Sundance's Spring Recruitment
 

Hi everyone! I just joined GC oh, about two minutes ago. :) I've been lurking about for a few days now, reading a bunch of recruitment stories and "What NOT to do" threads to prepare myself for spring rush, which starts this Monday!

I'll be visiting eight houses on Monday evening, then receiving calls on Monday night to see which houses I've been invited back to. On Tuesday, I'll go to invitational parties for those houses, and get calls that night to see which houses invited me back for Wednesday's events. Then Thursday is Bid Day... this whole process seems a bit fast-paced for me, but we'll see how it goes!

I'm going to use planets to represent the eight houses, haha. :D Sadly, Pluto is not included.

So on Monday, I'll be going to Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune! I can't wait to come back and tell you all how it goes.

Good luck! I can't wait to read your experience! I'm rushing in fall. :)

Stanford starts on Tuesday with Orientation, and Friday with Open House.

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/OSA/gre.../isc/index.htm

I hope my late recruitment doesn't make my school too obvious! :rolleyes:

I know of another college having rush at that time.

Well Stanford's finals aren't over until mid-June. So with a standard 6-8 week NM period, that seems to work out (although it's funny to think of initiation happening near Memorial day!)

I'm so excited to read about what happens! Good luck!

Perhaps she'd visit the NPC plus the MGC (or some of them) they probably have varying recruitment practices.

I doubt it's Stanford. The dates don't line up. Also, NPHC groups generally hold their own recruitment events; interested people choose the one NPHC org they want to pursue, and typically attend rush events just for that one org.

You could squeeze in a 6-week NM period before spring finals. Most, if not all, NPC orgs have adopted NM periods of 6-8 weeks. Still, juggling NM obligations, late-semester academic work, other activities, a social life, and sleep (!) would be tough.

Anyway... good luck, sundance. Have fun. :)

Stanford's recruitment officially begins on the 10th. One of my best friends is rushing there. So no, it isn't Stanford.

IT IS BAD FORM TO POST WHERE THE PNM IS RUSHING IF SHE DOES NOT POST IT HERSELF.

Amen, amen. A couple of my daughters were "outed" during their recruitments and they were lucky that it ended up okay. With the advent of the thread that lists when all the schools have recruitment, almost no PNM can keep her location a secret and it never fails:someone says on the boards, "I know where you're rushing, it's ABC Tech!"

You'd better believe that I'm planning to disguise our daughters' recruitments heavily after this.

I can't imagine college finals going till mid June, that's so strange for me to think of!

At my current school, we have exctly 6 weeks of school left, including finals, so there is no way unless someone got permission to shorten the NM period, that it could be done.

At my old school...if a NM class was to start this week it could probably get done but it would be a squeeze and very very tough, one that I wouldn't want to put anyone through.

Well, the first day of rush has finally arrived (this weekend seemed to drag on forever)! It's going to be a hectic day for me... class from 10-1, work until 3:30, then rushing back up to my dorm to change, and heading on over to the sorority houses!

Some of you have probably guessed where I'm rushing by now, and that's okay, since I know there are probably only a handful of schools that are holding rush this late in the year. If you want to PM me about this, that's fine, but please just don't post it here so I can keep some discretion! Not that I plan to trash-talk any of the chapters here, but still. :)

I'm rushing with my roommate and two of my good friends--one of whom is in my rush group, so that'll be fun. We're all second years, so I know that the odds are slightly against us, but we'll just see how it goes. Also, having been here for almost two years, I inevitably have heard a lot of stories and rumors about each of the chapters... it'll be hard to go in without any preconceived notions, but I'm going to try my hardest to keep an open mind!

Well, with all that said, it's time for a shower and breakfast... I'm in for a long day!

Thanks for all the support guys!

Sounds like you're going into recruitment with a great mindset, I'm sure you'll do wonderfully! Best of luck to you and I can't wait to hear your story:D
And for the record I have no idea where you're going to school!

PS: Being a sophomore isn't so bad, especially if your recruitment isn't super competitive. You've gotten to know yourself a little bit better and will hopefully be able to interact better with all the sisters. Don't let it bother you and hopefully it'll be a non-issue! Good luck again!!!:)

Good luck on recruitment! I can't wait to hear your story. And don't worry about being a sophomore; my school is not that competitive, and we just initiated a couple of sophomores :) Just maintain that great mindset you already have, and I hope everything works out for you!

Agreed

However, it makes it 10000 times easier to find a cute white dress and shoes!

speaking of which- i was in our mall today and GAP had three very suitable white dresses in their front window.

a few weeks ago when daughter was home for spring break, we saw a darling white dress at j.crew, so ladies, if you need a white dress, they are out there!!

best wishes for a fun evening sundance.can't wait to see an update!

Slightly off topic, but I just can't help myself...I have that dress! (at least odds are in my favor that it's the same one) I wore it for Easter Mass yesterday and I'm going to be wearing it this weekend for my initiation:D!! It's pretty adorable if I do say so myself:rolleyes:
Also, if you're more well off than my poor college-student self head to Lily Pulitzer, they have a store next to the J. Crew where I got my dress so I went in for fun and they have some of the most amazingly wonderful white dresses...if only I had the time for a job while at school:o
Anywho, hijack over! Back to your regularly scheduled thread.

it is adorable!!! congratulations on your upcoming initiation.

