interested in chi-o!
 

Hi! I'm going to UW-Madison this fall and I want to join a sorority. I was looking at their student orgs and was interested in their chapter of Chi Omega. Can anyone give me any kind of advice on rushing XO or rushing sororities in general? Are there any chi-o's from UW-Madison on here? I'm excited to start school soon and I can't wait to find out more about the sororities! Hope to hear from you soon, can't wait to chat! :)

Oh, good luck with rush! I live in Wisconsin and I hear the Madison girls are great.
As for advice? Be yourself! All orgs look for sincerity. And have fun

When do they have rush?
-M

Hi, thanks for your advice! I didn't find any specifics on any sorority websites, but during welcome week activities, there is a recruitment picnic on Saturday, August 31 and recruitment orientation on Thursday, September 5. I'm really looking forward to it!

Hey thanks for telling me. I've always wanted to see what other XO chapters do for recruitment, and I thought about making the trip to Madison to see what it was like.

It's awesome that you are interested in Chi O. In a big school like Madison, it's nice to have a place to belong!
Where are you from?
ll,
M

So you might come to visit Madison? Well then I'll look forward to seeing you :) I actually live in Beaver Dam, 30-45 minutes away from Madison...depending on how fast you drive! Where do you go to college? By the way, thanks for chatting...it's nice meeting you :)

board crasher alert!
 

Hi UWgirl-

Just butting in to say that I wish you the best at UW recruitment, and I also wanted to encourage you to keep an open mind. I have met some of the Kappas from UW (I went to Lawrence University, in Appleton, and took the occasional trip to Madison), and they were charming, hospitable women (I've only met the Kappas, so I can't speak for any of the other groups). I'm sure you'll find the right group for you, be it Chi O or Kappa or any of the other GLO's. Don't forget to post your Recruitment stories!

Hey KappaStarGirl, thanks for replying! I guess from what I read on the net, in first round we get to see a little bit of all the sororities, so I'll look into Kappa too! I suppose you don't know anyone from UW that I could chat w/ do you? Oh...just another completely random question...isn't Amaya from the real world hawaii a kappa too? Anyway, I really want to thank you girls for replying...you're all so nice! :)

Best of luck UWgirl. I'm sure that you'll find the house that's right for you that you fit perfectly with!

Hey, thanks chioqt!! I really can't wait for recruitment...I actually move into my dorm 2 weeks from today and I think that recruitment shouldn't be too long after that! I was trying to look up Chi-O national's website and http://www.chiomega.org is not working (at least on my computer)...is there a different address?

Our national website has been changed to www.chiomega.com

Re: board crasher alert!
 

I''m sure KKG has a wonderful chapter at UW and elsewhere. I would hope that the KKG board would be a good place to discuss that.

questions
 

Hi, I have a few questions about rushing. When visiting the houses during rush, I know that each campus and each individual sorority will be different, but what kind of clothes do you recommend bringing? And by that, I mean, formal wear, skirts, dresses, etc...? Also, I've been reading on here and other websites about recommendations. As a freshman, I don't know anyone or anything abour recruitment or recommendations...will I need to go into recruitment with recommendations or do you think they will hold it against me since I didn't really know any better? If it makes any difference, UW-Madison has 40,000 undergrads and of those, about 10% are greek, and there are 11 sororities on campus. Thanks for the help!

Alright, someone correct me if I'm wrong here, but as far as I know recommendations are used in LARGE greek schools, mainly southern schools, where sorority recruitment is extremely competitive. Dress nice for rush. For example, for the first party round wear khakis and a nice top, for the second round wear maybe a skirt or cute dress, for the third party get a little dressier with a nice classy dress, and for preference usually the PNM's..at least here, wear a black dress or black pants or such. I hope this helps. Just remember to be yourself!!!

