an "older person's" rush experience
 

Ah well it is finally Sunday and we have an info session tonight. That I think will probably be the most relaxing event out of them all. Here at USF we have the following sororities:
1) Alpha Delta Pi
2) Alpha Omicron Pi
3) Delta Gamma
4) delta delta delta
5) Sigma Delta Tau
6) kappa delta
7) Chi Omega

I'm a little nervous since I am a junior (switched my major). In fact I am so fruity right now that I just cleaned my car and it's now a new shade of green. This is very rare for me. Well, I did my nails, tweezed, shaved and deep-conditioned my booty length hair(and yes it is that long) so I feel phsyically prepared. Now, if I could just remember to relax!!
I will try to post but I might get cut real soon. So this might not be that interesting. Oh well, I will relax, smile and get all the cat hair off my shirt. :D

Good luck! I can't wait to hear the rest of your story.
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RosmaPomia, will it take you more than 2 years to graduate since you've changed your major? If so, you'd probably want to mention that if possible. Most chapters like to know that an upperclasswoman PNM will be around longer than expected--and that certainly wouldn't hurt!

Good luck! Please let us know how things are going for you this week.

Christin

Just be yourself and do not be too worried about being cut! Chapters often take Juniors. I pledged as a Junior and was very active within my chapter!:)

Hey RosmaPomia :) I cant wait to read your story. Nerves are only natural... just go on in there and have fun!!!

BTW, my cousin goes to USF and he loves it!

just got back from orientation and I feel much better. There is another "old" person in my group. It is comforting. I go to the first round of parties tommorrow at 3:30-9:30. I will let you all know how it goes. :D

Good Luck and keep us updated! :)

Good Luck with rush and don't worry about being an "older person"! We had a girl in my pledge class who was 21 and she's an awesome individual! :D Rock it out during rush and let people see that you are more than just your age.

Jess

Good luck with rush! :)

round 1 is over
 

Alright the first day is over. We don't rank until tommorrow night. We only have six sororities participating in recruitment. I thought it was seven. Silly Me:)
I'm not going to list names so I don't offend anyone.
#1) I was really nervous but when I walked in they thought I was deaf and paired me with a girl who could sign because there is a deaf girl in my pi chi group. After that was unconfused, I was all good. They were very nice and had a very diverse appearing group. I liked that a lot.

2) I felt a little uncomfortable talking to the first girl but the second girl I loved. She was truly down-to-earth. We did this circle thing where the whole chapter introduced themselves and that was neat. I did feel like I was forcing the convo at times.

3) This room was actually hot. I do mean literally but I just loved these girls. They were smart!! You can't fake that. I just loved them. We did another circle and did a kind of rockette style kicking thing.

4) This chapter confused me with our handicapped group member. They apologized profusely to me and I thought that it was very considerate of them to find someone that could sign and that person specifically paired up with them. That also impressed me at the first party. I ended up talking to the same girl pretty much the whole time and we ended up talking about random stuff. Just felt totally relaxed.

5) This chapter I had heard a lot of bad stuff about so I kind of dreading this one but I was surprised. The girl I ended up talking to the most was funny. We ended talking about senior pranks at the end. She kind of blurted out a "profanity" but hey everyone slips. I met a lot of people in this one.

6) This was another one that I was really dreading and I was kind of right. It was really hard to hear. It was most likely the room. I just felt really uncomfortable. The girl I was talking to kept looking at her watch and that just made more uncomfortable.

Tommorrow, we are making crafts in each of the chapters. That should be neat. Then, we rank. I am having a blast. I really had no idea it would be this fun. :D :D :D :D

I didn't think that actives were allowed to wear watches in runsh parties? If someone that you are talking to, keeps looking at their watch would you be offend. Bottom line it's just RUDE.

Great update, Rosma! You have an awesome attitude going into things, and I'm sure it's carried over to the houses' opinions of you.
I'm SO sorry that that sister was staring at her watch! Obviously the VP-Membership was stressing over the first night and must have overlooked that. (I have never heard of a house that allows watches!)


Good luck with the rest of recruitment! Keep us informed!!

I just wanted to wish you the best of luck girl! You have nothing to worry about. If you are enjoying yourself in a house, feeling really comfortable, and feel that you are meshing very well with the girls that are rushing you, then chances are they feel the same way too. Don't sweat! Relax and be confident :) It sounds like your rushing is going GREAT!!:cool:

RosmaPomia,
Good writing, I totally understood your impressions of each chapter. About the watch thing, yes, rude, enough said.
I'm so glad you have an open mind about the chapter you were "dreading" you can see how wrong reputations can be! Also whole chapters can change with one motivated new member class, I've seen it happen, so reps can be really rather temporary.
Good luck with the rest of Recruitment, let us in on the details!
violets

I am so impressed with the chapters that prepared for the handicapped girl! That says so much!

Enjoying your story and wishing you the best of luck!

Round 2 is over
 

Ok, I am starting to feel really fruity right now. Today we actually had to rank at the end of the night but first I will give you my little summaries.

