08-09 Recruitment Story!1

[2008]

best of luck southernbelle from someone who is going to be in your shoes very soon! i hope everything goes the way you want!

[SouthernBelle08]

So after a somewhat good night's rest it was time for Philanthropy Day!!

This was one of my favorite days because I love community service and volunteering!

We got our schedules that morning and headed off to our first party.

I got invited to 5 parties.
Sororities that invited me and my reaction:
Watermelon-Yay!
Pink Lemonade-Yay!
Orange-...Okay
Rasberry-...Okay
Sour Apple-..Ugh..

Sororities that cut me and my reaction:
BubbleGum- Somewhat Sad
Grape-Shocked/confused/dumbfounded!!!

[SouthernBelle08]

So my first party was..

Pink Lemonade
This party went good. Their philanthropy hit home with me because of its goals. We watched a short film about their philanthropy that made some actives and PNMs tear up. I spoke with two new girls on one from the first day. I learned about all the money raised locally in this chapter, and saw pictures of a child they helped. We made a cute craft that will be used for an event in the future. Again, this one went on the good list.

Next came..

Rasberry
This day went better than the first day because I met three new girls that were all sweet and conversation was easy. We made an adorable craft during this party. These girls loved telling all about the things they do for their philanthropy. Overall this chapter was moving up in my book.

Then it was..

Orange
This party was interesting because the craft we made was REALLY messy. Girls came out of this party with paint all over them (thankfully I was not too terribly covered.) The girls today were nice and I could tell they liked their philanthropy. The only downside to this chapter is that both girls I talked to had never been to the location of their philanthropy so they couldn't give me and first hand story about how it touched them.

Sour Apple
Well well well..back again to my least favorite. I met two girls on this day, and they were really nice. I made a craft that will be put to good use so I felt better about this chapter. Again, the girls I talked to seemed a little shy, but I just brushed it off because both were sophomores and could still be nervous.

Watermelon
This party was my last for the day. I enjoyed this party a lot because I had one girl come say hi that I had spoken with on the first day, and the two new ones I met were talkative and friendly. Genuine was the word that stayed in my mind whenever I spoke to these girls.

That night we picked our top 4 in random order, and our bottom one.
Here's mine:
Top 4-Watermelon, Pink Lemonade, Orange, and Rasberry.
Bottom: Sour Apple.

The next day was Skit Day!!

[DreamfulSpirit]

I'm cheering on Pink Lemonade! Great to hear that things are going well for you!

[SouthernBelle08]

So I got up on Skit Day excited and nervous. I had heard from all the other girls that this day showed each chapters personality.

I got my party invites and was blessed to be invited to 4 parties.

Watermelon was up first.
This house had a really great skit. They gave out really nice refreshments and every girl in the chapter helped out in some way. I noticed how each girl performing in this skit danced only once, and I later learned that this is how each chapter showcases all of the girls' talents (which I love). Since this was my first party I can say that this house "set the bar" for my next three houses. This house again went up on my good list.

Rasberry was up next.
This skit was adorable. The girls had a game themed skit and it related to only to the sorority as a national organization, but also to the local chapter. The girls here didn't cheer on their sisters as much as the first house, but still, these girls could dance and perform.

Pink Lemonade was my 3rd party.
This house blew me away. The skits had dances that I would expect to see on one of those TV shows like "America's Next Best Dance Crew". The girls that were on the walls yelled and cheered and "got crunk" so to say. This house went on my good list too.

Sour Apple came last.
This house had nice decorations, but the actually skit didn't make much sense to me. The girls had fun performing the skit, and I enjoyed watching them cheer on each other. I actually spoke with the president of this house when the skit was over.

That night we picked our top 2 in random order, then ranked our bottom two.

Here's how mine looked:

Top 2- Watermelon, Pink Lemonade
Bottom 2 Ranked-Rasberry, Sour Apple

The next day was Pref Night!!