Retro Recruitment at Miami University

[EtaEpsilove]

Hello! I haven't been on GreekChat in a while, but I just spent the last few hours reading all the retro posts, and I absolutely LOVE them! I wish I had known about GreekChat when I went through recruitment. I went to Miami University (in Oxford, Ohio), where we had 17 NPC chapters. Would anyone be interested in a retro thread about my recruitment experience?

I'm already brainstorming code names...

[SthrnZeta]

Do we need code names for a retro thread...?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by SthrnZeta

Do we need code names for a retro thread...?

If she's still a student or a recently graduated alumna, yeah, it might not be such a bad idea if she wants to be brutally honest.

[SthrnZeta]

Originally Posted by 33girl

If she's still a student or a recently graduated alumna, yeah, it might not be such a bad idea if she wants to be brutally honest.

That makes sense. I didn't use code names in mine cuz I wasn't being too brutual and I graduated 3 years ago and no longer live in the area so I figured it was ok. As long as she's willing to PM me the code, I'm ok I can't help myself, I'm so nosey!!!

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by 33girl

If she's still a student or a recently graduated alumna, yeah, it might not be such a bad idea if she wants to be brutally honest.

She said that she wished she would have known about GC when she rushed, and she registered in 2005...so I'm assuming she's graduated. But I still think code names are the best idea, no matter what.

Also, I hate to ruin the fun, but her username is a dead giveaway to what she ended up joining anyway.

[SthrnZeta]

Not necessarily - that could be her chapter... I could say Theta Chi love and mean my chapter and not the fraternity.

[AlphaFrog]

SERIOUSLY?

SthrnZeta - how about you erase your post and we'll just pretend like it never happened.

[SthrnZeta]

AF, I PMed you. And yes, seriously.

[Benzgirl]

I'm on the edge of my seat for this retro thread.

[Fleur de Lis]

Yay! The recruitment thread needs a new story that we don't have to wait for January to hear the ending.

[EtaEpsilove]

Ok... so here it goes!

As far as my user name, SthrnZeta is correct . . . it has to do with my chapter name. So if you really can't wait, I'm sure you could figure out what chapter I'm in. Additionally, I'm going to use names since I know women on GreekChat go/went to Miami, and there are PNMs on this site that I would not want to influence with my story. If you want to know, just PM and I'll fill you in!

I’m very excited to revisit my recruitment past! When I went through recruitment at Miami University, there were 17 NPC sororities on campus. Because we did not (and still do not) have sorority houses, each sorority has a sorority “suite” in one of four sorority residence halls. Due to the small size of these suites, only 35 PNMs can come through a party at a time. Thus, our recruitment is broken up into four rounds. Open House, which is spread out over three days, is the first round where we visit all 17 sororities. First Round (which is actually the second round) is spread out over two days, and you have the opportunity to go back to ten houses. Second Round is spread out over two days as well, and you have the opportunity to go back to six houses. Finally, preference round occurs over the course of one day, and you can go back to a maximum of three houses.

After thinking about it for a while, I’ve decided to use precious and semi-precious gems as my code names! And because we have 17 NPC sororities, I ran out of gems, so I’m also using some metals. They are:

Amber
Amythyst
Aquamarine
Bronze
Crystal
Diamond
Emerald
Garnet
Gold
Opal
Pearl
Peridot
Ruby
Sapphire
Silver
Topaz
Turquoise

We have deferred recruitment, and at the time, had very strict silence rules first semester. My mother was in a sorority (though not at Miami), but she encouraged me to go in with an open mind. She was never that involved with her own sorority, so she really did not care if I ended up there or not. Prior to recruitment, I had gotten a few recommendation letters, but I don't think they are as important in the North as they are in the South. Even though my family had been involved in Greek life, I think I went into recruitment without a CLUE! I had some exposure to a few sororities prior to recruitment, but like I said, we had very strict silence rules. So, I entered recruitment really liking Garnet (because a lot of the upper classmen I knew from other organizations were Garnets). Additionally, my R.A. in my residence hall was a Garnet, so I was really going in with this one track mind. Even though there were 16 other sororities, I didn't know much about any of the others. My two best friends at other universities had already gone through recruitment, and they had both ended up Gold, so I was also eager to get to know Gold so as to complete our trilogy.

I'll fill you in soon on my Open House experience...

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by EtaEpsilove

As far as my user name, SthrnZeta is correct . . . it has to do with my chapter name.

Wait...your NOT in the HE sorority??

SERIOUSLY???


[And for those who apparently need explanation, YES - I'M BEING SARCASTIC]

[EtaEpsilove]

Wow, I totally didn't pick up on your sarcasm the first time AlphaFrog.... it's been a long day! =)

Instead, I spent forever trying to figure out what sorority you could POSSIBLY think I meant... =)

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally Posted by EtaEpsilove

Wow, I totally didn't pick up on your sarcasm the first time AlphaFrog.... it's been a long day! =)

Instead, I spent forever trying to figure out what sorority you could POSSIBLY think I meant... =)

I know who it isn't........

[LegallyBrunette]

Yay....my work day just got significantly less productive!