Better Late Than Never...My Philly Fall '08 Recruitment Story

jetage · #1 06-08-2009, 01:14 PM

I've always wanted to share my story, unbiased. I want to post it since its still somewhat fresh in my head. Of course schools pretty much over for me haha. It has a happy ending

So I'm a freshman, and I got moved in by a group of girls in a sorority. Let's call them the Phillies (I go to school in Philadelphia haha, deal with my Philadelphia references). They all seemed so pretty and nice, and pointed to me their pin and told me to rush them in a few weeks. So I went into formal recruitment definitely biased.....

Here are the 5 sorority code names we have on our campus:
Franklin
Liberty
Phillies
76ers
Rocky

And here are our Rounds:
Round One: Meet and Greet - 5 houses
Round Two: Philanthropy Night - 4 houses
Round Three: Pref Night - 2 houses
Bid Day

We'll see what happens.....

groovypq · #2 06-08-2009, 01:36 PM

I love the Phillies!!! (and I love that you didn't use the Eagles as a reference) :-) fun code!

twinkle555 · #3 06-08-2009, 01:49 PM

yay! im reading and ready for an update!

lovespink88 · #4 06-08-2009, 01:51 PM

I'm rooting for Franklin, because now every time I hear him mentioned, I think of that episode of The Office...lol

ComradesTrue · #5 06-08-2009, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jetage

everyone in my group came to the consensus that this was the least desirable house. We just stood in the back and munched on their food and avoided talking for the last 20 minutes we had to be there.

Wow.

littleowl33 · #6 06-08-2009, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jetage

Round One: I’m so excited. I don’t really stress over my outfit too much, I just put on my business casual that is appropriate and I feel comfortable in. I was so excited to see the Phillies again, especially since I had met more of their girls and run into them all over campus and at parties. Me and 2 other girls on my floor rushed, they really wanted Liberty and I really wanted Phillies at this point.

Franklin: My first house. They started off with a funny fashion show that was headed by a hilarious blonde fashion design major that immediately talked to me after the skit. I clicked with her immediately, being that my major was fashion merchandising, and knew that my rankings were going to be tough. My only concern was that they might be too stereotypically ‘preppy’ for my taste in a school that’s smack dab in the middle of a major city.

Rocky: Second house. The house tour showed a huge, lovely house. The girls were really athletic and well rounded, but I just didn’t get that strong of a connection as I did with any of the girls I spoke to like at the first house. The girls all seemed to kind of look alike and none of them really stood out, but I was willing to give them another chance.

Liberty: These girls kicked ass. It was like every stereotype of a sorority I had seen broken – in a very good and cool way. You could tell they were the rockstars of campus. None of the girls looked like each other, I ended up talking to a sports management major who I clicked with (haha the opposite of my fashion major) and thought the house was lovely, decorated in black and red (those aren’t their sorority colors though, don’t get too excited ha). I saw photos of Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn, which was always a plus in my book. I was pleased.

Phillies: The house I was most anxious to go to. It was everything I remembered it to be from the first tour I got of it. All the girls who had moved me in remembered my name and complimented my outfit and they showed a Sex In The City skit that I fell in love with. They were so fashionable, girly, beautiful, and chic, and everything I wanted to be. When I was leaving, the president said my name and said “See you later!” and I was THRILLED.

76ers: The last house. I was getting tired from spending 45 minutes each at all the previous houses. The house was nice from what I could see but they weren’t even giving tours of the individual rooms like all the other houses did. The girls seemed a bit odd and everyone in my group came to the consensus that this was the least desirable house. We just stood in the back and munched on their food and avoided talking for the last 20 minutes we had to be there.

I only knew which house I did NOT want to go back to after Round One, so my rankings were:
1. Phillies
2. Liberty
3. Franklin
4. Rocky
5. 76ers

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Originally Posted by Blondie93

Wow.

My thoughts exactly. We had a few PNMs like this come through and it was miserable trying to hold a conversation with someone so obviously above us

OP: I know you're going for honesty, but not being interested in a group is never an excuse to be rude to the sisters. Given the info you've provided, it's pretty obvious where you go to school. Anyone who knows the Greek system there could easily identify your code and, potentially, who you are. I'd advise a little more discretion.

tangelo212 · #7 06-08-2009, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jetage

So I'm a freshman, and I got moved in by a group of girls in a sorority. Let's call them the Phillies (I go to school in Philadelphia haha, deal with my Philadelphia references). They all seemed so pretty and nice, and pointed to me their pin and told me to rush them in a few weeks. So I went into formal recruitment definitely biased.....
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They moved you in dressed to pin?

Gusteau · #8 06-08-2009, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tangelo212

They moved you in dressed to pin?

That's what I thought at first, but I think she means they had buttons that said "I Love XYZ" or something like that.

AOIIalum · #9 06-08-2009, 09:33 PM

jetage, I've got a feeling that my son will be headed to your school this fall and I can never figure out schools in these stories. Please, keep sharing but remember discretion!

33girl · #10 06-08-2009, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by AOIIalum

jetage, I've got a feeling that my son will be headed to your school this fall and I can never figure out schools in these stories. Please, keep sharing but remember discretion!

I'm dumber than a post at figuring out schools, and I got this one immediately. At least she had the brains to not match the colors with all the houses.

Future rush story writers (current or retro): there are LOTS of Pennsylvania people on this board. Use an extra lump of discretion.