Cheerflyer’s 2011 rush at Bama

[Cheerflyer]

Ok so here’s my story of rush at Bama
I’m not including DG in my listing since they are only in the first round.
Since I love shoes, who doesn’t, my names for the houses will be:
BETTYE MULLER
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN
EMMA HOPE
FOOTCANDY
HUNTER
JIMMY CHOO
KATE SPADE
LOEFFLER RANDALL
MANOLO BLAHNIK
PACIOTTI
PATRICIA GREEN
SIGERSON MORRISON
TORY BURCH
VALENTINO
VINCE CAMUTO

[dgdramadawg]

Yay for shoes! I am rooting for Tory Burch.

Even though DG is not included, could you tell us what you thought of their presentation when you share about round one?

[FSUZeta]

Originally Posted by dgdramadawg

Yay for shoes! I am rooting for Tory Burch.

Even though DG is not included, could you tell us what you thought of their presentation when you share about round one?

terrific idea! i hope that you will, cheerflyer.

can't wait to read your story!

[Cheerflyer]

I have been planning for this week for a year. I am so excited that it is finally happening. BTW I have multiple recs for all houses except one I only had one for that house. My HS GPA is over 3.9. This is what I have heard about the houses.
BETTYE MULLER
Heard that this is a very strong chapter with many beauty queens and the highest GPA. I know one girl that pledged hear last year.
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN
I have heard good things about this chapter from friends and I know that they had a great advisor!
EMMA HOPE
Heard that this is a very strong chapter, doesn’t take OOS, or girls outside of their social stratum.
FOOTCANDY
I have heard almost nothing about this chapter.
HUNTER
I have very little knowledge about this chapter. A few girls from HS pledged here and based on that I am not interested.
JIMMY CHOO
Heard that this is a very strong chapter with many great girls. A friend pledged here last year.
KATE SPADE
Heard that this is a very strong chapter with many great girls. I know a few from HS that have pledged here. I have never heard anything bad about them.
LOEFFLER RANDALL
I know a few girls from HS that pledged here and ones at other campuses.
MANOLO BLAHNIK
I have no knowledge about this chapter.
PACIOTTI
I have very little knowledge about this chapter.
PATRICIA GREEN
Heard that this is a very strong chapter.
SIGERSON MORRISON
My strongest rec of all is for this chapter from an Ole Miss alum.
TORY BURCH
Heard that this is a strong chapter with many great girls. I know a couple from HS.
VALENTINO
I know a couple of girls from HS that pledged here and have heard great thing about this chapter.
VINCE CAMUTO
I know a few girls from HS that pledged here as well as ones at other campuses.

[PNM-2012]

Originally Posted by Cheerflyer

I have been planning for this week for a year.
I have multiple recs for all houses except one I only had one for that house.

How many recs did you have for each house? I have seen here on Greek Chat that 1 or 2 is enough.

What else do you do to prepare?

It seems as if you had an incredible rush.

Thanks

[Cheerflyer]

Originally Posted by PNM-2012

How many recs did you have for each house? I have seen here on Greek Chat that 1 or 2 is enough.

What else do you do to prepare?

It seems as if you had an incredible rush.

Thanks

I had recommendations to the following chapters:
Alpha Chi 7 recs
I only asked for three, however others I knew wanted to write me one and I didn’t know how to say no.
DDD 5 recs
Ditto above
Zeta 5 recs
My sister is a Zeta at another SEC school several of her friends wanted to send recs for me.
AOPi 4 recs
Chi O 4 recs
Phi Mu 4 recs
DZ 3 recs
Pi Phi 3 recs
ADPi 2 recs
Alpha Gam 2 recs
APhi 2 recs
DG 2 recs
Gamma Phi Beta 2 recs
Kappa Alpha Theta 2 recs
KD 2 recs
Kappa 1 very strong rec

All of my recs knew me for at least 2 years, most much longer.
I spent a lot of time reading threads here on GC. Several of the posters here are UoA alumni they know the system! As you mentioned with Christmas break girls are home. Spend this time re-connecting with the ones you know at Bama. Avoid trash talking of any house. You never know who may have a friend there. As you are getting your recs ask about any teas that they may have. Attend the Spring Panhellenic Weekend. Attend any weekend event at the capstone where you may get a chance to meet other girls enrolled there. You will be surprised at the connections you can make. If you aren’t good at carrying on conversation, start practicing! What is your GPA? All houses look at this. I haven’t been through recruitment on the inside yet, however I hear a GPA cut is the easiest.
Oh, and you don’t have to wear Lilly Pulitzer every day. Just look nice and be yourself!

