Who's rushing in Fall 2004???
 

OK, so the thread is in action right now. If you have any additions (particularly in terms of start dates), let me know! :) Enjoy, everyone! I will be thumbnailing active rush threads and all that good stuff as everything gets started!

Scroll down to see who was placed where--it's at the bottom to prevent spoilers!!!

Thumbnails for currently active threads:
JupiterTC
KatieKate1244
rayray
velouria



To get on the thread:
Basically, you know the drill. Post here if you are going to be going through recruitment in the fall and want advice/friendly PMs/plan on posting a recruitment thread. Drop me a PM or post to the thread to be added. Alternately, just start a rush thread and I'll log it. I post the start dates for each rush, thumbnails at the top of the thread for those currently rushing, and the place each person ended up. Also let me know if you know the recruitment start date for a school I don't have.

Previous Term's rush logs (a great place to find links to previous recruitment threads):
Fall 2003 recruitment thread
Spring 2004 Recruitment thread

GC Users and friends of GC users who will be rushing, by start date:

FiReKraCkEr's coworker at Auburn (Started August 8; Rush is now over. Don't know result)
Bayley30602 at the University of Georgia (Started August 14; Rush is now over) (was posting updates to this thread)
James' friend at the University of Kentucky (Started August 14; Rush is now over) (link)
lsutigah's cousin at LSU (Started August 14; Rush is nove over)
nolesaw's cousin at University of Kentucky (Started August 14; Rush is now over)
velli2004 at Louisiana State University (Started August 14; Rush is now over)
HappyGoLucky at the University of Florida (withdrew) (link)
gatorgrl04 at the University of Florida (Started August 15; Rush is now over)
JasBoleen at Florida State University (Started August 15; Rush is now over)
nolegirl17 at Florida State University (withdrew) (link)
FiReKraCkEr's coworker at Mizzou (Started August 16; Rush is now over)
texlahoma at Mizzou (Started August 16; Rush is now over)
jay76 at Clemson University (Starts August 19; Rush is now over)
lsutigah at Louisana State University (Fraternity rush!) (withdrew) (link)
KurtBuschFan at an undisclosed location (may COB) (link)
twhrider13's best friend at Jacksonville State University (Started August 25; don't know result)
H0neymoon at University of Southern California (Started August 28; don't know result)
Adelphean1851's friend from work at the University of Central Florida (Started August 28; don't know result)
BellaBerlee at University of Central Florida (May COB) (link)
Three cousins of deadbear80 at University of Wisconsin-Madison (Started August 29; one withdrew, don't know about other 2)
AOII*Azra-elle's best friend at the University of Wyoming (Started August 30; don't know result)
Sister Havana's cousin at the University of Illinois (Started September 2)
Rollergirl2001 at the University of Memphis (Started September 6) (link)
deadbear80's nephew at the University of Michigan (Started September 8)
Two friends of JocelynC's at Kent State University (Started September 11)
rayray at San Francisco State University (Starts September 13) (link)
surfngurl at UC-Riverside (Starts October 1)
sdirishgirl14 at UC-San Diego (Starts October 80)

Don't know recruitment dates:
anonymous20 at UMCP
blobelle at the University of Buffalo
4RunnerStar
DGqueen17's cousin
JupiterTC is going through a sorority colonization recruitment (link)
KatieKate1244 at WVU Tech (informal) (link)
maggieaxid's cousin at the University of Pennsylvania (maybe)
maggieaxid's other cousin at Columbia University (Barnard)
MySTiK BaLL at University of California-Santa Cruz
neonsparkles, somewhere in Indiana
qteasied at the University of Hartford
velouria at Kent State University (link)

