SeminoleMom's FSU Rush Thread
 

Hey Everyone!

First of all, my daughter and I have been lurking on GC all Summer long and wanted to say thank you all so much for the great advice you give the PNM's. She would have been much more nervous and much less prepared if we hadn't found this site! We may have actually listened to the official policy of "recs are not necessary - it is the responsibility of the sorority to obtain them for you" and "dress is extremely casual"

Secondly, FSU Recruitment started today! I don't know which one of us is more excited, she or I, but I've been watching the clock all day waiting for her call! I can't wait to hear all about her first day - and I'll be sure to keep GC updated as well!

Thanks again for the wonderful information and guidance you all have offered!

SeminoleMom

p.s. She's going to kill me when she sees I posted this:rolleyes:

Woohoo! Glad there's finally an FSU rush thread. Good luck to your daughter!

dear seminole mom
 

hooray!!!!! an fsu recruitment thread!! there are so many good chapters at fsu.and after formal recrtuitment sigma delta tau will be colonizing!! i hope your daughter finds the house of her dreams!! AND i can't wait to hear how her first day went. if you go into detail, may i suggest making up names for each house.

PS: can you believe that when i went thru recruitment at fsu there were 17 sororities. boy, were my feet tired!!and my mouth too from all that smiling!!

Yay SM14! Best of luck to "SeminoleDaughter14"

:)

Best of luck to your daughter! :) (And what a great mom for sharing the story with us! :D)

Good luck to her! There are nothing but great houses down there so she can't go wrong!

Thanks PolarPi - you say "great mom"... she'll say "psycho mom".... I say Proud Mom!

Her last event is supposed to end at 5:30 followed by a 5:45 meeting with her Recruitment Counselor....so I'm hoping to hear from her in the next hour. Yay!!!

Best wishes to your daughter during recruitment! May she find the perfect home!! Look forward to hearing about her journey!

Yay Seminole Mom! Make sure to keep us updated! Can't wait to hear all about your daughters experience!

Wow, it's really great that you're sharing the excitement with your daughter. How awesome! Best wishes to her!

.....Kelly :)

Yay! Seminole Daughter just called and sounded like she had a great day! She said all the houses were amazing and the girls were really really nice. She was worried about seeming shy but she said they all did a really good job of making everyone feel comfortable and she felt like all the conversations came pretty effortlessly.

She does have one concern that I thought maybe y'all could help out with. Thanks to the wonderful advice we read on GC she worked hard to get all her recs over the summer. She was able to obtain great recs for all but 2 houses. She visited both those houses today and while she's still keeping an open mind and knows there's still a long week ahead, she really loved both of them. Now she's really worried that even after all the effort she put into getting recs, not getting these 2 might kill her chance of getting into a house where she really feels at home. Is there anything she can do "last minute" to overcome the obstacle of not having a rec? If they invite her back to the next round, should she mention it?

Thanks for all the support - y'all are awesome!

This Seminole wishes your daughter the best! Its a great greek system.

I have never seen an outstanding woman turned away from my chapter because she didn't have a Rec...It's awesome that y'all were able to get lot's of recs before hand, but if she falls in love with a chapter and thay fall in love with her, then they will find her a Rec. if it's required for them to have one...trust me...sororities don't let good girls go just because there is no rec. right from the start.

^ I agree, they can easily find her a rec if they need to, and I don't think she should mention it.

Thanks White Daisy! That's pretty much what I told her.

I just talked to her again and she said it rained a couple of times and they weren't allowed to bring umbrellas! We knew there was a possibility that they weren't going to get to bring purses (and they can't) but surely they should be able to bring umbrellas. Hopefully tomorrow will be sunnier!

She also said it was really funny the way you did just feel more at home in certain houses than in others. She had read that repeatedly on GC but wasn't so sure she would just "get that feeling". She was really surprised that even though all the houses were super nice and she didn't have anything bad to say about any of them...some just felt more comfortable than others.

I'm so excited for her!

Encourage her to keep an open mind about all of the chapters.

When I went through recruitment I went back to a house on the second day that i didnt too much care for on the first day, and ended up loving them after my party the second day. So encourage her to give all the houses a chance :) (This also helps maximize her chances of pledging as well).

