Greetings and Salutations :))))
Hi to each and every one of you, my wonderful sisters! I can't believe I just discovered this site, wow is all I can say, and how I wish there had been something like this when I went through rush at the University of Florida years ago! As someone who served as both a Rho Chi(dating myself by calling it that, I'm sure) and as VP of membership in my chapter, I hope I can provide some good insight and advice to all the PNMs.
I haven't decided if I should reveal my affiliation, mostly because I'm still often involved in recruitment as an almuna, (Yeah, I stayed in Gainesville after college, I grew up there and what can I say-love that Gator Football, chomp!) and I do NOT want to influence any UF PNMS (there sure are a lot of them!) nor do I want anybody on Greek Chat either soliciting me for recs OR figuring out who I am and "outing" me at any recruitment parties I may be helping out at. What do you ladies think?
There is so much dissapointment in some of these recruitment stories, and I hope that, without revealing anything about MS, I can share my stories about dissapointment on the other side as well. UF recruitment is competitive as all get out, and my house specifically was in constant competition with two to three other chaptersfor the same girls! We see alot of heartbreak at bid day on the PNM's side, but I can tell you that as a sister my heart was broken many times as well by a rush crush who went elsewhere! There was also a situation with two very different factions of sisters within my chapter-let's just say we all had very different ideas about which girls would be "perfect" ABCs! I remember fighting and fighting for girls to the point of tears and screaming matches! (As I'm not privy to protocol is that TMI?)
I also had the unique experience of watching my little sister(biological) come through rush when I was a senior and seeing her heartbreak after bring dropped by so many houses who just assumed she would end up in my house. Also the joy of waiting to see that same sister run towards my house on bid day and watching all of mychapter jump up and down and embrace her! Truly the best experience of my GLO life!
I have a feeling I'm going to become a little obsessed on this board!
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