observation at recruitment parties

[GeorgiaGirl]

At UGA there are two recruitment counselors at every party. They walk around making sure no rules are being violated. Panhellenic exec walks around in pairs or groups of three and visits every house every day. We keep a close eye on things.

[carnation]

At State, there was a pair of us at every party to cut down on dirty rushing. Worst moment: when I opened the partially cracked door to a dark bathroom and there were several members hotboxing a PNM, who was sitting on a closed toilet. We all screamed.

[adpiucf]

At UCF, there are (or at least when I was there...), there were random check-ins during parties when Pan/Recruitment Exec would do walk throughs to observe. They didn't interfere.

[UGAalum94]

Anybody else think that it's a lot of fun to be Carnation?

Carnation, your stories are the best!

[KSUViolet06]

At Kent, the Recruitment Counselors don't sit in on the parties. They do house inspections before the parties to make sure there are no infractions. During the actual parties, they stand outside. They only enter the parties for a moment at the end to make sure that no one from their group is still inside.

[UofISigKap]

Originally Posted by carnation

At State, there was a pair of us at every party to cut down on dirty rushing. Worst moment: when I opened the partially cracked door to a dark bathroom and there were several members hotboxing a PNM, who was sitting on a closed toilet. We all screamed.

I wonder how that conversation got started. "We REALLY want to talk to you somewhere quiet...oh, here's a bathroom that no one is using!"

[flirt5721]

The only time I remember seeing PH members going around is before the parties actually start on the first day (Open House). They only come to see that the decoration is the way it is supposed to be. That day the house has to look the way it usally does all year. We can have decorations but not many.

[carnation]

Originally Posted by UofISigKap

I wonder how that conversation got started. "We REALLY want to talk to you somewhere quiet...oh, here's a bathroom that no one is using!"

LOL, and it was the really elegant sorority too! OTW has the definition right.

And thanks Alphagamuga, I suppose I do have a fun life!

[OleMissGlitter]

There will be about 4 or 5 at each party. Then Panhellenic Execs will come around as well. They usually just hang out in corners of the room where the party is and watch. The head of Greek Life will also stop in to probably at least one party at each house.

In year's past there have also been members of other sororities (like people from their headquarters) who have watched parties. This has only been done twice that I can remember and those headquarters officials have to get permission of the chapters and from what I've understand the chatpers can say no to having them. However, I don't think anyone told them no!

[PhoenixAzul]

At mine, Rho Chi's are present at open house (usually put in a corner and given a cup of hot chocolate) and at a novelty party of a house they're not a member of. They *are* permitted to attend their own final party if the chapter allows them to. We're not an NPC campus so ours is a bit different.

[IvySpice]

Can we please have a thread where Carnation just reminisces endlessly about SEC rush back in the day? Please?

[ΑΓΔSquirrelGirl]

Originally Posted by carnation

At State, there was a pair of us at every party to cut down on dirty rushing. Worst moment: when I opened the partially cracked door to a dark bathroom and there were several members hotboxing a PNM, who was sitting on a closed toilet. We all screamed.

daaaaaaaaaaang

[WVU alpha phi]

There are about 4 or 5 Rho Chis at each party. They walk in every bedroom to make sure we have pictures covered of alcohol or anything Panhellenic considers inappropriate. We rush our girls in the formal room, and they stand in the entranceway to make sure we aren't breaking any rules, like hotboxing, but they don't enter the room. A lot of the time, especially towards the end of the week, they just sit around on the couches until the party is over.

[blackngoldengrl]

What is hotboxing? I've never heard that term before...

Our Panhel folks would stop by just before parties started and would check things out. The RC stayed on the porch outside the party, and if a Panhel person was there, they were outside too. The RC only came in once when I was the Recruitment chair Sr. year, and that was b/c someone got faint and had to be escorted to the bathroom! She ended up becoming a Theta, haha!

[PeppyGPhiB]

We used to check inside the party rooms before the day's parties started to make sure they were all decorated according to rules. Other than that, we sat outside during the parties, and would duck our heads in to tell them when there was only five minutes left.