A Televised Recruitment

krtxo · #1 08-16-2012, 12:55 PM

I dragged myself out of bed and began to prepare for day 2 of sorority recruitment. I was exhausted emotionally, physically, and mentally, but I did my best to keep a positive attitude and make a good mark on each of the sororities today!

Arrested Development - I liked this house. I enjoyed talking to the girl who rushed me, and I was happy there were no bumps. However, I didn't LOVE the house yet.

Greek - This house was another really loud house. I couldn't hear anything the girl was saying. I wasn't a huge fan of their organizational structure where two actives talked to two PNMs. It was difficult because the other PNM came from a very interesting place, so I was kind of left out of the conversation.

The Walking Dead - Although I went into rush with an open mind, I wasn't oblivious to the rankings of most of the houses. This is considered a top house and is highly sought after. Unlike the other houses, we didn't stand or sit to talk. Instead, the girl who rushed me walked me through the house, while attempting to make conversation. It was difficult and often times awkward. (Note: There is a rumor that if you touch the railing while walking down the stairs at their house, then you will be cut.) As we reached the stairs the girl who was rushing me stopped and looked at me very seriously and said, "You can touch the railing if you want." I'm not sure if she was simply reassuring me or testing me, but I touched the railing because A.) if the rumor was true, I didn't want to be in a house that cut me for such a superficial reason and B.) I wasn't about to fall down the stairs. The girls were nice and the house was beautiful, but overall, this house made me feel uncomfortable.

Parks and Rec - This house was great! I loved the first girl I talked to. She was really intelligent and interesting. We were having a great in depth conversation until she bumped me to one of her sisters. At first I was nervous because the first thing the girl told me was that she wasn't "the smartest." However, as we continued talking, I realized how genuine and nice she was. She even asked me to tutor her haha. At the end of the party she made sure she remembered my name, which I interpreted as a good sign.

Modern Family - I really liked this house. I talked to three girls there, and they were all really nice!

Friends - This was another loud house. I couldn't hear what the girl rushing me was saying, so I ended up embarrassing myself by giving answers that had nothing to do with her questions! She laughed it off though, and I enjoyed the rest of our conversation. Multiple actives came up and introduced themselves as well. I loved this house overall!

Law and Order - This house was great. All of the girls seemed like a great balance between smart and fun! I still have their door song stuck in my head.

Mad Men - This house was great. I absolutely LOVED it! I talked to two girls at the same time here, and we actually talked about things other than the typical where are you from, what's your major, why did you come here... I knew what their philanthropy was and was very interested in it, so I asked a question about it. They told me they would tell me about it tomorrow. I took this as a sign that I might be getting invited back!!

Chelsea Lately - This house was just OK. I liked the girl I talked with, but I just felt there was no real connection.

Voting: At the end of today, our Rho Chis took us to rank the sororities. We were instructed to rank our top 12 in no particular order, and then rank our bottom four from 1-4 (1 being most want to return to and 4 being least want to return to). I had done a lot of thinking about how I wanted to rank the sororities. I wanted to pay attention to both how I felt about the sororities and their rankings/reputations on campus. I knew I was not an ideal candidate and did not have that great of a chance at top tier sororities that only took a few OOS students every year. It just so happened that most of the sororities I didn't feel a connection to were these "top" sororities. My ranking ended up looking like this.

1. Chelsea Lately
2. Greek
3. The Walking Dead
4. Twin Peaks

Next Up - Day 3: Philanthropy

krtxo · #2 08-16-2012, 01:32 PM

I woke up this morning, and began to get ready, keeping my phone attached to me. I was waiting for the phone call from my Rho Chi telling me that I had been dropped from recruitment. Suddenly my phone bleeped, making me jump halfway across the room. The screen displayed the words "1 NEW MESSAGE FROM RHO CHI." I was so nervous to open it... When I did, a wave of both relief and dread came over me. It said, "We haven't received the schedules yet! Parties will be pushed back an hour! Still be waiting for a call! xoxo Rho Chi." So I wasn't released yet, but I still could be.

I was happy when I arrived at sorority row at the recently adjusted time, and had not yet gotten a phone call! However, my happiness soon disappeared when the Rho Chis informed us that they had still not gotten the schedules and the parties were now postponed for another 2 hours. I headed back to my dorm, anxiously awaiting the phone call.

2 hours later I had still not received a phone call, so I began to head back to sorority row once again. However, after two minutes of walking, it started pouring. I dashed back to my dorm as quickly as I could, where I got a text from my Rho Chi saying "hey ladies! because of lightning we have to push back the parties another 3 hours. but all the calls have been made! see you soon." I was so excited to still be in recruitment, and I was eager to see my schedule! The wait might just kill me.

pinapple · #3 08-16-2012, 01:47 PM

looking forward to the rest of your story....

krtxo · #4 08-16-2012, 02:08 PM

Six hours after I was initially supposed to see my schedule, I was finally able to see which houses asked me back! On philanthropy days PNMs can have a total of 12 houses. I opened my schedule and saw:

Day 1:
Millionaire Matchmaker
Law and Order
The Bachelor

Day 2:
Mad Men
Modern Family
Hell's Kitchen

Even though I only had 6 houses, I was so excited! To me it seemed like a lot, and I really liked all of the houses I got asked back to. I was a little disappointed I wasn't asked back to Revenge, Parks and Rec, or Friends, but I got over it really quickly as I shuffled off to my parties!

Millionaire Matchmaker - During Ice Water Teas, I just liked this house, but during Philanthropy Day I fell in love. They had an amazing presentation and set up (not to mention drinks

). The girl I talked to was great, and everyone seemed really passionate about their philanthropy, a cause that I had been associated with during high school! I LOVED it!

Law and Order - This house had a great philanthropy and an amazing presentation about it. I really enjoyed it. However, the the first girl I talked to was really quiet so we had kind of an awkward conversation. The second girl I talked to was more outgoing and we had a nice conversation about their philanthropy. My leg fell asleep during the presentation, so I stumbled a little walking out... so embarrassing! The second girl did make sure she knew my last name though as I walked out; I'm not sure how to interpret that though.

The Bachelor - I really liked this house. They were really energetic and passionate about their philanthropy and seemed to have a great sisterhood. I talked to two girls, and I thought I had good conversations with both of them!

End of Day Thoughts: I was over the moon in love with Millionaire Matchmaker. I had a much better day, and finally met a friend. I took this as a sign to hang in there and that things were going to get better. Now I can finally start to see why people think recruitment is fun! Philanthropy days are great!