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Another Retro Recruitment Story
I dug up my old recruitment booklet and thought it was about time to post my retro recruitment story. I hope you all enjoy.
I decided to name the chapters after cities. They were: Seattle Munich Boston San Francisco New York Paris London Barcelona Shanghai Orlando Ice Water Open House Round: The first day, we met our Pi Chis before we started the open house round. The first house I visited was Boston. I talked to three girls and had some good conversations, but didn't really click with any of them and felt pretty awkward with the third girl. They were all very nice and I left feeling good about this house. Next, I went to Barcelona. I loved this house immediately and felt so at home there! The girls I talked to were genuine and very friendly. We talked about all different topics, not just rush and school, and I loved talking to all three of them. I could really see this house as my future home! After Barcelona, I went to Paris. The house was extraordinarily beautiful, and the three girls I talked to were nice, but I didn't find I had much in common with them. Next I went to Shanghai. I really loved this house, and I was lucky enough to get to talk to four girls! My first conversation was sort of awkward (I think we were both a little bit nervous--she told me it was her first time through recruitment as an active) but the others flowed a lot better. I felt very connected to this diverse group of girls and thought it would be a great fit. After a break, I went to San Francisco. I was really excited about this house since I already knew some girls in it, so I was looking forward to the open house. I got to talk to four girls here as well, and I had so much in common with them! They had a lot of activities that interested me and I really liked this house. After San Francisco, I visited Orlando. I was nervous about this house because they are known to be more selective than other sororities on campus and the girls tend to be very similar. I was presently surprised, and loved the three girls I talked to. They were all friendly, down-to-earth, and I had a lot in common with them. This house seemed like it could be my place! Next I went to Seattle. I did not feel very comfortable at this house. They are a small chapter, so I was double-rushed the entire time and only got the chance to meet one girl. I felt like I was supporting most of the conversation and just didn't feel a good fit here. Next, I got to visit Munich, where I was a legacy. So obviously, I was really excited to visit this house! I got to talk with four girls, about all different topics, and they were all very nice. For some reason though, I didn't feel quite right about this house. I wanted to be fair and give it another chance, though, especially since I was a legacy. We'll see what happens there! After Munich, I visited London. The girls were friendly and the house was beautiful, but my conversations didn't leave much of an impression on me. I was really interested in their philanthropy, however, and wanted to give this house a second chance. The last house I visited was New York. At this point I was very tired, so I'm afraid I might have unintentionally yawned a couple of times here! I really loved these girls, and got to talk to them a lot about their community service and philanthropy activities. The girls I talked to were so sweet and genuine and I loved this house! At the end of the day, we ranked our bottom two houses(we could be invited back to a maximum of eight houses). My ranking looked like this (we didn't have to, but I ranked my top eight). 1. Shanghai 2. Munich my legacy chapter 3. San Francisco 4. New York 5. Barcelona 6. Orlando 7. Boston 8. London Bottom Two 1. Seattle 2. Paris The next round is house tours, and I will try to update soon! |
I don't know if anyone is reading this story (maybe it's too boring for y'all?) but I'm going to write my update for house tours. When we got our list of parties for this round, mine looked like this:
1. Munich my legacy chapter! 2. Boston 3. Barcelona 4. Seattle 5. Paris 6. London 7. San Francisco I was disappointed to discover that I had been cut from two of my top three houses, Shanghai and New York, as well as Orlando. I really loved all three of those houses. I was quite happy to see that I'd been invited back to Munich, since I didn't think I'd made a very strong impression there, as well as some other houses I loved. House Tours Round So, Munich was my first party. When they called our names at the door, my name didn't get called, which freaked me out! I knew I was at the right party. There was another girl whose name wasn't called as well, so after all the other PNMs had gone into the house, we were picked up together and double-rushed. We got to sit in the garden, and then tour the house. The first girl I talked to was very nice, but she seemed to have a lot more in common with the other PNM, and I was continuously left out of the conversation, despite my attempts to join. The house was totally gorgeous and my tour was great, but I felt ignored by the active who gave the tour, as she really only talked to the other PNM. I left feeling sad that things hadn't gone better at this house, as I really wanted them to like me as much as I liked them! Next, I went to Boston. The house was beautiful, and the girl who gave me my house tour was so friendly and nice, she gave me a LOT of information and told me some fun little stories. We really clicked, and when we said goodbye she told me she hoped she'd see me again. After Boston was Barcelona! I was so happy to be invited back to this house! I'd loved it so much during the first round, and this round only made me love it more. The house was gorgeous, and huge, and I had some wonderful conversations. The Vice President was one of the girls who gave my