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I went to bed that night feeling hopeful, and yet I couldn’t shake the nagging thought that if I had gotten cut from 10 houses in one day, then how could I possibly keep these remaining 3 until tomorrow? Every time my phone would go off, my stomach would turn over, and slowly settle again when I saw that it wasn’t my Rho Chi’s number.
Unfortunately, that dreaded call came late the next morning. I answered the phone, already knowing what she would say. She told me that I hadn’t received any invites back to any of my houses, and that I was being released from formal recruitment. Released from formal recruitment... That really hit me. All I could think about now was how I was ‘homeless,’ something that I had been assured wouldn’t happen because the system, although flawed, worked itself out.
When I told Amy, she was so surprised. She said that couldn’t even happen at her school! I didn't understand why things were so different at my school. I secretly started wishing I had gone to Amy's school (which was actually my second choice), just so my experience had been different.
But my Rho Chi also told me about COBs, and how my name would be put on a list all year and if a chapter didn’t meet quota, they could call me and offer me a bid. I called her back and asked her about them some more. I wanted to make sure that Panhellenic knew that I was interested in a snap bid, because I assumed some girls who had gotten released would be over it. My Rho Chi said she was friends with the president of Panhellenic, and she would definitely let her know that.
So now, a few days after bid day, I’m still hoping I’ll get a call from a chapter that I liked. Also, I know a few chapters I liked (Wyoming for sure) participate in informal spring recruitment, so if I haven’t gotten a verbal bid, then I’m thinking I’ll go through that.
But thanks everybody for reading my story. I hope you enjoyed it and I’m sorry it didn’t end up with a happy ending. I really wanted to post this because I’m so curious to hear your responses to how things work at my school. I’m just kind of disappointed that basically everybody here dirty rushes so they essentially already know who their pledge class is, because I was so looking forward to going greek. So yeah, thanks again everyone!
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