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Originally Posted by susan314
More recruitment stories. 
I think its interesting to hear the stories from when rush was still rush with all the frills. Even with my story from 1992, rush had started to be slowly scaled back - I'd assume that 1987 rush at Illinois was still full-fledge frills. |
Susan, I'm afraid I might disappoint you! Yes, there were a lot of frills, but I didn't write about them in my booklet! Those are the kind of details that I just don't have a clear recollection of either. I know we watched elaborate slide shows, but was that second stage or third stage? Was it the same at each chapter? I don't remember! I remember having certain drinks and desserts, but can't be sure which sorority or which party it was. So, I hope the details (or lack thereof) don't let anybody down! My notes were primarily my tool for remembering one chapter from another. It is difficult to explain how hard it was to remember the difference between Alpha Chi Omega and Chi Omega, Alpha Omicron Pi and Alpha Delta Pi and Alpha Epsilon Phi, etc. With 22 parties over just 2 days, it was a real problem. The way I tended to keep things straight was by writing down how the chapter related to people I know. (In other words, "Erin's favorite" or "chapter that cut Barbara" etc.) I know that probably sounds strange, but the actual party details just all ran together (unless the chapter made a huge impression), even back then in real time. I am sure I would have remembered more about the outfits and songs if I had been a sophomore or even a Greek-educated freshman. But, I spent so much of my energy just remembering which chapter was which that I did not take as much note of those fun details as I wish I would have.