A UCF Recruitment- Fall 2009 - Page 4

ThetaDancer · #46 08-20-2009, 10:34 AM

I really like this story so far...thanks for sharing it with us! Good luck!

UCFlove · #47 08-20-2009, 06:16 PM

Chickenoodle: I was VERY surprised by this too. I mean, I expected lots of bumping but the double rushing was a surprise...

Working on my update soon

BellaBerlee · #48 08-20-2009, 06:38 PM

There must be more now than there was when I went through... Back, 5 years ago, I was only double rushed by 4 chapters...

ajmom3 · #49 08-21-2009, 09:02 AM

I am loving this story. My daughter is at UCF. Trying to figure out which school supply is her sorority!

jennyj87 · #50 08-21-2009, 10:26 AM

Umm hi its pref round and WHERE ARE YOU.

Faith4Keep · #51 08-21-2009, 03:18 PM

Agreed!!! I think I already know who all the chapters are, so I really REALLY want more of the story!

keysgirl · #52 08-21-2009, 03:25 PM

PREFS are at 4:30 today.

BellaBerlee · #53 08-21-2009, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by keysgirl

PREFS are at 4:30 today.

And it just started completely down pouring.... This isn't the way to start your prefs!

Good luck, can't wait to hear the rest of the story!!

jennyj87 · #54 08-21-2009, 08:26 PM

no news=good news? aww i'm really hoping you're doing well.

PinkPalmTree · #55 08-21-2009, 09:28 PM

Hi guys! My cousin is rushing at UCF also- I texted her around 5 and she told me prefs were delayed because of the weather! I don't know what time they actually started at! That could be why the OP hasn't updated us yet

UCFlove · #56 08-22-2009, 12:31 AM

I know, I know. I am terrible for leaving you hanging but I have been a VERY tired girl. So Binders was off my list, but I would again visit Pencils because Crayons didn’t invite me back for Video Night.

Binders- Kappa Kappa Gamma
Crayons- Kappa Delta

It stunk to see Kappa Delta go, but I knew I just hadn’t made the connections. And it helped to see Markers as my first party..

While there I talked to two sisters. Talk was casual and light and their video made me tear up. It looked so much like the videos of me and my cheerleading friends and I could see me being with these girls. I left feeling good about this house.

Next was Paper. I was pretty sad here. Two rushees took two PNMs together on a house tour, the girl I was paired with was a legacy and unfortunately I wasn’t given much attention after that was announced. There video was very cute but I felt excluded and didn’t expect to go back the next day.

I then headed to Glue. We got to tour the house and my guide was so sweet. I had the best feeling because at one point I was leaving a room and I heard someone yell my name, when I turned around it was a sister I spoke with on the first day. She gave me a hug and told me she was glad to see me. It really lifted my spirits.

Next came Pencils. I would love to say today was better, but it was very opposite. I was again double rushed and while my rushee was very sweet she couldn’t start or carry conversations.

Folders. There isn’t a whole lot to say about this house. I met two really fun nice girls and we had some good conversation, but nothing ground breaking.

Backpack. I met two really sweet girls in this house and clicked with them right away. Time flew by and I left hoping the rushees had as much fun with me as I had with them.

That night I dropped who I felt I connected with the least:

Paper
Pencils
Folders

KSUViolet06 · #57 08-22-2009, 12:35 AM

I'm a tad confused.

I didn't know you could "drop" houses after a round. I thought you just ranked them under "regret?"

Maybe it's just the difference in terms that's throwing me off (my school didn't do the "regret" ranking system until after I graduated).

jennyj87 · #58 08-22-2009, 12:48 AM

Awww bye crayons/kappa delta.

But who were you invited back to!?!? I know pref was tonight, you can't trick me!

BellaBerlee · #59 08-22-2009, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

I'm a tad confused.

I didn't know you could "drop" houses after a round. I thought you just ranked them under "regret?"

Maybe it's just the difference in terms that's throwing me off (my school didn't do the "regret" ranking system until after I graduated).

At UCF, let's say on day 1, UCF day, the girls would rank the houses they want to go back to. They can only go to 7 the next day. So the girls would rank 7 houses as #1 and then the other 3 (in order) as 8, 9, 10. So in a PNM's mind, that is almost saying "I want to drop 8, 9, 10"

However, on day 2, philanthropy day, if the girl only got invited back to 5 of her "#1 houses" AND 8 and 9 invited her back, then the girl would go to her top 5 plus 8 and 9. To maximize bid opportunity UCF requires all PNMs to go to your scheduled list, you cannot decline anyone.

And this cycle continues on for video day and what not.

Did I clear up what she probably meant by "dropped" ?

KSUViolet06 · #60 08-22-2009, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BellaBerlee

At UCF, let's say on day 1, UCF day, the girls would rank the houses they want to go back to. They can only go to 7 the next day. So the girls would rank 7 houses as #1 and then the other 3 (in order) as 8, 9, 10. So in a PNM's mind, that is almost saying "I want to drop 8, 9, 10"

However, on day 2, philanthropy day, if the girl only got invited back to 5 of her "#1 houses" AND 8 and 9 invited her back, then the girl would go to her top 5 plus 8 and 9. To maximize bid opportunity UCF requires all PNMs to go to your scheduled list, you cannot decline anyone.

And this cycle continues on for video day and what not.

Did I clear up what she probably meant by "dropped" ?

Yes, that's what I thought. It's just that she said "dropped" which led me to believe that she was actually allowed to cut chapters.

I have actually heard of PNMs thinking that they "dropped" a chapter by ranking them in their 3 ranked spots. I just wanted to clear that up.