Yay! A summery, beachy retro recruitment!

[Gusteau]

I thought all of these Philadelphia references were suspicious - I'm glad I'm not the only one, I was starting to feel paranoid.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by Gusteau

I thought all of these Philadelphia references were suspicious - I'm glad I'm not the only one, I was starting to feel paranoid.

That and the description of a certain chapter being "preppy" on every thread.

[lovespink88]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

That and the description of a certain chapter being "preppy" on every thread.

Shooooot. Yeah, I'm starting to have worse and worse feelings about this as I see the similarities...

[myopicsunflower]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

That and the description of a certain chapter being "preppy" on every thread.

And mentions of a chapter with lots of athletes.

Also, compare "Super Glam Tan" here with "Liberty" in the other thread.

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[myopicsunflower]

Originally Posted by PhillyGirl

Recruitment looks like this:

4 Rounds - Sisterhood, Philanthropy, Skit, Pref
It's narrowed down like this: 9-7-5-3

On the first day, my schedule looks just like it appeared in the previous post:

Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
Watermelon Sangria
Beach Bum Surfer Boys
Beach Volleyball
Super Glam Tan
Cocktail Umbrellas
Sex on the Beach (the drinks, of course!)
Yummy Flipflops
Jet Skis


Yellow Polka Dot Bikini - First impressions: the physical house was nice, and the girls were pretty and warm. The girl I talked to was really sweet, but I didn't have the greatest connection. We made the usual introduction small talk, so I couldn't hold the lack of great conversation against her since it was just introductions. The second girl I talked to was perfectly nice, but pretty preppy. I had heard this house had a preppy reputation, but I was pleasantly surprised. I could see myself possibly fitting in here. It seemed pretty low key. The girls were all adorable, butthey didn't come across as fake or overwhelmingly preppy.

Watermelon Sangria - First impressions: I felt these girls would be alot of fun. The first girl I talked to seemed like she would be so much fun to hang out with, and I could see myself really letting my hair down. They seemed really authentic, down to earth, and tons fo fun.

Beach Bum Surfer Boys: First impression: Athletic and tomboyish. They reminded me so much of my friends from home - the ones who weren't into fashion or makeup or anything. The conversation was pretty awkward, but she was obviously trying really hard to make good conversation. I wasn't sure about this house, but I thought I would give it another shot.

Beach Volleyball - Another house of athletes, but I felt like these guys were the "glam" athletes. I had such a strange experience here. The girl I talked to was SO surprised I didn't play a sport. She kept talking about it the. whole. time. She kept saying how I just looked like I would be a soccer player, and how she was shocked, SHOCKED that I didn't. Ok? I wasn't too sure about this house.

Super Glam Tan: First impression: old, old money. Beautiful, toned and tanned. Pearls, BMWs, the stereotypical sorority girl. And I was so right. Except they were all really nice and I felt so comfortable. I was NOT expecting to like this house. They were considered to be the top house, and I was really surprised. I left, and this was one of my favorites of the day.

Cocktail Umbrellas: This was a really diverse group of girls. The first girl I talked to reminded me SO much of Gretchen Weiner from Mean Girls, except, well, not mean. It was obvious that she was really, really intelligent. We had a great conversation about a history class I was registed for. She bumped me to a girl who I also loved talking to. The conversation felt so natural and comfortable. This was my top top house by this point in the day.

Sex on the Beach: I felt like this was a party party house. The first girl I talked to was ok, but she talked fairly often about alcohol and frats they partied with. I told her I wasn't huge into the frat scene. She looked like she was morally offended or something. I left with a bad taste in my mouth.

Yummy Flipflops: I had an ok time. The first girl I talked to was nice but really, really shy. This was the smallest house on campus, and it became clear right away how small they were. She said something about how small houses allowed for more personal connections among the sisters, and that kind of stayed with me. Although I wasn't really impressed with the girls, I definitely wanted to give it another shot because I did think a smaller house would be a great fit.

Jet Skis - Horrible, horrible experience. Horrible. The second girl I talked to basically told me not to come back because one of the (influential) actives was dating my ex-boyfriend and she really, really didn't like me. I've never heard of anyone experiencing anything like this before, and I'm sure it broke major rules, but whatever. I knew I wouldn't fit in here anyway. Of everyone I talked to, all were nasty and rude to me except for one.

At the end of the day, the houses basically chose themselves. You didn't have to rank any houses, you just had to cut two. For your sake, I'll rank them just so we're all on the same page.

Cocktail Umbrellas
Watermelon Sangria
Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
Super Glam Tan
Yummy Flipflops
Beach Bum Surfer Boys
Beach Volleyball

Cut:
Jet Skis
Sex on the Beach

QFP

[Shellfish]

I'd completely forgotten about the eaglesbaby thread, but in looking back at it, both that story and this one feature people saying outrageously rude things right to our heroine's face.

[33girl]

oh duh, I completely missed your eaglesbaby reference in the other thread, Jocelyn.

This kind of crap NEVER happens in Pittsburgh.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by 33girl

This kind of crap NEVER happens in Pittsburgh.

Very true. Not when the City of Champions is on Cloud Nine for good reason!

[agzg]

Originally Posted by 33girl

oh duh, I completely missed your eaglesbaby reference in the other thread, Jocelyn.

This kind of crap NEVER happens in Pittsburgh.

Have we ever even had a Pittsburgh recruitment story? We've had Erie from the chapter's POV but I can't think of a single Pittsburgh story. I think it'd be far too easy to guess which school and identify the chapters though.

ETA: Found one.http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ruitment+Story

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by agzg

Have we ever even had a Pittsburgh recruitment story? We've had Erie from the chapter's POV but I can't think of a single Pittsburgh story. I think it'd be far too easy to guess which school and identify the chapters though.

ETA: Found one.http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ruitment+Story

honeychile did her retro story: Rush at Pitt prior to NPC Crackdown!

And there's a thread about the process of Zeta Psi Sigma going NPC at Carnegie Mellon: klk112's story

[myopicsunflower]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

honeychile did her retro story: Rush at Pitt prior to NPC Crackdown!

This is one of my all-time favorite recruitment stories! Thanks for sharing the link again.