A Yummy Slightly Old Recruitment Journey

[greekmom2]

Now she had a quandary or thought she did. She had decided that if she got Root Beer Floats and Donuts for preference she was going through with this thing all the way because she would accept a bid to either one. If she got Donuts and Brownies she thought she would drop out and apply(? not sure if that's the word) for the colony because she didn’t see herself at Brownies and she liked Donuts but she didn’t think she felt strongly enough about them. She had no idea what she would do if she got Root Beer Floats and Brownies for preference. She was worried that if she went to both preference parties, but got a bid to Brownies (which she felt she would turn down), she couldn’t apply for the colony. She thought (she doesn’t know to this day if this was the case) that if she single preferenced and didn’t get a bid, she still would not be eligible for the colony. I don’t THINK this is accurate from what I remember reading on here, but she thought it was at the time.

She spent Monday morning in class, stressed about it. Her Rho Gamma had to let her know before practice where she was preffing, so she could meet them at the chapter house. She texted at 2:30 – Root Beer Floats and Donuts. She called me happy and relieved for once. She knew that one way or another she would be in a chapter she liked tomorrow.

I know from the stories on here that sometimes preference changes minds. In her case it solidified what she knew. Donuts had a lovely ceremony, and she knew if she got a bid here she would be good, but she felt special at Root Beer Floats. She felt like they went all out. They called the girls in individually. The layout/food was beautiful. Her rusher talked to her about why they liked her and what they loved about their chapter. She isn’t a crier, so she didn’t do that, but it was meaningful to her. She wanted Root Beer Floats badly.

[amIblue?]

love love love!

More, please!

[Tulip86]

Amazing story

[FSUZeta]

hooray!!! i loved this story. thank you so much for sharing it with us.

[Gusteau]

I enjoyed this story!

I had an inkling that it might be a Pacific Northwest school from your comment about recycling and bike trails, lol. I adore the state of Oregon, but am sorry to say that that love was born in Corvallis!

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Thanks for sharing! I'm dying to know, why do you say the KD house "fits the campus culture"?

[AXOmom]

DeltaBetaBaby - because to me it always looked - from the outside at least - sort of like a big, beach house - kind of a rounded, sweeping porch and just a very, casual pretty as opposed to traditional, colonial. Not that I don't love seeing pictures of the traditional, big houses- they are beautiful, but U of O is a very, casual, easy-going sort of atomsphere and as I've mentioned in other threads - non-traditional, and not far (an hour) from the beach, so it all fits for me. I just really like it. WCSweet has put pictures of it on here somewhere.

Gusteau - it's hard for me to believe that someone's first experience in Oregon would be Corvallis and they'd still come away loving it - but hey, to each his own. Actually, I know the least about OSU's greek system, but my favorite co-worker was a Kappa Kappa Gamma there back in the day and her daughter was a DG (and now their chapter advisor, I believe).

[ElieM]

Great story

[ellebud]

I have so many positive comments on this thread: I love your dispassionate maturity. The this is how it is attitude. I completely respect the way you did it the old fashioned way: you named houses...real houses aligned with real people. Wonderful.

[AXOmom]

^^^^Well, I was trying to tread that fine line between honesty and protecting the innocent or at least those who shouldn't be unfairly painted by the sometimes superficial brush of a, then, 19 year old mind and so many, many of her views on these houses and the people in them have changed multiple times over the past few years. Fortunately, she's grown up and changed a lot too, and we are pretty far removed from the experience, so it makes it easier to be objective.

[Leslie Anne]

This is one of the best Recruitment stories I've read. Thank you so much for sharing it with us! I do love a happy ending but I also loved your commentary. You maintained that line between honesty and protecting the innocent expertly. Brava, AXOmom!

[MaryPoppins]

Thank you for this story!

[AXOrushadvisor]

All I can say is LOL!!! I started thinking maybe I had heard part or all of this story at some point!!! Maybe, just maybe my dd will also become a part of that sisterhood IF she decides on University of Oregon the ONLY school she is looking at that has an AXO chapter!

Thanks! I loved your story and you didn't react/act any different then I would have. BTW, I am thinking I'm just going to be on propofol the entire week. I think I might know of a Doc that has some time on his hands!

[southbymidwest]

My head is nodding like a bobblehead doll agreeing with all the comments about your wonderful story. I am so glad that your daughter had the happy ending, the real life happy ending that we all hope our daughters will have. And big, big pats on the back for you and your handling of the roller coaster ride.

[groovypq]

This was a great story! I had a sneaking suspicion it might be Oregon. So how did cheerleading (stunt? acrobatics and tumbling? whatever they're calling it now) work out?