A new recruitment story/New member introduction! :)

[AOE2AlphaPhi]

Update please?!?!?!

[ryleeeee]

So sorry guys! I've been caught up in everything recently, just now sitting down to think everything through... the story continued....


I got the call from my rho chi informing me that I had been invited back to a full four houses! So excited of course, I buzz through the day just waiting to go back. My biggest disappointment was that I had been dropped from Rock n Republic, and although I knew they typically didn't take upperclassmen, it still stung a little because I had really made great connectinos. However, life goes on and I still had a full party schedule which was unusual for an upperclassman so I couldn't really complain!

The houses I went back to were:

True Religion
Citizens
Paige
Habitual

True Religion: Loved this place again, knew in my heart this was where I felt the most at home. Just loved chatting with everyone about silly stuff, finding out how close these girls were really made me smile, this was exactly what I was looking for in a house. Skit was HILARIOUS and had me cracking up.

Citizens: Great great great girls, these girls are so genuine and so diverse. This really made an impact on me, but I still felt like this wouldn't be the place to grow for me. I wanted something that was my OWN, and since one of my roomies is in this sorority, I still felt like I was missing something that was mine and mine alone. I could see myself here, but not in the way that I was looking for, if that makes sense. Skit here was pretty funny, they had their stuff together that's for sure.

Paige: Like citizens, these girls were diverse and as I said before I feel like they were almost too diverse, like there was something missing that connected them all. However, they kicked ass when it came to the skit, it was so great, and really showed them being able to make fun of themselves, which was hilarious. It showed another side of the sisters, and they definitely made a better impression on me than other times.

Habitual: Once again, this place is just NOT for me. Their skit was more serious and not funny, I know they put forth effort but they just don't have that spark that brings girls back, and they are akward conversationalists and you just feel wierd being there. However, some girls were just being plain rude and making it clearly known they didn't want to be there. I refuse to do that, because they have worked just as hard, if not harder, to make sure they represent themselves well, and they are NICE girls, so I made as much conversation as I could, and had a decent time overall.

So after today's rounds I ranked:

True Religion
Citizens
Paige
Habitual

haha didn't realize I had written them in that order too!!

Waiting on the phone call.....

[ryleeeee]

I get the phone call saying I had been invited back to my top two! True Religion and Citizens! I was so happy I had been getting more and more nervous that because of my status I would be dropped, and even my rho chi seemed impressed at the number of invites our group of upperclassmen had recieved.

My first house of the night was Citizens.

Their pref ceremony was really beautiful, and the girl that preffed me was one I had met earlier in the week who was SO sweet and so genuine. I was touched by how much the sisters seemed to care about each other, but I still felt more like a stranger looking in on the sisterhood versus feeling like I was becoming a PART of it with them. Left with a warm feeling and knew that several of those girls would become my friends whether or not I joined with them in sisterhood.

True Religion
From the moment I stepped in I just felt overwhelmed with being there. It was so somber and quiet and all the sisters looked so beautiful, the pref ceremony was gorgeous and heartfelt and touching and everyone was crying. I knew I belonged here, I knew that this was the house I wanted after going through all the rounds. I left emotional but very sure of my decision.

When I went to rank, I suicided True Religion..now before anyone bites my head off, I knew that that would dramatically lower my chances of finding a home, but I truly felt that if I didn't have a home there, that Citizens would not fill the need that I had. However, there is something brewing on my campus that I can't mention right now but will soon that also factored into my decision.....

Waiting on the phone call.....

[ryleeeee]

I recieve a call from my rho chi around noon with bad news. I was not offered a bid to True Religion. I am a strong person who is able to see things for what they are, and I know that there were several factors working against me, and I later found out that most of the upperclassmen had in fact sucided for True Religion. Considering the upperclassmen amount taken is smaller anyway, I just got bumped out. I was really hurt and upset for a few hours, just knowing that bid celebration was going on and here I was alone in my room crying into my pillow.

Today has been hard as all the girls wear their bid day shirts around smiling and laughing with their new friends. It's not easy, I am trying not to take it personally, but its hard sometimes when you know you would have so much to offer a group and for whatever reason they didn't see the same in you.

However, as hard as this has all been, I don't regret the decision for a second and loved every minute of the process. Also, as I stated, there will be more news coming from me.... as everyone states, things happen for a reason.... The only bad thing is that my identity must be kept a secret for a while longer haha

[Scandia]

I'm sorry to hear that you did not get a bid.

It was hard for me on the day classes started in my sophomore year to see all the girls with their Greek letters and my t-shirt was blank. I even told one guy in APhiO that "as you can see, my t-shirt is blank". He did not make the connection at first and simply said "yeah, but you look great".

Please do check out COB if available.

[LPIDelta]

ryleeee--Oh that's a bummer!!! But let me just say, you write very well and express yourself beautifully...and you're tactful too! I hope whatever is coming you will find great satisfaction and continue to know that everything happens for a reason.

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by Scandia

I'm sorry to hear that you did not get a bid.
It was hard for me on the day classes started in my sophomore year to see all the girls with their Greek letters and my t-shirt was blank. I even told one guy in APhiO that "as you can see, my t-shirt is blank". He did not make the connection at first and simply said "yeah, but you look great".

Hey, now THERE's a honey!

[lilzetakitten]

Keep your hopes up! My freshman year I went through formal and ended up bidless, and then ended up joining my sorority's colony that held its recruitment a few weeks later. It's been almost 3 years, and I haven't regretted it for a moment. Being part of a colony is a really unique experience. Good luck!

[kiteflyerzl]

Originally Posted by ryleeeee

Today has been hard as all the girls wear their bid day shirts around smiling and laughing with their new friends.

Who is smiling and laughing in their bid day shirt now?

[ryleeeee]

Originally Posted by kiteflyerzl

Who is smiling and laughing in their bid day shirt now?

Meeee!! We have already designated today "Theta Thursday" and we're wearing our bid day shirts I think that Panhellinic has a requirement that we wear them Wednesday but since we missed the boat so to speak we're gonna wear ours a day later. I think with us being such a motivated group of young women, this is really going to take off.... SO EXCITED!

Thank you all so much for all your support and kind words, it has really meant a lot through the process.... and I will be back hopefully with pictures for a little Sunday update