Auburn University Rush--Fall 2007

ZTA72 · #1 08-08-2007, 10:12 PM

Thanks for letting us know!
Good Luck to your daughter!!

ZTA72

AuburnMom · #2 08-08-2007, 11:19 PM

I decided to use European countries to represent the 16 sororities at Auburn University. So, in random order, here are the sororities that the girls visited over the last two days of Ice Water Teas:

Spain
France
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Switzerland
Luxembourg
Ireland
Netherlands
Belgium
Germany
Monaco
Scotland
Austria
Italy
England

Kate seemed to enjoy her visit to most of the sororities, but she did mention that she really enjoyed her time in Ireland, Austria, and Sweden and felt most at home there. She also enjoyed her time at Belgium, Switzerland, Norway, and France.

Kate’s roommate enjoyed England the best (even though I am sure there were others she also enjoyed) and I haven’t heard yet about Kate’s suitemate.

Tomorrow morning the girls find out to which sororities they will be invited back to visit for the Philanthropy parties. I think they are all stressing a little over the number of parties that they are going to be invited back to and which ones. Most of the girls went out to dinner tonight with their Pi Chi’s and the Pi Chi’s spent a good amount of time emphasizing that very few girls get invited back to 12 parties and that the average is usually lower. The girls find out in the morning where they are going and then immediately head out to the first party. I am guessing I won’t get an update until the end of the day.

I’ll keep you all posted……….

honeychile · #3 08-08-2007, 11:21 PM

I can't even imagine getting all dressed and ready, and then finding out which houses you're invited back to!!

Best of luck to your "Kate" and her friends!

ufpiphi · #4 08-08-2007, 11:23 PM

Bless your heart! I assume most mothers are on pins and needles during their daughters' recruitments (I know my own was) and here you are thinking of us needy GCers!
Best of luck to your daughter!

AGDee · #5 08-08-2007, 11:24 PM

If she is disappointed with the number of invites, remind her that she can only join ONE sorority anyway... that may help soften it up a little.

UGAalum94 · #6 08-08-2007, 11:30 PM

I think being dressed up and ready to go probably keeps some girls who are disappointed at first with their results in rush longer. And since the groups who they go to may win them over, it really might make a big difference over all.

If you got your results, and then went back to the dorm and compared with everyone else and heard more tent talk, you might be more likely just to call the whole thing off.

Auburnmom, thanks for posting this thread, and I hope your daughter has a great recruitment!

Jill1228 · #7 08-09-2007, 02:09 AM

Woo hoo! A current rush thread! I added you to the list

mystikchick · #8 08-09-2007, 04:19 AM

Thank you so much for sharing your daughther's story with us, AuburnMom. Best of luck to your daughter and her friends

Go France!

Forgetmenotivy · #9 08-09-2007, 07:55 AM

Can't wait for an undate; good luck to your daughter!

AuburnMom · #10 08-09-2007, 11:05 AM

Kate will attend 12 parties in this round! She's so excited. I don't know yet which 12 she is attending and I don't have any information on her room mate/suite mate yet. Apparently she received her list and had a few seconds to send me a text message before she headed out to her first party. She told me she'd call me at lunch and let me know which 12 and I'll update more at that time.

Thank you all for your kind words of support and ufpiphi, you are correct, I am on "pins and needles" this week!

More information later in the day......

NutBrnHair · #11 08-09-2007, 11:09 AM

Oooooooo!!! Sounds good! We're on "pins & needles" right there with you.

AlwaysSAI · #12 08-09-2007, 01:11 PM

Congrats to your daughter!!!!!!!!!! YaY for a full schedule!!!!!!!!!

AuburnMom · #13 08-10-2007, 08:18 PM

Hello....

I just talked to Kate; she is still having a good time at rush, but I think she is beginning to get a little tired and I think the heat is getting to everyone! Tomorrow morning she'll find out how many parties she will be going back to and where she will be returning for round three (skit parties).

As mentioned a few times cutting from 12 to 6 sororities could be tough for some PNM's. Let's keep our fingers crossed!

I'll update tomorrow....

MerryGPhiB · #14 08-11-2007, 01:43 AM

As a northerner and a left coaster- I so appreciate the updates! I have a number of friends ( sorority alumnae) in the Auburn area and they are impossible to get any information from at this time.

Also, as a mom who has a daughter who went through recruitment I can appreciate how you are feeling. I think I was more nervous than my daughter and she only had 5 houses not the large numbers like Auburn!

Thank you for your time in communicating to all of us! I look forward to hearing Kate's results each day! Best wishes....

AnatraAmore · #15 08-11-2007, 10:49 AM