Maryland Recruitment as a Rho Gam

[UMDRhoGam07]

Originally Posted by Leslie Anne

What!?

The Vous was an institution at Maryland! Where else in College Park could you possibly have the pleasure of being packed into a smelly, decrepid building and have to stand in 3 inches of beer, sludge, and frat-boy urine? Kids today are missing out!

Is it Cornerstone that took over the Vous?

[aabby757]

I think but am not sure that Cornerstone is where The Cellular used to be.

The Vous was on the corner caddy corner from Ratzies.

The Cellular used to have 25 cent pitcher nights on Monday with a $5 cover. Even before then you could show your meal card and slip the bouncer $5 and get in.

Good times.

[ZetaGirl22]

Originally Posted by UMDRhoGam07

Is it Cornerstone that took over the Vous?

Yeah, it is. I dont think they have it in there anymore, but they used to have a ton of old Vous memorabilia in there. My parents were really shocked by that too! I am a 2nd generation UMD alumna (both my folks went there a LONG way back in the day) For a while we had Terrapin Station as a "replacement" for the Vous which I think closed in '96 or '97, but that got shut down over the summer of my freshman year (summer '99)

From what I hear College Park has gotten progressively more dangerous since I was there. I heard something about a shooting or a stabbing outside of Cornerstone last semester? And they have a "no ghetto" policy in there now? Crazy......we heard about that when we were there for Homecoming. To think back on some of the things that I did when I was in school that were SO DUMB even then, would probably be even worse now. (ie I used to walk from the Row, cut through that area of trees between the Row and the Book Exchange parking lot to go buy cigarettes at the convenience store....alone....at night) Whatever, I still miss it though.....DP Dough, Jungle Grille, and late night runs to WaWa........man I miss it a lot.

[ZetaGirl22]

OOOH on a totally random note......I heard Beta got booted recently? Who is in their house now?

[aabby757]

First of all, I understand that Beta was a top house which was NOT the case when I was there so good for them for getting to the top. However, yes they lost their house and I think Lamba Chi Alpha (wasn't there when I was there) is in their house now.

I read the Diamondback online everyday and I can keep up with stuff that way.

[UMDRhoGam07]

No, actually Lambda Chi has been at #7 at least since I've been at UMD (Fall 03). Beta lived in #6. They lost their charter over the summer, so right now the house is empty but Delta Chi is going to be moving in (I think this semester but I am not positive).

Just in case you wanted to know how much the row has changed...

1. Kappa Alpha Order
2. Pi Kappa Alpha
3. Delta Tau Delta
4. Alpha Epsilon Pi (SAE used to be here but then they were kicked off)
5. Phi Kappa Tau
6. Empty, soon to be Delta Chi
7. Lambda Chi Alpha
8. Sigma Phi Epsilon
9. Alpha Sigma Phi
10. Sigma Kappa
11. Alpha Epsilon Phi
12. Zeta Tau Alpha
13. Zeta Psi
14. Zeta Beta Tau

[ZetaGirl22]

yes, Lambda Chi got Phi Sig Kaps house after they were kicked off campus for the alcohol poisoning death in the spring of my Sr. year. I still remember running into a few of my friends in Lambda Chi at Bentleys on the day they found out......all the brothers were "celebrating" indeed....LOL.....I just cant picture Lambda Chi anywhere else than the big white house (where Delta Chi is now). Good for Delta Chi. I always liked those guys a lot. I guess my DH's chapter (Zeta Psi) is doing pretty decent. Theyve been a B house the last few semesters if I recall correctly. They were a C (albiet a large C by the time we graduated) when we were at Maryland.

Oh, btw, any of you ladies watching the Maryland-Miami game right now?
GOOOO TERPS!!!!!!!!

[UMDRhoGam07]

Originally Posted by ZetaGirl22

I heard something about a shooting or a stabbing outside of Cornerstone last semester? And they have a "no ghetto" policy in there now?

They say they want a student ID to get in, or you have to be a "regular" or I guess you have to not look sketchy. I don't know, since I don't really go to the bars much.

Oh yes DP Dough...what's even better is that you can get it delivered from campusfood.com.

[ZetaGirl22]

Originally Posted by UMDRhoGam07

They say they want a student ID to get in, or you have to be a "regular" or I guess you have to not look sketchy. I don't know, since I don't really go to the bars much.

Oh yes DP Dough...what's even better is that you can get it delivered from campusfood.com.

Yeah, they actually had their own delivery people when we were at school....I think that was our Valentines Day meal the first Valentines day my DH and I were dating (we were def. the DEFINITION of "broke college kids" when we were in school) We actually went to DP Dough during Homecoming Weeked!

And I heard that about the ID thing. Its like if you dont have a student ID and you dont look like you "belong" there, its like a $50 cover

[UMDRhoGam07]

My favorite is the chicken fajita calzone. Breaded chicken, jalapenos, black olives, onions, cheddar and hot sauce. Except I get it without chicken since I don't eat meat anymore.

But yeah I can see the C-stone thing getting ugly and racist if it's left up to whether you "look like you belong."

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by UMDRhoGam07

My favorite is the chicken fajita calzone. Breaded chicken, jalapenos, black olives, onions, cheddar and hot sauce. Except I get it without chicken since I don't eat meat anymore.

But yeah I can see the C-stone thing getting ugly and racist if it's left up to whether you "look like you belong."

The chicken fajita was so spicy I could barely eat it and I eat everything spicy. Maybe I got a particularly strong one. My usual DP Dough Calzone is the BBQ chicken zone. You cannot go wrong with that. So good. I knew there were franchises, but I didn't realize there was one by UMD.

[UMDRhoGam07]

Originally Posted by centaur532

The chicken fajita was so spicy I could barely eat it and I eat everything spicy. Maybe I got a particularly strong one. My usual DP Dough Calzone is the BBQ chicken zone. You cannot go wrong with that. So good. I knew there were franchises, but I didn't realize there was one by UMD.

I always dip it in extra marinara sauce. I don't think I could eat it without the marinara on the side.

[aabby757]

Is Penguin Pizza still there?

Is the girl with the florescent green nail polish still work there? ha ha

Yes, the row has changed a lot.

But then the grahamn cracker has too.

Pika used to be the 711 and Sigma Chi, oh my Sigma Chi is no longer there. And that is just one example.

Could someone private message me and tell me which sororities are A tier, B tier etc? I'm just curious.

Thanks.

[ZetaGirl22]

nope Penguin Pizza mysterisouly dissapeared one weekend my Sr year. Pike colonized in 1997 and when they did so they lived in AZD's old house (with pink carpet YEAH!) And Sigma Chi......Sigma Chi went from an A house when I joined to a C house and then to nothing by the time I graduated. Those guys burned a lot of bridges on campus by the time they left. No one liked them by the time they were gone. Hey, if anyone might know, is AGR still around? That was Rho Chi HQ during recruitment when I was a Rho Chi....lots of fun had waiting between the parties.....LOL!!!!!!

My favorite calzone at DP Dough was the one with the pesto in it, but I cant remember for the life of me what else it had.....it was SOOOO good!

[UMDRhoGam07]

Yep AGR is still there. I think Phi Delt is the new Rho Gamma HQ though.