Hey everyone! I've been lurking this site for a few months now and I thought it was time for me to stop being a creeper and start posting!
I absolutely LOVE reading Recruitment Stories (especially Retro ones from the 70's/80's!) so I'd like to share my own with you all! Like so many before me, mine was an experience I'm not likely to ever forget.
I rushed last fall at the start of my freshman year. For the sake of secrecy, I will do my very best not to give away too many details about my location! And no, my username is not a clue - I just happen to love The Office.
Anyways, in the spirit of the holiday season I've named my campus' NPC sororities after Santa's reindeer, plus one special guest because there were apparently only nine:
Dasher
Dancer
Prancer
Vixen
Comet
Cupid
Donder
Blitzen
Rudolph
Jack Frost
Some background info on me: I was completely and utterly CLUELESS about Greek Life before I went through Formal Recruitment. No one in my family has ever been Greek. My mom, in fact, is from an entirely different country (let's say Australia) where sororities are pretty much nonexistent. She was very wary of my decision to rush, but supportive because she's a great mom. My decision was mostly based on the fact that none of my close girlfriends were attending the same university, and I wanted to meet people. What I thought I knew about Greek Life came from pop culture; a very warped impression, unfortunately. I fully expected all the houses to be full of Barbie Girls, and had a feeling I would simply not fit in. Still, I wanted to make lifelong friendships and was determined to give it a shot.
I grew up in a small, very suburban town; pretty much everyone in my class had known each other since elementary school. I was a dancer for eleven years before I started high school, and then I was a cheerleader for two. I was very involved - I was a member of the National Honor Society, Class Council all four years, secretary of the French Club, and Editor-in-Chief of the Yearbook. I would consider myself a "floater" in high school; I had my tight-knit group of a few close girlfriends, but I got along with pretty much everyone. I graduated with Honors and a solid unweighted GPA.
I guess I sound pretty good on paper, now that I'm writing all this. My biggest issue going into Recruitment, however, was that I was very shy and somewhat awkward when I first met people. I was very prone to spastic bouts of clumsiness (especially when nervous... and still kind of am, haha) and being young/fresh out of high school, I was quite insecure about my own appearance. Overall, I'd say I had the same insecurities and preconceived notions as a lot of PNMs, though I didn't know it at the time.
Well, I shall keep writing because I'm wide awake, and I certainly hope a few of you will be interested enough to read! I'm so excited to finally be posting, haha.
(Side Note: I think I have a good grasp on GC etiquette, but please please correct me if I make a mistake! I don't mean to offend or come across as ignorant! Thank you!)
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