My Fall Recruitment Thread

Ggirl617 · #1 09-28-2009, 01:08 AM

Pref was today, and a complete whirlwind. I've never been more confused, upset, and happy, all at once. I will let you know where I went later!

twinkle555 · #2 09-28-2009, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Ggirl617

Pref was today, and a complete whirlwind. I've never been more confused, upset, and happy, all at once. I will let you know where I went later!

Aww yea pref will do that to you lol...cant wait to see where you ended up!

Ggirl617 · #3 09-28-2009, 03:56 PM

For pref, I was invited to Blush and Eyeliner. I was very sad about mascara. I couldn't help being catty. I almost wished the groups had recruited on looks alone. I didn't click with the girls that I wanted to like me. I am still sad and I will probably always wonder what it is like to be a mascara or lipgloss but I will go on. I read an example on here about, if you don't get your choice to your first choice college, are you not going to go to college at all? That helped me a lot, although I do distinguish that at your safety school, people are not going to be around a lot wearing an Ivy sweatshirt you got rejected from, whereas the other sorority shirts are commonly seen. It's harder to forget. I did go to the prefs and gave the two other groups a chance, but I think being disappointed by being cut by your favorites is completely normal and should not elicit rude responses (which I have sometimes seen on GC). If a girl decides not to pursue Greek Life rather than her second choice, and you wish to condemn her, don't. She is missing out already.

Anyway, I had Blush pref first.

Blush-Everything was set up very pretty. Candles, pretty deserts, etc etc. I loved the card where the girls wrote you little notes, but the girl preffing me was really not someone I had connected with as much. The Blush girls talked about how much Blush meant to them and I could really see how proud they were of their sorority. When I left, I thought the ceremony was nice and was confused about the insane emotional responses people say they get from pref.

Eyeliner-I was still very upset about mascara (and lipgloss) and honestly it showed. I was pretty overwhelmed and the Eyeliner girl who was preffing me could tell. She waited while I was in the bathroom drying my eyes. So we sat down again and continued talking. It was much more casual and laid back then blush. No candles, no dimmed lights. I really felt ok at Eyeliner. It seemed these girls already liked me so much and I didn't have to pretend at all. I felt very comfortable and loved the two girls talking to me. (Unfortunately they were seniors). When I left, I felt like I just knew.

I was the last one to sign my pref card it took me forever to decide. When I was at blush, I had looked around at my potential pledge class, and loved 99% of them. I knew one girl at eyeliner's pref. I didn't feel a connection with the blush actives like I did with eyeliner's. I loved blush's philanthropy, and wasn't as jazzed about eyeliner's. (This is really bad, but hey I thought about): I absolutely loved one of my rho gammas, and I knew she was an eyeliner. Blush seemed to be more well-rounded in all. I was pretty torn. I finally just went with my gut and put them both down (as 1 and 2).

AXOrushadvisor · #4 09-28-2009, 07:32 PM

So you put blush as #1 and Eyeliner as #2?

Ggirl617 · #5 09-28-2009, 11:33 PM

lol i didn't say the order i put them in. i'll write more later. i just got back from bid day festivities

CougarGrad · #6 09-29-2009, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Ggirl617

lol i didn't say the order i put them in. i'll write more later. i just got back from bid day festivities

Woo hoo! Get some sleep, do your homework, and come back so we can congratulate you!

Ggirl617 · #7 09-29-2009, 03:25 PM

When I signed my bid card, I voted Eyeliner as number 1 and Blush as number 2. Obviously the second I walked away I regretted it and started thinking of all the reasons why I should have done it the other way around. I was pretty stressed out. I didn't know what I wanted. The Eyeliners were just so accepting. I had been at my lowest and they made me feel better. Isn't that what I wanted in a sister?

Fast forward to bid day..

We were sitting and everyone had their envelopes but we weren't allowed to open them yet. When I did, I saw that I was...

...an eyeliner! I had mixed emotions. Some of you might think this is the end of the story, but not yet, so I will wait to reveal the chapter.