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Originally Posted by Stanleypeep

...That is...if you care to listen.

To be honest, I'm not sure why I'm sharing this. Perhaps I just feel the need to get it all off my chest. Or perhaps I'm seeking something I'm not sure how to describe or name.

But...I want to share my recruitment story with all of you. I recognize that some of you are "so over" recruitment stories, especially retro ones. Which is why I welcome any comments positive or negative. I just wanted to share some things with anyone willing to listen. I know from reading that 95% of you who have frequented GC over the years are very kind hearts and so I want to compliment you all in that regard. Which is partly why I feel so comfortable sharing this so...here goes.


When I was a Freshman in college, my parents discouraged me greatly from joining a GLO. They had so many negative perceptions from their own college experience back in the early 70's and very liberal mindset. Which is ironic because it seems as liberal as they are they still discouraged me from formulating my own opinions.

I didn't know anything about the Greek system before and upon entering college. During our summer orientation I was tempted to go to a Greek info session, but I was very interested in Theatre, which was my own major, so I went to the theatre info session (an ignorant waste of time...when its my own major)

I didn't think much of rushing at all. But the first day on campus I saw all these girls helping us move in wear letters. They were super nice and I didn't know a soul at my school so I was desperate to make friends.

I was already a very outgoing girl, and had made a good deal of acquaintances during orientation and the first week of school. But out of the blue without telling anyone I registered for rush, thinking hey, if I decide at the end of the week I don't want to go, I don't have to go.

I had not given it much thought at all until one of the quick friends I'd made said she was going through rush (which surprised me because she didn't seem "the type"). This intrigued me. So we both decided we would go to see what its all about in the interest of keeping an open mind. (That and by now I wanted to see the inside of these GORGEOUS houses, with my small fascination with design and architecture).

I was still teetering with going. Rush started Saturday. Its Friday,....hmmm should I go?

not to leave you all in deliberate suspense....but its late...more tomorrow

Originally Posted by Stanleypeep

I must say before I continue this story that I had no clue about any history of sororities or the protocol. I was considerably overweight. I was a hefty tight 16. And to be honest, that's part of what kept me from joining rush. My RA had mentioned two horrible nicknames of the sororities, I won't say the organizations, but I'm sure you'll figure it out, one included Cow and the other Piggy. (Knowing that I'm this overweight I was terrified being accepted only by these girls after having been persecuted for my weight my whole life.)

So, on Saturday morning I woke up late. I had no intention on going to rush. I was too overweight, ugly. I'd never fit in. I was up late last night, I'm so sleepy, etc.

But...then at the last minute I looked at the time and I still had time to go if I RAN. Is it worth it? Well at the very least, I HAD to find out about what this was all about for myself.

I quickly got dressed wearing a simple jeans and t-shirt (so dumb now that I look back). It was a beautiful and relatively hot day. After seeing the weather, I was so hopeful. This will be a great experience I know it.

I ran up the hill looking for any information on how I could still rush. Then I actually bumped into to a group and what happened to be my Rho Chi and rush group. (1st group I met up with, kismet huh?!)

In my rush group was a girl I had made friends with at orientation! And it turned out that my friend that was rushing was also in my group!!! Wee!

So, we came back down the hill and began the first round.

I will let you all in on my little secret school and organizations at the end of this story in another post

These will be movies:

A Walk to Remember
Sixteen Candles
Legally Blonde
Beaches
My Best Friend's Wedding
The Godfather
Gone With The Wind
A League of Their Own
Clueless


More to come!!!

QFP