[misscherrypie]

After a few weeks of concentrated promotion: Lots of flyers and postcards all over campus, after being stamped by the Campus Scheduling office.....talking to other Greeks and asking them if they knew any women who was interested in going Greek and might be interested in what Beta Sigma Phi had to offer and talking to individual women everywhere we went on campus.

The informational was scheduled for early February.....We set up an informational table with Beta Sigma Phi information sheets, and name tags, bagels and schmear, coffee and tea (hot and iced) .

One PNM came. She and I talked a while and said that she'd come to the final rush party.


We were able to Table in front of the student union, which attracted lots of interest. We used the time to talk to PNMs and Greeks on campus about our national charitable drives and intended chapter philanthropy initiatives. We met over 100 interested PNMs, and filled two pages full of names and took applications of those who were interested in being considered for our charter class.

Later that day, six came to the Zumba social that was planned. It went well. My personal favorite memory is from our Zumba Rush event.....it was a very bonding experience, especially because about half our group had done it before....but the other half had not. It was fun, we were tired.....but we left feeling extremely accomplished and talking like crazy. Our President to be took my hand as we were headed to the locker rooms and whispered in my ear " I think that we are all going to be very close. I can't wait for bid day! "
The knowledge that we would soon be sisters, for the rest of our lives....joined to the chain of BSPhi sisters....and especially the original "Nevada Nu" chapter not only by our sisterhood, but also by our name made we want to cry.

On Tuesday, the last day of rush: two came for a philanthropy project. Crafting With Heart: Basically, it's preference + philanthropy day rolled into one night. Specific to this FV. We showed the three recruitment videos that we created, each of the core group of the FV stood up to speak about why they are choosing Beta Sigma Phi, and made cards for one of our chapter philanthropies and served dessert.

We issued 33 bids for membership. That started the waiting game. How many would accept their bids? We didn't know.

To be continued....