Wonderful tip.. I was wondering where I should go to get one.

Congrats on your upcoming initiation! I was just initiated a week ago, and it was amazing:) Enjoy it!

Well, I finally got back from my first day of rush! It was pretty exhausting visiting 8 houses after having class and work, but it was still a lot of fun!

I met all the girls that were rushing at around 4:30pm. We divided up into groups and then headed over to the sorority houses to visit all of the chapters! Here's how it went down:

(Using planets for my code names, just a reminder :D)

The first house I went to was Uranus. I liked the girls that I talked to a lot, and we had some pretty good conversations... but I don't know if I'd exactly fit in there. We also got a house tour, and it was gorgeous!

Then I went to Earth. I actually knew the girl I talked to from somewhere, so that was really cool. However, I didn't seem to click much with the second girl I talked to. The girls were all very nice, though, and I wouldn't mind going back for a second look.

Next up was Jupiter. I really liked them! Their house (or what we saw of it--we just stayed in the living room) was beautiful, and even though I didn't get to talk to many of the girls, it was only because I had a good conversation with the girl I was talking to. However, I got a vibe that I liked them more than they liked me!

After that, we went to the Neptune house. Again, had some great conversation, but I didn't feel like I fit in very much with these girls. I know it's just a first impression, but I didn't feel like these particular girls would become my best friends or anything.

Then we got a break!! We got snacks and water, and chitchatted with our friends from other groups. The break ended way too soon, though ;)

Our first house for the second half was Saturn. This house wasn't particularly my favorite... even though we didn't talk about the usual things like name and major and where we're from, I still felt like some of the conversation was forced or fake. I really didn't feel like I would fit in at that house.

Up next was Venus. Our conversations took place in the most amazing setting! It made meeting these girls so much better. Everyone was so sweet and nice, and I enjoyed getting to know them.

Then we went to Mercury--there were so many people talking at the same time in the same little room, so I had to yell and could hardly hear the girls I talked to. I felt like I didn't get to know them enough, which was pretty sad because I liked this house.

And then our last house--Mars! I really liked this one... their house was cozy and nice, and I seemed to have a lot in common with the girls. This house is definitely somewhere on the top of my list!

After that was a final meeting, where we just went over what the rest of the week was like... and we were free! Went back to the dorms, pigged out with my friends, and sat with our phones in our hands waiting for calls!

I've gotten five calls, to:

Earth
Mars
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune

The three I didn't get were all ones that I liked, so that was a bit disappointing. I have a mandatory meeting tomorrow that's going to be hard to get out of, so I'm really stressed about trying to work everything around each other.

It's getting pretty late so I doubt I'll be getting any more calls. 5/8 ain't bad! :)

I'm exhausted, so I've gotta try to start some homework that's due on Wednesday, and then get to sleep. Another long day tomorrow!

P.S. I went to the JCrew site while bored at work, and yes, the dresses are so cute! I definitely need to stop by there and try them on. :p

five out of eight is super!! good luck for the next round.

5/8 is really good! I got cut by half the chapters on my first round of cuts and I was still ecstatic with my final result, so keep smiling!

Best of luck to you!! I rushed as a sophomore so I know how that can be.. just be sure to have fun. Its true what they say about ending up where you belong :) Anyway hope you had a great day!!

Okay, update time!

You GC-ers are going to smack me for this... but I only went to one of the five invitational parties today. I know, I know, I should have given the other four chapters a chance, but here's the lowdown.

I had a meeting for a club I'm in, and I couldn't get out of it. Saturn's party was during the meeting, so I decided that I wouldn't go to that one.

I left a few minutes early from the meeting and rushed over to the party for Mars, one of my favorite houses from last night. I had a BLAST! I got to meet a bunch of the girls, and both of the girls I talked to yesterday remembered me and said that they were glad to have me back. It was amazing how natural I felt around these girls--and when they played their slideshow for us, I fell in love with them even more! The party lasted 50 minutes, and it went by so quickly. On the way out I ran into a friend of mine who I didn't even know was rushing, but she was considering Mars as well, so we had a good chat about that.

Well, after that, I was done. I probably made too rash of a decision, but my gut feeling has never really failed me. I knew it was Mars or nothing. So, I went home, half being glad to be home early and half wondering if I had made the right choice--I mean, what if Mars didn't invite me back for tomorrow?

But it all ended well! I just received a call from Mars a few minutes ago, and I am ecstatic! Tomorrow will be my last chapter event, and then we'll see if I get a bid on Thursday.

I am way beyond excited... I wasn't even sure if I wanted to join a sorority before rush started, and here I am, in love with a house! I hope tomorrow goes well!

TO MARS OR BUST!

I really hope it works out for you!!! *fingers crossed*

Good Luck!! :D

If this is a formal rush, I would call your recruitment counselor immediately and make sure that your skipping the parties will not affect your eligibility to receive a bid.

Why are the sororities calling you to invite you to parties? Is this informal/COB?

That's what I was thinking. It doesn't sound like any formal process I've heard of.

Are those code names or is this really another planet?