OMGreek's NAU Rush Story

[OMGreek25]

I need to get out my story sooner rather than later so I don't skip things. Code names are needed because I have no so good things to say about one and a half of them. I'll go with movie titles.

Fight Club
Pulp Fiction
I am Sam
Beauty and the Beast
Stepford Wives
Now and Then

In order of how I went through (each house allowed 20 minutes):

Pulp Fiction- I walked in and was instantly greated by clapping, smiling face, and so much energy I couldn't wrap my head around it. The first girl I talked to was very nice and we talked about our small towns, why I wanted to rush and different things NAU Greek Life and campus in general have to offer. Another girl came up and I actually got double teamed for a few minutes 'cause the first girl didn't leave haha. Anyway, with the second girl I told her about my town and meeting my friends that I do have up here and found common ground because her mom had the same occupation as mine as well. Then a third girl came up and I talked to her for 3 minutes, if that, but she was my favorite of the three and kept the topic on me and my interests and how I was involved in school etc. I really loved this house because of their energy, this house was in my top four so I was pretty nervous in it, but I tried to hide it as much as possible.

I am Sam- This house was one of my problem houses. I think they planned out who would get who really poorly because I was with another girl and put with the most nervous girl in the room. I found it flat out mean that they would do 2 on 1 with a girl who was obviously not good with talking to people. The other girl I was with kind of just tried to talk to other rushers, but I tried my best to keep the girl talking and engaged in the conversation. Honestly- it was sad, like the movie title I gave it. We did get water bottles, buuuut at the end of the 20 minutes the girls didn't take it and my Rho Chi had to. The second girl came up after noticing the girl was clearly a nervous wreck and took over. Her energy was up there with Pulp Fiction's and she was very nice and honest with her answers once you pressed her enough on it. (By this time the other PNM I was with had talked to her about housing, but she kept beating around the answer to if she was REQUIRED to live in for two years or not.)

Now and Then- I LOVED this house. Right off the bat, the girl I was talking to maade me feel so welcome and I got that feeling that this house might be right for me, but then realized it might just be the girl who is the rught friend for me, so I need to learn more about it. She kept me engaged in the conversation, talked about herself, lils and bigs, some sorority stuff, and me. It wasn't awkward for a single minute and I loved how she was so straight forward with everything. She was classy, but firm and I really saw that if the rest of the girls are like her, this is my house.My question about the switching came in here because some girls got switched like 3 times in this house but I stayed with the girl the whole time. (Surprisingly this group was second to last in my mind going in, funny how that turned out)

Fight Club- A friend of mine is in this sorority and she told me she was asking everyone who got me haha. BUT regardless of her being in it, I loved it. I mean the girl I talked to was kind of just skipping over things and making small talk, but I've met other girls from there and they are all super nice. She was very nice and informative, she talked a lot about the social aspect then asked about my comm. service and I told her and we talked about what I did for a while because it turns out she's a fan of what I did. I don't want to post it on here jsut because it would give me away really quickly. But this one is still in my top four :]

Stepford Wives- This was the number one house I was dying to meet because of their philanthropy. It ties in so well to my major and promotes something I feel strongly for. I wish I could come out and tell you what it was, but you'd know who it was immediately. When I walked in I felt like I walked into the Stepford Wives movie...BUT it was for show and the girl I talked to was fantastic. She's another one that I felt was like a best friend I didn't know haha. Her mom also had the same occupation and we found common grounds but her mom owned a salon like mine and we talked about how it was growing up with that. She told me about the sorority and study hours as well as the fun social stuff. When I expressed my interest about the philanthropy she went off on it and was so excited, it made me so happy to see that she was genuinely interested in the philanthropy. This is another house I could see myself being in.

Beauty and the Beast- Whhen we walked in to this house it was intense, but maybe that's because I was so tired already and my mouth hurt from smiling so much. the first girl I talked to was a senior, she was so helpful with tips on how to deal with my roomate if I stayed in because she got someone she wasn't compatable with either. We had a lot on common and she was full of compliments from my shirt to necklace to glasses. Then she introduced me to her little...that's where things went down hill. I was so excited for this one too it was number two on my list, but this girl killed it. She was so awkward with her conversations and kept looking around like I didn't exist when she was talking to me. Even the nervous girl from I am Sam looked me in the eye and was at least responsive; this girl ran through the numbers and I was honestly offended. Hopefully tonight things will be like they were with the first girl because if it goes how it went with the second girl i hve no problem cutting this house. More water bottles here, but they did remember to take them from us at the end.

Wish me luck with tonight. It's "dress to PIN" and philnthropy night. I'm thinking dress pants are a better idea than a dress or skirt.

[fantASTic]

GOOD LUCK!

Just FYI...you have given away hints that will definitely reveal which chapter is which (gave out water bottles, etc). Just be careful!

