pref ceremony

sigmachica · #1 07-21-2002, 02:00 PM

hey everyone!
I think a good topic of discussion would be for everyone to tell the story of what really made you chose the sorority you did when you when through their preference nights becuase I love to hear the stories of what made it was that made an impact.

for me it doesnt sound like much, but I had really attached to a certain soon to be sister in the group and she took me up in front of the group and just expressed to me what a great contribution she beleived I would make to the chapter! It was then that I knew I would go Tri-Sigma!
Erica Brown
Sigma Sigma Sigma Social Chair
Epsilon Kappa Chapter
"Tri-Sigma Sorority, full of angels, but one hell of a sorority!"

kayla_adpi · #2 07-21-2002, 03:52 PM

hi, i already knew before pref night of which sorority i really wanted.....adpi made me feel like i could be a part of there sorority....they told me what they could see me doing in there chapter....the night of pref night made me realize that this is for sure where i want to be......i could really tell that these sisters really had a bond and where like family...that they were all very genuine. i'm am so happy to say that i am a sister of Alpha Delta Pi.

"First and Finest"

CarolinaDG · #3 07-21-2002, 11:06 PM

Like the ADPi, I had already pretty much decided before I went in, but pref night just made me feel better about the decision, for a couple of reasons:
1. The string duet that was playing when we walked in
2. The girl who preffed me started crying because she was so excited when I told her DG was where I could see myself.

AngelPhiSig · #4 07-22-2002, 01:05 AM

When I went into pref for Phi Sig, I knew it was where I belonged... I had a tough choice of going where I knew people, or doing something on my own (the other group that prefed me), and I chose to be where I knew people... I bawled at pref because it showed me what Phi Sig really means to some of the sisters... and I remember looking at a girl I knew from class, and who was also in the same pref, newmember class, and on e-board with me - and we were both crying. We walked out of the room, took one look at eachother and said "thats where Im going!" (to any Gamma Gamma's, it was Jamie)

pollywogg23 · #5 07-23-2002, 12:44 AM

Alpha Xi Delta's pref really made my decision for me. I never thought that it could be so moving, but I've cried at every pref since my first, It is truly one of the best experiences. I don't see how anyone could want to join a different sorority after going through our Pref, but I guess I'm Bias!

AXOMarq · #6 07-23-2002, 10:53 PM

With only four sororities on campus, and two to choose from on pref night, I didn't have an extremely difficult decision to make. I do slightly remember considering the colors before I wrote my first choice down, but after I got through that and really thought of how comfortable I felt there. I think the thing taht really got me was that there was a sister playing the piano, and there was a slight mixup when we walked in and I ended up with a active who was the roommate of a girl on my softball team. Once we figured that out, we hit it off, then we had to switch because of the mixup, and the girl I was supposed to be with made me feel so welcome. The the roommate of the softball friend gave a speech about how much AXO meant to her and how much she's going to miss it (she just graduated). I felt so, comfortable and felt like i could not NOT be in that sorority. I just think the combination of everything did it for me. Also, in my other choice, I did not feel as comfortable or as "at home", which is what it's really all about.

FuzzieAlum · #7 07-24-2002, 11:48 AM

While I liked AXD's pref ceremony, and felt very at home there, it was really more what the other two pref ceremonies didn't do for me.

One other chapter, my third choice going into the party, just had a ceremony that didn't seem to mean anything to me. I've heard other girls say the same thing. Obviously it works for some people, but I was like, oooohhhhkayyy.

Another chapter that I liked very well managed to turn me off very much by the ceremony. We were standing in a circle and then we had to walk up to the front of the room with the sister we were with, a pair at a time. Well the room was dead silent, and we were on this wooden floor, so I'm feeling so self-conscious as I go click-click across the floor, and I know everyone is looking at me. I felt like a calf at the fair, "Let's check her out one more time before we decide if we want to buy her or not." In retrospect, that was not the purpose of it, but I felt so uncomfortable.

xo_sue · #8 07-24-2002, 10:53 PM

I remember holding a white carnation in my hands and going to the "wishing well"- throwing the carnation in and wishing they'd want me. I went back to the circle and the girl behind me wispered in my ear- "we really want you- I hope you want us"- it melted my heart and I knew I was home.