tour (they switched partway through) and I had a great conversation with her--she was so sweet and friendly, and I could really see her as my sister someday soon! I was really sad to leave this house, and when I left, all the girls I had talked to were waving and saying goodbye to me by name. Next was Seattle. As in the first round, another girl and I were double-rushed. We sort of got cornered on a couch with a girl sitting in front of us, which felt uncomfortable, and we sat for so long that our house tour was kind of rushed. I again didn't click with the girls I talked to (this time I got to talk to two girls) and just something about this house didn't feel right to me. Then I had a break, and after the break was Paris. This was a great house with fun girls (I had two acquaintances in the house), but I just hadn't felt right there during the first round. When I got to the house, I didn't actually get a house tour--instead, the girl who picked me up at the door took me and sat me down in the living room to talk. Then she was bumped by another girl who sat me down in the garden to talk. This was mostly a good conversation, but she actually brought up drugs (a big recruitment no-no!) and I felt very uncomfortable. The third girl to bump took me upstairs, but rather than showing me the house, she sat me down in the first bedroom upstairs to talk, and the party ended soon after. I was very disappointed that I didn't get to see the house, especially since all the other girls in my Pi Chi group had been given full tours. After Paris, I visited London. I didn't write much down in my booklet, and don't remember a lot, but I did say that I had a rush crush on this house! The girls I talked to were sweet, open, and genuine, their house was beautiful, and they had a lot of activities I was really excited about! My last house was San Francisco, and I fell in love! I loved the girls I talked to. We had so much in common, and they kept telling me how happy they were that I was at their house, and that they really hoped they'd get to see me at the next round. Their house was gorgeous, and my conversations were all so real! I never felt like anything was forced, I was never bored, and I could just truly see these girls as my future sisters...I hoped they felt the same way. When it was time to rank our houses for the next round, we could be invited back to a maximum of four houses. I was surprised to know that we would have to cut so many houses! We had to rank our bottom houses, and could rank the top four if we wanted (I did). My ranking looked like this: 1. Barcelona 2. Munich I wanted to give my legacy chapter one more chance 3. San Francisco 4. London Bottom Three 1. Seattle 2. Paris 3. Boston The next round was Greek Pillars. I will update soon! |
I'm reading! Btw, it says your post has 96 views, so I'm sure I'm not the only one here.
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reading!!
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Reader!
I'm reading too! I'm so interested.
But I too, was confused about you ranking Boston last...:o |
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I'm reading!
And I'm wondering about ranking Boston last too...to me, it sounded like you really enjoyed your time there |
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When I went to meet my Pi Chi the following evening to get my party schedule for the third round (Greek Pillars Night), she was waiting in a big room full of PNMs and Pi Chis--it was so loud! Girls were laughing and talking and happily comparing their party schedules. There were several of us from my Pi Chi group, and our Pi Chi handed the other girls their schedules first. Then, when she looked at mine before giving it to me, she said "I think we should go outside". I was really worried--why wouldn't she just give me my schedule? (As a note, I'd been really open with my Pi Chi throughout recruitment, talking to her about how I felt about each house, getting advice, etc). So on with the story. Once we were outside, my Pi Chi handed me my party schedule, and said "I'm so sorry". I looked down and saw one, yes one house on the schedule. Somehow I had gone from seven houses in the previous round, to only one! And this was still the round before preference. I couldn't believe this had happened!
My Pi Chi and I had talked before about how I didn't feel that this was the house for me, so it was really hard to see that they were the only house to ask me back. I started crying and she tried to comfort me, but I knew in my heart that this house was not the place for me, and so I made the decision to withdraw from recruitment. While my Pi Chi picked up the withdrawal forms, I called my mom to tell her what had happened. I was so disappointed, and worried that she'd be upset I'd been cut from my legacy chapter! But my mom wasn't upset, and told me that whatever I chose to do in terms of Greek life, she'd support me. My Pi Chi came out, I signed the withdrawal papers. We said goodbye, and she told me that she would keep me updated if any of the chapters were doing snap bids, or COB. Unfortunately, although she did check in to see how I was doing the next day (totally sweet, and unrequired since I'd withdrawn), I never heard anything from her about snap bids or COB, and I'd kind of given up on being a part of Greek life on my campus. But it all turned out for the best, because this recruitment story has a surprise happy ending! It has to, or else I would not be on Greekchat now! But you'll just have to wait for the twist... |
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Oooo a twist! Dont keep us in suspense too long
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cute!
ahh the suspense =]
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Awww.. :( I wish this story would continue!
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