I understand wanting to post right away to remember everything but maybe you should save it in a MS word doc and then post it later, so it won't come back to bite you in the butt!

Good luck again! And I think a dress/skirt or pants would be fine.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by fantASTic

Just FYI...you have given away hints that will definitely reveal which chapter is which (gave out water bottles, etc). Just be careful!

I understand wanting to post right away to remember everything but maybe you should save it in a MS word doc and then post it later, so it won't come back to bite you in the butt!

AND you may have given yourself away by revealing your mother's occupation.

There are women from NAU reading your thread.

About I Am Sam... it's doubtful they planned for you to be matched up with the quiet girl. Just the luck of the draw.

[OMGreek25]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

AND you may have given yourself away by revealing your mother's occupation.

There are women from NAU reading your thread.

About I Am Sam... it's doubtful they planned for you to be matched up with the quiet girl. Just the luck of the draw.

I edited the posts, I'll be sure to be more careful next time. Thank you for your help :] And I don't think they planned for me to wind up with her, just the fact that they'd give her two (of any PNMs) girls was upsetting when some really social girls in there that could handle conversations got one.

PS. It just started to rain, more like pour...wonderful haha

[ASUADPi]

Go NAU thread!

I don't know much about the chapters up there, other than my own, so don't know who is who. I'm guessing who is who (but it doesn't mean I'm right, nor would I ever post my guesses)

[OMGreek25]

Day 2: Philanthropy Night

I got invited back to all six houses.

Pulp Fiction- I was feeling great about this house from the night before in line to meet the girls, but it quickly went sour. I was put two PNMs on one rusher and the conversation was very awkward, like some sort of extreme yo-yo. The video for their philanthropy was so touching though, I loved it, and wound up crying. I sincerely tried not to, but it was very powerful and one of the girls from the house wound up crying too. Not much to say about them just because it was awkward and I felt ignored for a lot of it. Left with a bad taste in my mouth about it and was already thinking about cutting it.

I am Sam- When I walked in the girls were so excited to see all of us back that it really boosted my energy from the house before. They had a craft, but not too many girls were doing it, honestly I was more interested in talking about the philanthropy and the different activities the chapter did to support them. So I got talking to the girl and she was so sincere, she looked me in the eye and took interest in every single word I said. I am Sam was truly turning around for me and I’m glad I kept an open mind. Another girl came up and started talking to me with the other girl until the girl removed herself so I could start a new conversation and get to know more girls. This girl was seriously someone I could see myself being close friends with. She was so interested in everything I was doing in school and in high school. She traveled a lot and was talking to me about it and she’s been many places I want to go at some point in my life. I was hooked, captivated by stories of far away places and even closer trips taken with her sisters. This house made my night a lot better.

Stepford Wives- This house had been in my head the whole time just hoping to go back. A lot of my girl friends got cut from it, but I didn’t care simply because they were so compatible with me personally. When I came in it was set up so cute! It had everything to do with the philanthropy and they were so on task with it, even if the conversation wasn’t 100% about the philanthropy. I asked questions about that etc. and we talked about how it was raining outside then the president of the chapter came up and sat on the ground with the rusher and I. She was so nice, classic beautiful, but the best part is how down-to-earth she was. I talked to them both for about 15 minutes then the president got up and went back to watching the party and the rusher and I talked more. I loved every second of it, this house felt so right.

Beauty and the Beast- I was afraid of going back here because of my experience the night before, but I went in hopeful that things would be better. They were a lot better, I got a nice girl who wasn’t intimidating to me and had a lot to talk about. She rushed in the spring and was new to everything, so she tried her best to inform me of the activities for the philanthropy even though she wasn’t involved in them the year before. Then a second girl came up and we talked about football, which I love, I’m a huge Broncos fan and she was from Colorado. We talked for a while about family, sisterhood and its importance, and study hours then the girl who put the sour taste in my mouth came and found me. She sat down and the other girl left. This time she was a lot nicer and looked at me more at least; I didn’t feel so offended.

Now and Then- I was so excited to come back to this house because of how the previous night went. The girls remembered me and complimented my outfits, both the one I was wearing and night before. I got a new girl who was fantastic, at first the conversation picked up slowly but she told me about going through spring rush and how it was her first time experiencing fall rush too. I felt extremely comfortable, plus the house was decorated beautifully. I also started to get the feeling that my favorite Rho Chi (who isn’t even mine) was from this house. They sang us a song and she talked to me about the philanthropy and why it was important to her and the other girls. The local part of their philanthropy really hit home for me because of a personal experience so it was all in all a great night here as well.

