Delaware Recruitment Thread!

BlueHens213 · #1 11-03-2007, 08:30 PM

Hi everyone! I’m so excited to finally be posting my own recruitment thread – I’ve been lurking on here forever. I’m a sophomore at the University of Delaware and I am SO EXCITED to be going through recruitment.

The 8 wonderful sororities here are:
Alpha Phi
Delta Gamma
Alpha Sigma Alpha
Chi Omega
Alpha Epsilon Phi
Kappa Alpha Theta
Sigma Kappa
Alpha Xi Delta

And my “codenames” are characters from Friends! Not in order, of course…
Ross
Rachel
Monica
Phoebe
Chandler
Joey
Gunther
Mike

Formal recruitment doesn’t start until the first weekend back from winter break, (middle of February for us - so far away!), but in the next two weeks we’re having open houses to get to know more about each sorority. These are basically the same as the first round of rush, from what I understand, except you don't have to sign up beforehand and there are no cuts. Also you can just come and go as you please. Anyone who thinks they may be interested in recruitment can go. You go in and are immediately paired with a few sisters, and then we switch off to get to meet as many girls as possible. The first round of formal recruitment also begins with open house, so it’s good preparation!

Not all of the sororities on campus have houses, so as to not give away which group is which, I just will not comment on the houses. Formal recruitment takes place in one building anyway; we don't visit the houses.
Being a sophomore, I've heard all the rumors and stereotypes about each house, but I'm trying to keep an open mind!
Going in, the houses I could see myself in are "Ross" & "Joey". I know some girls from each of these groups and they're people I click well with. The one group I really could not see myself in is "Gunther". A few girls from my floor last year joined this house and they were girls I would never consider hanging out with. Unfortunately I will not be able to attend Gunther's open house, so I will have to wait until formal to get a real picture of them. Of course, I realize that all of the girls I know may not represent their entire group and I'm sure my opinions will change.

I have visited one open house so far, but since there is a set schedule, I'm not going to comment on any of the groups until the end (November 14), as not to give away who I'm talking about. This was very long & probably for the most part unnecessary, but I'm just very very excited!

SWTXBelle · #2 11-03-2007, 08:34 PM

Is Alpha Delta Pi giving a presentation? Aren't they coming on in the spring?

BlueHens213 · #3 11-03-2007, 08:40 PM

Yes I think they are, I read that here somewhere. But we (the students here that are getting emails about recruitment) have not been notified of anything as of yet.

texas*princess · #4 11-03-2007, 08:56 PM

I am not an ADPi official, but I *believe* they are going to participate in "Round 1" and then hold off until the end of formal recruitment.

nittanyalum · #5 11-03-2007, 09:00 PM

I'm excited because
#1 I was just thinking that things have gotten slower around GC since the excitement of the fall rushes ended so it's nice to know there's more around the corner after the holidays, and
#2 I am a HUGE friends fan and love that you're using the characters as code names!

Can't wait to hear the open house wrap up and follow you through your experience in February!

ETA: Cool points added for having Mike in there, he ended up being one of my favorite characters in the end (and I LOVE Paul Rudd IRL), so even though you haven't mentioned him as a favorite yet, the Mike house already has my vote!

twinkle555 · #6 11-03-2007, 09:43 PM

isnt Phi Sigma Sigma at the University of Delaware too?

irishpipes · #7 11-03-2007, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by twinkle555

isnt Phi Sigma Sigma at the University of Delaware too?

Phi Sigma Sigma closed in 2007.

texas*princess · #8 11-04-2007, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by twinkle555

isnt Phi Sigma Sigma at the University of Delaware too?

I couldn't find them on the UD Panhellenic website? Maybe they had a chapter there that closed recently?

twinkle555 · #9 11-04-2007, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by texas*princess

I couldn't find them on the UD Panhellenic website? Maybe they had a chapter there that closed recently?

I just googled UD's website and searched for the greek page and they were on there..time to update i guess

BlueHens213 · #10 11-04-2007, 06:07 PM

Just to clear this up, Phi Sigma Sigma was most definitely closed last Spring Semester. For some reason they are not on the "Judicial" page, but I'm positive they closed. They had a house near me and their letters were removed

Anyway, here is the list of Fraternities & Sororities at UD, and as you can see, Phi Sig is not mentioned:
http://www.udel.edu/student-centers/...community.html

ajuhdg · #11 11-03-2007, 09:49 PM

OH YEAH! My little (she's 13) cousin just moved to Delaware, and I've been telling her since she was 5 that she couldn't go anywhere that didn't have a DG chapter! Good luck!

honeychile · #12 11-03-2007, 10:16 PM

May you make a lot of new friends during Recruitment, BlueHens213!

Just think of the luxury you have - if you don't find the perfect "cast of characters" for you, you can consider the new colony. It's a win-win for you!

Jimmy Choo · #13 11-04-2007, 01:56 AM

OMG.... I don't think I've ever seen a thread from UD!! I grew up in Delaware and almost went to UD!

Good luck bluehen and I can't wait to hear your story!

BlueHens213 · #14 11-07-2007, 07:08 PM

I'm now getting ready for more open houses tonight! I'm so nervous!! I'll let you all know how it goes when I get back!

BlueHens213 · #15 11-14-2007, 10:33 PM

Well I'm finally done Open Houses!
I was unfortunately only able to attend 4 of the 8 houses, due to work and other commitments. I'm kind of bummed about that, but I did like what I saw!

Ok...the houses I went to were:
Ross
Chandler
Joey
Monica

Ross - As I said before, this was one of my favorites going in. However, I was a little disappointed by them. The girls I met were very nice, but I felt a little uncomfortable. A lot of the times the sisters were just talking to each other and I was just kind of standing by. However, I still liked who I met and am very anxious to see more during formal!

Chandler - I enjoyed my time with these girls, but it kind of seemed like all they talked about was frats! The girls were very nice and it was not awkward or uncomfortable, but I wanted to know more about their sisterhood. But again, I'm definitely not counting them out and am excited to see more of them during formal.

Joey - Before Open House, this is the chapter I could see myself most fitting in with. I must have good intuition because I LOVED these girls! This was the one house were I felt I made a good connection and "clicked" with at least 4 or 5 girls. I stayed here for a long time, and hated to leave! There was no awkwardness, and the conversation just naturally flowed. This was definitely my favorite house so far that I visited, but I don't want to get too "set" on one chapter before formal.

Monica - I really enjoyed my time with these girls. The conversation was comfortable, but one of the girls was talking about drinking which kind of turned me off, as that is most definitely what I'm not looking for out of a sorority. This wasn't my favorite, but I still really enjoyed this house and could probably see myself here.

I can't wait to see more of all of these chapters as well as Rachel, Phoebe, Gunther & Mike during formal! But we still have 3 loooooong months before rush. This has been 2 very hard semesters for me, and I cannot wait to find some girls with morals & values who will love me for me!

Sorry if this has been too long, but I needed somewhere to write out all my thoughts

I guess I'll talk to all you girls in February!