THE "bottom" sorority
Hi everyone,
I have been lurking on here for a while. Most of you seem really nice and knowledgable so I finally decided to ask for advice. My daughter recently finished going through recruitment at a very competitive SEC school. Throughout the week, she was gradually dropped by a couple of sororities each round, but did have two left for pref night. I was very proud of her attitude that week. She kept an open mind, and tried to find things she liked about each chapter. I think what really hurt her was the fact that she knew many girls in four of the chapters from high school, and played on the same high school sports team as many of them. She wasn't best friends with any of them, but they certainly were on friendly terms; and these girls knew my daughter's reputation. I know ya'll are going to say that there are thousands of girls going through recruitment with the same qualifications as my daughter, and I understand that. However, she was just hurt that when it came down to it; the girls from her high school didn't fight for her.
Anyway, after pref night she really liked one house and really disliked the other. Of course she was devastated when she got a bid from the house she didn't like. That house had been at the bottom of her list all week. I think probably because she must have talked with one of the most awkward girls in the whole sorority. This same girl picked her up two nights, and my daughter said that this girl pretty much said nothing. My daughter had to carry the whole conversation and think of things to talk about. She went ahead and accepted the bid, and has gradually started to enjoy this sorority as she has gotten to know more of the girls. The problem is that this house has only been on campus for a couple of years, and it to me it seems like it is the laughingstock of Greek life. My daughter said that during recruitment she heard other girls talking about this house and that they would drop out of recruitment before accepting a bid from them- they had too much self respect to join that house! They are called the "rejects of recruitment" etc. etc... My daughter was actually embarassed to wear her letters the first week! I know many of the other new pledges felt the same way as my daughter because it was obvious on bid day that many of the girls were trying their best to pretend to be happy even though they weren't. I could tell that some of them were holding back tears.
Do any of you have any words of wisdom that I could impart to my daughter? As I said, she is starting to enjoy these girls. It is just difficult for them all to get to know one another because they do not have a house, and there is nowhere for them all to hang out and get to know one another.
Thanks for any advice.
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