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I think at Greek Chat everybody emphasizes stuff like GPA, recs, accomplishments, etc. properly, but conversation rarely gets talked about.
I know in my chapter that women would come through with outstanding resumes, but at the end of the day if their personality did not come off well in recruitment there is no way we were going to take them. This is simply because we know we can find women who also have outstanding resumes but at the same time have great social skills.
Maybe it was the way you acted or came off during recruitment. If you are planning on rushing again, I would definitely work on that.
For example, the questions they are going to ask you are never surprises...there are like 15 ones that everybody nation-wide seems to use haha. So use that to your advantage. For all of those frequently asked questions, craft a response that will steer the conversation towards a direction you know you can be confident talking about.
Say the sister asks you, "How do you like your dorm?" Instead of simply giving a standard answer that will leave no other alternative for the sister except asking another standard question, steer it in a different direction. If you love Sex and the City and know you could talk about that for days, you could say "I love my dorm. The girls are amazing. We've had a lot of fun bonding...haha we've essentially had Sex and the City marathons since the day we moved in! Which is fine by me, I'm obsessed with that show." Then the sister, relieved she won't have to ask you the next question she's been asking all day, will most likely take the bait and you guys will be talking about Sex and the City in no time.
I have no idea about UCF and if they take sophomores or not, but if they do it's hard not to like a girl during recruitment who is outgoing and confident without being arrogant or obnoxious, and we especially love when we can have a "real" conversation instead of the same "Q&A" we've done with every other PNM so far in the day. So use those questions to your advantage and I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at the results!
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