Californiagirls's Recruitment thread!

CaliforniaGirl7 · #1 09-20-2006, 10:58 PM

Hi everyone!

I have been browsing this site for awhile, and I decided that I want to share my rush story. I have been excited about joining a sorority since I found out what one was. My older sister and my mom are both legacies (I won't say where yet.) So I have a lot of experience with greek life. Now it's my turn to find my home and have as much fun, hopefully even more, than my big sister.

There are 11 sororities at my school. I won't mention the name, although you can probably guess if you are from Cali.

They are:

Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Epsilon Phi
Alpha Phi
Chi Omega
Delta Delta Delta
Delta Gamma
Gamma Phi Beta
Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Delta
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Pi Beta Phi

Both my legacies are at this school. I got recommendations from my mom and sister, and a few from my sisters friends. I have recs to six of the eleven.

Anyway, I am getting so excited! Rush starts on Tuesday with round one (a visit to all the houses). My RC told us to wear jeans and sandals, but I think I might go a little dressier. Any Suggestions?

Thanks for listening. I can't wait. If you have any advice, let me know!

Lots of Love,

Cali Girl

adpiucf · #2 09-20-2006, 11:11 PM

Dress it up a little, but don't show up in a fancy dress if they call for jeans! A cute top and casual skirt will work, too.

Recently a mom shared some advice she gave her daughter with regard to recruitment. I think it is the best advice I've ever heard: Remember applying to college? You probably applied to a group of schools that you knew you would like and could see yourself at. You didn't set all of your hopes into one university and say to yourself, "If they don't accept me, I'm not going to college!" That would be silly!

Go into recruitment with this same mindset. Instead of getting fixated on one chapter based on some brief meetings with the members and the gossip you hear from other prospective members, go in with an open mind and look for a few sororities you could see yourself at. You'll be much happier and have more options open to you.

Good luck this week! Be yourself and have fun!

ASUADPi · #3 09-20-2006, 11:24 PM

Good luck with recruitment!

I already know what school your at (which you said people would probably figure out), so I would suggest making very non-specific comments. For example, I wouldn't say "so I decided to wear jeans and a pink top with flowers and sandals and my blonde hair was in a ponytail" or "so I went to ABC and they wore a blue top with white bottoms and I really didn't like them". These are just examples, but the more specific the comments the easier it is for people to pick you out.

I am pretty sure a few GC members go to this school.

Have a wonderful time! Keep an open mind!

KDLady06 · #4 09-20-2006, 11:28 PM

Best of luck California Girl!

Be yourself. I know it sounds cliche, but it's the best advice I can offer. If you pretend to be the person you think a sorority wants, you are going to end up unhappy when it's not the right fit for the REAL you.

Also, I went through rush in the south, so I may be mistaken, but the clothing they suggested for recruitment was very very casual compared to what other girls wore. I suggest asking someone who has been through recruitment at this school before you follow what your RC told you.

I'm sure you'll do great!

alum · #5 09-20-2006, 11:34 PM

Gook luck, OP! I absolutely love La Jolla and miss it dreadfully!

CaliforniaGirl7 · #6 09-21-2006, 12:11 AM

Thanks for your support everyone! I'm so glad to have people I can share my experience with. All my friends are going through recruitment, and we decided not to share opinions, and only discuss which houses we decide to pref. I think this is best to keep jealousy and gossip at bay.

About what I'm wearing: I'm thinking a cute knee-length printed skirt, a cami and kitten heel sandals. What does everyone think of this?

I know most people can guess which school I'm at, but there are so many PNMs going through and I will be discreet about how I look and the descriptions of each house. I do promise to reveal each house after bid day!

Thanks for all your advice. My sister has been giving me some too.

sdsuchelle · #7 09-21-2006, 12:34 AM

Obviously, I'm going for ADPi! It'd be awesome to have another San Diego ADPi!

Jill1228 · #8 09-21-2006, 01:17 AM

I added you to the big friggin' list

amycat412 · #9 09-21-2006, 01:31 AM

Rush at the school she is at is pretty casual, clothing wise. Not like the south. But it never hurts to be a bit dressier/classier than the other girls.

And CaliforniaGirl7, I echo others in wishing you luck and advising you to be discreet. I also knew instantly where you are rushing.

SoCalGirl · #10 09-21-2006, 02:31 AM

I just checked out the school's panhellenic website as I instantly knew too. I am shocked that they don't have pictures of what to wear! I figured if any of the So Cal schools would have one that school would. :shrug:

SoCalGirl · #11 09-21-2006, 03:07 AM

I did some searching on Google and found some links to various schools that have the sense to put together pictures of what to wear. The Southern schools tend towards the dressier side but I think the links will give you an overall idea of the "feel" you should going for, but done in your own style. Personally, I think the University of Arizona photos would likely be most appropriate for your school.

http://www.union.arizona.edu/csil/gr...whattowear.php

http://www.students.uidaho.edu/defau...pid=35453#wear

http://department.monm.edu/stuserv/greek-life/dress.htm

http://www.uca.edu/divisions/student...ecruitment.htm

http://www.cofc.edu/~greeklife/pdf/what_to_wear.pdf

http://union.clemson.edu/student_act...wear_print.asp

http://www.uky.edu/StudentAffairs/Gr...o%20wear%22%22

http://www.southalabama.edu/campusin...o%20wear%22%22

http://www.greek.tulane.edu/document...o%20wear%22%22

Buttonz · #12 09-21-2006, 09:49 AM

Good luck!!!

xo_kathy · #13 09-21-2006, 10:32 AM

SoCal girl - fun list, thanks!

That said, one of the links showed a girl in a brown pref dress. Not only was the dress low cut, but the model had an enormous chest and the cleavage was "impressive". I would warn anyone to NOT wear a low cut dress, but especially large chested women. I fall into that boat and know that sometimes the dress that is super cute on the mannequin can be a bit vulgar on me.

Good luck and have fun with recruitment, CaliforniaGirl!!!

OtterXO · #14 09-21-2006, 12:21 PM

I know what school you are at as well. Good luck! I have a lot of friends who were greek there and they LOVED it!

irishpipes · #15 09-21-2006, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xo_kathy

SoCal girl - fun list, thanks!

That said, one of the links showed a girl in a brown pref dress. Not only was the dress low cut, but the model had an enormous chest and the cleavage was "impressive". I would warn anyone to NOT wear a low cut dress, but especially large chested women. I fall into that boat and know that sometimes the dress that is super cute on the mannequin can be a bit vulgar on me.

Good luck and have fun with recruitment, CaliforniaGirl!!!

Actually everything that model wore was, uh, wrong for her body type. Release the hostages!