A Gossip Girl Recruitment Story!

PNM1111 · #1 08-30-2012, 11:22 AM

Hey y'all! I just went through recruitment at my school and wanted to tell my story on here! I live about 12 hours from my school so I only knew one girl in the greek system. I am also a legacy to a house but my school has a tendency to not make a big deal about legacies. There are 12 sororities:
Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Phi
Chi Omega
Delta Delta Delta
Delta Zeta
Gamma Phi Beta
Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Delta
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Sigma Kappa
Zeta Tau Alpha
I knew a little bit about the sororities when I came in but I still wanted to go in with an open mind. I had recs to 5 of the 12 but they aren't as important at my school. I'm going to rename them using Gossip Girl characters!
Serena
Blair
Chuck
Nate
Dan
Jenny
Vanessa
Rufus
Lilly
Eric
Bart
Cyrus

The rounds are divided so that we would see 6 the first day then 6 the second day then we would vote. Then each day you would go down three until you had three for pref. If you know my school or any of the sororities codes then feel free to PM me and I'll let you know if you're right but please do not write it on here!

PNM1111 · #2 08-30-2012, 11:43 AM

Round 1 we saw all 12 sororities

Serena- I was super nervous going into this house it was the only house where I knew someone. The conversation was okay just the normal things like major and hometown.

Jenny- I wasn't sure how I was going to rank until I got to Jenny. It was so awkward the girl even told me she didn't know what to talk about but I didn't want to say anything because my roommate is a legacy here.

Lilly- I was a little intimidated at first because the girl I talked to had a nose ring and I am the complete opposite very preppy and clean cut, but the next girl I talked to was my twin. We loved lilly, glitter, and pinterest. I really liked it

Rufus- I knew this was the house all the orientation ambassadors were from so I expected them to be really perky and outgoing but to be honest I don't even really remember my conversations.

Chuck- This house was just okay. I talked to a lot of engineering majors which is what I am but I usually don't get along well with other engineers because we just don't have similar interests.

Blair- This house is new on campus but I really liked it. This was the first time I actually got to talk to girls that were from the same area I was. They were all so sweet.

Nate- I really liked this house! I ended up talking to two girls at once about our irrational fear of fish and then they both walked me out. I had heard they had quite the reputation on campus but I didn't mind it.

Bart- This is my legacy chapter. I liked the girls they were really athletic and played similar sports as me but I wasn't wowed.

Dan- I walked into this chapter and ended up talking to a girl from my math class! She was super sweet but when I got bumped I realized she was the only one I had anything in common with.

Eric- These girls were really nice and I had a few things in common. Not my top but definitely not in my bottom either.

Vanessa- This is known as the very southern sorority in my school and my friend had gone in earlier and said they were very rude to her because she wasn't from the area so I wasn't going in with any expectations. I liked the girls but knew I wasn't going back there tomorrow.

Cyrus- This was my last sorority and by this point I was tired of answering the same questions over and over again. Luckily for me the girl I had was tired of asking them so we talked aboout the bachelorette and our love for sean. I really liked them!

Ranking:
1. serena
1. Blair
1.Bart
1. Lilly
1.Nate
1. Vanessa
1.Rufus
1. Eric
1.Cyrus
1.Chuck
2. Dan
3. Jenny

FSUZeta · #3 08-30-2012, 12:05 PM

Keep going, please.

victoriana · #4 08-30-2012, 01:15 PM

Yayyy! Gossip Girl! I'm rooting for Blair and Chuck

sweetpea87 · #5 08-30-2012, 03:35 PM

All I could think about when I saw Bart was 'Bart's dead! Foreshadowing?' lol

Rooting for Blair, she's my favorite.

ProudandTrue · #6 08-30-2012, 04:23 PM

LOL at your talking about The Bachelorette and Sean @ Cyrus. That was probably one of the most "natural" conversations you had all day. : )
Looking forward to reading more!

PNM1111 · #7 09-01-2012, 11:30 AM

Each morning our pi chi would wake us up at 6 am with our schedule for the day. Needless to say I did not sleep that night! So the knock comes and I run to get my schedule and.... 6 I only got six left Blair, Chuck, Bart, Nate, Dan, and Jenny. I just didn't understand why didn't they like me. I crawled out of my room to see that the other girls on my floor got 9 and all of the nine they wanted and it was only my roommate and I who only had 6 or in her case 5. I got myself together because of what I read on here that it only takes one.

Philanthropy Round:

Dan: I had liked this house the day before but I wasn't in love with it. This was the first time they doubled us for recruitment and the girl I got paired with was my complete opposite. The conversations were really strange because we couldn't seem to find a common ground but I still really liked their philanthropy and was involved with it during elementary school.

Bart: Yesterday I thought they were okay but I really wanted to give them another chance. Their VP of reruitment came up to talk to me again anf she was super sweet. Their video was very intense but really good. The girl I talked to after the video was so fun she kept asking all these random questions and it was a great change from the average questions.

Blair: I really liked these girls yesterday they seemed very sweet. Their philanthropy was awesome and I like their event. They again showed a moving video then after one of the sisters told a story about how it effected her life. The girls I talked to were awesome we had more noraml conversations about wedding friday on TLC and the tv show bones which i thought no one else watched.

