stressed moms almost done!
 

Hi,

I've been supporting my daughter all through her recruitment. Thank heaven for this web site. I've talked her through her entire experience - here it is in a nutshell

I'll name the houses:
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, brown, black, white, gray
(colors have NOTHING to do with sorority colors)

Day 1-2 open house - she went to all 11 houses on campus. Very overwhelmed. Liked orange, red, yellow, blue

Day 3-4 First rounds - some girls in red remembered her - felt hopful still liked them best. Had a difficult time at indigo. She felt very out of place and ignored. She ranked the houses:
orange, red, blue, yellow, black, gray, white, green, brown, violet, brown

Day 5-6 second rounds: Girls could be invited back to a max of 6 houses. My daughter was upset - she only got 4 bids back. (personally I thought that was great - other gilrs in her group got 6 but some only 2)
Here's the bids she got:
violet, white, gray, black
her ranking: black, white, gray, violet

Perf night! - Nervous all day- seriously thought she wouldn't get any bids. Lo and behold she got three!
bid from: white, black, violet (thrilled to get a bid from black -fave right now, white - really likes, violet - not sure says girls are nice she'll see how tonight goes)

So that's the story for now. Tommrow is bid day. I'm pulling for black or white. (Although I truly believe violet really, really likes her)

fingers are crossed! Her school does have quota additons so I'm hopful that she won't get "the call"

crossing fingers for your daughter!

So after first rounds, she ranked brown twice and indigo not at all? ;) I take it you mean she ranked indigo last.

I hope your daughter gets good news tomorrow.

Hope all goes well!!!
(and you get some sleep tomorrow night!!!)


A Southern Mom

One of my favorite recruitment stories. Gets to the point!

Sounds like my daughter's experience. 10 Open Houses, Invited back to 6 out of a possible 8(Philanthorpy), Invited back to 4 out of a possible 5 (Skit Day), Invited back to 3 out of 3 for Pref (went to all three but only ranked 2...she liked the girls at #3 but couldn't really see herself there) and will find out tomorrow where she'll land. I don't really know (we didn't have Greeks at my college) but I think she did well. She says she'll be happy at either sorority #1 or #2 but I think she'd really like to be in #1. It's been a great experience for her and she's very happy that she decided to go through Recruitment.

Hope all goes well for the moms!!

...and the daughters!! :)

Good luck to your daughter. it sounds as if she had a very successful recruitment.

yay for the moms! Be sure to let us know how things turn out!

Update

Perf night went really well. Still likes White the best. She did say she'd be happy in any of the three houses. In fact she went to all three parties with one girl. They hope they'll be together tommrow!

Tune in after 1pm EST! for the big result - pray no "before 10" call!!!

Thanks for all your support!

Thanks! I think she said that they're meeting tomorrow at 10:30 AM to get their Bids...I'll let you know where she lands.

perf night sounds really fun ;)

Good luck to your daughter!

BTW, she got 4 invites after the first round and 3 invites after the second round. She is waiting to see if she got a bid today. A bid is an invitation to join; an invite is merely an invitation to the next round.

My daughter just texted me, she got her bid to join.......GAMMA PHI BETA (her first choice). She's so excited and happy!

Thank-you on her behalf!

Congrats! I'm still waiting! She DID NOT get "the call" she did get an e-mail saying to dress in jeans and a tee-shirt.

More to come!

VAmom11

WOOOHOOO Welcome to Gamma Phi Beta!~!!!!!!! Pink carnations and crescent moons to you both!

:D:D:D

Pink carnations to you AND your daughter! LOVE those new gammies! If she can post a bid day pic, we'd love to see it!

hang in ther scrapcat-it's almost over!

congrats. to the new gamma phi beta.

A question. Is it appropriate for her dad and I to send her a bouquet of pink carnations to say congratulations?

You can send anything you want to your daughter... you're her mom!!!! Yes, I think flowers of her new sorority are a nice idea. You may even want to get her a little gift that would go with all the cute Gamma Phi stuff out there.

Congrats to your daughter and Gamma Phi Beta!!! And I agree with SWTXbelle...post a bid day pic if you can get one!

Scrapcat, congrats to your daughter...she has a bid somewhere!

Well ladies - It's over, my daughter got her bid! I knew it was good news when I answered the phone, heard lots of screaming and a tiny voice saying "mommy...



I'm a PHI MU!!!! :D



Her first choice! She's also with two of the girls she met during recruitment.

now I can sleep, eat and breathe again. (what we moms go through!)

Yay for you, your daughter, and Phi Mu! :)

Congrats to your daughter and PHI MU!!!

Congrats to scrapcat's daughter and Phi Mu and vamom11's daughter and Gamma Phi Beta!!:D:D

Congratulations to you and your daughter scrapcat...don't you feel like you just let your breath out!?

Yet another beautiful new Phi!

Ladida-those Phi Mus are the best!

My whole family is just thrilled. Now my younger daughter said "Gee I guess I'm a legacy now!"

I can't wait to hear all the bid day details!

Yayy!!! Congratulations to both moms and daughters!!!

Congratulations to our new Phi Mu and Gamma Phi Beta!! :)


.....Kelly :)

Sadly, I missed her call (at the gas station) but it was too cute...the whole message:

"Mom, guess were I am?...I'm sitting in my new HOUSE (House at the top of her lungs). What a nut, a happy nut, but a nut! Like scrapcat, I can't wait to hear all about Bid Day.

congrats to both PHI MU AND GAMMA PHI BETA!!

My daughter called with all the bid day updates: The girls went to the huge (her words) gym at the school (inclimate weather). The houses lined up on one side, pnms on the other. The pi chis did their reveal and ran to their houses then the pnms were called to "JOIN YOUR HOUSE!" My daughter said she ran crying over the the girls! She got lots of hugs. Next the group walked over to the house where they played a "getting to know you game" and had a bbq.

She said she got "tons of gifts!" She was quite breathless and obviously having the time of her life.

Phew.

Moms, I guess you can relax now. Congratulations to both daughters and I'm especially excited for the new Gamma Phi Beta!

scrapcat, I'm jealous! I can't wait to hear from my girl. Her Grammie is thrilled...she was Delta Gamma at Iowa and really wanted my daughter to join a sorority-she knew she'd love it.

Vamom11, I think your D is where my D's former teammate is a student. This girl just pledged DDD and there is another hs teammate who is a sophomore TriDelt at that chapter as well.

vamom11 - congrats on your daughter getting in! It's just too much fun hearing all the wonderful details... I'm sure this fall will be busy busy busy!