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It has been a looong time but.... I love reading everyone's stories so I'll add mine-
Indiana State had the following:
Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Omicron Pi
Alpha Sigma Alpha
Alpha Phi
Chi Omega
Delta Gamma
Gamma Phi Beta
Sigma Kappa
Zeta Tau Alpha
I was from Connecticut and my dorm "neighbor" (who I talked into going thru with me) was from Kansas. Since ISU is a small school- we were known right off as the "out of state girls" all through rush.
I don't remember anything from the first round- just that Sigma Kappa (my mom's sorority) only had 8 girls and I was really sad for my mom (she went to ISU too). [But the good news was Sigma Kappa recolonized four years later and became one of the biggest sororities on campus!]
I think we went to 6 parties second - but I'll skip that and go to the 2nd to last parties...
I got my invites back and I got Gamma Phi, AOPi, AXO, and Chi Omega. Chi Omega was the shocker because I did not have the grades.
I went to the next round of parties and all were fantastic. I fainted though in the friendship circle of the AOPi party! I was so embarrassed and thought for sure they'd cut me for being so flakey so I took my loses and cut them first. Gamma Phi felt like home, I really loved them. I got to XO and a girl ran up to me first thing and said- "you have to get your transcripts from h.s.!!!"
Double check your grades. As with Gamma Phi- I felt home at this party too. So, I choose Gamma Phi & Chi Omega. I never really gave my whole heart to Chi Omega yet because I knew I did not have the grades and would never get in but I just could not see myself anywhere else- so I took the chance.
The next day-I picked up my high school transcripts from the Registrars office and could not believe my eyes.... a 3.35 from highschool. I thought for sure my mom paid off my highschool to change my GPA!!! But- the grading system is different from the East Coast to the Midwest and when they calculated it out - that is what I had.
So, going into the last two parties- Chi Omega was first. I stood by the wishing well and gave her my whole heart- this is where I wanted to be. The girl behind me squeezed my shoulders tight and told me they wanted me so bad and they all hoped I wanted them too.
Bid Day came and I got Chi Omega- turns out my "out of state" buddy from Kansas became my sister also- she got Chi Omega too!
So, for all those who will go thru recruitment- a little advice-
1. Always double check those GPA's
2. Try to think of something unique about yourself (we are all unique)
like me being from out of state- everyone remembered me
because of that and I know it helped me a lot.
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