i was a recruitment counselor
my senior year. i had a terrific time but i missed my chapter terribly and i felt very lonely at night. they put us up in a hotel off campus, and it was a slightly seedy hotel and i had a room to my self. we were on our own for meals.
i loved helping the potential new members. i'll never forget two girls who were best friends. at the beginning of recruitment, they said that they were going to join the same sorority, no ifs, ands, or buts. i tried to explain that they needed to look at each sorority individually and see how they would each fit in that chapter, and i reminded them that they could still be friends if they chose different houses. as the week wore on, it became obvious to both of them that they liked different houses. one of them came to me in tears-she had been dropped by the house her friend liked the best. when i asked her if it had been her favorite, she said "no, xyz is my favorite and they invited me back, but my friend dropped them." i was so afraid she was just going to drop out of recruitment, but somehow i convinced her to stick with it. in the end she pledged xyz and her friend got her favorite house too. and on bid day they were both all smiles. it was also fun listening to the girls try to figure out what house i was in. i had friends or acquaintances in most of the houses so my girls were really confused and i don't think any of them guessed my affiliation. i took that as a compliment and felt i must have done my job right! if you have the chance, do it!! lisa
ps-in answer to your second question, while there were girls i hoped would like my sorority best, and that my sorority would choose, i realized that i had taken myself out of the mix, i had a job to do, i had taken a pledge to disaffiliate and i was going to live up to my word. it was a matter of honor.
Last edited by FSUZeta; 04-20-2004 at 08:45 PM.
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