WHO WENT WHERE:
AGDLynn's niece pledged Alpha Delta Pi at the University of Georgia!
AOTTAdvisor's friend pledged Zeta Tau Alpha at the University of Florida! (link)
aurora_borealis's friend pledged Kappa Alpha Theta at the University of Idaho!
Baby Berry and her cousin and friend all pledged Alpha Omicron Pi at Jacksonville State University (Baby Berry is the fourth daughter of carnation, our lovely recruitment mod) (link)
BlairLynn pledged Alpha Omicron Pi at the University of Oklahoma!
Camelia pledged Zeta Tau Alpha at Clemson University! (link)
Cardinal SM's cousin pledged Alpha Delta Pi at the University of South Florida!
cavusdaisy pledged Alpha Phi at the University of Texas-Austin!
chelly pledged Delta Delta Delta at the University of Arizona! (link)
Manda903 pledged Delta Delta Deltaat TAMU-CC! (link)
meg85 pledged Pi Beta Phi at Mizzou! (with thanks to Jill1228 for this info!)
OleMissGlitter's friend from pledged Delta Gamma at the University of Georgia!
Penguintrax's babysitter pledged Pi Beta Phi at Florida State University! (link)
reverie pledged Kappa Alpha Theta somewhere in Pennsylvania! (link)
SeminoleMom14's daughter pledged Delta Delta Delta at Florida State University! (link)
SisterMadly's friend pledged Sigma Sigma Sigma at UNC-Pembroke! (link)
smiley 21 pledged Alpha Delta Pi at Jacksonville University! (link)
sunshinesmiles pledged Delta Zeta at University of Florida! (link)
12mom3's daughter pledged Kappa Kappa Gamma at the University of Texas-Austin! (link)
utexasgirl pledged Alpha Phi at the University of Texas-Austin! (link)


Total count:
NPC:
ADP: 3
AOP: 4
AF: 2
DG: 1
DDD: 3
DZ: 1
ZTA: 2
KAQ: 2
KKG: 1
SSS: 1
PBF: 2

yea
 

for breathesgeletin, our own greekchat recruitment statistician!!
thank you for keeping track of all our potential new members for us.

She doesn't have an account here, but my cousin will be going through at University of Illinois in the fall. I'll let everyone know where she goes. :)

My cousin that I am super close to will be going through recruitment at USF, I will make a rush thread for her when the time comes :)

Update!
 

2 good friends in my HS class of 2004 who are all VERY accomplished and smart will be rushing this fall @ Kent State University! :)

I will keep you all up to date when the time comes. :)


Here we have 6 NPC's:

Alpha Phi- one is a legacy
Alpha Xi Delta
Delta Gamma
Delta Zeta
Chi Omega
Sigma Sigma Sigma- I'm a little biased, so I've been trying to help them get recs from girls I know who've graduated :)

Good luck to all KSU rushees! I know each of my friends will find a great home

I will be rushing @umcp , possiby a LGLO

Carnation's fourth daughter:eek: will be rushing in August!

Yea, Carnation!! Any chance you might finally get your Pi Phi??

*crossing fingers for carnation & a possible legacy!*


Potential New Members, you may want to take a look at this thread. Many sororities will require you to have a Recommendation from a sorority alumna, in order to really have a good shot at Recruitment.

Good luck!!

I'll be rushing this fall at the University of Southern California! No idea where I'll end up, and I'm sure I'll learn a hell of a lot since i'm British, but I'm really really excited!! I'd love to speak to anyone who attends USC!

Jen
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The little girl I grew up babysitting will be going through recruitment at University of Georga! She is a Phi Mu legacy, but she is very open minded to all of the wonderful houses at UGA. She is very close to our family and so I'll be writing her an AOII Rec!

No, dang it, and not with the 2 who are rushing the next 2 years either unless they change where they want to go.. I'm working on my seventh daughter but she's only 10....

Where are they planning to go, so the rest of us can see if we have an opportunity to join the 'Carnation Nation'!

aj

As much as i'd personally love to know where they are planning on going, I think it's in their best interest (both Carnation and her daughters) for that info to remain anonymous. This is unfortunate, but due to past incidents we're probably going to remain in suspense.

That's a crying shame, carnation! :p

I respect your decision not to reveal the school, and I hope others will, as well! :)

Yay, the return of the rush thread! :D Can't wait for more stories to get addicted to!

My cousin will be attending University of Pennsylvania (in philly- not to be confused with penn state) She hasn't made up her mind whether or not to Rush and I really don' t know much about the system at Penn. She is a KKG legacy.

maybe this is asking too much info, but i dont understand why an interest would need a rec from an alumna. what if said interest does not know one? and if they did, isnt it awkward to just blatantly ask for one? isnt that a bit rude? even if you warm up to the alumna, isnt she likely to be thinking, "well all she wants is my reccomendation?"

also, if said alumna is a relative, wouldnt there be a bias?

on a related note? are nieces/nephews and cousins considered legacies?

