Pride and Prejudice Recruitment Story

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I made a new account… I am an upperclassman at a southern school. I knew a lot about the sororities before I rushed, but tried to keep an open mind. I knew my grades were not competitive, but I was already affected by what I think y’all call the snowflake syndrome? In my mind I had already written off some chapters because they weren’t “good enough” or cool enough for me. I had recs to every chapter, had worked out, and sharpened my conversation skills. I was golden.
There are 11 sororities on my campus which I will name after my favorite romance: Pride and Prejudice
Charlotte
Mary
Jane
Mrs. Bennet
Lydia
Mr. Darcey
Mr. Collins
Kitty
Mr. Bingley
Mr. Bennet
Elizabeth
Round 1 Day 1: Open House
Today my walking group visited 6 houses. The weather was so nice, I remember not really breaking a sweat until the last 2 houses. We were required to wear a Panhellenic shirt with whatever shorts. I bought some modestly cut white shorts and added lace trim at the bottom. I thought I looked super cute and I got a lot of complements.
[COLOR="rgb(65, 105, 225)"]Elizabeth[/COLOR]: This was my first house, and although I had spent the better part of a year researching sorority recruitment I was unprepared for how much enthusiasm the girls had during their door chant and the volume of the room where we were being rushed! It was so loud I had to get right in my girl’s face! Thank God for Listerine breath strips! *Ashley and *Sarah were really nice, we talked a lot about my volunteer work.
Mary: This house was my favorite even before I came to rush. I loved their symbols and their girls were known on campus for being classy, beautiful and smart. It is also an amazing sorority nationally, especially in the south. I remember walking in that every girl looked so put together and gorgeous! I had two girls to talk to at this house as well, and the conversation flowed so naturally. I was in love. I also had a girl that was in two of my classes last year come up and hug me, so when I left I remember writing: SO NICE, I WANT THEM. Bad to have favorites, I know.
Jane: At this house, it was commonly known that they chose the most beautiful girls to come and greet PNMs, which I did not like. I had a good conversation about my major with the main girl rushing me, but I didn’t feel comfortable. I also made note they did not have many minorities. I was bumped a lot and at one point had 4 people talking to me, but I did my best to engage them all. I would be happy to be invited back because they were a “top” sorority though.
Lydia: This house was good, and the girls were nice. They showed a video on the first day and seemed to have a strong sisterhood. However this sorority did not have ANY minorities. It was stark white, which wasn’t a huge issue (hello this is Panhellenic) but there was a rumor that they simply did not take them, which meant I would not be asked back.
Kitty: *Hannah was a nice girl, but she commented that she was hungry and was a little absent minded. However *Rachel, her big, was super sweet and we had a great conversation about their philanthropy. I loved the physical house and the girls were pretty, but not overly so. I was comfortable there.
Mrs. Bennet: I had a good time at this house. I was bumped, but it felt natural and I talked about atypical topics here. I liked that it wasn’t the standard “what did you do in high school? What is your major?” type questions. I wrote that I felt a good connection here and hoped to be asked back.



Round 1 Day 2
Charlotte: Although they were late opening the doors, this house was another favorite of mine. My rusher was really nice and we talked a lot about books that we loved. I really loved it here.
Mr. Darcey: This was another “top” house, but the girls made me feel so welcome. The girl rushing me was honest and told me that she also rushed as a sophomore, which made me feel hopeful. We talked about EVERYTHING and she seemed so similar to me. I really hoped to get asked back. My camp orientation leader was also in this house.
Mr. Bingley: This house was really great, but didn’t feel homey. My other orientation leader saw me and waved, which was nice. The girls I talked to were very personable.
Mr. Bennet: I didn’t want to like this house because they were known to automatically cut upperclassmen, but my rusher *lila was so. Nice. We were even more similar than at Mr. Darcey, it was crazy. We were both reading the same book, and liked a lot of nerdy type things that I thought was weird for the “top” house on campus. She was also on an exec board that I am going to apply for this year. I really loved her and she spontaneously hugged me on the way out!
Mr. Collins: I ashamed to admit it, but I believed all the tent talk about this being the loser sorority. Don’t throw flames at me, I want to be honest in this story, and let you into the mind of a typical PNM. However I liked this house more than I thought I would, but hoped they wouldn’t invite me back.
After house visits, I saw one of my freshmen buddies that graduated from the same high school as me. The first thing she said was “did you not love Mary?” I knew then that Mary was most likely very very good at rushing PNMs and everyone wanted them back. Sorry this is so long! It is very therapeutic to get it all out.