Velouria's Recruitment Thread!
 

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velouria, check your PM's :)

Love the Ben and Jerry's flavors (but I am still mad that they got rid of my favorite...Wavy Gravy)


Good luck!

Have fun and experience the process!

see now I want ice cream :D

have fun. keep smiling and spoon up the ice cream. it all sounds wonderful.

have fun. keep smiling and spoon up the ice cream. it all sounds wonderful.

Awesome. I am excited to hear how it goes. Congrats on choosing to go greek and we look forward to hearing about your experience. :)

Hey there! I'm hoping you end up in chubby hubby cuz that's my favorite flavor :)

Keep an open mind, don't be influenced easily by the glitz and glam. Look beyond it to the group that fits you best. Think of it this way:

You just broke up with your boyfriend. It's 3 am, you're running in the rain, soaking wet, with your makeup running down your face. You look a mess. You make it to your chapter house crying hysterically. Which girls do you want to answer that door?

Good luck and may you find the home that fits you perfectly. :)

I have used that story before too. Great thing to keep in mind. Who can you talk to about anything and wont care what you look like dress or if you cry. Who will be there for you? Thats great advice:)

Oh god YES!!!!! That was the BEST:D

Mmmmm...ben & Jerry's...too bad it's a perishable food. I would definitely stock up on that for the hurricane....lol...anyway, have fun in recruitment!!!

Best of luck with your upcoming recruitment (and I will agree with the others, your code names are making me hungry for some Ben & Jerry's right now....better break out the Half Baked carton I have in my freezer :D)

Good luck!

I wish they still made Concession Obsession... RIP, best ice cream ever

The day they get rid of Mint Chocolate Cookie will be the worst day of my life!!!

good luck with recruitment! i hope you find your home!

As the thread name changes to Ben & Jerry's...!
 

I'm just wondering how you'd explain to your parents that you just accepted a bid from a sorority called "Chubby Hubby"!!

Hope you have a double dip of good luck during Recruitment!!

Go Phish Food, just because that's my favorite Ben & Jerry's flavor! I can't wait to see how much fun you have with all that ice cream.

Seriously, have a wonderful experience during your recruitment. Thanks for sharing with us.

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This is the best description I have ever heard in advice to PNMs (or even PNAMs) on how to choose a GLO during recruitment. BIG reality check during times that are so staged and formal.

That is all.
:D

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best of luck! we love to hear these!

marissa

Velouria, check your PM's again :)

Yay for velouria (formerly bgsarah). She was @ Bowling Green- and has since come to Kent State where she'll be rushing this fall! :)

This is what our schedule is like:

Sept 8th- Greek Info Night
Sept 11th- 1st party (student center) -10:00 am
Sept 12th- 2nd party- Philanthropy/Craft night (student center) -11am

Sept 17th- 3rd party- House Tours- 3:00 pm
Sept 19th- 4th party- Preference Day- 8:00 am

BID NIGHT------5 pm @ MACC center!!!

Our sororities (in greek alphabetical order):

Alpha Xi Delta
Alpha Phi
Delta Gamma
Delta Zeta
Sigma Sigma Sigma
Chi Omega

Best of luck to you hun!

How exciting! Best wishes on finding your home! I know everything will be awesome-- and we will definitely all go out (me, you, and Hannahgirl) after recruitment is over to hear all about it!

now go forth...and let those cute shoes lead you.
have a ball.

Best of luck with recruitment!

Did I read your schedule right? Your pref round begins at eight o'clock in the morning on a Sunday??! :eek: Why isn't it the night before? Just curious.

yeah, I don't know. And I'm not sure that's the correct time either. I have three different schedules floating around, so I'll have to get that cleared up at greek info tonight somehow. need to be there on time !! =)

I bet the 8am time is correct-- or close to it! At Akron Pref starts at 9:30am-- and then bid matching-- and then Bid Day!! Good Luck tonight-- let us know how it goes! :)

Yes, 8 am is right! We used to do it the day before and give out bids that Sunday. But Panhell decided to move it b/c having parties everyday that weekend is too much set up for all the chapters since 3rd and 4th parties are both held @ chapter houses. Also, this is the first year using ICS to match bids, so they're assuming it wont take very long to match bids which means we don't need a whole day after pref to do it. We'll see how it works. :)

akron
 

As long as I've been in, we've always had Pref and Bid Day on the same day. That was also back when they used to do hand matching if I'm correct (Andrea - is that right?).

Its kind of nice in one aspect because you don't have to wait over night and you only have to call off one full day of work instead of two. But downsides include the early times and having all the downtime between pref and bid day when bid matching is going on.

