UF RUSH
 

I know that everyone wants each girl to have there own post and some are saying that it would be to many posts. So I have made this thread for people who are rushing at UF, so that way all the people who are rushing at UF can share there experiences and updates here!!! GOOD LUCK because I know that I am nervous!!!

Hey

I know UF rush doesn't start for another 3 days (OMG 3 more days http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif) but I was just so excited today that I went and got my nails done. I have a hair appointment tomorrow, and I've got the clothes for each day squared away.

Oh! I just thought of a questions that maybe some of you UF greeks can answer for me, its about transportation. How do we get to the houses each day? I live kinda far from Panhellenic Drive and parking there would be kind of impossible.

Anyway, I'm soooo excited!! Talk to you guys later http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

I don't attend UF, but I'm from Florida, and I've visited there enough times, visiting family and friends. You know what? It might not sound that glamourous...but you gotta WALK. Unless you can get parking somewhere NEAR Panhellenic?

Parking at UF for rush is usually done at P.K. Yonge parking lot, which is not far but there is still a lot of walking to be done. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif What are you guys wearing for round 1, if you don't mind me asking......

Yes unfortunately we have to WALK!!! I think I am going to wear khaki shorts, a cute shirt and sandals.

Or maybe I will capri pants, but I am not sure because of how hot it is outside. I don't know what I am going to where. I keep changing my mind. All I do all day is think about rush!!!

UF brat...I know exactly what you mean about not being able to think of anything else but rush!!

About the "what are you going to wear?" question...I'll probably be wearing a different skirt to each day (except the philanthropy parties which I think are round 2) because thats just who I am. People that know me know that I wear skirts ALL the time. It's kinda funny when it gets cold and I have to wear pants my friends are all "oh my god, Christine is actually wearing pants!!" It's really funny. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

Anyway 2 more days til rush!! SO EXCITED!!!

Hey there Gators!

I just wanted to wish you all luck during Rush next week. If you have any questions about UF rush specifically, post here and I'll be happy to answer them.

I went through rush as a freshman (way back in the day Fall 1996), dropped out right before Prefs, joined my sorority later that year through COB, participated in rush with my house for the next 3 years, was on my house's Executive Council, helped plan major parts of our Rush activities, and was also very involved with the Panhellenic Council.

...So basically if you have any questions, I have a decent shot at answering them! Also, if you hear any of the crazy rumors that always go around during rush, feel free to ask me and I'll do my best to tell you whether they're accurate or not.

I'm sure you all will do fine. All the UF Rushees I've seen posting here seem to exhibit the wonderful enthusiasm that we love to see in rushees. And the extra information you have from this site will be helpful too - I wish I'd had a resource like this when I went through! Would have made everything less nerve-wracking.

Anyway, best of luck to you all again and GO GATORS! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

G8Ralphaxi http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

P.S. I'm still in Gainesville at the law school, so I've still got relatively current information.

P.P.S. Apologies for not using the PC terms "Recruitment" and "Potential New Member" - the old words "Rush" and "Rushee" are shorter and I'm too old school to retrain myself at this point. No disrespect meant. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

Good luck with rush gators!

Best of luck new Gators! I'm sure you'll have a fantastic time with recruitment! Remember to follow your heart, and you'll find the place you fit in just fine http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif



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Alright Gator fans.....tomorrow's the big day! Eek! So many butterflies. I just hope I'm able to get a good night's rest, though thats very doubtful with all the nerves!!

GOOD LUCK!!! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

AHHH! I am up because we have to be at rush at 8:00!!! Which really means that we have to be on campus by 7:30 to find a parking spot!! Well it all starts today! Round 1 parties 1-10, tomorrow will be Round 1 parties 11-19.

Alright I just got done with the first half of round one. Today I went to Tr-delt, KD, Sigma Kappa, D Phi E, Pi Phi and KKG. I have an idea of the ones that I really have liked so far but have 8 more parties to attend tomorrow!! I'll update later...wish me luck!!!

oops forgot one...Kappa Alpha Theta

good luck! please update us on what happens! have a great time, I'll be going through rush myself in a few weeks, so i'll be excited to hear what you have to say :-)

Hey Everyone,

I've only posted a few times on this board, but I definitely floated around a lot and all the information I've learned on here has been invaluable so far at U. Florida's Rush. This is a biggin, so if you don't feel like reading my rush experience up to halfway through round II, you might want to move on... he he

We had an informational meeting last Saturday at our University Auditorium. I had rushed through round I last year so it was old hat for me, (the skits, meeting the PX's, etc...), but I had forgetten the vibe that went down when 1200 girls all gathered together for the beginning of recruitment. A mix of nervousness and excitement and insecurity and adventure just permeated the whole place. Even though I had a good idea what was going to go down, I still was surprised at my own anticipation and anxiety. Despite the mixed feelings of everyone there, PX's to pledges, there was this strange sense of shrouded promise... the person you didn't know sitting next to you could end up being your sister next week!

