Nolegirl17's Recruitment @ FSU
 

I know I'm a little late on creating a thread, but here it is! I am currently going through recruitment at FSU. The last two days were ice waters, and this morning we find out who asked us back! Ok well, I hope I set this up correctly. I'll update as soon as I find out.

have a great time and good luck!!!

Good Luck NoleGirl! My daughter's going through rush at FSU right now as well - so I know how stressful it can be! Have Fun and keep us updated!

Yea - another Seminole rush thread! (I was feeling left out with all those UF rush threads.) Good luck and let us know how things are going!

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I hope you have a good time during Recruitment, Nolegirl, and find the sorority home right for you!

Good luck with recruitment! :D

Good luck and hope the first round went well!

GOOD LUCK and make sure to follow your heart!

Im trying to keep track of all these threads.
GOOD LUCK Nolegirl17!

fsu recruitment
 

best wishes, noles girl!! and GO NOLES!!

good luck to you!!! have fun at the parties!

Best of luck with recruitment! :)

enjoy it all.
have a blast and relax and have fun.

Good Luck during recruitment!!!!!!!!!!!

Good luck! :)

Have a FABULOUS time!!!! Good luck!

How did it go?!?!?! Anxiously awaiting updates!!!! :D

Please please please please tell. We know bids have been handed out. Where did you go? Was it your top choice. Do tell inquiring minds HAVE to know.

i am so sorry. things have just been so crazy around here.

unfortunately i dropped out of recruitment on pref day. it was a VERY hard decision, but i felt it was the best thing to do at the time. i was down to two houses (we were only able to visit a maxium of 3 that day) but i never felt comfortable at either house. i constantly had akward conversations with both of these houses and i believe the only reason they asked me back is because they didnt turn down anyone. so i decided that it would be in my best interest to drop out and try again in either the spring or the fall. like i said it was a very tough decision for me to make, but after talking with my mom and my rho gam and spending much time contemplating it, i don't reget my choice. once again, i am sorry i did not keep this thread updated and thank you for all of your support. i promise next time if i rush i will be much much better about keeping everyone informed.

Keep your head because there is no shame...

((((((nolegirl17))))))

You have NO REASON to apologize to us! You did what you felt was best for you, and none of us will EVER be disappointed that you didn't keep us up-to-date. We all know that it's a privilege to be hearing about all the PNM's recruitment stories, and while we do get addicted (:D), we just want to see each one of you at the perfect place for you, so you can experience the type of sisterhood that each one of us found with our respective organizations. Best of luck to you with whatever you choose to do, and I hope you stick around GC!

sweetie....
you did the right thing for you at this time.
just get to class, enjoy everyone you meet along the way and see what develops.
we remain your friends and thoroughly with you.

nolegirl- don't forget about Sigma Delta Tau colonizing. you could very well find your home there!!!

nolegirl
 

what all my panhellenifc sisters just said!!you might check out sdt.

You have nothing to apologize for! Ditto to above, look into Sigma Delta Tau;)

Yes... what Polarpi said! The last thing we'd want you worrying about is keeping us informed. It's an honor to share your journey with you.

I'm very sorry that things did not go as you'd hoped but you already have a positive, mature attitude about it. I think you made the right decision. So often we tell young women not to discount houses that aren't their first choices but I think it's equally important not to go with a house just because the option is still there. You need to feel comfortable and happy with the group. If that didn't happen this time... then next time might be quite different.

Best of luck to you in school! Focus on your studies.... meeting new people... and enjoying your college experience. It goes by so quickly! :)

well i did look into sigma delta tau but there are some things that i am uncertain about. first, how much importance is placed on the jewish aspects of it? i am christian, and feel like being a part of something with different religious values would be akward. second, since i would be part of the founding members, how difficult would that be? does any one know if they already have a house? I guess I just need to find out some more information on it.

I am a Catholic member of Alpha Epsilon Phi, a historically Jewish sorority like SDT. And while I cannot speak for SDT I can speak from a similar background. I have never felt uncomfortable being a non-Jew in AEPhi at either the local or national level and this is after four years of membership and having served as chapter president and attending a national convention. Also as a observant Catholic none of my experience has conflicted with my beliefs and I see no reason why they would conflict with any other Christians beliefs.

I have no reason to believe anything else would be true for SDT. As Buttonz, who is in SDT on my campus, could attest at Brooklyn College they are a diverse and inclusive chapter.

Both of these organizations were founded and expanded so rapidly in part b/c of the exclusion of Jewish women from other sororities. Any exclusionary practices, I believe, would be in conflict with some aspects of our founding.

UF56, WhiteDaisy, and SherbertLemons, among others, are colonizing sisters. Any of you all want to weigh in? I know that colonizing is hard work, but that it's well worth it.

I'm a colonizing sister of my chapter of Delta Gamma, and it was such an amazing and rewarding experience! I didn't think there was too much work involved, and you get to be a part of something new and exciting! If you have any questions, feel free to PM me!

I agree with everyone. You have no need to apologize to us for doing what is best for you. I dropped out of rush midway through myself, years ago, because I didn't feel comfortable at the houses I had left. I know you will find something to do that makes you happy. :)

One of the young women that will be advising the SDT colony is an SDT from Miami and she's a grad student here at FSU. She is not Jewish. I know the colony is looking to be very diverse.

It doesn't cost you anything to check it out, lol, and I would recommend that you do so. It's a great opportunity for you.

And yes, there will be housing available in the future. That is something their national office will be working on once the colony is up and running.

sdt
 

i can tell you that we had several jewish girls in my chapter at fsu when i was there, and they never complained about being members of a sorority that was founded by christian women. if they had a religious holiday to observe and we had a mandatory event, they were excused from that event. barb herself is jewish and a member of zta, and i would hope that she has never been made to feel out of place or uncomfortable, and i would have to believe that sigma delta tau is like that too. like barb said, it doesn't cost anything to look!

I was a charter member of our ADPi chapter/ colony. The one difference for us though is that we were an already established local sorority joining the international org all together. I know in a colony, a lot of emphasis is placed on finding all the new sisters. Once they have all been recruited, then everyone is in the same boat. You all must learn about your new GLO to promote it to others on campus. You will have a national officer (or two or three) available to teach you anything and everything about your new organization, in this case, SDT. Every new sister will be learning the history, songs, and ritual together and establishing your own traditions.
As a colony member, you have the power to shape the future of the chapter, within the boundaries of whatever GLO it is. It is an awesome experience!

Re: sdt
 

Yeah - what she said, lol.

Seriously - SDT was founded as a result of the exclusionary practices (at the time) of the other sororities. They are historically inclusive and would never pressure you to give up any of your beliefs.

I love the fact that I am a founding member of my chapter....we really didnt have to do that much hard work because our chapter consultants had everything pretty much drawn out for us. DZ has great nationals and thats part of the reason it wasnt so much hard work. If you have any questions PM me.

Once upon a time Greek houses were very exclusionary. Several fraternities and sororities were founded to combat the exclusionary clauses. Today, those clauses are no longer in existence. I am Jewish. At San Diego State, the AEPhi house closed the semester before I started school. There were no Jewish houses on campus at the time I went through rush. I pledged KD, a Christian founded house and only had problems with one sister who pledged after I had been in the house for a while. I shared my traditions with my sisters. Today I am the President of my Alumnae Association. In our particular association, I am the only Jew. No one cares about the religious difference. My feeling is go check out Sigma Delta Tau. If they offer what you want, join, be active and have a great time!

Good Luck

DaffyKD

cosign! I'm also Jewish and have never had any problems, so I'm sure it works the other way around! Give SDT a try! :)