Aerylle's 2010 Fall Recruitment Story

Aerylle · #1 08-20-2010, 10:54 PM

Here is day two of set one!

Today I started off a little sluggish as the initial excitement had worn off in the heat and all the talking of the previous day, but I got up, got ready and headed out for the second day of set one!

Emily: I had some preconceived notions about this house but I tried to put them aside (and did successfully) and walked in with a smile. I got a really nice girl and we talked about.. I honestly don't remember what other than movies (it seems every girl got asked about movies). Either way, toward the end of the conversation the girl said “I'm not really a thinker. I believe what my dad tells me.” I was shocked, and honestly didn't know what to say. I got bumped shortly after that and talked to a few other really sweet girls. The song was adorable (and I had it stuck in my head all day!) but, didn't really feel a connection.

Richard: I was really excited about this chapter as they have one of the highest GPAs at my school (which is really important to me). The house was amazing, the girls with gorgeous, and they seemed to genuinely like me. Talked to three girls, about leadership, cooking, summer jobs, and shopping (I actually got a really good tip on how to shop smarter. Ha ha) and I really enjoyed this house.

Luke: I was excited to get to this house as it was so new to campus and it was still growing as a chapter. I talked to a girl who I forgot her name, lets call her Sammie, about their house, leadership opportunities, and how we had nearly the exact same double major (her second major is my minor). I loved her! I knew that I wanted to come back here! The second girl was also so sweet! This became my favorite!

Michel: I had a rec letter for this house so I was excited to see all the girls here. I first talked with a girl I'll call Morgan. I honestly have no idea what she said to me. It was so loud in this house! I was lip reading most of the time and even then I have no clue what she was talking about. Most of the time I nodded and smiled. The house was cute, and so were the girls, but I knew I wouldn't be getting an invite, and that was okay.

Lane: Last house of the day, woo! I was so exhausted by the time this house came around that I barely wanted to talk. I talked to four girls about jobs and traveling (yes, I talked about the same topics with each girl. Each one had such an interesting story of traveling!) All the girls were dressed exactly the same, down to the heels and jewelry. Each of them was already taller than me, and then add three inch heels and I was looking up to every one of them! I don't know, we didn't really seem to have that much in common..

End of day ranking!

-drum roll-

1. Luke
1. Rory
1. Sookie
1. Richard
1. Logan
1. Jess
1. Lane
1. Paris
2. Emily
3. Michel
4. Lorelai

Lightning Bug! · #2 08-21-2010, 11:06 AM

PLEASE don't listen to tent talk at Carolina. There is a lot of nasty competition during rush, especially with stereotyping the sororities, but what is important is what comes after rush. It always has baffled me that UNC sororities get into stereotypes, considering how smart UNC women are. You will find just about every major in every sorority, extensive community involvement, and a lot of sisterhood. There is no "this" house or "that" house. Furthermore, with the Greek community being small at Carolina, relative to other southern schools, you will end up having a lot of friends not only in other sororities but also outside the Greek system. So really forget about the stereotypes, because as soon as rush is over, so will everyone else. Find a home where you feel comfortable in your own skin.

Best of luck!

Aerylle · #3 08-21-2010, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Lightning Bug!

PLEASE don't listen to tent talk at Carolina. There is a lot of nasty competition during rush, especially with stereotyping the sororities, but what is important is what comes after rush. It always has baffled me that UNC sororities get into stereotypes, considering how smart UNC women are. You will find just about every major in every sorority, extensive community involvement, and a lot of sisterhood. There is no "this" house or "that" house. Furthermore, with the Greek community being small at Carolina, relative to other southern schools, you will end up having a lot of friends not only in other sororities but also outside the Greek system. So really forget about the stereotypes, because as soon as rush is over, so will everyone else. Find a home where you feel comfortable in your own skin.

Best of luck!

Carolina? I'm not in Carolina. :]

But the advice is still good.

Aerylle · #4 08-21-2010, 12:15 PM

Last night was.. Interesting. If anyone is interested, I can fill you in on the drama that happened after ranking yesterday, but lets just say it was the worst day of my life and I've never been in so much pain and I was yesterday.

