Florida Gator Recruitment!!!!!!!
 

Hey everyone, my name is E and I'm going to be a freshman at University of Florida this fall. I'm a direct legacy to one house on campus through my Grandmother, Mom and 2 sisters who were all in this sorority at UF and one of my sisters is still active. Obviously this is my first choice as this sorority has been in my blood since birth, and I've pretty much grown up at the house and know all the girls because of my sisters. Plus it's the best house on campus with an amazing social calendar.

All my ducks are in a row for recs, outfit etc... I can't wait for it to being!!

Well la-di-FRICKIN'-da!!!

Um Sororities are social organizations, why is it a problem that I want a chapter with a good event calendar that will give me lots of chance to do fun things, bond with sisters, meet guys and get involved in the community. Above all I want sisterhood and to have what the women in my family have gotten from our sorority. But I mean there isn't anything wrong with wanting the house you join to be active and social and fun.

So much for keeping an open mind. Why did you bother to get recs to the other houses? What happens if your legacy chapter (gasp!) drops you? Will you drop out of recruitment?

Although you claim that the sorority has been in your "blood" since birth, there are never any guarantees. Watch them eggs in your basket, sweetie.

My biggest piece of advice for you at this point:

Keep an open mind during the process to all chapters. Not just your legacy chapters.

Just as you are a legacy to this chapter and you think it's amazIng, I can guarantee that there will be several other direct legacies to said chapter who feel the same way.

Not trying to be Debbie Downer here, but no one is guaranteed a bid (not even a legacy at a school like yours) and it's a good idea to not have your heart set on one group.

Of course sororities are social organizations.

But that "top house" "best social calendar" stuff doesn't fly on GC.

I believe the phrase you were looking for was "their sorority." You are not a member.

No, of course there's not. You just don't need to add the arrogant (not to mention highly subjective) opinion that "it's the best house on campus."

I missed the "our sorority". Oy.

LOL @ our sorority. I blame the family. We had a thread about how some people are raised to believe they essentially are an XYZ.

I have experience with legacies, some of whom wore 'nalia that their family members passed down to them. Some of them were rejected by the chapter on the campus and, if they didn't wait for graduate/alumni/alumnae chapter, joined another GLO.

Humble pie in the eye.

I definitely caught the OUR sorority thing. And I chuckled.

To the OP... PLEASE realize quickly that you are in no way guaranteed a bid to this house. It could happen, which would be amazing for you, I'm sure. But you also need to be prepared for the "worst" (and I put that in quotes because I'm sure the other chapters on campus are wonderful, too). Trust me, I say this for your own good. Remember that the chapter can always cut you.

.. OR.. you could cut this chapter. It's great that you're interested in this house right now (hopefully for all of the right reasons, and not just because of their social calendar), but remember that you haven't even met any of the sisters yet, outside of your family members, of course. You might find that you get to campus, start recruitment, and you don't click with the chapter that you're a legacy to.

Just PLEASE, whatever you do, don't treat the other chapters poorly because you only want a bid to this one house. I'm not saying that you would, but it has definitely happened... especially when girls are extremely set on one chapter.

QFP.

ha. ha. ha.

ha. ha.

Oh, but she has.

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Originally Posted by Gator*Belle (Post 1940512) . . . and I've pretty much grown up at the house and know all the girls because of my sisters.

I just really can't help but wonder if "E" likes to play volleyball.

Why do I have a feeling that she's saying "thanks! I forgot to put "treat all the other sororities like dog doo" on my checklist!" And meaning it in all seriousness.

Honey, I hope that you aren't as arrogant at rush as you have come across on here. Legacy or not, active sister or not, you don't know the current politics of the chapter.

^^^ (re: MysticCat's observation) uh huh. Or ride horses?

^^ Haha. I would love to see her treat other chapters poorly and find out what happens with that.

And I didn't notice that she had GROWN UP at the house. All the more reason to look at other houses, too, I think. Talk about truly getting your hopes up, only to have them completely crushed if you don't get a bid.

And PLEASE, don't think that saying "our sorority" during recruitment will get you anywhere. It doesn't matter who you are... I guarantee the sisters will have the same reaction that we did.