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Sorry! I take my usernames from favorite children's books. I didn’t even think about the impression I was making! And this is all about trying to have a positive recruitment – mea culpa…
Over the summer we attended her college’s orientation. There was an optional session regarding sorority recruitment that we each (separately – parents and students had different times) attended. It was a great discussion of the process, and one of the main themes of the presentation seemed to be – your daughter is great; but so is everyone else! They talked about the percentages of girls going through recruitment with over a 4.0, involved in student government, involved in a sport, etc… It was a good presentation. Placement rate was high – which allayed my fears slightly – but I was still a little nervous about how competitive it would be.
We discussed the lessons we were taking from GC. Any group the size of the sororities at this school was bound to have people she would love, people she would find annoying, and lots more in between. The goal was to be in a sorority – not any particular sorority. She would not listen to ‘tent talk’ and would make up her own mind about each group. We talked about how there might be chapters with which she felt a connection because they were just really good at the recruitment process and might be able to find a connection with everyone – which would put them high on everyone’s list. And that not being invited back to any group – even one she loved – didn’t mean that she was lacking in some way. Also – to start each round with the thought that the chapters that you have are the only groups at the school (because for you they are!) and to remember that it only takes one. You can only join one anyway. As long as you have one sorority on your schedule, you are working toward your goal.
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