[carnation]

Originally Posted by dgdramadawg

Yay for shoes! I am rooting for Tory Burch.

I could've only done a shoe recruitment at a very small school. My daughters inform me that the only choices I'd be able to think of would be Frye boots, Nike, and Sperry.

Carry on, Cheerflyer! This sounds like a good one!

[Cheerflyer]

Day 1
EMMA HOPE
This is my first stop today. While waiting to go in a girl in my group kept talking about how she was a legacy and should get a bid from them. Once we went in I was very nervous and had a hard time keeping conversations moving along. All of the girls are so put together. If this is how rush is going to be I will be a complete failure.
FOOTCANDY
This is my second house today and I am still very nervous. I liked all of the girls who rushed me. They were funny and nice. Most seemed to know something about me and they made me feel comfortable. I liked this house and hope to be invited back.
BETTYE MULLER
While waiting to go in there was a lot of talk from girls in my group about this house. OMG I didn’t know this many gorgeous girls were together outside of Hollywood! They were all so nice and seemed to know all about me. The conversation was easy. I liked this house a lot!
KATE SPADE
Again there was lots of talk in my group about this house. Everything I had heard before seems to be true. What a great group of girls. Conversation was so easy I was matched with girls in my major. This could be my new home! I loved it here and did not want to leave. I just had a great feeling about them. I hope they liked me too.
HUNTER
Lots of talk while waiting to go inside. I had a hard time staying silent since so much talk lined up with my thoughts of girls I know in this house. Well sometimes you just know in advance. These girls are the same as they were in HS. I will not return to this house!
PATRICIA GREEN
Everyone here seemed nice but after awkward conversations I had zero connections with anyone. I didn’t feel like I could be myself. Strictly on reputation if I get an invite back I‘ll give it another try.
PACIOTTI
The first girl I talked with didn’t seem to be interested in me or know anything about me. The next 2 girls I spoke with were very sweet and easy to talk with. I like it here and hope to come back.

dgdramadawg has asked that I comment on the Delta Gamma presentation so here goes.
The DG presentation was very polished. It was clear that they have had a long legacy at the Capstone, I know 2 from the seventies. I had already seen the pictures of their new house here on GC. OMG is it beautiful or what. Back to the presentation I think that many rushees that didn’t get their top choice may have dropped thinking about DG. Based on what I saw any rushee here at Bama would be proud to be a Delta Gamma.

[dgdramadawg]

Originally Posted by Cheerflyer

dgdramadawg has asked that I comment on the Delta Gamma presentation so here goes.
The DG presentation was very polished. It was clear that they have had a long legacy at the Capstone, I know 2 from the seventies. I had already seen the pictures of their new house here on GC. OMG is it beautiful or what. Back to the presentation I think that many rushees that didn’t get their top choice may have dropped thinking about DG. Based on what I saw any rushee here at Bama would be proud to be a Delta Gamma.

Thanks for sharing! I was curious to hear a PNM's perspective beyond what the gals in my rec group told me.

Hunter sounds awful. I'm glad I wasn't rooting for them.

[Cheerflyer]

Originally Posted by dgdramadawg

Hunter sounds awful. I'm glad I wasn't rooting for them.

If you only knew how these girls were in HS
I know people can change but I don't think this is the case.

[victoriana]

Loving your story so far. Short, sweet, and to the point

[Cheerflyer]

I was expecting cuts but this many this early caught me off guard I only have 10 houses for the second round. I know that’s better than many others still . . . On the positive side I have all of my top five so I am very blessed.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by Cheerflyer

I was expecting cuts but this many this early caught me off guard I only have 10 houses for the second round. I know that’s better than many others still . . . On the positive side I have all of my top five so I am very blessed.

Strange, 15 to 10 sounds normal. What was the max? 11? 12? You actually have ALL your top ten...

[dgdramadawg]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

Strange, 15 to 10 sounds normal. What was the max? 11? 12? You actually have ALL your top ten...

The max for round 2 at Bama is 11.

[Cheerflyer]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

Strange, 15 to 10 sounds normal. What was the max? 11? 12? You actually have ALL your top ten...

As I stated I felt fortunate to have 10 invites, many had fewer. On my initial ranking of the chapters 8 – 13 were about the same. Yes I ranked them for a reason but there was very little difference. I naively expected 11 invites to Philanthropy Day. I had heard most cuts came after Philanthropy Day.