Nate: I loved this house yesterday! This was the philanthropy that I loved the most it really hit close to me. Their video was good and showed how well they did nationally. I really liked the girl I talked to afterwards she showed me around and introduced me to a lot of the other girls and the president even came up and hugged me saying she was so happy I was back.

Chuck: I liked them but I didn't really remember much from the day before. This was another one where we got doubled. It was easier this time because the girl and I actually had a lot in common so the conversation flowed. Their video was good and their event was cool and different.

Jenny: I was dreading going back to this house it was just so incredibly awkward yesterday. This is another house where they doubled. The girl I got paired with was really nice I was talking to her in line. I quickly realized though that I wasn't going to get a word in. They just talked and talked and I just sat there feeling left out and awkward. I honestly can't remember what their philanthropy was only that I needed to get out of here!

I couldn't rank this day because I only had 6 left and we get a maximum of 6 the next day. I was just hoping that I wouldn't have as bad as morning as today!

PNM1111 · #8 09-02-2012, 05:16 PM

So again we were woken up at 6 am with our schedules and I was happy to see that I had 5 chapters left Blair, chuck, Jenny, Bart, and Dan. I think this was the first day I was completely happy with my schedule and was ready to start the day!

Sisterhood (skit) round

Blair- Their skit was super cute and funny. I don't remember exactly what we talked about other than that I really enjoyed myself and could see myself in this chapter.

Bart- I loved this chapter! Every girl I talked to each round came up to say hi and right before the skit started the girl from the first round was like I think you will really like the skit and I immediately understood why it was a cruise ship and i talked to her about how I went on a cruise that summer. After they showed a slide show and I just felt so at home like these girls were already my sisters.

Dan- we got doubled here again and of course the girl an I had nothing in common it was starting to get rough. Their skit was cute but I was not getting a great feel for this chapter.

Chuck- we were doubled here again but the girl and I had so much in common. I really enjoyed my time here and all the girls I met especially the last girl I talked to I loved. Their theme was amazing and it was sooo funny!

Jenny- I was dreading going back here. We got doubled but the girl talking to us was just so awkward. Their skit was a little strange and I was just hoping I would not have to go here for pref!

I got to rank again this night so it went:
1. Bart
1. Blair
1. Chuck
1. Dan
2. Jenny

We go back to three chapters for preference round.

APhi4Ever · #9 09-02-2012, 06:02 PM

I'm rooting for Blair, more please!

pnmin2010 · #10 09-02-2012, 06:23 PM

I'm pulling for Blair or Chuck!!!

PNM1111 · #11 09-03-2012, 07:12 PM

So it was another early morning wake up and I was nervous hoping that Jenny would not be on my list! My pi chi handed it to me and yes Jenny was no longer there but neither was Bart. I had Blair, Chuck, and Dan left. At first I was okay but then as I was going through classes it hit me. I just didn't understand why I kept getting dropped! After a meltdown with my mom on the phone I pulled myself together and went to my first party.

Round 4 (Preference Round)

Dan- I had heard pref was a lot different then the other rounds but I never expected the clapping to stop! I got paired with a girl I had never talked to before and it was horrendously awkward. We couldn't figure out things to talk about and it was even worse when she leaned over to the girl next to me and told her how happy she was that she was back. Then to top it all of their slide show didn't work so I just didn't know what to do anymore.

Blair- This time I was more prepared for what to expect. I got paired with a girl I talked to the day before and I loved her. She was so perky and outgoing and I really just felt like I was talking to a girl who I was friends with. There was never a dull moment or a pause and I was alreadu talking about how I was going to teach her to curl her hair. I had loved this sorority from the begining and I wasn't sure what had changed my mind in between.

Chuck- Going into this I was really hoping I would get a girl I talked to the day before I loved her and felt like we had a lot in common. I walked through the door and there she was waiting for me. I was so excited. I had a great conversation with her and their ceremony was so nice.

I walked out so confused I had no idea which to put first. I got back to my dorm and called my mom almost on the verge of tears again. This morning I was angry and hurt but after rounds I was confused she talked me through it and this is what I eventually decided:

1. Blair
2. Chuck
3. Dan

APhi4Ever · #12 09-03-2012, 07:15 PM

Still rooting for Blair, excited to hear the end!

summer_gphib · #13 09-03-2012, 07:28 PM

CHUCK! CHUCK! CHUCK! Just because he's Bass, Chuck Bass.

Sciencewoman · #14 09-03-2012, 08:43 PM

Excited to hear the rest!

PNM1111 · #15 09-04-2012, 11:24 AM

So to finish up my story with bid day!! It was a long day of waiting nervously. We all knew our pi chis were supposed to come at 4:30 and I only had class until 1:10 so I needed to figure out something to do with my time. My hall had become really close over the past week and as the time approached closer everyone started running around anxiously until we finally heard the hall door open. Our pi chi went into the first room and she opened her bid. Then she went down the hall slowly. She finally got to our room and I decided to let my roommate go first because I knew she was a lot more nervous than me and she opened hers and it said CHUCK! I quickly ran in to give her a hug then ripped mine open to see...

BLAIR or

ALPHA PHI!!!