Ames44's LSU RUSH experience
 

Hey everyone.. Aren't we all just enjoying the rush threads right now? So exciting.. I'm starting at LSU this fall and rush week starts Saturday (2 days to go!). I'll post day-by-day to keep everyone updated.. seems as though everyone's always curious about the LSU cut-throat recruitment process! I'll use nicknames, and later fill in the details on Bid Day (just like some of the other threads). So I'm looking forward to hearing from all of you next week during my (what I've heard) "emotional rollercoaster".. Can't wait to meet the girls. I'm pumped. :D
-Ames


Oh, btw, the sorority houses on the row are..

Chi Omega
Delta Delta Delta
Delta Gamma
Delta Zeta
Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Delta
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Phi Mu
Pi Beta Phi
Zeta Tau Alpha

Good luck and best wishes!!!

good luck Ames44! I'll add this link to the "Who's rushing in the fall???" thread! We're all rooting for you and *super* excited to hear an LSU story!

Best of luck! We are all rooting for you to find your Greek home!

Good luck sweetie!

Good luck and have a BLAST!!!! :D

Another rush thread!!! YIPPEE!!! Good luck and have fun during rush.

you sound ready...enjoy the ride.

How exciting a time for you! All the sororities are hard at work with workshops to try their best to impress you guys! Have a wonderful time. The friends you make during recruitment can very well remain your friends throughout your college life. Good luck!

Good luck to you, Ames44!! :D

Good luck!! Can't wait to hear everything!!!!

Good luck, Ames44!

I can't wait to hear about your wonderfull time. Keep us posted!


Good luck.

Yay! Another rush thread!! Best of luck Ames44 and have fun!!

good luck!!

Gool Luck during formal recruitment.:)

Best of luck to you, Ames!


How odd to see a campus without any of the Alpha sororities!

Good luck and remember to relax and have fun during the craziness that is rush week! I hope you have an amazing experience:-)

Good luck Ames44! :) :cool: :D

Good Luck!

Not entirely true, there is Alpha Kappa Alpha!!! :D However, I knew what you meant; no NPC Alphas. ;)

Good luck with rush, Ames. Enjoy it the best you can and keep an open mind. Also, try to remember that if you get dropped from a house, it's often more about numbers, legacies coming through, etc. than the specific individual. There are always more great PNMs coming through than many of the more popular houses can take.

No matter which house you wind up in you'll have a great Greek experience. There are no weak sororities there. They all have a good base and lots of tradition. Fall season around LSU, no matter which sorority you're in, is fantastic so enjoy enjoy.

Good luck...have a great time!

ditto Good Luck

good luck! can't wait to hear all about it :)

good luck!!!

we want lots of details -- feed our hunger!!!:D


oh yeah....and good luck too!;)

Ok.. so I'm heading out tomorrow! Trying to say some last goodbyes and finish up on packing for move-in tomorrow morning..Here's the schedule so far. (dont worry, I didnt type the whole thing out.. Copy & pasted from LSU's site).. I'll update more later!

Saturday, August 16, 2003: Sorority Recruitment begins. Potential members check in (between 9:00 am and 12:00 noon) and receive packet. This is also the day potential new members check into the residence halls. Following check in, there will be a Parent Information Session in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom of the Student Union. This is only for parents because potential new members will have their own convocation at 5:00 pm in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom of the Student Union. After both the Parent Informational Session and the Potential New Member Convocation, there will be meetings with the potential new member's Gamma Chi (Greek recruitment counselor).

· Sunday, August 17: Round 1- 1:00 pm potential new members pick up invitations to each of the ten sorority houses in the Abell Room of the Lod Cook Alumni Center; which is located right next to sorority row. Parties begin at 1:30 pm and end at 4:40 pm, which will be followed by a dinner break. After dinner, potential new members return promptly to sorority row to resume the party schedule at 6:15 pm. Parties last until 7:25 pm and Gamma Chi meetings begin at 7:40 pm.

· Monday, August 18: Continuation of Round 1. Parties run from 1:30 pm to 5:20 pm, followed by a dinner break. Gamma Chi meetings will follow dinner at 6:30 pm.

