Recruitment Bag

HQWest · #1 06-21-2013, 11:38 AM

Last year, there was a thread about things to put in your bag to have with you between rounds. That list got pretty long - it would be a pretty full bag so when I couldn't find the old list, I figured we might as well start a new one.

I saw this on sale at J.Crew and thought it perfect for a nervous PNM. Especially since now you might only be able to have a small bag.

http://www.jcrew.com/girls_category/...0kit/01361.jsp

It includes: hairspray, glitter nail polish, emery board, lip balm, earring backs, hair bands, barrettes, facial tissues, breath freshener, emergency info card and sparkly adhesive bandages.

I think the only things missing are a notebook, pen, and a paperback to read during the break. Maybe some safety pins?

WCsweet<3 · #2 06-21-2013, 12:31 PM

Tide to go pen, deodorant, comb, bobbi pins (if you have your hair up or something)

honeychile · #3 06-21-2013, 12:38 PM

Face blotters, or if you can't find them, coffee filters.

Comfy shoes for between houses.

Comb and/or brush.

(and if you're in a very bad frame of mind) Vaseline for your teeth.

maconmagnolia · #4 06-21-2013, 01:16 PM

I kept a small tube of body spray with me. It helped me to freshen up in between houses, and it wasn't so strong that it was overwhelming.

Sciencewoman · #5 06-21-2013, 01:35 PM

At my daughter's school, each PNM was given a list of helpful things to pack in her bag. She thinks the list is packed in storage, though. This was winter recruitment, and I think it would be nice to have a thread on that when the time comes!

I do know her school provides tampons, which are delivered to each house before recruitment starts! I thought that was pretty funny (and also a good idea).

Larkspur12 · #6 06-21-2013, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

At my daughter's school, each PNM was given a list of helpful things to pack in her bag. She thinks the list is packed in storage, though. This was winter recruitment, and I think it would be nice to have a thread on that when the time comes!

I do know her school provides tampons, which are delivered to each house before recruitment starts! I thought that was pretty funny (and also a good idea).

That's so nice that the school provides tampons! At my school, each sorority usually provides things in the bathroom that the PNMs can use if they are there during a party -- usually things like tampons, oil blotting sheets, hair ties and bobby pins, spray deodorant, hairspray, tissues, and maybe even some chapstick. As a PNM, I really appreciated that the sororities did that -- it's not required, but is a nice touch! And as the recruitment chair last year, I cared a LOT about making sure PNMs felt comfortable in our house!

I would also add two things to the list: (1) umbrella and (2) compact mirror!

aephi alum · #7 06-22-2013, 01:58 AM

Tampons (or pads if you prefer them) are a must. Aunt Flow always stops by at the worst possible time. :/ We held most of our recruitment parties in the student center, and if you were a PNM and Aunt Flow arrived, you were pretty much screwed if you didn't have a tampon with you.

I wouldn't think glitter nail polish would be an "essential" or "emergency" item. Say you're wearing bright pink nail polish, and it chips - how is glitter nail polish supposed to help? (I'm not just talking about recruitment. Say you've gone out for dinner and a show, and your polish chips during dinner? You're supposed to walk around with 9-1/2 nails bright pink and 1/2 nail covered in glitter?)

Still, it's a good starter for an emergency kit.

angels&angles · #8 06-22-2013, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

I do know her school provides tampons, which are delivered to each house before recruitment starts! I thought that was pretty funny (and also a good idea).

It was decreed by Panhel that although PNMs are not allowed to take anything from a sorority house (no gifts), we were NOT required to ask PNMs to remove the tampons we gave them. I always wondered what overzealous rusher required that ruling!

Sciencewoman · #9 06-22-2013, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by angels&angles

It was decreed by Panhel that although PNMs are not allowed to take anything from a sorority house (no gifts), we were NOT required to ask PNMs to remove the tampons we gave them. I always wondered what overzealous rusher required that ruling!

LOL...I'll pass this bit of trivia on to generallygreek.

She's already said she's going to have to be careful not to get overly involved in/distracted by informal recruitment.

aephi alum · #10 06-22-2013, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by angels&angles

It was decreed by Panhel that although PNMs are not allowed to take anything from a sorority house (no gifts), we were NOT required to ask PNMs to remove the tampons we gave them. I always wondered what overzealous rusher required that ruling!

LMAO! I can just imagine a sister saying at the end of a party, "Well, Sally PNM, it was really great meeting you! By the way, that tampon you needed? I need you to duck into the bathroom and take it out and toss it before you leave the house."

There was one chapter at my school that sprinkled glitter on the floor of their rush room during one round. Naturally, the glitter stuck to the soles of the PNMs' shoes and they tracked it out of the room. (The sisters diligently vacuumed everything up at the end of the day.) Another chapter filed a rush infraction against them EVERY SINGLE YEAR for giving gifts (i.e. the glitter) to the PNMs.

But I digress...

jenidallas · #11 06-30-2013, 10:38 PM

Blotting papers are available at Sephora - the brand is Boscia. Totally cute packaging too.

I always recommend small emergency ice packs (the kind you "crack" to activate) a wonderful on the back of the neck for an emergency "pick me up" on a very hot afternoon. I also recommend these to chapter members for bump bags/kits.

maconmagnolia · #12 06-21-2013, 02:54 PM

Depending on what makeup you wear, bring some to touch up at lunch or between houses. I wear powder, eyeliner, and mascara, so I brought tiny versions of those things with me to touch up if necessary (which it often was, considering how hot it was!).

bluepink · #13 06-21-2013, 06:20 PM

My daughter has this small kit, not quite as small is the mini emergency, but did come in gator colors
Inapickle.com
I'd put in a pic if I knew how!

aesovs · #14 06-21-2013, 06:27 PM

I know it seems ridiculous, but a small emergency sewing kit can be of huge help too! This one looks sturdy: http://www.containerstore.com/shop/t...uctId=10007394. I can't count the number of times one of my sisters had a wardrobe malfunction during a recruitment party or between rounds.

FSUZeta · #15 06-21-2013, 06:41 PM

Was at a Crabtree & Evelyn store this week and asked if they still sold blotting papers(like we found for my daughter for her rush 7 years ago) and they said they no longer sell them. They were so nice and came in a little cardboard envelope for carrying ease, but alas, they no longer carry them ;-(. Coffee filters work well.