My goddaughter chatted with me via FB at the end of each night. So I am just going by our chat notes
Recruitment is 3 days and then Bid Day.
Day 1:
She visited (in order): James, Ronnie, Alesha and Matt. She told me that she was super nervous; however, my girl handled it like a champ.
JAMES-the person who greeted her happened to be a friend of hers, which instantly calmed her down. She got into some few in-depth conversations with the sisters. Conversations flowed well at James. She really liked this chapter and felt very comfortable here. This was definitely one of her favorite chapters.
RONNIE was the next chapter. She had a lot of small talk here. There were some very personable girls; however, there were a lot more awkward conversation moments. She met a lot more sisters in Ronnie than she did in James. Unfortunately, she left Ronnie thinking that this group might not be for her. She just didn’t get a genuine vibe.
ALESHA was the next chapter. She said it felt like she was going to James—except she met more sisters from Alesha than she did at James. She felt very comfortable here and told me that this is one of her favorite chapters. She loved the fact that they were quite a few athletic girls.
MATT –The girls were very sweet. She had good conversations, but has reservations. She felt that she would not be compatible with them
After visiting all chapters, they were to rank three top choices and one second place. She automatically knew her first two; however she had difficulty getting that third #1 choice and kept flip flopping between Matt and Ronnie to put as her second choice. She eventually came to a decision and ranked them as such:
James
Alesha
Matt
Ronnie
Afterward, she was debating on whether she should have switched the order of Ronnie and Matt. I assured her that she was right to go with her first instinct. She was afraid that she would not get invited back to 3 chapters. I told her after talking to her boyfriend (who is an ATO at North Carolina) to get some rest, hang with her roommate and enjoy the rest of the evening.