Thanks so much for the advice chioqt!!! Now I'll know how much clothes I have to bring for recruitment with me to school...which worries me because I don't pack that well and will probably bring most of my closet with me anyway! But anyway, thanks for the help on the recruitment letter too! I think it's really nice that you guys will reach out to a potential member like me!!! :)

If you're anything like me, you'll bring you entire closet, your second entire closet, and your whole dresser. I had soo many clothes my freshman year. I took most of them, and wore almost all of them. Just make sure you have clothes that are really versatile for recruitment and such! Good luck:D

I'm a complete packrat when it comes to packing things, so I probably will pack all of my closet! Like when I went to Germany this summer with a group, we could bring two suitcases...I was one of the only ones to use both of their suitcases right away! :P Most of the clothes I bring I could probably wear to other things besides recruitment, except for maybe the dresses. But as for dresses, would you suggest casual dresses or ones that are a little more fancy, like ones you'd wear to a high school dance (excluding prom)?

UWGirl -
First of all - Good luck with recruitment and HAVE FUN! Its a stressful, fun, tiring, unique experience! I hope you like Chi O at your school - I know that joing Chi Omega was the best decision I made last year (my freshman year), but you will see which sorority is right for you! As far as clothes go, I know my school sent out a mailer that told you how formal the dress was each day. But, i think its pretty much the same everywhere, the first two days are nice, but not to dressy, maybe a casual skirt or nice pants/capris, the next day is usually like a summery dress, and pref night is very formal - usually a nice black dress. I'm sure your Rho Chis will help you if you have any questions. Like ChiOqt - I also brought my entire closet! Have fun and remember to just be yourself!

Thanks so much for the message! During orientation, I put sororities on my list of student org. interests, but never got info. I've been trying to find out some things from e-mailing the sororities and uw's panhel. I haven't managed to find a schedule or anything though b/c all the websites are outdated! :( But still, I'm getting so excited!!!! I'm jealous of the girls I read about on here that are already starting recruitment!

I would stick to more casual dresses...with the most dressy being for pref, maybe a knee length black dress!

That seemed a little hostile... I am sure she was just browser and wanted to say hello. It seemed to be a very nice comment on KappaStarGirl's behalf.


quote: originally posted by H2oot
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I''m sure KKG has a wonderful chapter at UW and elsewhere. I would hope that the KKG board would be a good place to discuss that.
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SororityGirl2,
I don't think H2oot was saying a Kappa couldn't post things about her sorority on our board, but that UWGirl could discuss things about them with her on their board as well (like what she's doing on our's).
But I agree, that both boards are great for discussion and no one should feel like they can't express opinions here or there.
Hootie;)

All this rush talk is making me miss being active!!

And H2oot's the classiest of them all, I am sure she didn't mean any harm with her previous comment. :)

UWgirl, I am sure you'll have a great time at rush and that you'll find a house that you completely love!! Good luck and keep posting!

XoAlum

Hi! :) Even though rush isn't for a little while (I don't even move in for another 1 1/2 weeks!), I've been going through some of my clothes, thinking about the things I might be able to wear to the different events! I've been reading carnation's thread about her daughter going through rush, and I envy that her daughter (ballerina) is almost done with the whole process...and hey, one of her houses she's returning to is chi-o! (the other is phi mu) Are there a lot of other schools that haven't started rushing yet?

Hey UWgirl! I am not sure about all the other FL schools, but I know my girls, PSI MU, at UCF, are started rush yesterday (I think). UF's rush is this coming week. What an exciting time!

Today, I was in Madison, moving some of my things into my dorm room, so I drove down Langdon St. ("Greek Row") to check out some of the houses. I didn't get time to look closely, but I saw two houses with Chi-O's letters on them...I'm guessing they're moving??? Oh well, both of the houses looked really nice!!

My chapter will begin Recruitment next Tuesday. I'm alum so I won't have to participate, but my school has always done it the week before school starts. I know the University of Nebraska at Lincoln is the same way...and I'm almost certain that all University of Nebraska schools are this way.

Hootie