And we have our 1st update!
DBN--Deadbear's niece
started Open Houses today. They went to 4 houses: NYU, Emory, U of Chicago, and Case Western. The remaining 4 (Rochester, Wash U, Brandeis, and Carneige Mellon) she'll see tomorrow.
She thought NYU and EMORY were very similar chapters, however she thought Emory was a little more put together and she got a nicer feeling about their house as a whole. She thought at both chapters conversation was a little fake and forced, but she realizes that Recruitment conversations can be a little forced and repetitive (as we all know as well!).
DBN knows girls from U OF CHICAGO since one went to high school with her. I think DBN had high hopes from this chapter since she knows girls in this house and gets along well with the girl she went to high school with. Sadly, it seemed to let her down a little. DBN attributed her feelings to being put in a corner while she was there. It definitely made her uncomfortable. She did say, however, that she would be willing to give them a second chance since she does like the girls she knows in the house.
DBN last visited CASE WESTERN. She thought it was the least impressive of the 4 houses she saw today, but she thought it may also have been that she was really tired. At DBN's school, they started classes this week and have Recruitment on top of it--so I'm sure both the PNMs and the chapter members are in for very long days and nights! At this house one girl she was talking to seemed to keep trying to pawn her off to girls she had already talked with. It turned DBN off a bit. DBN also thought each girl in the house kept feeding her the same canned line about sisterhood and being involved and how much they loved their house. DBN said that while it was probably true--it was hard to hear the exact same thing for a half-hour over and over again; especially with it being the last house of the day.
Hope to have more for you hungry rush-story-feeding folks tomorrow!