Spring 2008 Recruitment Story!

[TinyDancer98]

So I've been browsing the recruitment stories on here and I thought it would be fun to post my own! I'm at a small school and we have four chapters. I'm going to call them after the seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.

Our first round was yesterday, and it was fun but exhausting. We spent about 45 minutes at each sorority and also had the opportunity to speak with the Panhellenic board about any questions we had. We only have three rounds here; you visit all four the first night, two or three the next night, and one or two on pref night. Round two is tomorrow night.

I visited Winter first yesterday, and it was a little intimidating at first. The girl who grabbed me didn't really say anything to me, and it felt like we were waiting for something- meanwhile, everyone else was talking. They made a presentation a few minutes later and she talked more after that. She seemed a little uncomfortable, and the other girls I spoke with were friendlier and easier to talk to, but they all had to move on. Overall I thought they were nice, but I feel like I didn't make the most fantastic impression since conversation was awkward and a little forced.

The next one I visited was Summer. I felt really comfortable with them and everyone I spoke with was friendly and engaging. There is something about this chapter that really appeals to me, and everyone I spoke with seemed really genuine and interested. It was a lot less awkward there, and the conversations didn't seem forced. The only thing I didn't really like was that they seemed a little more subdued, but it could have just been the day.

I visited Spring after that, and I really liked the atmosphere there. Again the girl who first grabbed me didn't really talk that much- conversation was a little awkward- but the other girls I spoke with were really friendly and engaging and the entire atmosphere there was really upbeat and fun. Their skit was cute and they were more forthcoming with things about their sorority and sisterhood than the previous two as topics for conversation. I really enjoyed the feel, but again, I'm worried that I didn't make the best impression because the girl I spoke with for the most part seemed a little disinterested.

Autumn was last and I loved the girls I spoke with here. Even though we'd been going for four hours they were really energetic and engaging and so easy to talk to. They also seemed to be great friends and were all about showing me around, looking at the scrapbooks, telling stories etc. For some reason though, I didn't really like the atmosphere there. I don't know why I shouldn't, because they all seemed great and really happy there, but something just didn't seem right. This was also the chapter I liked least in the fall informal events.

Round two is tomorrow night, and I should hear back sometime tomorrow about where I will be going. We were asked to rank the sorority we liked least, and I'm feeling like I might have made a poor choice... but I suppose I'll see. I have some insecurity issues and I'm kind of worried about being dropped by all the chapters.. but I am doing my best to be outgoing and be myself! I'm looking forward to tomorrow night and hopefully all goes well =)