| lillady85 |
09-14-2006 01:00 AM |
First official day of rush!
So, I don't know if I was supposed to move into the other thread but I figured I'd stay here since I already moved once and I don't want to intrude on the other girl's stories.
Back to the story,
Today was day one. Now because we are a city school in the north (we're actually not in the NE but I'll tell you after rush is over) we don't have rounds. Rather, rush is spread out over two weeks and you have to see each group twice. That way, you spend a little more time, don't talk to 100's of girls and it's a bit more chill, at least for us I think it works well. So today my group went to go see DeeDee, C.J and Tommy.
DeeDee- I really liked this group of girls because they all seemed very different and not what you would imagine at all. Each girl really stood out whether through personality, dress, enthusiasm, you name it. My group had some really nice girls including another transfer junior! They did emphasize that though they aren't a big group nationwide, they still have a strong alumnae network. I don't really know the pros and cons of having a strong national presence, to use another forums words, so I don't know why they kept mentioning it. The only bad thing was that they didn't have any ice breakers besides having everyone name a quirky thing about them so after awhile conversation kept going back to things like "these are our paddles" and etc. But I guess because it was the first part, it wasn't a big deal.
C.J- This was the last part for my group and I think this is where the people who are in sororities might be able to figure out where I go to school. But I want to comment on it anyway since it did make a good impression. Now, I knew that there was a new chapter colonizing at my school and I thought it sounded interesting to begin with. Even though none of the people there were college students, they were all national directors, regional directors, alumnae from other schools, I liked their presentation. Many of them had southern accents and when your own accent sounds something along the lines of "sassage and beer", it is very interesting to be immersed in Texan drawls and Tenneseean (sp?) lingo. for me, the main selling point was that the girls who joined this group would be the founding members and would have a lot of leadership roles and opportunities, which I really like. The only thing I wonder is there will be a lot of hand-holding instead of guiding but I guess I am no one to critique on that seeing as how I don't know anything about sororities. So really, I wonder how we would manage a chapter but I guess they have a great support system.
Finally, Tommy. Oh Tommy. I REALLY liked this group. They were all very sweet, pretty and outgoing girls. They had a great video to watch that I may not have gotten all the inside jokes but I did have a blast watching it. Plus, the girl whom I talked to, I'll refer to her as Q, really made me feel welcome. I'm not the most outgoing person as I can get kind of shy and I'm not the kind of girl to jump up and down and cheer especially if I'm not in a setting where I'm comfortable, but Q made me feel that that was ok and since everyone was nervous there was nothing to worry about. Overall, this group definetly seemed to be a lively, outgoing bunch.
Tomorrow is day 2 and we have two more to check out so I am keeping my eyes and mind open. I met some pnm's who were also like me and though we aren't bursting at the seams with excitement, we can all tell that we are happy to be going through this but in our own way. I hope that came out right because I sometimes fumble my words. Oooh..this was a long one! I'll tell you all about tomorrow after I get home! :)
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