A Fall 2011 Fraternity Rush Story

[Hermana]

Gracias AlphaFrog!

I'm hearing from Joe less and less now that school has started so no more play by play...but here's an update on the three favorites. Apparently there's another 1-2 weeks left of rush (depending on the chapter) so things are beginning to wind down.

Gretsch - The events on rush flyer he had are now all over and he hasn't heard much from these guys. He's OK with it--he liked them but definitely wasn't dead set on them. It looks like the end of the road for Gretsch unless they start to contact him again.

Epiphone- Joe's close friend was given a bid. Joe has not yet been offered a bid. He really likes the Epiphones a lot. However, if he doesn't get a bid, I think he'll get over it soon since there's a new favorite...

Takamine- This is the new favorite. He's had a few events with them over the past week and they have now moved into his top spot. We'll see what happens over the next week or so!

[Hermana]

The day after I spoke with Joe he was invited to hang out with the Epiphones once again. But this was not just to hang out...that night Joe received a bid from the Epiphones!

Now, based on our previous days conversation, I would have assumed that his reaction would have been, "oh, that's cool." But let me tell you he seemed pretty damn excited for that bid. Something tells me that they only fell into second place because he thought he wasn't going to get a bid...but that's just my speculation.

I haven't had the chance to ask if he will accept or if he will continue to rush the Takamines. If I were to guess, I'm guessing Joe will accept but I guess we'll have to see what happens this week!

Stay tuned, I think we'll have a conclusion in a few days!

[Gusteau]

Congratulations to Joe on his bid - I'm looking forward to the conclusion!

[Hermana]

Bad news and good news...Bad news first.

Joe told me he would not be making a decision until Saturday or Sunday...

But that's because (good news!) he got a bid from Takamine!

He really is torn between the two. He really gets along well with the brothers in both chapters, so he's trying to look at other factors to help him decide. On one hand, Takamine has an advantage because of their newly renovated house. I never got to visit before I left, but the outside looked beautiful! He said the inside was super nice. Another plus for Takamine is that some of the friends he has made in his dorm have received bids to Takamine also. On the downside, because of those renovations, dues are a bit more costly than Epiphone.

Epiphone has an advantage because one of his close friends from home received a bid. He also really likes that history and tradition is clearly important to the members of Epiphone.

I'm hoping he makes his decision sooner cause I can't wait to find out!

[Hermana]

I kinda wish Joe would make up his mind already because I want to see where he ends up!!!!

Joe texted me the other night while hanging out with Takamines saying I'm leaning on Takamine. About a half hour later he said, OK, now I'm at the Epiphone house, and I can't make up my mind again. LOL He said he was going to sit down and literally make a list of pros and cons. He really can't think of anything else to do to help him decide!

I think it's great he has two chapters that he really, really likes, but that has to stink that he's going to let one group down. I mean, maybe guys don't have the same emotional connection to it...but still, if you like a group of people, it's gotta be hard telling them thanks but no thanks.

Anyways, he said he'd make a decision by the end of the weekend...and he probably should since rush is just about over...so hopefully I'll have more news soon!

[Hermana]

We have an ending!

After much deliberation, Joe has accepted his bid to....




































































Not saying yet because he hasn't officially accepted!

Haha, sorry! But seriously, an answer is coming soon. He's going to a meeting soon to accept, so I'll be back in about an hour or two once that is done

[Psi U MC Vito]

UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! TEASE!!!!!!!!

[Hermana]

Now that he has officially accepted, I think that it is safe to reveal that Joe is now a….







































































Epiphone!













































Also known as…































































DELTA CHI!

As mentioned before, it really was a tough decision for Joe. He really liked both Delta Chi and Takamine. I think what helped him make his mind about Delta Chi was that the brothers were a lot more persistent with him—I think they really showed that they wanted him as a member, and Joe appreciated that.

I think he’s going to be very happy in Delta Chi. Afterall, I had a hunch that it was one of the chapters he’d fit in with before he even started school!

His good friend from home who also received a bid from D Chi decided not to pledge (friend initially was never interested in rush—he just went along with Joe to the parties. He got the bid and considered it, but eventually decided it was not for him.) His two new friends from the dorm will be pledging Takamine. I think Joe feels a little bit bad about not pledging Takamine with them, but I assured him that just because they’re in different fraternities doesn’t mean they have to stop being friends and hanging out!

I know that many of you may have guessed what my normal GC name is; I’m happy to confirm via PM. Also, I will not be revealing the code or school (if you haven’t figured them out by now) in public, but I will also reveal the code via PMs, if anyone is interested.

*anxiously awaits Gusteau & Ant to stumble upon this thread again*

[AOIIalum]

Congratulations to your brother on joining Delta Chi!

[arrowlady]

Yea for Delta Chi!

[Hermana]

^^^

I definitely laughed to myself at that post since I new that D Chi most certainly was in the running at that point in time!

[scrapinfificat]

Congratulations to your brother & Delta Chi. I have so enjoyed reading about a fraternity recruitment.

[XAntoftheSkyX]

[lovespink88]

So the story is finally finished. In case you didn't figure it out, I am Hermana.

Tonight, "Joe" was initiated into Delta Chi!!!

Thanks for reading!

[Psi U MC Vito]

Ok so I told myself I wouldn't ask, but can you PM which chapter was the only fraternity worth joining at UI?*coughs* sorry I mean Psi Upsilon. :P