Delaware Recruitment Thread!

[BlueHens213]

Well I'm finally done Open Houses!
I was unfortunately only able to attend 4 of the 8 houses, due to work and other commitments. I'm kind of bummed about that, but I did like what I saw!

Ok...the houses I went to were:
Ross
Chandler
Joey
Monica

Ross - As I said before, this was one of my favorites going in. However, I was a little disappointed by them. The girls I met were very nice, but I felt a little uncomfortable. A lot of the times the sisters were just talking to each other and I was just kind of standing by. However, I still liked who I met and am very anxious to see more during formal!

Chandler - I enjoyed my time with these girls, but it kind of seemed like all they talked about was frats! The girls were very nice and it was not awkward or uncomfortable, but I wanted to know more about their sisterhood. But again, I'm definitely not counting them out and am excited to see more of them during formal.

Joey - Before Open House, this is the chapter I could see myself most fitting in with. I must have good intuition because I LOVED these girls! This was the one house were I felt I made a good connection and "clicked" with at least 4 or 5 girls. I stayed here for a long time, and hated to leave! There was no awkwardness, and the conversation just naturally flowed. This was definitely my favorite house so far that I visited, but I don't want to get too "set" on one chapter before formal.

Monica - I really enjoyed my time with these girls. The conversation was comfortable, but one of the girls was talking about drinking which kind of turned me off, as that is most definitely what I'm not looking for out of a sorority. This wasn't my favorite, but I still really enjoyed this house and could probably see myself here.

I can't wait to see more of all of these chapters as well as Rachel, Phoebe, Gunther & Mike during formal! But we still have 3 loooooong months before rush. This has been 2 very hard semesters for me, and I cannot wait to find some girls with morals & values who will love me for me!

Sorry if this has been too long, but I needed somewhere to write out all my thoughts
I guess I'll talk to all you girls in February!

[texas*princess]

...during the kind of recruitment that I'm most familiar with, actives were not allowed to talk to pnms during that week.

How does it work for the schools that have one 'open house' round, and the rest of the rounds a month or two or three down the road? Are they allowed to talk to pnms during that period between the open house round and the other rounds?

I'm just curious since I didn't go to a school that did it this way.

[BlueHens213]

I'm pretty sure we're still allowed to talk to the actives and stuff. This was very informal, so we weren't really informed of any "rules" or anything of that sort.

Originally Posted by texas*princess

...during the kind of recruitment that I'm most familiar with, actives were not allowed to talk to pnms during that week.

How does it work for the schools that have one 'open house' round, and the rest of the rounds a month or two or three down the road? Are they allowed to talk to pnms during that period between the open house round and the other rounds?

I'm just curious since I didn't go to a school that did it this way.

[LionTamer]

Very fun thread -- my best friend from high school went to UD - it's such a pretty campus. Sad to see the Stone Balloon is gone (was it still there when you were a freshman?)

True Delaware story: I had to call Encyclopedia Britannica to get something sent to Dover back in the day when FedEx didn't deliver everywhere.
Me: Hi, I need that sent FedEx to the Dover Mall
EB: I don't think FedEx ships to Dover.
Me: I'm sure they do - it's the state capital.
EB: State capitol? Of what state?
Me: Uh, Delaware.
EB: (indignant) And what state is Delaware in?
Bad enough from the general public, but scary from people at an encyclopedia company....

But enough with the Delaware stuff ---- good luck with recruitment, sounds like you're approaching it with a great attitude.

[texas*princess]

Originally Posted by LionTamer

True Delaware story: I had to call Encyclopedia Britannica to get something sent to Dover back in the day when FedEx didn't deliver everywhere.
Me: Hi, I need that sent FedEx to the Dover Mall
EB: I don't think FedEx ships to Dover.
Me: I'm sure they do - it's the state capital.
EB: State capitol? Of what state?
Me: Uh, Delaware.
EB: (indignant) And what state is Delaware in?
Bad enough from the general public, but scary from people at an encyclopedia company....
.

LOL

That's awesome!

[Hopeful_Bubbles]

Originally Posted by LionTamer

Very fun thread -- my best friend from high school went to UD - it's such a pretty campus. Sad to see the Stone Balloon is gone (was it still there when you were a freshman?)

True Delaware story: I had to call Encyclopedia Britannica to get something sent to Dover back in the day when FedEx didn't deliver everywhere.
Me: Hi, I need that sent FedEx to the Dover Mall
EB: I don't think FedEx ships to Dover.
Me: I'm sure they do - it's the state capital.
EB: State capitol? Of what state?
Me: Uh, Delaware.
EB: (indignant) And what state is Delaware in?
Bad enough from the general public, but scary from people at an encyclopedia company....

But enough with the Delaware stuff ---- good luck with recruitment, sounds like you're approaching it with a great attitude.

This is much like the multiple American companies who try to send things to my aunt by international shipping because she lives in New Mexico.

[ComradesTrue]

From last fall....

Originally Posted by BlueHens213

Joey - Before Open House, this is the chapter I could see myself most fitting in with. I must have good intuition because I LOVED these girls! This was the one house were I felt I made a good connection and "clicked" with at least 4 or 5 girls. I stayed here for a long time, and hated to leave! There was no awkwardness, and the conversation just naturally flowed. This was definitely my favorite house so far that I visited, but I don't want to get too "set" on one chapter before formal.!

Congrats to you and Theta! Go Fly a Kite!

[kiteflyerzl]

Yay for another Theta happy ending! I'm so excited for you - and for Theta! Enjoy the new member period.

In a world full of people, only some learn to fly!

[texas*princess]

congrats bluehens!