· Tuesday, August 19: 8:00 am potential new members meet with their Gamma Chi's, to make selections for the next set of parties, known as Round 2. Round 2, also known as Philanthropy, consists of a maximum of seven parties. At 2:30 pm Potential new members pick up invitations in the Abell Room of the Lod Cook Alumni Center. Parties will follow immediately at 3:00 pm and last until 6:45 pm. A dinner break follows the last party and Gamma Chi meetings begin at 8:00 pm.

· Wednesday, August 20: Continuation of Round 2 and begins at 9:30 am. Parties run until 2:45 pm with a lunch break from 11:15 am to 1:00 pm. Gamma Chi meetings begin at 3:00 pm.

· Thursday, August 21: 6:00 am potential new members meet their Gamma Chi's to make selections for Round 3. Round 3 lasts from 1:00 pm until 6:40 pm. Gamma Chi meetings begin at 8:00 pm, following a dinner break from 6:40 pm – 8:00 pm.

· Friday, August 22: Final day of parties known as Preference Party. This round will consist of a maximum of 3 parties to attend. Potential new members make selections at 10:00 am with their Gamma Chi's and parties begin at 6:00 pm. Potential new members sign their preference cards after their last party and have until 11:00 pm; depending on how many parties they attend.

· Saturday, August 23: Bid Day begins at 5:00 pm. All potential new members will gather in the Noland/Laborde Hall of the Lod Cook Alumni Center where the final Convocation will be held and bids will distributed. Following the bid distribution, new members will be taken to their new sorority house where there will a D.J. and fun festivities planned for the remainder of the night. Most chapters will have an activity planned for the entire chapter and have a sleep over that night.

Good luck!

Have a GREAT time!!!

GOOD LUCK, have a blast and follow your heart!! :)

Woah, a real, live, LSU rush! I can't wait to hear.

*crosses fingers and toes for you*

Good luck!

Coming out of lurkdom
 

Just wanted to wish you the best!

I'm a native Baton Rougean, and although I didn't go to LSU all of my high school friends did and went through rush. One of those gorgeous houses on the lake will soon be your home too!

hey!! i just wanted to wish u the best of luck during recruitment! i was in your place just last year and i had such an awesome time! its a great experience so enjoy it and meet as many people as you can! (i am at LSU by the way) its hard to believe that in a few days i'll see you walk through the doors at our house. ill be curious as to which girl u are but i look forward to seeing you! have a great time!

Didn't I read something about the "Alpha" curse at LSU.. like all the orgs with Alpha in their name that have had chapters at LSU have ended up folding ??

Nah, that's not true. I know Zeta Tau Alpha has a chapter at LSU and they're going very strong.

The Alpha curse has to do with all the NPC sororities that started with Alpha -- there were at least five or six and, over the years, all of them ended up closing. Try doing a search on it because I know we've discussed the Alpha curse at least once before.

The curse apparently hasn't extended to NPHC sororities, though, since Alpha Kappa Alpha still appears to be going strong at LSU. :p

The Alpha Curse"
 

If memory serves, when my friends went through rush in '83:

Alpha Phi had folded quite a few years beforehand, as had A E Phi.

A D Pi had most recently closed.

A Xi D was one of the smaller chapters.

That year Sigma Kappa colonized, but has since left campus, so sadly it's not just the Alphas. :(

Rush Update:

General Convocation was yesterday, and it was an awesome presentation.. Went into the ballroom with all the Gamma Chis lined up chanting and cheering.. It was a great pick up! There were a few skits to answer some of our nervous questions.. and they really kept us all laughing.

Met our Gamma Chi groups after that..and they were EXTREMELY helpful with not just sorority stuff, but helping us all get adjusted.. I know if I need anything, I can call my Gamma Chi.

Well, Round 1 starts this afternoon! All of us are excited..and, well.. nervous. But I've realized in talking to everyone yesterday, that I'm not as lost as I thought I would have been.. I think my friend yesterday called a "Gamma Chi" a "Delta Chee".. haha.

Let's get the party started!! (I'll update, but anonymously and with vague details..as not to offend anyone or to reveal who I am.)