward to learning more about this chapter.

Cinderella- I LOVED THIS CHAPTER. From the moment I walked in the conversation was so personal and I felt a connection with the girl who was rushing me. Its nice to get to know the person since we only have 20 minutes to make a decision if this sorority is for you or not. We had such similar interests and I loved getting to know what they're sorority is all about.

Tiana- I talked to 3 girls in this house and I really hit it off with one of the girls. We started talking about Disney and the rest is history. I loved every minute of it. the other two girls I loved talking to as well and I can't wait to get to know the chapter more. I'm not quite sure I will fit in here so I really want to get to know them more first.

Merida- I really enjoyed this house. The girl was nice and she made me feel at home. I can definitely see calling this house my home away from home but I definitely want to know more what this chapter is about.

Jasmine- This girl was pretty rude here. I did not get a very god feel while talking with her. She was very standoffish and didn't talk much, I had to direct the conversation and whenever I wouldn't, she would give me this look like I should be saying something. I really want to give this chapter a chance but I am not sure if this girl will want me to come back.

After the last house I went back to the meeting place with my Rho Gam group and we had to write down our top 9 in no particular order and our bottom to from what chapter we like the best to least. This wasn't too hard for me since I only had to "regret" 2 houses.

My top 9 houses I chose were:
Belle
Ariel
Jasmine
Snow White
Cinderella
Tiana
Rapunzel
Merida
Mulan


My bottom two houses in this order are:
Aurora
Pocahontas

So tomorrow I will find out which houses dropped me and which houses decided to keep me. I am so excited and nervous. Tomorrow is also a long 8 hour day so I am going to be so exhausted. It is Sisterhood round and I can't wait to learn more about these chapters.

So how did today go for you?

Best of luck to you!

Good luck!!

Sorry guys, school started last Monday for us and yesterdays round was ALL day so I have been so tired trying to keep up with homework and stuff. But I did get dropped from a house I really loved which I was sad about but other than that everything else was great. When I get my preference sheet back my top 9 houses were:
Belle
Ariel
Jasmine
Snow White
Cinderella
Tiana
Merida
Mulan
Aurora

Rapunzel had dropped me and Aurora moved up to my top 9. Each round was 25 minutes and I left this round more confused than ever. I loved every house and didn't know hot chose:

Belle: Still so in love with this house. Our conversation was so chill and relaxing. We didn't talk about recruitment once. The girl who rushed me was in my major, so we talked about that the whole time and she gave me tips and advice. Then another girl came over and we talked about Netflix! Belle is definitely a top sorority for me and I hope I can see them for pref night on Saturday!

Ariel- so I really loved these girls and sisterhood and how they are all about academics, but I am not too sure if I can see myself here. I think I could be friends with some of the girls in this chapter but I didn't really get a feeling of being happy if I got a bid here. Conversations were great, just not too thrilled about being one

Jasmine- This house went waaaay better than the first round and I am glad that I decided to give it another chance. I love the two girls I talked to and one of them even knew my sister. I am not too sure on whether or not I will fit in with these girls so I want to give it another day to see. So I really hope I get invited back.

Snow White- This house is tied for my number one! Definitely want to be here for preference night on Saturday. And the girl who rushed me the first round remembered me and said hi to me! I loved the girl who I was talking to and I really hope I can really see myself be apart of this chapter. I can't wait for Friday to see if they asked me to come back!

Cinderella- I really liked this chapter. Me and another PNM were together with some of the girls in this chapter and we had nice genuine laughs. I felt like I could be myself here and not be judged. I loved it I would not be mad if I ended up here. Since this was sisterhood round some of the chapters showed a video to show their sisterhood, and these girls hands down had the best video. It made me want to be them, it was so amazing.

Tiana- These girls are had the best decorated room out of every chapter I saw. I loved it. These girls are classy, smart genuine girls. I am still torn if I would belong here. I felt like the conversations were forced at times but I still want to give them a chance to see if this could be home!

Merida- Really love this house and group of girls. They have a good sisterhood and I always see them laughing and having fun. I want to come back here and see if I can see myself here. I haven't been able to get a feel of their personalities yet but I think this could be a good fit for me!

Mulan- I really like this house but there is a girl in this chapter who I know and we don't get along. I am afraid if I stay here she will ruin it for me. The chapters here at my school have 74 girls max so they are small compared to southern schools. And as much as I like this chapter, I don't think I like it enough to be miserable at times.

Aurora- This was the house that I "regretted" from the first round. I wanted to give them another chance since they seemed to like me. I got to talk to 2 girls from the first round so I thought that was pretty cool. I still wasn't too sure if this was the best fit for me. The conversations felt forced and I didn't feel happy.

After a long 8 hour day it was time to pref. I could only choose 6 houses to go back to this Friday which meant I had to "regret" 3.

In no specific order my top 6 were:
Belle
Jasmine
Snow White
Cinderella
Tiana
Merida


In order from what I like the most to least:
Mulan
Aurora
Ariel

Friday starts the rest of recruitment and it is Philanthropy round. I can get invited back up to 6. The round goes until 11pm so I might not get to write until after Pref Night on Saturday. I have to wake up early Saturday morning so I will probably be too tired. This week is PNM week and I have some events planned with my Rho Gam group so I am pretty excited! Can't wait to tell you all where I end up this weekend! :)

Good luck and thanks for the story!

Good luck. Loving this story.

Eep! Tomorrow starts the last two rounds and then Sunday is bid day!!!

Good luck!

I'm excited to hear the rest of the story!!

