Where did you pref?

[SunDevilGreek]

Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

I preffed Gamma Phi Beta and Alpha Gamma Delta. When I went home for a weekend that fall, I ran into Gamma Phi alum (Esther Dean Nyland, Beta 1919) coming out of a local shop as I was going in. She told me she was disappointed to have heard from the AGD alum who'd written me a rec that I'd joined her sorority, and I said, "No, I didn't, Esther Dean! I joined Gamma Phi!" She was sooooooo happily surprised and excited...it was priceless! After I initiated, she gave me her badge, which I wear with love and reverance (and IH's full knowledge

Aw that's such a cute story!

I preffed Kappa Delta and Gamma Phi Beta. It took forever to make that decision! But in the end I knew I had already made a lot of connections in Gamma Phi, but hardly any in Kappa Delta.

[jenidallas]

I preffed Gamma Phi Beta and Alpha Xi Delta.

My mom was the AXD chapter advisor at the time and knew that I really wanted GPB (and was, in her opinion, a better fit for that chapter) so my mom bumped the girl who was preffing me and sat down and told me all the things I needed to be looking for in a sorority home - and that it was more important to her that I find those things than worry about legacy.

On my bid day, she came over to where the GPBs had gathered and gave me a teddy bear (AXD mascot) tied with scads of pink and brown GPB ribbon.
That meant so much to me... to this day, I love my pref story and being Greek women is still our common bond, regardless of the house!

[Sciencewoman]

Your mom embodies the Panhellenic spirit, Jenidallas!

[jenidallas]

Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

Your mom embodies the Panhellenic spirit, Jenidallas!

She does... she's pretty amazing.

In fact, we just had a very good Pan talk earlier tonight. (I found out my cousin was released from GPB before 3rd round at the school where she is going through recruitment.)

As she very astutely reminded me, recruitment is mutual and it's about being somewhere that we want to be with people who want us to be there.

She's a wonderful role model.