Either way, I was excited to get my list of invites this morning as I didn't get a phone call last night. I didn't have time to freak out last night because of the drama, so.. Yeah. That'll happen tonight. Ha ha.

Anyway, I got my list and it said...

1. Lorelai
2. Paris
3. Lane

I was bummed. The houses I loved, hadn't loved me. Either way, from the advice I've read on Greek Chat, I picked myself up, put on my best smile and trotted over to my first event because these girls wanted me!

Lorelai: After getting here, I was paired up with a sweet girl who led me over to sit and we talked a while. She seemed very distracted and kept looking away while I was talking. I assumed she was looking for “signals” or something and brushed it off. I was picked up by another girl who showed me some boards, then we sat down and talked again. Both girls were super sweet and I loved the boards. All the events seemed so fun and the sisterhood seemed strong! I was taken to the tables where girls were working on projects and I doodled a little bit while making fun of my lack of creative skills. It was funny because the girl I was with was as bad creatively as I was. I was picked up by one more girl, who showed me other boards, then I left feeling like I could see myself being myself with these girls..

Paris: I thought about them a lot the past day and figured out that there was nothing actually wrong with Paris. I had ranked them low because I had listened to tent talk (and there was a lot of it) even though the girls were really sweet. Either way, I was picked up by a really sweet girl who I could picture myself being friends with and she showed me all the boards and events and sisterhood! It was amazing! I was falling in love with this house. I was taken to another room to the do philanthropy project and did a little bit while the girl I was with bombarded me with facts about their cause. I really love their philanthropy as I have a personal connection to it (somewhat) so I was loving all the info! I loved this house.

Lane: I wasn't looking forward to this house, honestly. I was so intimidated by all the uniform girls (tall, thin, and gorgeous. I actually told my boyfriend, “Picture photo-shopped girls in magazines. Now put them in the Lane house.”) that I was really confused as to why I was invited back. Either way, I was paired up by this awesome girl who I loved! We talked about our dogs and how much she missed hers, we then got on the boyfriend topic (we both kept trying to get off it, but we kept going back to it) and were laughing about how our boyfriends love video games. After that another girl came up and asked, “Would you like to go see our boards and the project?” I agreed, because so far, while it was really fun to relax and talk to this girl, I wanted to see the boards as well. I thanked them both and we made our way to the boards. Only thing is, we didn't actually go to them. We ended up stopping in the room where they were, but didn't go to them. I thought this was odd as the time was almost up, but I figured maybe they really liked me and just wanted to talk to me instead.

At the end of the day, I ranked like this:

1. Paris
1. Lorelai
1. Lane

Aerylle · #5 08-21-2010, 12:20 PM

Also, I should probably point out which houses I had recs for.

I had one rec for Michel.
I had one rec for Richard.
I had one rec for Emily.
I had two recs for Lane.

:]

Benzgirl · #6 08-21-2010, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Aerylle

Here is day two of set one!

Emily: Either way, toward the end of the conversation the girl said “I'm not really a thinker. I believe what my dad tells me.” I was shocked, and honestly didn't know what to say.

FWIW...Could she have been talking about Myers Briggs? I happen to be a Thinker.

Aerylle · #7 08-21-2010, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Benzgirl

FWIW...Could she have been talking about Myers Briggs? I happen to be a Thinker.

First of all, what is FWIW?

Second, I don't know.. Maybe. Doubt it though as she actually told me that she just thinks what her father tells her..

Benzgirl · #8 08-21-2010, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Aerylle

First of all, what is FWIW?

Second, I don't know.. Maybe. Doubt it though as she actually told me that she just thinks what her father tells her..

FWIW = For what its worth.

Aerylle · #9 08-21-2010, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Benzgirl

FWIW = For what its worth.

Oh. Good to know.

Learn something new everyday.

arrowlady · #10 08-21-2010, 02:23 PM

Aerylle, I am sorry and hate to see girls end up without a house. I hope that you will find an activity you like on campus. And definitely look in to COB

Aerylle · #11 08-21-2010, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by arrowlady

Aerylle, I am sorry and hate to see girls end up without a house. I hope that you will find an activity you like on campus. And definitely look in to COB

I contacted my RC and she said that most sororities will meet quota and will not be doing COB..

I still have hope though.