I'm keeping them in the same order as the first round.

1) This was one of the chapters that confused me our handicapped group member. The girl that I talked to the most yesterday was the girl that got me on the way in. I had so much fun talking to them. They were all just so sweet and diversified. We made picture frames and they all did another song. What really impressed was that the alumni were in the background and you could just see in their eyes how proud they were to be a member of that sorority.

2) This is one of the smalles chapters on campus but they had an obvous tight bond. We made little bunnies out of socks. I just didn't feel quite comfortable there.

3) This chapter is so full of class. They were all so sweet and nice. They talked about their philanthropy and how they did it on a daily basis. Never ran out of things to talk about and I just felt so relaxed there.

4) I'm not quite sure what to make of this chapter. Once again, a girl was wearing her watch. That actually got me angry. I really can't remember what we talked about.

5) This chapter has a reputation for being nothing but a bunch of beauty queens but they are not!! They were all just down to earth and found a neat way to incorporate their mascot into the craft. I felt relaxed there.

6) My least favorite chapter. They are one of the biggest but I just couldn't think of anything to really say to anyone. I just didn't feel quite happy there.

So tonight we ranked and tommorrow we will find out what parties we get invited to. They broke up sisterhood day into two seperate days. But, I still have to go tommorrow. I am having so much fun. :D :D :D :D

Rosma: It sounds like you are having a great time! Post as soon as possible and let us know your invites!!!

Good luck girl!! I am SO glad to hear that you are rushing AND enjoying yourself. I rushed at a big ten school. We had like 16 houses to chose from! Let's just say it was a LONG rush. N e wayz, let us know as soon as u find out!! This is my favorite thread right now ;) b/c I get so excited for girls that decide to rush!

RosmaPomia,
Wow, sounds like things are going really well for you, I'm so happy. Philanthropy Day sounded fun. Also I'm impressed with your reactions, you sound open and fair-minded, that's an amazing quality in a pnm.
Good luck with your next events, keep us in the loop!
Fraternally,
violets

GOOD LUCK!!!

Sisterhood Day invites
 

Today they just told us how many parties we got invited to. We could get invited to four. I got invited to two but they were my TOP TWO!!! I was happy with that. I thought that I would get invited at another house but I didn't so that's ok.
Tommorrow, we go to the parties and do ranking for preference. I wish this week would just end so I could tell my mom (good or bad).
M :confused:

I'm so glad you got your top two... it's rough being cut, but usually it works out! for the best :D sounds like you're doing good so far!

Congrats!
 

RosmaPomia,
You can't do much better than getting invited back to the places you love! I'm really happy for you! Good luck at your next event.
Fraternally,
violets

I'm happy that you're happy! Good luck tomorrow!!!:)

I'm so glad you got your top two!! You must be super excited! Good luck at prefs.

Congrats on getting your top 2 choices. Keep us posted :)

Congrats on getting your top 2! Let them know how excited you are!!!

amen and amen
 

let your light shine, so they don't and can't forget you.
fingers crossed.
lol
:D

Best of luck tomorrow!! :D

Congrats on being invited back to your favorite houses!

u go girl! just be patient, and u r almost there! Post and let us know as soon as u find out... don't leave us hanging :cool:

preference is tommorrow
 

Tommorrow is preference. Our counselors said that if we were dropped, she would call us around 6am. I am going to be such a nervous wreck. They made us rank four chapters but I will hopefully get my top two again even though I know where I would love to go. This is just so nerve-wracking!!!:eek: :eek:

ohhh good luck!!!!! i so hope you get your top houses!!! :)

Good Luck! We will all keep our fingers crossed for you. I hope that you end up where you will be happiest. We all remember how nerve racking it was waiting for our bids.

Have Fun!

~Melissa

fingers crossed
 

set your alarm because there is no 6 a.m. wakeup call....god willing.
you've done everything right. just keep good thoughts. we're with you.
:)

RosmaPomaia,
We are with you all the way. You have all the support of the women posting!
God bless honey.
And do try and get some sleep.

**Looking at my watch*** These threads plus boredom at work make me so anxious! :)

Good luck !!

Ok, Now I'm really nervous
 

Alright, I did NOT receive a 6am call. I was mega happy about that. I was a little upset to get my invites and I got one but that's ok but the girls in my group that I have really bonded got the same invite. We have been good and keeping our opinions to ourselves.
So I go to my one pref. party and I had a great time. I just felt so welcome and happy there. I would be totally happy with calling these girls my sisters. I'm still not going to tell you who though until I find out tommorrow if I match.
After ranking, a couple of us were just hanging out and suddenly it hit me that these totally amazing girls could be my sisters and I finally started balling. I kept restraining myself during prefs but I couldn't hold it back anymore.
I just wanted to all of you for all the support you've given. It has been such a boost to see all of your positive replies. I just can't wait until tommorrow

Aaaaiii! I can't wait 'til tomorrow either!!!! I hope hope hope you match and can't wait to hear about it!!! :D

Good luck Rosma! You'll make a great sister!