A Harry Potter Recruitment

[ravenclaw123]

Hi everyone!

Here's a little bit of my story:
I rushed as a freshman and accepted a bid. I ended up depledging before initiation due to personal problems and trouble adjusting to college. After finding myself it was time to go through recruitment again.

I'll try to post an update everyday.

At my school there are five sororities:

Harry Potter
Luna Lovegood
Ron Weasley
Hermione Granger
Draco Malfoy


On sisterhood rounds we traveled to each house for thirty minute parties with our Rho Gamma groups.

First stop was Hermione Granger- This was one of the houses that cut me after sisterhood rounds the year before, so I was not expecting much when I walked in. I was actually really surprised. I had great conversations with the girls I talked to, and there weren't nearly as many awkward pauses as there were the year before. I left this house thinking I wouldn't mind to get asked back this year.

Second Stop was Ron Weasley-This was one of the houses that I prefed last year, so I was really excited to go back. I LOVED the girls I talked to and felt like I could be myself and be sarcastic. The party felt pretty short and I left hoping I would get asked back.

Third stop was Harry Potter- I had a couple of friends in this house. It was a house I low ranked the year before, but I was interested to give it a fresh look. I talked to a girl that lived on my floor the year before and a couple of other people I had a lot in common with. I hoped to get asked back.

Fourth stop was Draco Malfoy- This was my least favorite house the year before and it didn't have a great reputation so I was not exactly looking forward to this house. When I was there I was picked up by a girl I was friends with in high school and I talked to her and another girl that was actually pretty nice. She told me how she had similar problems to mine the year before and they worked with her and let her initiate in the spring. While I don't anticipate having any problems this semester, the fact that they were so willing to work with her really spoke to me.

Fifth stop was Luna Lovegood- This was my house the year before, and I was very nervous to go back. I left on very good terms, but I still didn't know how they felt about me. It ended up being a pretty awkward party. They double rushed, so they directed all of their questions at the girl they didn't know leaving me awkwardly silent most of the party. Going into recruitment I had hoped to go back to this house, but after tonight I wasn't so sure.


We had to go and "rank" our choices. The next party is philanthropy and we can get invited back to a max of four.

At this point I don't have a ranking set up in my head, but it's sort of like this.

Ron Weasley
Luna Lovegood
Harry Potter
Draco Malfoy
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Hermione Granger

[ravenclaw123]

Sorry I posted this in the wrong forum.
Could an admin move it go recruitment stories?

[ColdInCanada11]

Looking forward to hearing more!

[monogrambelle]

Interested to see what happens!

[ravenclaw123]

A few days later was Philanthropy Round!

I waited anxiously to see what houses I was asked back to. I was super nervous because seeing as it was my second time through I didn't know what to expect. Adding to this I was regretting that I ranked Hermione Granger over [COLOR="rgb(153, 50, 204)"]Draco Malfoy[/COLOR]

When I opened my name tag I saw I was invited back to the max amount of four houses:

Hermione Granger
Ron Weasley
Luna Lovegood
Harry Potter

I was incredibly happy with my results and eager to go see all the houses.

First was Hermione Granger. I was happy to go back seeing as I had regretted ranking them as low as I did. I was excited to hear about their philanthropy because it was something very close to my heart. We watched a video on the philanthropy and did a little craft. I also go to go on a tour of the house which was gorgeous. I left thinking it might be somewhere I'd want to pref.

After that I went to Ron Weasley. I was very excited to go back this house because I had had such a positive experience there last year. When I got there I did not have nearly as good of an experience. While I do enjoy their philanthropy, I didn't click with any of the girls I talked to as well as I did at sisterhood rounds and I left with the feeling that I wouldn't fit in well with the chapter. I left thinking this was not somewhere I would prefer to go back to.

Next I went to Luna Lovegood. I was by far the most nervous to go to this house. After my awkward experience on Sunday I did not know what I would be walking into. I had a much better experience this day. I talked to some girls I had already known and I left in a better mood than sisterhood, but still not sure how I felt.

After this I went to Harry Potter. I did not expect much going here but I ended up having incredible conversations with the girls there. We watched an adorable video and I felt like I was laughing the whole time. I left confused because this was not a place that i thought I would want to go back to.


After all this I had to have a long talk with my rho gamma about what I wanted and whether I felt like I needed a "fresh start" this year. I did not really know how to rank and I just had faith that the system would work it out for me.

I ranked:

Harry Potter
and then Luna Lovegood and Hermione Granger pretty much tied in my mind.

At this point I was incredibly stressed that I did not have a crystal clear view of what I wanted.

[DG Illinois]

Looking forward to hearing more

[ravenclaw123]

The next day was preference round! I was beyond excited to go see where I was asked. After a day of trying to find an outfit I went to grab my nametag wondering if I'd be invited to two parties or just one.

I opened to see:

Hermione Granger
Luna Lovegood

I was a little disappointed to see that Harry Potter hadn't invited me back, but I wasn't devastated. I knew the decision I'd have to make would be a difficult one.

First I went to Hermione Granger. I was picked up by two girls I had already talked with and I was excited to see them again. We didn't get to talk a lot because someone got up and said a lot about how much [COLOR="rgb(255, 0, 255)"]Hermione Granger[/COLOR] meant to her and I found it really touching. After that we went to see the ritual. Many of the actives were crying throughout the ritual and it was very sweet but I didn't have that "you'll know" feeling that everyone says you will. After the ritual I talked with another girl I had talked to before and we had a great conversation. I had a good time but I wasn't very sure if I would fit in with the girls there. I felt like there I might feel like I would have to be something I was not.


Second I went to Luna Lovegood. I was ecstatic to be picked up by a girl I had been friends with the previous year. I talked to her and another girl I'm already incredibly close with and I had a great time with some great food. While I was a little unwary about how people in the house felt about me I felt like it was a place where I fit in much more. I saw the ritual that had spoke to me so much before and I did realize I felt more at home there.


When I walked back I still did feel a little confused. I wasn't sure what decision was the right one because of what happened last year. It made me really nervous about what to pick. After I went to a rho gam I ended up nervously ranking my chapters like this:


Luna Lovegood
Hermione Granger



I left hoping the system would put me where I need to be. The next day would be Bid Day!!!!!

[MTSUGURL]

I hope that your story ends (or begins!) just like you want it to!

[clemsongirl]

How did Bid Day go? Don't leave us hanging!

[ravenclaw123]

Sunday Morning I woke up knowing that today I would be a member of a sorority. I was so nervous and excited that by the time I got my bid card I wanted to rip it open but we had to wait.


When I opened I saw that I am a proud sister of



















Luna Lovegood











also known as:






Kappa Kappa Gamma !!!!!!



I'm so happy to be back home! I'm so happy that I am a!

[TPA85]

Originally Posted by ravenclaw123

When I opened I saw that I am not a proud sister of

Luna Lovegood

might want to fix that ;-)

[ravenclaw123]

oh crap! Fixed it! Thanks for letting me know :O

[TPA85]

No problem! I'm happy you are NOW a proud sister of KKG. Congrats.

[ISUKappa]

Yay! Welcome [back] to Kappa! I'm glad you still felt connected to the chapter and they were open to you being a new member again.

[MTSUGURL]

YAY!!!! I'm so excited for you. Congratulations to you and Kappa Kappa Gamma!