Retro Recruitment

[micky80]

So no knock on the door that night. This rush thing seemed relatively painless at this point. Then I went to get my invites and was sad to see that I'd gotten cut by Frankie and Culture Club. That hurt because I knew girls in these houses, and even though I realistically knew I probably wouldn't feel at home at either one, nobody wants the decision made for them. Anyway, I still had four great choices. I cut Devo.

To be honest, I don't really remember what the theme of this day was. I just remember that things seemed to get much more intense. That morning, I saw a long line of girls waiting for the phone to call parents, some crying. (This was before the days of cell phones or computers, man I feel old!!!!!!)

Anyway, I headed off to my first house:

Flock of Seagulls: I talked to some of the same sisters that I'd met previously, and again, I felt very comfortable at this house. I liked the fact that there was a wide range of girls.

Go-Gos: I was excited to go here. Several of the sisters I'd met made a point of coming up and saying hi. I had great conversations. My rush roommate had loved the Go-Gos but had been cut from them that day and was really upset. She ended up dropping out that day, which made me sad. But I was very happy that I was asked back.

Wham!: I just wasn't really feeling it here. I liked the girls I had met here. But I hadn't really clicked with anybody. There seemed to be an overall lack of enthusiasm at this house compared with the others.

Men At Work: This was my second favorite. I really liked the girls here. And one of my favorite rush friends was really leaning toward this house.

After 4-party day, I got together with some of my friends from my freshman dorm. One of my best friends was really dead set on the Go-Gos. She was on the tennis team with a Go-Go, and it was the only house she liked. It was the house she had wanted since Day 1. Another friend was torn between Culture Club, the Go-Gos and the Frankies. She had had a perfect rush so far, and we knew that she could probably have her pick of houses. She was one of those type of people: gorgeous, smart, funny, a model, blah, blah, blah. You'd hate her if you didn't love her so much. We were all a little surprised at how much we wanted this - especially me!

On a side note, there had been an annoying girl in our rush group - I'll call her Buffy - who would lament each day about her perfect rush and how she just didn't know who she was going to cut. She just couldn't decide between the Frankie's and Culture Club and the Go-Gos. How was she going to choose? She just loved them all so much? Yada yada yada.