University of Tennessee - 2011
 

I'm wondering if any other UT PNM's are on here...or any moms of PNM's??

Go Greek! round was yesterday. It was fun but I am SOOOOOOOO nervous!

We have 13 chapters:

ADPi
AOPi
AXO
CHI O
DDD
DG
DZ
KKG
KD
PHI MU
Pi PHI
SK
ZTA

Rush schedule this week:

Saturday August 13th- Move in and PNM Orientation
Sunday August 14th- GO GREEK!
Monday August 15th-Philanthropy Round-Day 1
Tuesday August 16th-Philanthropy Round-Day 2
Wednesday August 17th-No Recruitment--First day of classes
Thursday August 18th-Skit Round-Day 1
Friday August 19th-Skit Round- Day 2
Saturday August 20th-Preference Night
Sunday August 21st-BID DAY!

I am trying so hard to be open minded like I've read on this board. I already have stand outs, I guess I can come up with nicknames and post about recruitment.

good luck to you! please keep us posted as you are able.

Ok, so I have been getting ready for this for awhile. I got recs for 10 out of 13 houses. I also have my outfits all ready. I like my gamma chi...and I only know one other girl in my group, but not well.

We visited every chapter briefly, and we have to rank them like this: ten of of our favorites get ranked as number 1; we do not have to put them in order. The remaining three are put in order of preferences as 2, 3, and 4. She said we could still get invited back to our bottom three if any of our top ten do not invite us back.

I decided to use college football teams (besides UT)

Razerbacks
Gamecocks
Hokies
Bulldogs
Gators
Wildcats
Commodores
Rebels
Crimson Tide
Falcons
Irish
Yellow Jackets
Blue Devils

Let's go Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets!

My wish list as of now:

Razerbacks
Gamecocks
Bulldogs
Gators
Wildcats
Commodores
Rebels
Crimson Tide
Falcons
Blue Devils

My bottom three:

Hokies
Irish
Yellow Jackets

Sorry GTAlphaPhi!! Names were given randomly!!!! :)

Good luck! I know you'll do great! I couldn't help but notice that "Tigers" (I go to AU) is absent from this list, lol. I suppose I'll pull for the Bulldogs (family members go to UGA). Please keep us updated when you can!

The University of Tennessee is a good school and you seem like a really sweet girl full of spirit. Any of the houses at TENN would be lucky to have you.

My daughter went through recruitment at UT last year and is on the other end this year. (I posted here about her recruitment throughout her week to keep myself busy!!).

She said it is just as stressful on this side of recruitment, although I must admit, not for me!!! :)

She called me earlier today and mentioned that the chapters got their returns back. I forgot to ask when the girls get their invite back list, last year they did not get it until they arrived at Panhellenic.

Good luck Smokey15! I'll look forward to reading your posts!

No Buckeyes? I guess I can forgive the oversight... and root for the Gamecocks. Good luck!

I'm confused. Isn't the first round of parties today? How do you have a list of favorites before you have even visited the chapters?

First round of parties was last night. Today and tomorrow are Philanthropy rounds. Good luck Smokey! I think I'm going to pull for the Bulldogs!

I'm a born and raised Crimson Tide fan, so that's who I'll root for. :)

Okay, finished Philanthropy, Day 1. I had 4 invites out of a possible 5 (could have up to 5 more tonight).

I am posting the first half of Philanthropy Round now and will post about Day 2 of the round later.

I had two of my stand-outs! One that I'm not sure of yet. One that was my LAST CHOICE after Go Greek. I guess they try to fill our schedule with our top ten choices, and if any of those didn't want us back they move on to our bottom-ranked choices (if they wanted us back). I will give a run down -- but I can't really give details without giving away which chapter I vistited and I don't want to hurt feelings or burn any bridges.

So, I visited:

Gators - I felt a little bit intimidated at first because the girls all seemed so "together". I had already heard them labeled as a "top" group and I have to say, they were all really pretty. They all had cute matching outfits (shirts were their philanthropy) and matching sandals. I was very surprised that I felt so welcome and comfortable right away. They were all friendly and I didn't get the "snobby" vibe that I expected AT ALL. I really love their philanthropy and can tell that they do too. I guess the best way to describe them is "classy".

Razerbacks: This was another that I hoped to get an invite back to. I am trying really hard to sort out the ones I really feel connected to and ignore what I heard beforehand. I heard this was also a "top" house. Again, I thought the sisters were pretty and well put together, and also another good philanthropy. But --- I just did not feel as comfortable or connected. I thought the conversations were a little more forced and the girls in general were a little more awkward. It could be that they were more nervous? I liked them, but moved them to my "maybe" pile.

Yellow Jackets: This was the chapter that I ranked 13 out of 13. It was nothing personal at all! I honestly think every chapter was good and has something to offer. I just did not feel connected at all. Of course I was polite and stayed engaged, but I had to force myself to laugh and act like I was loving it. I also noticed that the the girls that did seem to love this group I had very little in common with. I don't know why I feel bad admitting that, but I just do.

Commodores: Ummmm, hmmmm. Interesting. They were fun, a little less "together" than the Gators or Razerbacks but seemed comfortable and made me feel relaxed. I know this is petty, but I noticed and it bothered me so I will just say it. One sister had badly chipped nail polish. Another had the remnants of a big "X" on her hand. Not things that I would normally care about at all, but for recruitment I felt like they should at least try to look their best. I was trying to figure out if it was intentional. Maybe they wanted to just completely be themselves and not put on a show. I guess I felt like it was in poor taste and to be honest it just turned me off. Overall I did have fun and the sisters were less like clones than some others, is that good or bad -- ???

I am not going to rank until I see who I visit tonight. My mind is all over the place right now and writing is actually helpful.

On another note, my roommate and suitemates are going through also. We are trying not to discuss, but my suit-ey and I have been chatting. I can ask if she minds if I post her visits too.

I know...right? I was looking and searching for some Nittany Lions. Sad to not see them!

My sister is going through recruitment at UT, too! I must admit I've been a nervous wreck the past couple of days, definitely more nervous than she is! Good luck smokey15!