Luckily over the years we've been starting the pref parties a little later so we have to be at the house at 8am instead of starting the parties at 8am. This year the parties start at 10:40 and end at 1:10. We're not expecting PNMs to go to their new houses until 5pm or so.

I never remember hand matching-- could not tell you when they did that!! :) When I was FRC they had computer and when I was RVPthey had computer-- and I think when I went through they had it too! I dont know-- oh well!

I remember hearing stories about hand matching but I dunno either! Oh well!!!! ;)

Good Luck girl!!

yeh, our pref starts at 9 and i thought that was early..hehe

OK! I have my actual recruitment schedule, as given to me by my SPX, in my hand right now. =) so I'm all set, and I can clear up all this confusion. As well as give some thoughts from Greek Info night last night.


Schedule, according to recruitment booklet:
Saturday, 11th:
meet SPX at 11:15am
parties from noon until 4:40pm.
a break from 1:50-2:50

Sunday, 12th
meet SPX at 12:15pm
parties from 1pm-6:40 pm
break from 3:20-4:20

Friday, 17th (at houses)
meet SPX at 4:15pm
parties from 5pm-9:30pm

Sunday, 19th (at houses)
meet SPX at 9:15am
parties from10am-2pm
pref 3 houses, bid night Sunday, time TBA


SO! that's that.

I love my SPX. She is the cutest thing in the world. She asked if I had any guesses about which group she's in, but I didn't want to guess just yet. But I think she might be a Coffee.

Now onto thoughts about Greek Info night.
This was fun, all the sororities and fraternities had tables set up. There was food, though I didn't have any (had lunch with SPX before heading to the ballroom) and music. Went around to all the tables and talked to girls in each chapter.
Groups I really liked talking to:
Coffee
Pistachio
Chubby Hubby
Didn't really like talking to:
Phish Food
Had no opinion either way about:
Cherry Garcia
Chunky Monkey

But I got candy from Chunky Monkey =) MMMMM. I love candy!
I have a class with a Cherry Garcia and I see them on campus all the time, but I still just don't really know what to think.
I'm really not sure I like Phish Food too much. I didn't really like them at BG either. Weird vibe from them. I can't really explain or understand why. We'll see.

I'm totally prepared for Saturday, aside from my outfit because I haven't had any time to get Kent clothes and that's the first party theme. So, shopping tomorrow and no sleep since I'll be too excited. =)

Will update this after parties on Saturday. Thanks for all the luck!

mmm. I'm pretty nervous. it's sooooo close.
met up last night with SPX and some of my group to make cute nametags. it was alot of fun.
wasn't nervous at all. but now I definitely am. :(

Its natural to be nervous, but.......TRY to relax, you will have lots more fun that way!!! Do what I did-right before you step into the house, or room, take a deep breath and smile naturally(a forced cheezy smile is very un-natural and makes you feel more tense) The sisters are just as nervous talking to the PNM's as you all are to talk to them!! Good luck and have a fantastic time!!

teh big huge update
 

hi! ok so my nerves were for nothing, I obviously was fine. =)
I will list these in no particular order, here goes!
Chubby Hubby was my first party. I knew people here and was really glad they were my first. They had a really really cute theme and I had really good conversation here.
Pistachio Pistachio- I thought I would like this group alot more than I actually did in the end. Really nice girls, just don't feel so much like I would hang out with them any time other than rush.
Coffee- I LOVED this group. The girl that greeted me as I first walked in was awesome, we ended up talking the entire time. The other girls who came over to talk were really cool too. I could imagine hanging out here. I'm pretty comfortable talking to these girls, nothing forced. =)
Phish Food- I liked this group WAY more than I did at Greek Info night. I met a girl from my hometown, who knows some of my friends. They sang a really cute song that made me grin from ear to ear. I like them quite a bit.
Cherry Garcia- I REALLY liked this group too. Definitely in the top 3. I have a class with one of the girls and she waved and said hi, which was nice. They sang one of my favorite songs ever, a mid 90's tune that is still stuck in my head. Really comfortable here too.
Chunky Monkey- This is a group that I wasn't really sure of at first, but absolutely love. I really think this was my favorite party of the day and my favorite group altogether so far. Met another girl from the hometown who knows a TON of people I do. Also sang a cute song, but I liked theirs better because they just sang around us, rather than the other two who stood on one side of the room while the PNM's were on the other.

So. My favorites so far are
Chunky Monkey
Coffee
Cherry Garcia

Tomorrow is philanthropy and I'm really excited to be able to wear a cooler outfit, since it was SO HOT in the student center today!

it sounds like you are having a GREAT time ... i am so hapy for you ... sending good vibes your way for the rest of recruitment

yeah for day one...
now just have a blast and see how the game plays out.