Auburn University Rush--Fall 2007

[dukemama]

I was happily surprised to see that a girl from my TINY hometown in CT became a member of Kappa Delta!

[geekiegrk]

I wrote a rec for your CT hometown girl and had a nice conversation with her on the phone. She didn't pledge my sorority, but KD is lucky to get her. She was delightful.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by Denise_DPhiE

No Jersey girls though.

No Jersey Kates/Katies/etc.

I saw 2 Jersey girls, a DZ and a Kappa.

[danielleymarie]

hooray... thanks to that link that has the pledges i found out that one of the girls that i went to high school with is pledging pi beta phi. which makes me sooo happy, hopefully she goes through with initiation & i can call her my sister one day.

congrats to everyone at auburn & anywhere else that is or will be going through rush this year.

ppl & mine.

[AuburnMom]

I do apologize for the small delay in finalizing Kate’s story. I knew time was going to be tight between Kate receiving her bid and us making it to Kate’s sister’s swim meet. I didn’t want you all to have to be “hanging” out there, yet at the same time, I wanted to take a few moments to summarize Kate’s experience.

I guess since I am a Mom, I feel a small responsibility to help future girls rushing at Auburn. As I realize that this thread may be read by next years PNM’s and that this thread ranged from happy to sad and was very emotional at times, I felt like taking a minute to summarize the experience would be helpful (and I didn’t want to scare next year’s group half to death!)

So, this if for next year’s group…..

Girls, Auburn has a highly competitive rush. You will want to be prepared going into it. Get recommendations for each sorority (if you can) and prepare yourself for the fact that you will be cut by some groups. The most important thing is to keep an open mind and maximize your options. There are 16 sororities at Auburn and approximately 200 girls in each sorority. Each house is going to have at least 10-15 girls that will be your best friends. If you limit yourself by thinking, I can only be an X, a Y, or a Z; you are setting yourself up for disappointment.

To summarize Kate’s situation: Kate was not a legacy and there are no Greek relatives in our family; Kate is not from the Southeast and did not know any active sorority members at Auburn when she decided to rush; Kate had a respectable GPA, but she was not a 4.0; Kate was involved in high school, but she was not a head cheerleader, homecoming queen, pageant winner, etc. Even given all of this, Kate had a successful rush at Auburn!

I define Kate’s rush as successful because she had a good time, maximized her options all the way through rush, and is happy in the sorority she ended up in. Even though Kate had a successful rush, I do want to let you know that she was cut by groups that she liked. The thing that worked so well for her was that she went into rush with an open mind and no preconceived notions and because of that she was able to find a good many groups that she felt that she could fit in with.

Kate enjoyed her rush at Auburn and while there were some disappointments along the way, she was able to weather them and continue on in the process and for this I think I am most proud of my daughter!

So, that all said, and my public service message done…..



Here we go…..

Kate had two favorite sororities from the very beginning; Ireland and Austria. During her entire time at rush while other sororities would wander into second, third and fourth place and while these spots would shift as the days went by, Ireland and Austria were tied for first place the entire time.

Kate would have been happy at any of the 3 sororities she preffed, but her favorites were Ireland and Austria.

Kate is a proud member of (drumroll please...) Delta Gamma (the sorority formally known as Ireland!)

Post script:

I ran into a problem at the end of this story as I wanted to be able to tell you where Kate pledged but I promised her she would remain anonymous. As such I cannot reveal my entire key (which country is which sorority) as that would make it too easy to figure out who she is. I did feel that it was important to be able to tell you what sorority Kate pledged as I thought it was important to the story.

Lastly, for those of you that could have careers in the FBI or CIA (you know who you are), Kate was a pseudonym and when I said that we were from the “north”; I took some geographical licensing. All other parts of this story are true as written. Especially the part about my husband and the “internet affair”

Adieu ladies; I will see you in 4 years when Kate’s younger sister (we’ll call her Christy) rushes!

[Hopeful_Bubbles]

Congratulations Kate and DG!!

[icelandelf]

Congratulations!

[WarEagle07]

She is a DZ! Her number one choice! She is elated, excited and exhausted! Let me tell you about it!
I drove to Auburn for bid day not sure what to expect. My daughter had asked me to come but I really did not want to be one of only a handful of moms to be there. I was in for a nice surprise when I arrived at the outdoor ampitheater....there were parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, and plenty of fraternity guys on hand for the ceremony. The atmosphere was one of celebration and it was very welcoming and warm (literally). The girls met their Pi Chi's and waited anxiously for 3:00 to arrive. At about 2:55 approximately 10 representatives from each sorority came marching down the hill wearing sundresses' in their sorority colors. Once they arrived it was not long before a truck filled with panhellenic reps. riding in the back and waving flags drove up the street towards the ampitheater. The cheers erupted and we knew that the bids had arrived! The bids were distributed very quickly and soon the ampitheater was full of cheers, hugs, and whoops as families and friends celebrated with their daughters. Everyone was then invited back to the chapter room for a reception and for a chance to get to know some of the people who will be important to the new pledges. Once the reception ended we had a few hours to spend together before she had to be off to the sorority for her first night as a DZ. I am exhausted! It was at least 100 degrees today and the heat wiped me out. As for her friends....one was released after a suicide bid, one got her third choice and is unsure what to do, and two are very happy girls tonight.

[UGAalum94]

Well done! An excellent example of the recruitment thread genre!

Congrats, Kate. Congrats, Delta Gamma!

[AChiOhSnap]

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR DAUGHTER AND DELTA GAMMA!!!!!

ETA: And congratulations to WarEagle's DELTA ZETA daughter!!!

[SECMom]

DG had a great rush this year--they got 3 of the 4 girls from my hometown who went to AU, all smart and pretty and go-getters! With "Kate" in the mix I know it is a great pledge class!!!

[honeychile]

Congratulations to "Kate" and to her new Delta Gamma sisters!!

[WhiteDaisy128]

Yaaaay for Kate and yay for our new Delta Gamma girls!!

[icelandelf]

Congratulations also to WarEagle07's daughter and DZ!

[honeychile]

Congratulations to WarEagle07Daughter and to her new Delta Zeta sisters!!