Fight Club- I talked to so many girls in this sorority it made my head spin to be honest. I was with one girl the whole time, but others came up and joined us through a lot of it. Some of them I had met before and some were new, but all of them were nice. (I can’t give out a lot of detail on the conversation because it would give away the sorority.) They played a video on their philanthropy and this one brought me close to tears as well. I did wind up crying at this house though because of a story one of the girls shared afterwards, it tore my heart to shreds and made me so thankful for life and even being able to sit in a hot room packed with 50 or so girls.

Ranking:
Stepford Wives
Fight Club
Now and Then
I am Sam
Beauty and the Beast
Pulp Fiction

[tangelo212]

It sounds like things are going well so far OMGreek! Here's hoping you keep the chapters you love! Seems like a few are neck and neck...

[AXi1257]

can't wait to hear more!

[MerryGPhiB]

I look forward to hearing more, it is sounding as if you're having a great time!!!

[OMGreek25]

Day 3: Sisterhood and Values Nightc

I got invited back to four houses with a full schedule, one of my top cut me though.


I am Sam- I was surprised to see this house back on my schedule because I had ranked them last, but I wasn’t too upset because they girls were sweet and I had had a great time with them. My dress actually matched the decorations in the room. I talked to a girl really involved with the philanthropy for personal reasons and she told me all about why her sorority was the one for her. It was sweet and touching, but then she dropped a bombshell on me. I was telling her about how it was nerve-wrecking going into the houses because I didn’t know what values they were evaluating me on and she told me her sorority values. She said right now on all of them I’d rate you a 5 but we aren’t supposed to give out 5’s unless we give a detailed reason why. I felt like I was being guilt tripped no matter how nice she was and was trying to be.

Pulp Fiction- I was so mad when I saw them on my list, but I thought about what everyone had been saying and just went in with an open mind. The room theme was cute and lots of girls understood it well and the girls were extremely amiable this night. I met the pledge mom and her little etc. The video they showed me was awesome, but even though they do well academically they seemed repulsed that I asked so much about study hours etc. I liked them anyway though just because the conversation was wonderful.

Now and Then- Coming back to this house was something I had been looking forward to never having a bad or awkward night there before. The room was set up so cute and the girl I talked to was sweet. We talked about the sorority a little, but we also talked about traveling, which I don’t get to do but want to do, and our family a lot. I love talking about my family because I’m really close to them and she seemed to be close to hers as well, that was a good thing. She talked about how close her and her sisters are and that they truly have become her family away from home.

Stepford Wives- If this house would’ve dropped me I would’ve cried…seriously. (I’m writing this later than everything happened so forgive me) I had already formed some weird sort of bond with the sorority, the philanthropy, and everything. The girls were so friendly again…I can’t imagine any of them being mean. All of my questions were answered with a smile and I was looked in the eye which made me feel respected. The girls shared stories about why their sisterhood meant so much to them and a few of them made me tear up. I talked to the girls about everything, down to what my favorite food was and candy was because, according to the sister I was talking to, to be in this sorority you have to love food; and I do! :]

Ranking:
Stepford Wives
Now and Then
Pulp Fiction
I am Sam

[MerryGPhiB]

it sounds like you are having a great recruitment and good for you in keeping an open mind! I also, like your comments on why you like certain houses ie. looked you straight in the eye etc. I do think that is helpful for PNMs as well as chapter members. It's a win win!

I look forward to heaing more from you!

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by OMGreek25

Day 3: Sisterhood and Values Nightc

I got invited back to four houses with a full schedule, one of my top cut me though.


I am Sam- I was surprised to see this house back on my schedule because I had ranked them last, but I wasn’t too upset because they girls were sweet and I had had a great time with them. My dress actually matched the decorations in the room. I talked to a girl really involved with the philanthropy for personal reasons and she told me all about why her sorority was the one for her. It was sweet and touching, but then she dropped a bombshell on me. I was telling her about how it was nerve-wrecking going into the houses because I didn’t know what values they were evaluating me on and she told me her sorority values. She said right now on all of them I’d rate you a 5 but we aren’t supposed to give out 5’s unless we give a detailed reason why. I felt like I was being guilt tripped no matter how nice she was and was trying to be.

Whoa, sounds like a little TMI there on that girl's part.

[peaceloveclass]

Originally Posted by OMGreek25

She said right now on all of them I’d rate you a 5 but we aren’t supposed to give out 5’s unless we give a detailed reason why. I felt like I was being guilt tripped no matter how nice she was and was trying to be.

Yikes! In my chapter, we would have gotten in a ton of trouble for telling a PNM something like that! I understand how that might make you feel guilty!! Plus, isn't that starting to stray into Membership Selection territory, or is that just my opinion??


Good luck, OMGreek!! You sound like you have a wonderful attitude, and from what I've read, you will be an asset to whichever sorority you choose! I can't wait to hear where you end up!!

[lindz0722]

I'm so excited to keep reading and find out where you end up!! Glad recruitment is going so well for you.

[baci]

Best of Luck!