My cousin's rush at USC
 

Ok, so I know that Recruitment is done at USC (the California one), but I wanted to post my cousin's experience here!!

I waited until she was done because I left for the beach in the middle of it, and have been gone for a week and wanted to do the story in it's entireity when I got back! Also, no code names for me, just giving the info as she gave it to me.

So here we go! Convo Day 1.....

She went to 6 houses on the first Convo day. She visited:

Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Phi
Delta Gamma
Pi Phi
Kappa Alpha Theta
Gamma Phi Beta

She said her Ro Chi's were very sweet, but one was sort of "intense" (not sure what that meant).

AXO-She really liked the girl that she spoke to, but thought the house was ok. She said, I guess it just all depends on who you get paired up with too.

Alpha Phi-She thought the house was really cute and she liked the girls, but was unsure if it was a fit for her.

DG-After Day 1, this was her top fave! She felt really comfortable here, and felt like the conversation was genuine and not awkward at all! She loved it!!

PiPhi-She said this would be her 3rd choice(out of the ones she saw today). She liked the house and thought it was nice, but wasn't crazy about the girls.

Theta-2nd pick after day 1. She thought the house was cute and the girls were really nice.

Gamma Phi-she thought the girls were really cute, but conversations were very awkward and forced. She felt like she didn't have alot in common with them.



Next up is Convo Day 2.....

go jenn's cousin!

I just have to say, exterior-wise, AXO has always been my favorite house at SC

Thank you! I am so curious to know how rush went at my alma mater, for your cousin and in general. Please hurry and post more!

Convo Day 2.....

My cousin went to see the rest of the houses that she wasn't able to go to on the first day. Today she went to:


Kappa Kappa Gamma
Alpha Delta Pi
Delta Delta Delta
Sigma Delta Tau


I wasn't able to get much descriptions out of her (we played phone tag) except for that she thought the Kappa house was really pretty and she really loved it there!!

So after these 2 days the cuts start. The PNM's were to choose their top 7 to go to and cut 3. My cousin chose to cut:

Gamma Phi Beta
Sigma Delta Tau
Alpha Chi Omega

When we talked she said out of all the houses she saw over the first 2 days, her top three faves were DG (1), Kappa (2), and Theta (3)

...and then?

Day 3 was House Tours!!

This was the first day cuts were made, and PNM's could go to a max of 7 parties.My cousin had a full schedule of 7!!

She went to:

DG
Theta
Kappa
PiPhi
AXO
ADPi
Tri Delt


DG-This was her first choice after the first couple of days, but not so much on Day 3. She was first paired with a sister she really clicked with, but then was paired with another girl who she felt so awkward with. Conversation with girl 2 was really tough and there was no connection. She left the house not feeling so great about them.

Theta-They defiantely moved up on her list after house tours! She really liked it here and met alot of girls.

Kappa-another fave!! She had a great time here and was introduced to alot of sisters! She felt like special attention was paid to her here and she was really flattered. Definately a top fave for her!

PiPhi-She likes it here but isn't so sure about their campus reputation as a whole. On campus, PiPhi is known as the party girls (now don't get mad at me, I'm saying this to make a point) but she felt like-the girls are so much more than that, and they are so involved, and she didn't love that that was how they were known.

AXO-She had dropped them after Day 2 but was asked back for house tours. Again, she just wasn't feeling them.

ADPi-Didn't click with the girls and just wasn't feeling it here.

Tri Delt-She did have a good day here; likes it as much as she liked Pi Phi but isn't really sure.

At the end of House Tours, the pnm's drop 2 houses, so my cousin chose to drop:

AXO
ADPi

As Brit Brit would say....
 

gimme gimme more, gimme more, gimme gimme more! :p

Good luck to your cousin! Sounds like she has a lot of great chapters to choose from:)

Ugh, left us hanging!

On to Day 4...Video Day!!

This was a 5 party max day and my cousin again got a full schedule of 5 parties!!
She went to:

DG
Kappa
Tri Delt
PiPhi
Theta

DG-its funny how things change over the course of the week because when she started, she was so in love with DG and now at the end of day 4, they have just fallen off her list. She said that they weren't rushing her as hard as they had at first and that, while she still liked them, there were others that she loved more.

Kappa-again, loved it!! She said that while she was here she just had the best time, and was so comfortable, and had a huge smile on her face when she left. She really loved it here! Plus, Kappa is a popular house on campus right now, so she felt good that they kept asking her back and that they were rushing her so hard.

Tri Delt-at the end of the day, she knew that she would be dropping this house, as she just wasn't in love with it. Just not the right fit for her.

Pi Phi-she likes the girls, but not their reputation (deserved or not). Not a fit for her.

