Reverie's Recruitment
 

In honor of receiving my Sorority Recruitment brochure today, I decided to start my rush thread! I still have almost a month to go though--I've been waiting a year since we have extremely deferred recruitment and it's about time!

There are four sororities on my campus:
Polka Dots
Stripes
Plaid
Gingham

Everyone tells me that I'm going to be a polka dot, but I'm keeping an open mind.

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On a sidenote:
The brochure talked about the different events each day, but did not mention what to wear. Should I just wait until orientation or should I ask the Panhellenic Recruitment Chair for more info?

I'd ask around and see if anyone at your school knows what to wear. If you're really worried about it and can't find anyone to ask, you can always call your Greek Life office. Otherwise, I'd just wait until orientation. Good luck! We'll all be following along :) I'm glad you're keeping an open mind :)

yay. best wishes to you!!

Good luck!!

I'm glad that you are keeping an open mind to all the chapters instead of just going for one. That'll make your recruitment experience even better!

Best of luck with your upcoming recruitment! :)

Woo hoo! Another rush thread!

good luck...
have a wonderful time and enjoy the ride.

LOL at "everyone tells me i'm going to be a polka dot"
Just sounds funny.
Yeah, i'm easily amused before 10AM on a Sunday

Good luck reverie and enjoy your recruitment. I hope you find the sorority home right for you, polka dotted or not!

Good luck to you, brother Reverie! :)

Good luck!! :)

Reading all of your responses makes me even more excited! Thanks so much!

Good luck to you reverie!! I'm sure you will be stylin' and profilin' whether you end up wearing polka dots, stripes, plaid, or gingham!!:D

Good luck! :)

Best of luck Rev :) You'll be great!

Good Luck Reverie!

good luck!! i am glad to hear that you are keeping an open mind!

Yea... another thread to become addicted to!
Good luck with your search for just the right "pattern".... er, I mean home. :)

Good Luck to you...and I have to say the naming the sororities under patterns is th cutest thing!!! Way to be creative!!!! And every girl loves patterns!!!

Good Luck to my APO brother...and also, be sure to keep me posted if anything is going on with the "squiggly lines." ;)

Haha. You crack me up. Don't worry, I will!

what are the dates for this recruitment?

Great minds think alike! Ya took the question off my airbrushed talons! :)

Orientation is September 3 and recruitment lasts until September 12 (there are a couple split days and a couple days off in between).

Best of luck during your recruitment :)

Good luck to you, and I know you'll find the pattern that fits!!!!:D

Good luck, have fun, & maybe when recruitment is over, you can get a brand-new lettered shirt to wear to represent your new pattern in that pattern!

Now, that is just TOO CUTE!!!

Best of luck to you, Reverie!!!

Thank you for sharing your recruitment process with us!! I love the nicknames you've chosen. These ones won't make me hungry like some of the others have done! :p

Enjoy yourself! I wish I had had the resources of this site back when I rushed... lo, before the Internet was around. I hope that you find the perfect fit for you! :)

Best wishes!!! Whatever you do ... just don't try to wear all those patterns at the same time! he he he he......


*checking calendar to see how far off the start of her recruitment is*

Only a week until recruitment starts! I'm so excited. I have my application and fee turned in so all I can do now is wait for the orientation night.

Round I
 

Yay, I've finally gotten to start recruitment!

Gingham was first. These girls are stereotypically "stuck up," but I definitely think I had some of the best conversations with them. I connected with a few girls and they were so sweet. They got really excited when they found out I live in Kentucky (since most people at my school are from the East Coast) so it was a great icebreaker.

Plaid was so energetic. They were bouncing up and down doing their cheers and just general craziness. I had a gym class with the President so when I shook her hand she talked about how she knew me, which was nice. I met some really great girls here too! I talked to one girl for almost ten minutes (as a guesstimate) and she was great. We definitely had a lot of things in common so that was nice.

Stripes was next. I got paired with one of my good friends so it was nice to be able to talk to her again. I pretty much learned the entire history and such of the sorority, which was great. I definitely love all of the girls I met, but if I had to cut one already, I think stripes would be it. I'm keeping an open mind for the next round though!

Polka Dots was my final party. It was their last party as well and my group could tell that they were kind of dragging and tired (and who could blame them!). They were still great girls and I connected with a few of them really well, but not as much as I would have liked to with my hostess. She seemed kind of distant. It was a good experience and next round they're our first house so hopefully I'll get to see polka dots in their element. Plus I love their philanthropy so it should be a great day.

I'm definitely excited to go back (in reverse order) for philanthropy night. It won't be until Tuesday though!

Later I came back to my room, after being so happy and excited about meeting so many great girls, to a couple messages about people being disappointed that I'm rushing or telling me I don't have time to do it. It's crazy having to defend greek life before I've even become greek! I'm definitely enjoying this experience and am so glad that I decided to rush.

Edited to fix my bold tags.

Re: Round I
 

Ignore the messages. You have to do what is right for YOU. I remember when I first decided to go through rush, my good friend gave me all the reasons NOT to go through rush. The sterotypes. She was a couple years ahead of me so she "knew" more about college life than I did as I was just starting my freshman year. 90% of the reasons she gave me for not going through were false-- i.e. you can only date fraternity guys, they do not allow you to date anyone outside the greek system. I am so happy that I ignored everyone else and did what I wanted. I have been a member of KD forever, am currently the President of my AA.

Have a good time, find our own niche, and if you go Greek, congratulations finding a home, if you don't go Greek, you had the opportunity to meet some really nice gals you might otherwise have never met.

DaffyKD

Re: Round I
 

You know what, my APO brother, IGNORE THEM! Go through recruitment and be happy. I can't wait to find out what happens tomorrow.

i am glad that you get to go to the parties in the reverse order the next day. what a cool idea!

good luck tonight!