She's definitely trying to keep an open mind. She already found out today that some of her preconceived notions were way off. Like a lot of people have already said, there are so many great houses to choose from at FSU, I'm sure she'll find the right one for her! :)

Good luck to your daughter! And I hope your nerves aren't too frazzled at the end of this whole experience, too :)

seminole mom, are you greek?

No, I went to a school that didn't have a very prominent greek system (way back in the old days). I think that's why I'm so excited for my daughter to go through it now.

best to your daughter and to you....
she sounds ready. just tell her to keep and open mind and a sense of humor. because she may yet get wet. hurricanes don't understand recruitment.
keep in touch.

Best of luck to you and your daughter...

Yes I am Jill and I am a rush thread ho! :p

how exciting for your daughter!!! tell her to keep an open mind and have a good time! we are certainly sending her our best wishes!

LOL! Same here............I was tryign to get off GC, or not as much....................I guess I picked a bad time of year hahah!

that's exactly how my dad was, especially since he didn't go away for college! he lived vicariously through my sister and i for going away to school and then going greek. he loved coming to visit and going to the bars!

best of luck to you and your daughter! she's embarking on a wonderful journey!

Your daughter is a fortunate young woman to have such a supportive mother and to be embarking on such an incredible adventure. I wish her all the best! Thanks for keeping us posted. If I'm excited for her I can't imagine how you must be feeling!! :)

Goodluck to your daughter! It sounds like she is having a wonderful time.

Thanks for being a supportive mom----without one, sometimes it can be hard....I know from experience.
Good luck to your daughter!! Tell her:
Follow your heart, and you will find your home!

Thanks for all the encouragement everyone - for her and for me!

Mu_Agd - I'm definitely living vicariously through my daughter as she goes through recruitment - not so sure she'll let me go to bars with her like your dad though - not that I won't try - and not that my precious perfect (underage) daughter would ever go to a bar:D

Seminole Mom
 

Wish your daughter the best of luck even though shes a seminole (GO GATORS!). FSU has an amazing greek system as many of my friends went there and they all went greek last year. She'll have an awesome time!:cool:

P.S.Im in the middle of my own recruitment at UF right now so I know what shes going through. Hopefully it hasnt been as hot and rainy in Tallahassee as it is in Gainesville

fingers crossed for your daughter.
keep us posted.

Re: Seminole Mom
 

Thanks Sunshinesmiles (even though you're a Gator!) I've been watching your thread and wishing you good luck as well. A lot of my friends after high school went greek at UF and just loved it - so I'm sure you'll find a happy home there!

Good Luck with the rest of the week!

Update!
 

I talked to SeminoleDaughter last night and she had another great day visiting the last 7 houses. She's just amazed that absolutely everyone is so so nice.

She was really nervous about getting her invitations this morning (I think I was even more nervous for her) but she just called and was invited back to all 14 houses! Yay! She was relieved but felt bad declining 5 houses - they were all just so nice.

So, she goes back later today to get her schedule to visit the following houses:
Nutter Butters
Sausalitos
Oreos
Thin Mints
Peanut Butters
Sugars
Vanilla Cremes
Oatmeals
Chocolate Chocolate Chips

As everyone has advised, she's still keeping an open mind, but she felt really at home w/ the nutter butters and the sausalitos. She didn't expect to like the sausalitos at all but they ended up being one of her favorites. She's really looking forward to meeting more of the girls today and promises to call me when she's done.

Thanks again for all the encouragement!

wow!!! that is incredible. congrats to her!!!

Ooh, love the cookie theme! Can't wait to hear about the second round!

yum!! the cookie theme is making me hungry!!!

all 14 houses!! Wonderful! I'm so glad that she's having a great time! Here's to more good news to come!

She was invited back to all FOURTEEN HOUSES?!?!?! Wow!! Knowing how incredible all of the FSU houses are, your daughter must be THE "Rush Crush"!

Good Luck to her, SeminoleMom!!!

I love "RUSH THREADS"... my work suffers because I am always checking to see if anything "new" has been added. Praying for you both... remember it all works out for the best in the end!

Congratulations on ALL 14 houses, can't wait to see what happens next.

fsu rush
 

hooray for seminolemom's daughter!! i hope the rest of recruitment goes as well!! please let us know how today went. now i'm going to eat a cookie!!