Theta-her second fave!! She loved it here and said when she left she had a huge smile on her face!! She loves the girls and said that when she's there, she already feels like they're her best friends. She raved about how down to earth they were and how well rounded they are-she loved that they were so involved and have the highest GPA on the row.


At the end of the day, the pnm's have to narrow it down to two houses for pref. My cousin decided to drop :

DG
Tri Delt
Pi Phi



She called me that night and told me how torn she was between Kappa and Theta. She loved them both so much and told me all the reasons why. It was hard for her because Kappa is so popular right now and I'm sure she felt great that she was being rushed so hard there. But she kept going on and on about how awesome Theta was-to me it sounded like her heart was already with Theta. I told her to go with her gut, both are wonderful, and she knows best which would be best for her.

The next day is Pref and Bid Day.......

OMG
 

i love this story, it's to the point and it's nice to have a story from the west coast. i like that you used the actual names of the sororities. :)

Post more! :D

By the way. USC Theta is Cindy McCain's chapter.

In addition, they won a slew of awards at our convention this past summer including the Founders Award for the most outstanding Theta chapter!

I love this thread, reminds me of the good old days on Greek chat before the PC police raided, when everyone used real chapter names instead of codes...;)

Come on, don't leave us hanging!

...Just to clarify the pnms rank the chapters. If a pnm is not invited back to a particular chapter another chapter will fill in the spot if she is on their invitation list.

Excited to see how it turns out! I have very close friends in both Kappa and Theta at USC (and DG and ADPi for that matter...no Alpha Phis though which is ironic) so I am super stoked to see which sorority she ends up in!! Little hijack, but I think the Theta house at USC is quite possibly the cutest sorority house I have ever seen...it's like a little Barbie Malibu Mansion.

I knew a USC Theta too! She just graduated this year though. She's actually the best friend of my room mate from sophomore year (living in the Alpha Phi house!).
She visited our school several times, and if she is any indication of the chapter as a whole, then they are a lovely, intelligent, and friendly group of ladies!

Pref!!!


So, the Pref ceremonies are held in the morning, then the girls rank their choices and bids are given out later that night! I got an early text from my cousin saying that she had been invited back to:

Kappa
Theta

Yay for her!! I told her to call me later in the day when she found out her new home!!!


Bids were going to be distributed at like, 6:30 p.m, I think and my cousin is in her room getting ready, when she got a call from her Rho Chi..............

OH No!!!!!

Maybe the Rho Chi's call to say "hey can't wait to see you tonight?"

That's what I'm thinking...

MORE!

If that's the case and if I were a pnm waiting for the dreaded phone call, and I saw my Rho Chi's phone number on my caller ID, I'd be relieved that she didn't call for *that reason* but at the same time a little upset that I almost had a heart attack at the young age of 18 :p

So her Rho Chi called her to tell her that............

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Bid distribution was going to be delayed by 2 hours!!! When she texted me to let me know that, and I asked why, she said that apperantly one of the houses was late in getting their stuff in and that was the delay. Still not sure what the reason was??



Anyways, later that night I got a text from my cousin, and then her mom, to let me know that my cousin is an ecstatic, thrilled, proud new member of....
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KAPPA ALPHA THETA!!!!!!!!

Woo hoo!!! Her first choice and she was thrilled!! She called me and I could hear all this yelling in the background from girls opening their bids-it was so cute! She was beyond thrilled and I am of course, so happy for her. And, her roomate also went Theta as well!!

hooray!!

Yay for your cousin and her roommate! The USC Theta chapter is tremendous and I hope they are flying their kites high and enjoying their time there!

Thanks for sharing a great recruitment story!

Jenn,
We need pictures!

YEAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! for your cousin and the THETAS!
"Several" (ahem!) years ago I also went to Kappa and Theta on preference night and have never regretted the result (also my first choice:) Kappa Alpha Theta!!!!
Best wishes for a wonderful lifetime in Theta!

Awww! Congrats to your cousin!!! And thanks for sharing her story :)

Congrats! Thetas have a wonderful chapter at SC and I'm sure she'll be thrilled with her sisters!!!

WooHoo!!!!!!! I am so thrilled that recruitment went so well for your cousin! Black and Gold pansies for her! I've heard so many wonderful things about the USC Thetas!!!

Congrats to your cousin on THETA!

congrats to your cousin and KAPPA ALPHA THETA!

side note: Isn't Whitney Post from the Hills a USC Theta alumna?

I thought I heard she was a Theta at Arizona, but I can't remember where I heard that, so I may be waaaaay wrong.

You're probably right.

whitney
 

whitney port from the hills is from theta at USC..

:)