(im sure this had been covered b4, so perhaps i can be redirected?)

First of all, I am not speaking for every sorority, nor every campus, as the rules can be extremely different from school to school. But, in general:

For many sororities, a rec is simply their way of saying, "Please extend this woman every courtesy." It is NOT a guarantee of any sort!! While this differs from school to school, NOT having at least one rec to every sorority on campus for some schools is virtually cutting yourself from just about all of them.

A legacy (for the most part) is a sister, daughter, or granddaughter of an alumna. Many chapters are now factoring step-relations into this equation. Nieces, nephews, and cousins are not technical legacies, but are usually accorded similar respect.


ETA: The above link is a list of alumnae who are willing to meet with Potential New Members, so that they can write a rec for them. That's just in case the PNM doesn't know someone personally.

One of my friends from work may be going through recrutiment at UCF this fall. It should be interesting because i'm planning on assiting ADPi there. I've already explained to her that as an alum I have no say in the process, all I can do is write her a rec. I've been a regular recruitment educator at work, i've had alot of girls asking me questions this year.

my cousin will be rushing at my alma mater (ohhh i've waited 4 long years to call it that ;)) but our rush is deferred - so i'll keep you updated on whate she thinks of and after 19 party in november and where she goes after winter break in january!

I have another cousin going to school somewhere in Michigan... i'll have to find out what school it is though!

i understand that a rec is not a guarantee. would a sister tell a PNM that she didnt want to write a rec, or write a not-so-stellar one?

i'd imagine the rec required from a member, in terms of NPHC, is different... any1 want to throw an answer in (unless that in itself is TMI)?

oh, and my other cousin will be attending Barnard in NYC. I seriously know nothing about thier system. She is also a KKG legacy.

I believe to join a sorority at Barnard you have to rush at Columbia... Barnard is basically part of Columbia nowadays, I think all the chapters there are gone.

My favorite baby cuz will be rushing this fall!! :D

She is a legacy to AXiD through our grandma(and also 2 of our aunts!), KKG through her mother(my mom, her aunt is also one I dunno if that helps tho), and of course I will be pulling for her if she wants to go DG! So I think she will have a great rush!

I got a letter from the Membership Chairman at Ole Miss. Bid Day is Sept. 27. I think that's a couple of weeks earlier than last year. Maybe they're inching their way back up to a more reasonable time for recruitment!

I can't speak for the whole Greek System, but the Tri Delta chapter there is awesome (and this is in no way a shamless plug). They helped us a bunch when we were a colony and sent each sister sent us a letter before our initaion to tell us their hopes and stuff for our chapter (a tradition we keep in our chapter, each active writes a pledge or two a letter to be read after the 1st degree of initiation) I have only positive things to say about them :D

3 of my cousins are all going to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It's a funny thing with my family since they're all the same age--but none of them are siblings:) 1 is a guy and 2 are girls. I don't think any of them have decided completely on whether or not they'll rush. I have a feeling one of the girls will--not so sure about the other 2...but I'm crossing my fingers. None of them are legacies (since the only one with a greek sibling is one of the girls--and it's her brother who's greek). Kinda hoping one of them will go DG; but I'm not forcing the issue with them.
*Keeping my fingers crossed they'll all go through*

Ok I'm letting my secret out...I plan on rushing NPC Sororities when i transfer...I was in a local but with some personal probelms with myself and between sisters i have moved back home and i have decided to go through rush when i go to my new school. I am sooooo excited!

(if really curious to know what happend read my thread...sisters not being sisters:my story.)

Recruitment is by far the best time of the year!!! Best of luck to all the pnms out in GCLand!!! I hope you find the house of your dreams!

