I just got back from the first official day of recruitment. All I have to say is wow! I had such a great time at all the parties
. Everyone has been telling that I will be exhausted while that is half true, I had so much energy for all the parties especially the last party! I met some girls in my recruitment group, really nice girls and quite a few of them are sophomores and juniors so that was more comforting. I found out that one of my friends is rushing and she is a senior!
The first day was "Greek for Life", we went to seven sororities and these are my thoughts on what I thought on each one:
First we went to Cream Savers....
I felt really comfortable in this party. Every rusher I talked to made me really right at home. I didn't know much about this sorority so it was a good time to ask a lot of questions. I can tell she was really excited to that I was asking so many questions. I talked to about 4 girls but stayed with one about half of the time we were there. I later found out that I talked to the incoming president! I was thinking, that must have been my lucky day! No odd silences which was my goal for the night and passed with flying colors
This was not my first choice but I'm glad I was open to what they had to offer to us pnm's
Next we trekked to Red Vines....
I was comfortable here as well, not the same as Cream Savers though. It got hard at one point to keep the conversation going, more like a mini bump in the road of conversation. Then things got much better with the next couple of girls I talked to where I was able to ask questions. The girls I talked to were genuinely excited to talk to me as well as I getting to know them and their sorority.
Soon after we visited Hershey's Kisses....
The girls are absolutely adorable! They really enjoy that they are part of this sorority. I appreciated that aspect. It was difficult to talk to the 2 girls that I talked to b/c it was so loud that I could barely hear them. The room was small and loud. I didn't hold that against them, I tried channel out all the noise and zero in on the girls and it got better towards the end of the party. I had a great time talking to them, it was very relaxed, laid back, and open. I really like to see them again tomorrow and hopefully the noise level will not be exponentially high
Then we rushed over to Starburst...
These girls are absolutely energetic, excited for us to be there and for their sorority. I met several girls and seemed to be really sweet. The girls I talked to for a while, I absolutely loved. I really enjoyed talking to them and it was very comfortable in conversation flow. What amazed me was the rapport between the sisters in this sorority, it's something I want. I had this feeling that I can have a wonderful time with these girls and the excitement they had was just infectious! I was amazed and became one of my favorites for the night.
Afterward we took a trip down to Icebreakers....
Before I went to this party, I thought I was not going to fit in with them, but I was giving them the benefit of the doubt. My goodness was I wrong. As soon as I started talking to a couple of girls, I felt like I was having a daily conversation with one of my friends. There was no pressure at all, I had that rapport with these ladies. While I was talking to one girl, a bunch of girls that I knew came up to me and said hey and seeing if I had a fun time and I was totally touched. I really loved their performance and teared up a little because I thought it was so cute. I had a great feeling getting out of that party. This is one I'll definitely keep in mind.
Then we swung over to Twizzlers...
It was different from the other parties. I respected that they are extremely close with one other but I just thought that this was not the place for me. The girls were really proud of their sorority, which I admire them for but it was not enough for me to stay interested.
Then there was one last hurrah with Smarties...
Felt extremely comfortable here. It was the last party of the night but the girls were so excited that we were there. The energy was infectious so it kept excited throughout this party. I had so many conversations, there was never a dull moment. I loved also how close the sisters were to each other, it was genuine, they loved each other's company; they have a great time together. I thought to my self those are things that are important to me in terms of sisterhood. I had a great time talking to every girl I met at this party. I can see these girls as sisters.
That's it for the first night. It was absolutely exciting to go around and meet all the ladies in sororities. By the time it was over, I said to myself I'm going to have such a hard time tomorrow night ranking my top four because I enjoyed each one (in different ways though). It's such a great start to recruitment that I think it's only going to get better! Honestly, I was not at all tired, I actually wanted more time for each party to talk to the girls b/c many times convos has to be cut off b/c it was time to go to the next party. Overall, a great night and I cannot wait to get to tomorrow. I have to jet and get my rest for class on Friday and recruitment!
Thanks again for all the support!!!
*apologies for missing words (if any) I type faster than I think
or I think I meant the other way around
