A Day in the Life of a PNM

[ErinBee]

I've been reading around here a lot since I've decided to rush. I've gotten some much wonderful advice, so I've decided to do as ClassicBeauty is doing and post my recruitment story as it happens.

I'm a sophmore at a Texas school with a not-so-competitive rush. Although, I've always wanted to join a sorority, I didn't my freshman year so I could get adjusted to college life. Also, it's a lifetime commitment, so I wanted to make sure it was what I wanted to do. Here's the chapters at my school (named after my favorite thing, purses ):

Coach - I really like their philanthrophy and had a class with one girl. She is the sweetest ever and really loved her sorority. My dad's girlfriend was a Coach at a different school, so I have a handful of personal rec's. As much, as I want to keep an open mind, I really love this group. All the girls are really down to earth and seem like the kind that I would be life-long friends with.

Burberry - I don't know anyone personally from here, but they are some very classy girls. I have 2 rec's from alumnae. All of them are very involved in campus activities and are very well put together. They are definitely some girls that I would be proud to call my sisters, although they are a little intiminating.

Kate Spade - I went to high school with 3 of the girls from here. One of them I worked with also, and we studied at the house a lot last year. So I've met a bunch of the girls. They are extremely sweet, witty and funny. To me, it seems like I wouldn't be the best friends with some of the girls outside the sorority.

Dooney & Burke - I went to high school with one of the girls, and honestly, I can't stand here. But I'm not going to judge the whole sorority on one girl. They all seem to love eachother a lot and genuinely care for one another. That's really nice to see. Other than that, I don't know a lot about this sorority.

Rush starts next Saturday. I've had my rec's done and my clothes are all picked out. So now, all I have to do is wait, which is really hard! I'm really excited. I love meeting new people and doing the whole akward-chat thing, so I'm really not that nervous. I really want to keep an open mind about each group, but it's hard when I've already been on campus a year. I just want to find my match made in sorority-heaven.

I'll type more next week. Thanks!

[Pike/PhiDeltmom]

ErinBee, here's wishing you all the best during recruitment!!

[epchick]

YAY for a recruitment thread from a Texas School!!!

Goodluck!

[fhchick22]

Goodluck!!!

[honeychile]

May you make a lot of good friends during R - and get the bid of your choice!

[howtheSunrose]

Good luck during rush!

[ClassicBeauty]

Good luck girl! I hope you have a very successful rush.

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by ErinBee

I'm a sophmore at a Texas school with a not-so-competitive rush.

IS there such a thing???

[AlwaysSAI]

Good luck ErinBee!!!! Keep us updated!!!

[ErinBee]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

IS there such a thing???

I've never gone through rush or experienced greek life at another campus, so I'm not completely sure. That's what it seems like, especially reading about SEC recruitments. Those sound terrrifying.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

IS there such a thing???

Oh yeah....Whenever I think of Texas rush, I don't think of a competitive rush. Of course, I don't attend UT-Austin or A&M, but at some other schools it isn't competitive.

[LOVEinZTA]

Oh they definitely exist, I can think of at least 4 off the top of my head that fit that bill. Just because a school is in the south doesn't mean it's cut throat, just like some school in the north could have a very competitive rush!

[ErinBee]

Rush Countdown: 2 days
Mood: Impatient

I'm in the process of packing all my stuff up. I move into my new apartment during the second day, so atleast for the next two I will be busy packing up boxes and saying goodbye to a town I hopefully won't have to come back to anytime soon.

All I have left to do is get some last minute things like band-aids and what not.

God likes to play funny jokes on me. And this time he has made everything from ragweed, pollen to tree spores bloom. So my nose is running like a waterfall and my voice is on the edge of disappearing. The last thing I want is to be sniffling the whole time. That sure is lady-like.

[amanda6035]

get some claritin. I started feeling crummy last friday night, and took claritin late friday night, saturday and sunday and by monday I was feeling tons better. I'm still taking it (I bought a 10 pill pack) just to make sure it's definitely gone.

[ErinBee]

I know it's been almost a month since rush ended but I have been super busy. Good thing I remember almost everything, I doubt I will ever forget rush. And there was lots of drama!

Day One: Brag/Philanthropy Day

The first house I went to was Kate Spade. When the door opened, I don't even think I could hear myself think the girls were so loud. The first thing I thought when I walked in was "Wow!" The house looked absolutely amazing. Basically, there was a tent in the middle of the main room with all their pictures from mixers, and other events. I can't even remember the first girl I talked to, but I felt really comfortable. The second girl was really sweet, I'll call her Sam. I felt so comfortable talking to her and I felt like she was someone I could really be friends with. While walking through the house, I talked to the president and realized that she was my orientation leader in 2006. Then we were lead to couches and watched a video about their philanthropy. I really liked how they stressed how important it was to them. That was my main reason for wanting to join a sorority. Overall, I was really impressed. They completely blew away my expectations.

The next house was Coach. I was so excited to go to this house. Honestly, I already thought I would end up here. I wanted to go in with an open mind, but it's hard. The house looked really nice and all the girls I talked to were really sweet. I felt like they were rushing me really hard. I talked to one girl that I fell in love with. She was really funny and quirky like myself. She showed me around the house and while we were in the presidents room I saw she had a poster of Hairspray(Broadway version), and I told the girl that I absolutely loved the movie. She drug me to the other room to talk to the president. She was so sweet and we found out that we had a lot in common. I talked to another girl that I had a class with last semester and things seemed to be going really well. She was then bumped and another girl took me over to some table to make a craft for their philanthropy. We ended up talking the whole time, so I didn't even make the craft. Then a girl told a story about why their philanthropy touched so much. When I left the house, I left knowing I was a Coach.

After a long break, I went to Dooney & Burke. The girls outfits were extremely cute and the house looked great. The first girl I talked to, talked only about all the parties. I was a little turned off, especially when I had to ask about the philanthropy. I felt like I had to keep the conversation going. The next girl came in as we were talking about philanthropy, so she continued talking about it. I told her how I really like doing community service, but it was hard for me to go out and find it. She told that they had an opening for their service chair and I should think about running. I was extremely uncomfortable when she told me this and just smiled and nodded. Then another girl came up and the girl I was talking to told her that I was interested in the service chair position. I was shocked and again, EXTREMELY uncomfortable. It only got worse. This girl that bumped the other one started bad mouthing the other sororities. She said that “Dooney & Burke wasn’t wild like all the other chapters and they were the normal girls.” So when it was time to leave I was thankful.

The last house to visit was Burberry. Their house was really beautiful, but it wasn’t even decorated. I only talked to one girl the entire time, which I thought was kind of weird. She was really sweet, but I was really intimidated by the house and everything. I was really impressed with the songs they sang at the end, but I knew I did not fit in at all.

Here are my listings at the end of day one:
Coach
Kate Spade
Burberry
Dooney & Burke