AHHHHH I tried to post my thoughts about last night this morning, but my Net connection was down... so I am gonna post what I had written for the first night, and then add in tonight's stuff too!
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Last night was the first night of recruitment... and I really learned a lot more about how the process works at my individual school. First, I was running late in getting ready and on the way there, I was really worried about how I looked... but that was definitely unnecessary! There were tons of girls in shorts and Tshirts... which was weird to me, but hey, I don't mind going a little more casual for this week
We were divided into 6 groups of 20 for the week. We made nametags (gahh I love making stuff
) and did an icebreaker activity. Then all the Rho Chis did a skit showing how Sorority Life on MTV is nothing like real sorority life (but we knew that already, right?
) We had a little question and answer period within our Rho Chi groups, and then we decided where to meet for the next day. Recruitment tomorrow TECHNICALLY starts at 6 but now I have to be there at 5:30... I am going to be pushing it for time like every single day UGH. We also went to the Panhellenic office which is where we will go to fill out our preference cards.
All in all, it was a good night and I am excited! I feel like everyone in my group was a little shy, and I'm hoping that we'll get to know each other better during the week. The Rho Chis also told me that 99% of girls who go all the way through end up getting bids. That really encouraged me... after hearing some of the scary stories on here about girls being cut, I am kinda glad that I can just focus on being myself and not have to stress out about being cut.
Tonight I am going at 5:30 to meet with my group, then at 6 I start with the parties (30 minutes each with 15 minute breaks in between). Because our sororities don't have houses, the parties are in different meeting rooms throughout campus. I wish that we could have a chance to go into the special sorority dorm and see the rooms and the way that they are decorated. I live off campus in an apartment but I want to be SURE that I want to move onto the hall before I break my lease... maybe something to ask my Rho Chi about.
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Tonight was the first night of parties... I guess I should do it like everyone else and keep which group is which a secret!
Group #1: This chapter was completely different from what I expected. The girls seemed nice but just not right to me... almost like they had specific answers to my questions that they were "supposed" to give. Also, when I asked about living off campus instead of on their hall, she told me there were no exceptions, which automatically crosses this group off my list. That's a shame because their colors are so cute and their song tonight was adorable!
Group #2: This house was different from the others in the respect that I spent the entire time with one sister. That was OK because she was nice and very informative. She was really talkative and I feel like I learned the most about their sorority than all the others, but I don't have a broad picture of what their members are like. I am trying to keep an open mind about this, but a lot of the girls in my group didn't like this sorority at all, and their reputation on campus is not exactly sparkling. I don't want to make snap judgements though because what if I end up loving them by the end of the week?
Group #3: I have so many mixed emotions about this chapter. On one hand, every girl I talked to was amazingly sweet AND interesting, they have the highest all-sorority GPA, their songs were awesome and they made me laugh and smile. On the other hand, it makes me think that maybe they just rush well, because everyone else adored them. I will have to wait and see whether I end up clicking with them.
Group #4: These girls didn't impress me very much. They didn't have matching shirts... they just all wore their letters in whatever colors. I know superficial stuff like that shouldn't really matter, but I don't think it was really putting their best foot forward on the first party round of recruitment. The girls I talked to were more nervous than I was, and I felt like I was having to ask them questions that I didn't want to know the answer to just so we'd have something to talk about. One good thing I noticed about this sorority was that they were very diverse, lots of different "types" and looks and interests.
Group #5: AHHHHH I love this group! I am really really afraid about getting my hopes up and then these girls not wanting me. The first sister I talked to was a girl in my Human Sexuality group, and even though we didn't talk about the class for long, it was nice to see a familiar face. Every single girl I met was interesting, confident, and sweet. They did "Summer Nights" from Grease as one of their songs, and it really impressed me.
I feel bad about being so judgemental about each group the first night, because I really want to go where my heart leads me. All of the sororities are really trying to hype living on the hall, and that gave me serious doubts. It is NOT that I don't want to live with my sisters, or that I just don't wanna go back to the dorm. I have
1. A two year lease on my apartment.
2. A queensize bed, a couch, a coffee table, bar stools... where do all those things GO if you move back into a dorm?
Groups 1-3 told me that you HAD to live there, and Group 3 requires THREE semesters of it. Groups 4 and 5 told me that they preferred it, but of course they do make exceptions. I am hoping maybe 1, 2, and 3 were just trying to reinforce the hall idea, and they might work with me more.
Anyway, that was my first party round... I think it went well, I had a lot of fun, and I am really excited to go back tomorrow
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Sorry for the REALLY REALLY long update haha.
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