Rush at Pitt Prior to NPC Crackdown!

[DubaiSis]

I guess I was a semi-frills rush. There were a lot of similarities in the pref parties (petits fours for sure), but we didn't get gifts. Those had been retired just before me, maybe 1981 or 82. They had also JUST retired hand made, themed to the party construction paper nametags that were apparently really intricate and surreally time consuming.

I actually like the idea of the chat dates (don't some schools still do this, calling them Coke dates?) at deferred rush schools, but it has to be a nightmare for dirty rushing.

[chi-o_cat]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

I guess I was a semi-frills rush. There were a lot of similarities in the pref parties (petits fours for sure), but we didn't get gifts. Those had been retired just before me, maybe 1981 or 82.

Also, probably a silly question, but what did the girls do with the gifts from the chapter where they ended up not pledging? Did they keep them as mementos?

[carnation]

I don't know about other schools but at Auburn back in the day, you kept your gifts from all groups. I mean, how would they ask for them back? So there were non-Pi Phis running around with arrow necklaces and non-Chi Os with homemade owl pillows on their beds. Yep, each Chi O had to make at least 2 complicated pillows over the summer (my non-craftsy Chi O roomie had PLENTY to say about that!)

[chi-o_cat]

I just wondered if there was a big post-Bid Day trading session or something amongst friends and roommates. I was thinking more of a girl who really loved DZ, for example, and got a stuffed turtle at their pref, but ended up receiving a bid to her second choice, and the turtle might be a constant reminder of that.