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Hi everyone!

I've been reading all sorts of posts on ucf to help me with recruitment in the fall; I was just wondering if there were any other girls out there that were planning on rushing in the fall as well. I'm considered a senior because of all my credits but I still have a year maybe a year and a half before I actually graduate. So I know I may be cut just on that basis alone and it may be hard for me to get a bid, but I’m ok with that, I figured there is no harm in trying. But any other tips would be greatly appreciated, like on what to wear etc.. Thanks!:)

The search function is your friend. There are TONS of threads about UCF recruitment (incluing tips, what to wear, etc).

You're going to be a senior? Good luck.

I'm currently a greek girl at UCF and you will get cut from certain chapter but then their are others that do take seniors. I know my chapter personally took I think it was 2. I encourage you to rush because you never know what will happen!! I know you have heard this a lot but if you keep an open mind about all the chapters you will maximize your chances, every chapter at UCF has amazing women! As far clothes go the first day and 2nd days are casual a lot of girls wear cute shorts with a cute top and as the days progress it gets dressier with sundresses on video day and cocktail dresses on pref day. I wish you all the luck with recruitment :) please feel free to pm me if you have any questions, I know when I went through I was so nervous and has 101 questions haha

good luck! let us know how it goes :)

I think after recruitment will be best for me to tell my story :)

you are right.

and i would like to elucidate on what peacelovetheta said about clothes. remember you are trying to impress girls, so your shorts should be a conservative length, no skanky tops, a cocktail/dressy dress(one you might wear to a wedding), not a dress you would go clubbing in. choose things that really flatter you and remember you don't have to have brand new things.

good luck!!

Thank for the advice, i normally don't wear shorts anyways so i think i should be ok on that part.

Hey RedSweetPea! I am rushing at UCF too, and hope to make it to the BBQ Sunday if work allows. Did you go to the first one? I will be a sophomore so we can stress a little together :)

Hey ucflove! I did not go the first bbq, I am hoping I can go this weekend to it, let me know if you go and maybe we can meet up! is it saturday or on sunday? I thought I saw saturday on the website, feel free to pm me if you wanna talk more! :)

Hey UCFLove and sweetpea,

I am ALSO a PNM at UCF. I am VERY nervous since I am a sophomore and I'm afraid that I will be cut simply because I am lavaliered. I have gotten the impression from some girls that I will not even be considered because I already am involved in Greek Life and spend aloot of time at my boyfriend's fraternity house. I am HOPING this is not true.

Feel free to PM me at any time and we will share our worries together. No reason to worry alone!

I don't consider being lavaliered as being "involved in Greek Life." It just means you have a boyfriend who is in a fraternity. Now if spending "a lot of time" at his fraternity house means spending the night, then that might be a problem.

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Originally Posted by barefootbeauty (Post 1829382)

Some things:

Being lavaliered DOES NOT = being involved in Greek Life. It just means you have a bf in a fraternity, that's all. So a sorority likely isn't going to cut you for being "already involved" becaue you're not.

There are some things to consider with being lavaliered:

**Everyone knows that there are fraternities that tend to hang more with certain sororities than others (example: at one school, the DGs and Sigma Chis may hang out alot). Because of this, it sometimes happens that a sorority will assume that because you are lavaliered to a man in a certain fraternity, that you only want to be in a certain sorority because that's the one they hang out with most (whether it's true or not).

Example: Let's say your bf is a Sigma Chi and they hang out the most with DG, during recruitment, it's possible that other sororities may assume "Let's cut her because she's lavaliered to a Sigma Chi, so she probably only wants to be a DG."

**Also, spending time at a certain fraternity sometimes makes girls think that because they are lavaliered to a ___, that they are guaranteed a bid certain sorority. Example: You may be lavaliered to a Sigma Chi whose chapter hangs out the most with DG. So you assume "I'm going to get into DG because my bf is a Sigma Chi." That's not true.

Some more advice for lavaliered PNMs:

*Please don't talk about your bf, his fraternity, or being lavaliered over and over again. It's annoying and it doesn't tell the sororities anything about YOU. Most would say that it's not really appropriate to talk about boys/boyfriends AT ALL.

*Be mindful of your behavior around your bf's faternity house. There are probably some sorority members hanging out there, and you're probably friends with them. All the more reason for you to make sure to keep it classy when you're at fraternity parties and such. Don't be a drunken scene, yell, scream, cause drama, etc. The sorority members WILL notice you, in a bad way.

*Be mindful of yoursel when partying around sorority members. Sometimes all it takes is one drunken (or sober) misunderstanding between girls to negatively affect your recruitment.

Example: You accidentally spill your drink on Amy Alpha. You say sorry, but she thinks you said something else and gives you a dirty look. You are confused and you give her a dirty look back. She then goes back to the rest of the Alphas and says "that girl barefootbeauty is such a beeyotch, she gave me a dirty look at Sigma Chi last night!!" They all spread the word to other sisters, and your chances of being an Alpha are affected.

Things get even more interesting if Amy Alpha decides to tell her friends in OTHER sororities about "the incident." You get the idea.

i would go so far as to say just don't wear the lavalier during recruitment-don't minimize your chances from the get-go.