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I loved Alice in Wonderland - the old cartoon, the new movie, and would love to read the book. So that's what shall inspire the names of the chapters.
For what it's worth, I am a sophomore transfer and the campus has a fairly laid back recruitment.

There are five sororities.
Queen of Hearts
Cheshire
Jabberwocky
Caterpillar
Mad Hatter

Now each sorority does have a reputation, but it doesn't matter because a single pledge class can change that for better or for worse. What matters is finding a home that suits you. Besides, they could have easily been created by another sorority, a jaded PNM, or just some asshole - fact is, until you get to know them, you won't know.

There was a Greek information BBQ before recruitment started. My roommate went with me - she wasn't thrilled but she didn't want to do anything else or go back to the dorms. This is what inspired the "A little disappointed" post, because she was rude and then afterward expressed her immense dislike of sororities and her ideas of them.

There was another info session, not too important in the story. Then OH NO! I get horribly sick. Not just a little cold, but unable to leave bed or attend class. I made the mistake of walking over to the health center (long walk, sick, bad idea) and was told I probably had allergies. I went to the doctor who said it was the flu and a sinus infection. Great. My first week of class and I'm incredibly sick.
DUN DUN DUN.... Will I get to go through recruitment? Will I have to withdraw before it even starts? Actually, we already know the answer to this was yes, so I shall continue. I mostly recovered just in time for recruitment.

First off was the Sorority Showcase! This was held in a theatre where we were put into our Gamma Chi groups and sat down to watch a slideshow and a few members from each group talked about why that sorority was right for her. After that we all sat outside in our groups and had pizza while talking. A lot of pizza. Who knew girls could eat that much?

My Gamma Chis were pretty freaking awesome and super nice! They encouraged guessing of their groups, but absolutely refused to tell us!
For the most part they were VERY thorough about information and answering questions. They talked about what happens if you withdraw, what happens if you accept a bid, that it's possible to not be asked back to your "favorite" groups but to try to keep going. One of them told about how she was dropped by her favorite group but accepted into her legacy sorority and was VERY upset, but has grown to love it and hasn't regretted it since. One thing they did NOT mention was it's possible to be released from recruitment until someone asked.
As we parted, they stressed that it would be best to not go out and party or to miss class. Hopefully we'll get together with our group for some activities such as dinner.

Round one started the following day. . .