I think her recruitment starts back up today or tomorrow, so updates should be returning!

So, time for an update, PNM? :)

Hey guys sorry again. yesterday I went straight from classes to recruitment which ended at 11pm! And then we had Preference Round this morning which we had to meet at 9am. So I am going to post both stories from yesterday and today!

So Saturday- Philanthropy Round:
This day was the worst day of recruitment for me. I was so sad and cried a lot :( when I got my bid card these were my houses:
Snow White
Cinderella
Tiana
Merida
Mulan
Aurora

Belle dropped me which hurt so much. I loved this house and really wanted to go to their preference round. So the morning started off really bad because I was just really upset over that loss.

In no particular order, these are how the chapters went:
Snow White- This house was now my new number one and I wanted to make a good impression. Sadly, I didn't feel like I did well here. I don't know if it was because I was sad over Belle but I just didn't click with the girls. And then people kept talking badly about this house to me which confused me even more. I convinced myself to forget about this chapter because I didn't think the round went well and I didn't know if this was the best fit for me.

Cinderella- I still really like this house. I was a little nervous at first here, but then I loosened up and our conversation was awesome. It felt forced at times but overall I really like this chapter and their philanthropy. It truly hit home.

Tiana- So this chapter went extremely well. Their philanthropy video was so touching. I could honestly see myself in this chapter. And all the girls I talked to made me feel so at home. These girls were so amazing

Merida- I am impressed with this chapter. I love their philanthropy and the message that their chapter has. This round made me fall in love with them. I was so happy here.

Mulan- I am kind of sad I was invited back to here. I loved their philanthropy and the girl I talked to was awkward but nice. I just can't join this chapter. But these are such nice girls and I would love to be friends with some of them

Aurora- There philanthropy is so important to me. By far out of all of the chapters I love this one the most. I just don't think I am a good fit here. All the girls are nice and I would love to be friends with them. And the best thing about Greek Life is that no matter where you end up, you can always support one another. So I am definitely going to every philanthropy event they have because theirs is just so special to me!

So at the end of this round I was so confused. And upset. But I talked to my mom and she made me feel so much better. For Preference round tomorrow, we can go up to a total of 3 chapters. This is how I preffed:
Snow White
Cinderella
Merida

In order from what chapters I liked the best to least:
Tiana
Aurora
Mulan

Even though I didn't have the best time today at Snow White I still really liked them and wanted to see if they really liked me too. I was preparing for them to drop me so I was going to be fine with everything no matter what.

So preference round was such a surprise! In a good way though. I loved all the chapters that invited me back. It was a total 180 from yesterday and I was so excited and happy to go into this round :) When I got my list I said "oh wow" and my rho gam was like "...is that good oh wow??" Hahah I was just so surprised and happy to see that Snow White invited me back because I did not feel like my round went well. And I was sooo happy with the other chapters I had on my list.

When I got my list these were the chapters I had:
Snow White
Merida
Tiana

Even though Cinderella dropped me I was SOO happy to see Tiana up there. I really loved these girls and would love being sisters with them.

In no particular order these are how the chapters went:
Snow White- their ceremony was gorgeous. I fell in love all over again while I was here. The girl who rushed me first told me she heard a lot of good things about me so she was excited to meet me. I loved that she said that because she made me feel so special and it felt genuine. The last girl me and her talked on a personal level which I loved. I had amazing conversations here and was so happy and felt at home.

Merida- LOvED this house and these girls. The conversation I had with my girl was amazing start to finish. We also have a lot in common. Regardless, I want to be friends with these girls. I love everything about them

Tiana- This ceremony was amazing. I just loved how special the girl who rushed me made me feel and we had such personal and fun conversations. This chapter was amazing and I would love to call them my sisters.

As you can tell I loved every chapter I went to haha. Which is good because tomorrow I will definitely be happy where ever I end up. But my heart has always loved Snow White. Preffing was so hard because everyone kept telling me they don't see me as a Snow WHite. But if I wasn't like them why would I have made it this far? Like listening to others is not a good idea at all when going through this so I went with my heart!

In order of houses I liked the best to least:
Snow White
Merida
Tiana

I know in my heart I made the best decision and I am soo excited for Bid Day tomorrow!

Oh gosh! You can't lose! Best wishes for you tomorrow, and please come back asap and let us know.

I'm glad you still love Snow White despite what everyone has said about them! Can't wait to see which princess sweeps you off your feet!

I love the way you looked for and found wonderful things about all the chapters at your school. I just know you will have a fantastic chapter experience as well as a wonderful panhellenic experience. Can't wait to see where your new home is!

I am excited for pnmfall, but we may not hear back from her until Monday. I hope she has a fantastic bid day!

Hoping for Snow White, but I'm glad to hear you see the wonderful aspects of each group!

Am dying to hear where she landed!

After being released from a favorite, I love how she said "This house was now my new number one".
I wish all PNMs would have this great attitude!

I was really interested in this story! Wonder what happened? Did the Spam Lords scare her away? Guesses on what campus? Please finish...

I'm such an internet stalker. :) Throw me some breadcrumbs and I will happily follow them.

This very nice and courageous young lady got a bid from Alpha Xi Delta, and appeared to be very happy with her sorority experience. From what I can tell, it appears that she got an attractive job offer and went early alum.

Yay!

Super creepy and inappropriate.

She pledged in September and left school....when? After that semester, at Christmas?:confused:

Unless (a) you are personally acquainted with the OP and (b) you had her permission to share this info, this is way, way worse than stalking. Please clarify and clear up the bad thoughts swirling around in my brain.