Stargrl272's rush '05 thread
 

Hello everyone! I figured it was about time I posted again cause hey, less than a month til my rush starts. I'll be a sophmore rushing at UTK, so I'm a little nervous, but I think I'll be ok. Umm... I guess that's really all for now! I'll try to keep this up to date.
~Kelly

Good luck! Keep an open mind and post LOTS of updates for us. :)

Best of luck! Have FUN during recruitment!

Good luck, Kelly! I hope you have lots of fun during rush. :)

good luck with rush!

I'm sure my girl Redfox can help ya out some too, if you're going to Knoxville......

Yay, another sophomore rushing! I think there are several of us here on the board rushing as sophomores...but anyway, best of luck to you!

be ready to have fun, show yourself beautifully and see what develops.
good luck to you.
also comfy but pretty shoes.

I'm a sophomore too (well its only cause i'm a couple credits shy of being a junior). I wish you all the best on ur rush experience!! Take Care

Good Luck with rush and have fun!!!!!

Well ladies, it's almost time for me. My first day (I think it's Open House) is Saturday. I have to miss the orientation part of the day (we have marching band rehearsal) but I've already cleared that with Panhellenic. The bad part is that I have a chest cold and my voice keeps going in and out on me, so hopefully I'll be mostly better by Saturday. Just wanted to give you a guys a little update before I actually get started!
~Kelly

kelly, hot tea with lemon and honey can really sooth a sore throat. take along some ricola cough drops or some peppermints. hope you are well soon!!

My sophomore year, my voice went out the night before pref and I was supossed to have a speaking part in the ceremony. :O talk about some scrambling!!

Hi everyone! I thought I'd give you guys an update. I had Open House yesterday. I was worried about having to miss the morning orientation, but everything turned out okay. I ended up showing up a half hour early to meet my Gamma Chi. It was soo crazy chaotic, but at the same time fun. Today I went back to get my invites for the next round of parties. I got invited back to 6 out of 14. A little disappointing, but I kind of expected it, since I'm a sophomore. On the up side, I got invited back to two that I really loved, two that I liked a lot, and two others. The first official round of parties starts tomorrow, and I'm a little nervous. I did some last minute shopping today, so I'm ready. I guess I'll go ahead and code-name the 6 I was invited back to, even though I may not be able to update that frequently as the week goes on. (School starts back this week, plus I have marching band practice almost every day) So, in relative order I have:
Coke
Dr. Pepper
Fresca
Hi-C
Sprite
Mello Yello

Other than that... I'm still sick, but at least my voice is back, for the most part. I still can't stop coughing though. I'm going to load myself down with cough syrup tonight and hope for the best. I guess that's all I can really say for now. I'll try to keep posting throughout the week as best I can.
~Kelly

good luck sweetie...

Best wishes honey and drink lots of tea, juice and rest up!

Kelly,
I hope you feel better. Get lots of rest and drink lots of fluids.

((((kelly)))) sending you hugs.

Kelly
 

Hey Kelly, being a fellow UT-Knoxvillian...I just wanted to wish you the best of luck!! Let me know if you have any questions regarding whatever, the Panhellenic Building can be so hectic! Definitely drink lots of fluids, like everyone else says, if you are going to the second and third floors, it gets super hot up there, especially with a lot of girls in such little spaces, relax and have fun, lots of people rush as sophomores, it shows maturity and I'm so proud that you decided to go through recruitment! I'd love updates, keep me posted, girl!


Red Fox

[Mom]

Kelly, eat your chicken soup! It will make you feel better!!

[/Mom]

;)

Kelly-
Good luck to you and have a great time at recruitment! :)

lots of water...and ditto chicken soup
and a happy face. get ready to have a blast and enjoy the event.

I have a question about recruitment at UTK - since they do not have sorority houses, but do have very large chapters, how are the parties conducted? Do they have to use ballrooms at the Union or something? I have never been to that campus, so I don't know the layout. I just can't imagine zillions of PNMs and actives in one big dorm at the same time. Does anyone know how it works? Just curious.

in response..
 

hey irishpipes, an answer to your question:

We don't have sorority houses, we do have dorms in which each floor houses a chapter or two. However, when conducting rush, all the PNMs go to the Panhellenic Building which has all of the sorority suites inside. There are three floors with about 3 or 4 chapters on each. And the Gamma Chi's each have a schedule with each group she takes and goes to each of the suites and like all recruitment, goes to the next "house"/suite after a certain alotted time. for the first round, it's basically a big cattle call, where you go around to every suite in about 10-15 minutes. Then the next rounds are after people are cut, etc etc. You keep coming back to the Panhel building to go to the different rounds, unless you are completely cut and then you get a phone call so you don't have to go to the building to find out. But for bid day, everyone shows up to the building and each to own finds their name on a big table and when u open the card it tells you where your new house is and you run up the stairs to the suite where the sisters are waiting :) I hope this helped!

Good Luck!

Hello! Sorry I haven't updated, my week has been pretty hectic. I just wanted to let y'all know that I'm a proud new member of Sigma Kappa!! Thanks for all the support.
Kelly

Congratulations!!!! Come on over to our boards and introduce yourself!

hurray for you and your new sisters!!! when things calm down, you need to fill us in!

Woo hoo! Congrats!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Come join us & we welcome you to our sisterhood!

Congrats to you and Sigma Kappa

welcome to sigma kappa!!!!:D :D :D :D

Congrats on SK!

good for you...
congrats and enjoy the ride.

congrats, Kelly! Sigma Kappa is a great chapter, with a great group of girls, I have lots of friends in it. So glad you've survived rush (not many do!) and that you've found a home at UTK.

XOXO, Pam

Congrats to you and Sigma Kappa!

Congratulations!:)

Woot-woot!! Welcome to the Mystic Bond!

Congratulations on Sigma Kappa!!

-From a fellow UT student:)

Congratulations to you and Sigma Kappa! Welcome to our Sisterhood!! :D :D :D

Congratulations on Sigma Kappa!