CuriousWildcat's recruitment story at UK

[LouisaMay]

CONGRATULATIONS

[The B Girl]

Congratulations to you and SAI!

[CuriousWildcat]

We just found out that the freshmen aren't allowed to pledge until next semster . They are still gonna have us come to all to the social events and pledge us asap! Thanks everyone so much!

[adpiucf]

Enjoy SAI! One of our old posters, RedFox, pledged SAI at UT-K and really loved her experience. She also couldn't formally pledge for a semester, but they worked with her and still involved her in social and music events. I think she had to register for a music class each semester to maintain her membership (requirement even if you aren't a music major at her school.) She had a blast.

[Buttonz]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

Enjoy SAI! One of our old posters, RedFox, pledged SAI at UT-K and really loved her experience. She also couldn't formally pledge for a semester, but they worked with her and still involved her in social and music events. I think she had to register for a music class each semester to maintain her membership (requirement even if you aren't a music major at her school.) She had a blast.

Yup, that's what they had RedFox do..I sitll speak to her all the time

[CuriousWildcat]

I was just reading http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=81766
and I was thinking about the similarities between her story and my own.

When I didn't receive an invite back to pref during rush I was devistated. I could see the positives of the situation, but it still sucked to get cut from everywhere.

I now realize that not joining a sorority has caused a chain of events that I know will positively effect my college experience. Since I didn't rush a sorority I had sooo much free time. I found out that I could still join colorguard late (it is my biggest passion but I didn't think I would have time and college marching band is drastically different from high school. I thought this was negative but it turns out to be avery positive thing). I had so much free time and I was only hanging out with 2 people ALL of the time. I felt like I was on the edge of depression. Not just from not getting into a sorority, but also because I wasn't making any new friends and had nothing to do.

So I joined colorguard after much debate with myself. It turned out to be a wonderful decision for me for the second time in my life. Since joining guard I have met so many new people. I have decided to change my major to arts administration and I am very excited about it (I wouldn't have known about it except for the people I met in band). And now I AM joining a sorority, that I wouldn't have known about or been eligdible for with out marching band. I cannot wait to start rushing SAI next semester.

I realize that this is kind of a long rambling post, but overall I would just like to say thank you to everyone who encouraged me along the way and told me to keep searching for my place!

Thank you so much everyone!

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by CuriousWildcat

So I joined colorguard after much debate with myself. It turned out to be a wonderful decision for me for the second time in my life. Since joining guard I have met so many new people. I have decided to change my major to arts administration and I am very excited about it (I wouldn't have known about it except for the people I met in band). And now I AM joining a sorority, that I wouldn't have known about or been eligdible for with out marching band. I cannot wait to start rushing SAI next semester.

Yay for Colorguard...it was so much fun. I did it my first two years, and probably would have continued, except I hurt my knee at a dance audtion and ended up in the Pit (less marching/awkwardness on my knee).

What are your shows this year?