Hey everyone! I've been lurking for quite a few months learning all I can about the greek system and now I am in the middle of recruitment.
I don't want to give away what school I go to, or my name, sorry, I've learned my lesson and I'm being super secretive!!
The only thing I'm giving away is there are 8 sororities on campus currently. Since 3rd rounds are tomorrow, I will give you the details from the past two days! I am so nervous about getting the call tomorrow to find out what houses I am going to for 3rd rounds!!!
Naming the sororites (in no particular order) after my favorite designer denim, which I'm sure has been done before but Im lacking creativity after my long days...
Here goes and happy to be here!
Houses:
Sevens
Citizens
Habitual
True Religion
Rock n Republic
Miss Me
Paige
Joe's
First Rounds: Were split into two different days, 4 houses each day...
Paige: This was my first house out of everything so of course I was so nervous and so shaky. I felt okay at this house the girls seemed really diverse and I got really caught up in the whole idea of recruitment right from the start. Their song was so cute and they all looked/seemed so different...almost the anti-sorority sorority, if that makes sense. I just wasn't sure if that was my cup of tea.
Sevens: One of my roommates, who I just met this year moving in with her, is in this sorority, so I've met several of her friends along the way, and have really liked them all. This house made me feel so relaxed because girls that I knew were coming by to say hi and this made me feel so at ease. These girls are typically good girls that know how to have fun, so it fits my personality, but by luck of the draw I was paired with mostly girls I already knew so I was looking forward to meeting girls I didn't know to see how I would fit in with them.
Habitual: This chapter is small and so so so akward. I always go into things with an open mind, and have friends in this sorority at other schools so I definitely don't look down on the sorority in general, but here at my school they are just not with it. The conversations were forced, I was asking the girl all kinds of questions just to keep a convo flowing, and the girl who was with me was also in my rho chi group, so we basically talked to each other to avoid akward silences. Definitely my least favorite.
Rock n Republic: WOW! Could not believe the energy in this house, especially after a long day! They were so friendly, so high energy and several of the girls and I laughed about silly stuff. I felt like the convos went further and more easily than the basic "who are you" kind of stuff. Really met a couple of girls that I hit it off with, just really had a great feeling about them. Also, one of their philanthropy efforts is something so near and dear to me that it really meant a lot.
Joes: Really loved thier basement, loved the house, loved the girls, had great and easy convos with all of the girls I spoke to, however, they don't take upperclassmen, so I knew I would be dropped from them immediately, which I wasn't supposed to know but I did. I went in and treated them totally the same, and was actually really relaxed because I knew there was no pressure. Disappointed I wouldn't be given a chance there, because I could really see myself there!
Miss Me: Going in, I had really high hopes for this one, and really really was excited about it. I had good conversations, but the girl that was recruiting me wasn't feeling well and actually had to excuse herself for a second, which left me akwardly standing with girls that weren't supposed to be rushing me, so it kind of let me down because I felt I wasn't given a fair chance to connect with the girls there. This is a great sorority though, just disappointed in how my time was spent there, definitely got a bad luck of the draw.
True Religion: Had heard a lot of tent talk about this chapter, and definitely had let it get into my head a little, but seriously LOVED this place. Couldn't believe what I had heard was directed towards these girls, I felt really at home and was laughing and joking the whole time. Liked everyone I met, and even though this group is a little "cookie cutter" as far as girls, I still got a good feeling.
Citizens: One of my other roommates is in this sorority, and through random connections I know several other girls in this house. I really enjoyed their recruitment theme, and was happy that I got girls I didn't already know to talk to for first rounds. Definitely has easy going conversations and learned a lot about the sorority, these are kind of the "good girls", no one really talks badly about them but they don't really generate any kind of buzz either, which is DEFINITELY not a bad thing. It felt really great when girls I knew were waving across the room saying just to say hi...
Next post....Day Two!! 
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