I am SO excited for fall recruitment! We are reworking out recruitment ways and such.. :D

I can't wait to read all the GC stories!!! :) :)

i'm rushing
 

I will be going through recruitment at UC-San Diego, the sororities here are:

Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Epsilon Phi
Chi Omega
Delta Delta Delta
Delta Gamma
Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Pi Beta Phi
Sigma Kappa

I am very excited to be going through recruitment, but extremely nervous as well, mainly because I will be a second year and the fact that I went through rush last year as well, but didn't recieve a bid. I am not too sure how this will look to some of the chapters, even though I have met some really wonderful girls in different houses this year. Any advice on how to better deal with this type of situation would be greatly appriciated!
Thanks!

yall know i will be going through...been waitin long and hard for this...i am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO exited...

I just joined this thread, and am pretty nervous about it! I guess I felt weird because I'm not in a sorority (but I am rushing in the fall!!). I have seen all the wonderful advice you have given to the girls going through rush and that has inspired me to join and ask all of you a few questions.
I go to school in Indiana and I am rushing this fall.
I am pretty nervous because I have never gone through recruitment. I am still considered a sophomore next year credit wise, but it will be my third year at school. I wanted to rush since freshmen year, but none of the girls I was friends with decided to go through it. We go in groups with your dorm (or in a group of off-campus girls if you do not live in the dorms) and only 2 girls in my hall were rushing. I really wish I had gone through with it at the time. I have had a great college experience, but I do feel like I am missing out on something. I always expected myself to join a sorority when I came to college. I have a lot of friends in many of the different groups and I can see how much they love it!
Besides some basic stuff I haven't asked my friends too many questions about rush. Now that I am home for the summer and it is quickly approaching, I feel like I have so many questions... but I have heard that they can't talk to me about rush after a certain point... I am not too sure of the rules but I definitely do not want to get them in trouble!! Hopefully some of you wonderful girls can help me out!
At our school we do not have houses (maybe some brothel rule?? I'm not too sure) and I have heard of older girls rushing so I am not sure that is much of an issue... but I am concerned about it a little bit. Also, I do not know how common letters of reccomendation are at our school or how to go about getting them. Basically ANY advice you girls have for me would greatly help!! Our rush is the second week in September (I think!) and we have a fairly large number of sororities.
I cannot believe I wrote so much! Anyway, good luck with rush to all of you !!

ETA: I did not mention the exact school or sororities just to keep things vague and also because I read on another thread that I shouldn't.... which is probably a good idea. I definitely wouldn't want to get anyone in trouble for something they said to help me out with!

Honey, maybe it's just me, but that link took me nowhere...

Also, I'd like to get on that list of willing alumnae!!

All of your advice has been so helpful! I have talked to my friends and they have really helped me out with some of the answers. I just didn't know whether or not they could talk about it since the school year is starting (and I would have hated to get them in trouble just to help me!!!)
Hearing your suggestions and stories has been great though and I really appreciate it! Once rush starts I probably will not talk about it until afterwards. I wouldn't say anything bad about any of the groups, because I know girls in almost all of them and they are all great, but I would hate for something to be taken wrong or any number of things. So I will keep things vague but I really appreciate the advice. I have noticed that although there are some differences, the majority of people have the same experience and advice about their rush :)

Really? Yay! I go to the UW. The DG girls are sweethearts here. Definitely let us know what happens with your cousins!

neonsparkles
 

if you are able to do so discreetly, after you exit each party,and are out of eyesight, pull a small notepad out of your purse and write down what group you just visited, what the theme of their party was, and your impressions. this can be very helpful if you are going thru recruitment in a large greek system. the information you write down should be for your eyes only, but it can help keep things from becoming confusing.

you also might like to come up with a few questions to keep the conversation going, in case your hostess is nervous, inexperienced or just runs out of things to say. it can happen!

best of luck to you. please let us know after it is all over.

so i'm a bad person....
 

Not like he reads GC (yet)...but when I posted about my cousins, I TOTALLY forgot to mention that my awesome nephew is rushing (for sure) at the University of Michigan. He's an AEPi and ZBT legacy (his dad is an AEPi, his grandpa (my father) is a ZBT). Both have houses at U of M; but everyone wants him to go where he's happy in the end. Since no one in my immediate family has ever joined the same fraternity/sorority (we respresent 2 NIC and 3 NPC) it wouldn't be the first time.
So make that 4 members of my family rushing at the same time...whew!