[KappaKittyCat]

I went COB, so I don't have a personal story to tell myself, but one of my little sisters had what started out as a miserable experience and is now a very happy Kappa. She actually regretted us after first round and focused on the other two, ABC and XYZ. She is an XYZ legacy and preffed both, but felt very uncomfortable at XYZ. She suicided ABC and did not get a bid. We remembered and liked her and placed her high on our snap bid list. She was not sure whether she would stay, but she accepted our snap bid. On Bid Night she was very quiet and obviously unhappy. ABC was right across the hall from us and they were making loads of noise and obviously having tons of fun. I'd asked to be matched up with her because I remembered her as being shy and sweet, and I'm good at getting people to come out of their shells. We had a good time, joking around, and she opened up a little.

Anyway, the next night was the all-Greek party at the end of Rush/Recruitment. It was at a local club and featured dancing and karaoke. Almost every ABC there was slobbering drunk and/or acting rather slutty-- i.e. showing more skin than clothes in January and hanging all over many random guys. She's kind of a modest girl and she was mortified by this behaviour. We did karaoke together, No Doubt's "Don't Speak," and danced it up and had a blast. On the bus home, she told me she was very happy she hadn't gotten into ABC. At the end of the year, when it was time to say goodbye to the seniors, she told the whole chapter about her Recruitment experience and said that being cut by ABC was the best thing that could have happened to her.

BlazerCheer: I know you're devastated right now, but you'll get through it. Every group at VSU is a great organization. I urge you not to give up on the possibility that you'll find a fabulous sisterhood where you least expected it. Good luck.