"My baby girl is rushing!" -FSUMummy
 

Hello all!

My little girl has left the nest and will begin rush this upcoming weekend! I am not a greek and have joined this site in hopes of being able to provide my daughter with any guidance she may need during this process.

I know a very little about the Greek System as I went to college abroad but wholeheartedly support the idea of her rushing. The main source of my information is from my longtime friend who was/is Greek but went to a very small school. Her rush experiences (she was a Rho Chi as well) varies greatly from what I have read on these boards.

Fortunately, she secured two rec letters, one from my friend and another from a relative. Unfortunately (I guess), they were for the same organization. She a little stressed out about this because she says it's a very competitive process, and girls are often left without an invitation. I have no idea. The literature I received from the school states otherwise. Any truth to this?

The only bit of advice I've given her so far (besides be yourself) is to visit the sororities' websites. I think that should at least familiarize her with each organization's goals, etc.

I plan to report back after she calls me each night. Hopefully, no "crisis" will occur, but if it does, I'd appreciate any feedback y'all could give.

Looking forward to it!

FSUMummy
:D

good luck to your daughter!!

Yes, good luck to your daughter!

Although this is coming from a fraternity guy, good luck to your daughter... I truthfully don't know that much about the sorority rushing (compared to my fraternity's rushing) and I hope that she gets into the sorority that she wants. :)

Good luck to your daughter.

Hope it goes well. I added her to the list

Sorority Pseudonyms for Our Tale
 

Yea! I'm so excited for an FSU recruitment thread! I don't know how much I'll get to read it during recruitment, but I hope she has a wonderful recruitment. I've talked to a couple moms on here about Tallahassee and what to do when they visit. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

As a UF legacy, student and hardcore college football fan, I believe FSU is a bad, bad place :rolleyes:
But I'm quite excited to hear a recruitment story from down the road (that road being I-10!).
Best of luck to your daughter!

p.s. I did a short study abroad class in Paris this summer and your choice of code names are bringing back wonderful memories!

love your code names....
 

much better then the European countries I am using for my daughter's thread.

Keep us posted (and more importantly) know we are here for you if you need to vent or want advice! I like to think of GC as the Pi Chi's or Rho Chi's for Mom's. GC'ers listen, they give advice, they help PNM (Potential New Memebers and Potential New Mom's) to get through the sometimes stressful time known as Rush (or Recruitment!) :)

Good luck to your daughter--can't wait to hear more!

fsumummy, good luck to your daughter as she meets all the fabulous sororities at my alma mater. have her be sure to take a small umbrella(bumpershoot)-those late summer showers can pop up without any notice!

go noles!

Good Luck to your daughter that she has a happy recruitment! I love to read stories were there is a Gamma Phi Beta chapter!

From this FSU mommy to FSUMommy, here's wishing you daughter all the best!!

Yay! A Seminole rush thread! Best wishes for your daughter in the Tallahassee heat!

I'm am FSU mommie X 2. Good luck to you and yours!
ZTA72:)

On our way...
 

Well, everyone.

The car is packed and the hubby has gone to gas it up while My Girl is saying some teary goodbyes to her highschool friends. (I'm sure my tears will show up on Sunday!)

Move in day isn't until tomorrow, but we wanted to get into town with as little "rushing" around as possible.

Her roommate is also arriving tonight, and we will be dinning with her family. Sadly, Roomie will not be going through recruitment. Neither are any of My Girl's friends. All state cost as a factor. Luckily, My Girl is a brain :D and has a full ride scholarship plus some! Anyway, I wish she knew someone, but I'm sure she will soon enough. Actually, I believe some of her Facebook :rolleyes: friends are so thats something.

Updates should start flowing in from now on! Let the skits begin!
FSUMummy

her nextdoor neighbors or girls down the hall may be rushing . either way, she will probably make some friends within her rush group. she'll be alright mom.
please keep us updated.

See, Mummy. Aren't you glad your girl chose the RIGHT school? We're so busy being wonderful, engaging, friendly, outgoing and SMART ladies who chose a GREAT school that we won't even post in that other school's recruitment threads...:rolleyes:

Best of luck to your daughter, and I can't wait to follow her story!

Good Luck to your Daughter!!! Though I don't attend there, I know FSU is a great school. I have several friend who are greek in different GLOs there, and they all enjoy it!

FSUMummy -

It actually may be a benefit for Your Girl not to have Roomie and Friends rushing. Thinking about and talking about rush 24/7 can be exhausting and overwhelming!! This group will give her a place to relax and just hang out.

Also, while she will hear plenty of "tent talk", she is in a great position to make her choices based on her opinions and not those of others.

Hope the move in went smoothly and Best of Luck to Your Girl!!!

Sunday Informational Session
 

Hello All!

As expected, I was hysterical and My Girl was pushing me out the dorm room door! I did get a call around 7:30 last night letting me know how things went.

So here goes...

All the PNMs met up and were divided into their recruitment groups. My Girls says that she believed there were 78 groups of 16 girls each. She absolutely adored her Rho Gam and found several of her rush group to be quite freindly and "normal".

They had some sort of skit performed for them which My Girl thought was very funny, but I had no clue as to why. Something about youtube???? They did the War Chant etc in order to get them enthused.

She said they were given tips/rules about what to wear. They were warned about "dirty rushing" though they didn't call it that. They were also given some sort of informational paper to fill out which asked things like legacy information.

Lastly, she said she loved the rush t-shirt that was handed out despite it's bright pink colouring. I forget the moto on it, so I'll get back to you on that one.

She says she was very nervous going into the informational meeting, but after having met several of the other PNMs, is looking forward to recruitment even more than before.

Round 1 started at 10:00am today. I'll write more tonight once I get an update.

Good luck to your daughter!!!

How Exciting!
 