Anyways, the rest of that informational day was a complete chore. It took hours to straighten out everyone's information and get people prepared for what recruitment was all about.

That night, I couldn't sleep at all. I wish I could say it was b/c I was jazzed about recruitment. Unfortunately it was because I had a fever and my tonsils had swollen and pussed over. (pretty vomitous, eh?) I went down to Publix, got echinacea tea, some power bars, tons of meds and went home trying to heal myself in time for the next day. I was doing a little better in the morning, but still not fantastic. I decided I needed to pull it together though, I really feel like this is my last shot at recruitment and I want to make it count. So I put on my red a&f short sleeve polo, a cute khaki skort I bought at banana this summer and my favorite pair of reefs. I put on my makeup, stuffed chloroseptic and ibuprofin in my bag and headed off. Even if I had been well the first day, I don't think I could have looked much better. I felt miserable, but my confidence made me feel like a million bucks. The houses we went to on the first day were Phi Mu, ZTA, TriDelt, KD, Sigma Kappa, D Phi E, Theta and Pi Phi. I won't get into specifics on all of the houses, but I really enjoyed day one despite my sickness. Day two, I was still really ill. My fever had come back the evening before and I spent the first part of my night feeling really overheated, then cold and sweaty. Terrible. Day two I hit KKG, DG, Chi O, Alpha Chi, AOII, A E Phi, and ADII.

During round I, I was really pleased b/c I knew I had represented myself well despite my sickness. I also had met plenty of great girls, had some wonderful talks, seen some wonderful houses, and kept my expectations neutral, an important lesson I learned last year. I dropped last year because I had put all my hopes into one house, and when that one house didn't pan out, I said to hell with it. Big mistake. This year, I had my opinions but I kept my expectations low. I was tremendously pleased with my invitations back.

When I got to pre-prefs this morning, I definitely had butterflies in my stomach. The rejection from last year had stung a pretty terrible blow to my self esteem. This time when I got my card back, I had ten houses on it out of fifteen. Three houses that hadn't invited me back, I was mildly surprised by, but not terribly shocked or disappointed. Two, I had expected not to invite me back, I think they were just as aware as I was that it wasn't a place I would mesh well with. So, drumroll please, the list of my houses for round II:

Alpha Chi, Chi O, DG, TriDelt, KD, Theta, Phi Mu, Sigma Kappa, A E Phi, and KKG.

Tonight, we had Round II and it was just a blast. I visited six houses this evening and felt an almost unreal connection with the first one I went to. My cheeks were killing me from smiling so hard when I was leaving, and I just couldn't stop. It was an overwhelming, almost consuming experience. Unreal. I had an AMAZING time at two of them (although it was decidedly overshadowed by my ridiculously great experience at house #1), enjoyed my time at another two, but didn't feel comfortable there, and flat out hated the other one. Once again, I'm trying not to tie all my hopes and dreams to any particular house and I still have four more to visit. I don't want to say which ones I liked and which ones (ok, one) I despised for several reasons. I hope my diplomacy doens't make this story any more boring than it probably already is. ha ha http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

Thus ends the first half of round II. You all are getting a very truncated taste of what I've experienced so far. I've made some awesome friends in my rush group and elsewhere and had some pretty amazing experiences. I wish I had started writing this down sooner, just so that it wouldn't be so condensed and brief... I'll let you all know how things go!

M

ps- for those who care http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif
Second day of round I, I wore a white sleeveless turtlneck from J Crew with some really cute blue shorts and my reefs again. Today I wore a denim skirt from banana and this g-g-g-GORGEOUS white cashmere t shirt with a tank underneath. I was big pimpin'! Plus I carried my new KS, I got a million and one compliments. Recruitment is so fun!

I got my invites back and am kind of unhappy there is only one that I really felt comfortable in and that was DG but here they are:

DG, D phi E, Sigma Kappa, Phi Mu, A Chi Omega

But DG was one of my favorites so hopefully it will work out!!!

I hear ya!



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@~Tracy~@

"...For it's just the flame of a sister's love, that makes the world go round."

GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE DZ COLLEGIANS DURING RUSH!!!

Molly--
GOOD LUCK!!! I am from FL and know the UF rush fun, so know I am thinking about you this week!!
Lesley

UFbrat & Molly, I hope everything worked out with ya'll today. And I hope ya'll are both still having a blast with rush. Good luck! :)

hey UFBrat, UFgirl and Molly- can't wait to hear what happened today!!!!

Me too. :) I just LOVE hearing about all the PNM's experiences!!! :) :D

Good luck to you both!!!!!!

Kristen
Delta Phi Epsilon