Northern Arizona University Formal Recruitment

[disasterscookie]

So this is going to be my first time going through a formal recruitment.
So here I am. 21, a senior in credits but still with 2 years to go (I'm a double major), with a cummulative 3.47 GPA and ready to try and get the sisterhood I longed for. I am excited about going through formal recruitment, excited about the events, and excited about getting to know the 6 amazing NPC organizations we have on campus:
Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Omicron Pi
Chi Omega
Delta Delta Delta
Gamma Phi Beta
Pi Beta Phi

My school isn't super competitive when it comes to rush, and I would say about half of the sororities have no issue with taking juniors. The whole process starts on Thursday, August 28th. I would like to post about my experience with each sorority, is it ok if I refer to them as I write my feelings about each one...like by name or should I be discreet?
Anyways, I feel like having gone through a semi-similar process before has given me a possible step up.
I am ready to go to recruitment with an open mind and an open heart to try and find the sisters I am looking for.

Also, just a note. There are no houses on my campus, all the sororities and fraternities live in a huge dorm all together. The law in Flagstaff states that 3 unrelated women cannot live in a household together because it could be a secret brothel LOL. I just find that amusing. Un-updated laws and such.

Well wish me luck! If you have any advice, it would be greatly appreciated!

[irishpipes]

Welcome to GC. Cute screen name. I would recommend that you edit your post because it is best to leave your history out of your recruitment, and these boards aren't very anonymous. You have posted your GPA, class status, and prior sorority affiliation. It wouldn't take much to figure out who you are.

I would further recommend that you tell us your recruitment experience in exquisite detail, AFTER recruitment. That way you don't risk being "harmed" by your comments.

Also, there are no brothel laws. That is an urban legend. Trust me. Don't bring it up on GC anymore.

Good luck and welcome!

Ditto on taking out the history.

I am a proponent of naming names. I absolutely cannot stand some of the code names people use here. If you think you can be honest without being hurtful or disrespectful, by all means...give us the details! If you decide that, I'd wait until after recruitment is over.

When you get a chance, check out curlygirly's rush thread when you can.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by OTW

I am a proponent of naming names. I absolutely cannot stand some of the code names people use here. If you think you can be honest without being hurtful or disrespectful, by all means...give us the details! If you decide that, I'd wait until after recruitment is over.

Is it the concept of using code names that you don't like or just that some peoples' code names are stupid?

Honestly, if you name names, unless you want to seriously get flamed, you do have to be pretty vague and polite even if that doesn't represent your experience. For example, when I went through, at one chapter, this girl talked to me about drinking, asked if I had a fake ID, was astonished when I told her I didn't drink, didn't know that James Dean was dead, didn't know her chapter's philanthropy, (I could go on). I could have said "I didn't click with the actives at [real name of chapter here] and there was some conversation that made me uncomfortable." I chose to give the details without defaming the chapter (because they don't deserve it after a bad first impression). It's your choice as to which version you'd like to share.

[disasterscookie]

I have a positive outlook on each of the sororities on my campus, and even if I don't click with them, I would never dream of being disrespectful or slanderous at all (not saying that you were) so I think I should be just fine Thanks for the advice though.

Originally Posted by violetpretty

Is it the concept of using code names that you don't like or just that some peoples' code names are stupid?

Honestly? I think both using code names and some users' choice of code names are pretty stupid. I understand the reasoning behind using code names and respect that, but that doesn't really change my opinion of it.

Of course I come from the era of GreekChat where it was okay to name names because there weren't any nosy, psycho GCers to compromise the rushee's experience. There weren't a lot of naive rushee twits back then, either. This was a very different place a mere few years ago, and I miss it.

I guess I'm just spoiled.

disasterscookie, have a fabulous rush. I visited Flagstaff last April and absolutely loved my time there.

[ASUADPi]

disasterscookie-good luck at rush. My former roommate (and sorority sister) graduated from NAU. I thought about going up there, but I'm a Phoenix girl and I can't handle the cold winters (i.e. snow!).

I'm looking forward to hearing your story, especially since it's an AZ story! Woo Hoo!!!!!

[disasterscookie]

Thank you so much for suggesting CurlyGirly's thread! It was amazing! I think I could write about my experience from an objective view point before my revealing

[texas*princess]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

Welcome to GC. Cute screen name. I would recommend that you edit your post because it is best to leave your history out of your recruitment, and these boards aren't very anonymous. You have posted your GPA, class status, and prior sorority affiliation. It wouldn't take much to figure out who you are.

agreed! I'd edit that out for sure

[Benzgirl]

OP,
Tell us the story behind your name
(sorry for the digression)

[disasterscookie]

Haha, well that has been my email address since I was like 13. I wrote a really funny poem about how disaster eats me like a cookie (the disaster's is supposed to be possesive, but screen names don't let you do that). Well I really liked the poem at the time, I still get a kick out of it now, and it just kinda stuck around, IDK. Haha. I feel silly

[breathesgelatin]

Originally Posted by disasterscookie

Haha, well that has been my email address since I was like 13. I wrote a really funny poem about how disaster eats me like a cookie (the disaster's is supposed to be possesive, but screen names don't let you do that). Well I really liked the poem at the time, I still get a kick out of it now, and it just kinda stuck around, IDK. Haha. I feel silly

haha, my screen name is from a bad adolescent poem too. About how I was depressed and that was like breathing gelatin.

GOOD LUCK at NAU!!

[disasterscookie]

That is such a random thing to have in common with someone! Haha.

[speedsters]

Good Luck! My younger sister was at NAU for 2 years before transferring back to the east coast to finish college, I tried to get to go through recruitment, but she never did. Funnily enough she will now be going through at her new school. I love Flagstaff and the area around NAU!

[disasterscookie]

It's beautiful isn't it?! I don't think I could have gone to a better school for me, I absolutely love it here.