I can't wait to hear more! Good luck to your FSU Daughter!

FSUMummy, I hope your "baby girl" is having a wonderful day! My best friends daughter is up there with her. Here's hoping they both find the perfect home.

FSUMummy, as you wait to hear from your daughter, I wait to hear from my daughter on the other side of rush at FSU. I know this past week of preparing for the potential new members has been a lot of fun, stress, and full of tears (especially the seniors). My daughter is already losing her voice so I know it will be gone by tomorrow.

As to recs, my daughter had none but was later told she had great recs. Where did they come from? Guess we will never know.

Feel free to pm if you have any questions I might be able to answer.

Icewaters Day 1
 

Thank you everyone for your words of support while I go through New Member Recruitment!

Just got off the phone with My Girl. Poor thing says that the day has been a complete blur. Her details were vague, but I'll share them non-the-less.

The PNMs visited 8 houses today...

Disneyland Paris - Neither the girls nor the conversations were memorable.
Luxembourg Gardens - The girl she spoke to came across as conceited, which turned her off.
Arc de Triompe - She immediately fell out of place although the girls were nice enough.
Fountain Saint Michel - The girl she spoke with was very nice but extremely nervous.
Notre Dame - She really got along with the girls here.
Champ-Elyses - She felt they were down to earth and enjoyed them a great deal.
Palace of Versaille - She felt very uncomfortable. The sisters spoke among themselves and ignored My Girl.
Orsay Museum - Nice girls who she got along really well with.

While My Girl said that there were several houses she didn't click with, she still had a good time on her first day. Her Rho Gam was wonderful throughout the day.

There was much tent talk with poor Fountain Saint Michel getting many ugly remarks about them. My Girl claims to have avoided the conversation. The Rho Gam didn't seem to notice the comments.

She has made no decisions yet and has decided to wait until tomorrow to rank the ones she visited today. She says a good night's rest might clear up today's hazyness.

As a side note, appearently a PNM suffer heat stroke and fainted at the beginning of the day. It was 99 degrees when she left her dorm in the morning. My Girl didn't know if she was all right and continued with recruitment or not.

Tomorrow is the second half of Round 1 where the PNM's will visit the remaining 7 houses and do their computer selections. I'll report late tomorrow evening.

I do have one question/comment though...

My Girl says she was ignored at one of the houses. She says the girl who she was supposed to speak with instead chose to speak to her sorority sister. While I realize My Girl may not be everyone's cup of tea, what ever happened to manners?

Ugh...sadly this does happen. The girl may just not have had the best conversation skills, I know it was a aspect of recruitment that always made me nervous! Don't let it get your girl down tho - sounds like she had a great day.

I'm going to root for Notre Dame since it was just down the street from my host family's house and one of the things I miss most about Paris is walking home from the métro and seeing its majestic towers lit up against the night sky. Good luck to My Girl!

Unfortunately as the day wears on, manners seem to decrease exponentially. This is one of those times that the PNMs need to work the hostess they are paired with to keep the conversation flowing. Even going so far as asking to be introduced to someone else, for example:

"I was really involved with my Photography Club, do you have any sisters that are involved in the FSU Club? Oh really? Could you introduce me to her?"

or

"What can you tell me about the clubs and organizations your members support on campus?"

etc.

This is so true. Everyone is tired and sick of making small talk. I suggest always having a few questions in your pocket that you can talk a lot about.

My "magic" question during recruitment was "Are you planning on studying abroad?" This always brought up a lot of interesting stories and I could introduce new sisters who had done a similar program, etc. I only had one girl ever say no. This could work on the PNM side as well. If the sister looks bored and you want to spark up the conversation, ask a question that you can answer with a long story, even if she isn't talkative.

Icewaters Day 2 - In Brief...Very Brief
 

Sadly, this won't be much of a recap. I was only able to briefly speak to My Girl after the computer selections. Work is getting in the way of my reporting! :(

My Girl said that she had a wonderful time yesterday. She liked all the houses and got aong well with most of the girls she spoke to. She wasn't sure if it was because she was used to the routine by the second day or these sororities were a better fit in general. She was just going on about what a good time she was having.

Computer selections seemed a little strange to me as my only information about ranking comes from a friend who was in college in the 80's and used bubble sheets! But from what I've read on the forums, I guess it works out in the end. Ahead of the pack is the Eiffel Tower. I don't know how the others placed on her list.

Today is Philanthropy and begins around 10am. Here's to hoping she has a full schedule! I'll get better details this evening.

-FSUMummy

By the way because I've been asked, the "rude girl" situation happened during the first third of the day. Surely, she wasn't out of small talk after three rounds. Regardless, My Girl said should she be invited back today she wouldn't hold it against the rest of the girls. We'll see soon enough.

definately hoping for a full schedule for your girl(and some cooler weather:) )

I was at my daughter's sorority house this past weekend and watched the girls practice rushing (as I was rushing in and out woith stuff for her room that we forgot the week before) and got the feeling the new girls (sophomores) don't find making small talk as easy as we would think it is.

Some girls have the gift of gab and others don't and are self-conscious of it. I sure hope it wasn't just a rude girl although we all know there are some of those out there. I hope your daughter won't judge that house on just that one girl.

I surely did not have that gift and wish I could have spent of all recruitment in the kitchen working on refreshments. In spite of that, I am still a volunteer in my 23rd year of membership so, hey, we're not all great recruiters...

Somebody must have kissed the Blarney Stone for me. When we were colonizing a new chapter, a sister with whom I was never very close said, "Let Honey rush the hard ones - she can talk to anyone!" I took that as quite a compliment! I get soooo fruatrated with kitchen duty!

No such luck. It was in the 80s at 745 AM today. Highs all week will be in the 90s with high humidity. Low chances of afternoon rain.