rush in 4 days! - Page 4

dzrose93 · #46 01-25-2002, 11:02 AM

I'm glad that you're enjoying Rush so much! Good luck!

chantillylace55 · #47 01-25-2002, 02:06 PM

hey ladies!! well, i just got back from picking up my invites for philanthropy party day and i got invited back to all 5! i was so shocked! i thought for sure the elite house would cut me, but there was a girl in there that i really clicked with so she probably got my back for now! haha. anyway i had to cut two of the houses and that was really hard because i liked them all so much...
(ill tell you guys the houses i cut or get cut from)
i ended up cutting adpi and kappa, and now i feel really bad! kappa was the last house i went to yesterday (house 5), and i just cut them because i felt that i was initiating most of the conversation and it was awkward at times... but im just hoping it wasnt like that because it was the last house and we were all tired...

i sent adpi a regret with interest though. i didnt really know what this meant, but my rho chi said that they would know that i cut them only because i was forced to cut two. i feel REALLY bad about this one because i loved the girls i talked to, i just didn't feel like i fit in, and also i only met two of the girls in adpi whereas i met at least 5 or 6 at the other houses.. this house isn't a small house either, i just think they didnt rotate enough.
anyway, i have to go to 3 philanthropy parties today. im really excited to go back to the other houses because i had great conversations with those girls and can't wait to continue them! i just wish that i could go back to all of them... hmm
if anyone knows anything else about the "regrets with interest" please inform me! i had never heard of this before and i like the idea of it!
so my parties start at noon and should be over around 5 or so, and i'll write again when i get home!
wish me luck! bye girls! xoxo

dzrose93 · #48 01-25-2002, 02:10 PM

If you cut a house and send regrets with interest, that tells the cut sorority that you may still be interested in receiving a bid from them. So, in the event that your current 3 houses do not extend you a bid, there is a possibility that you could still get one on Bid Day from the house you "regretfully" cut. It's a good method because it allows a better opportunity for girls to match with a house instead of being cut from all the houses completely.

Hope this helps a little!

ZetaLuvBunny · #49 01-25-2002, 02:15 PM

If you leave a regret with interest, this means that if for some reason you don't recieve a bid from your final houses you have chosen, you are still eligible for a snap-bid from the one you regretted w/interest. You Rho Chi should let you know over the phone if you recieve a snap-bid, and ask you if you want to accept it. You did the right thing, but I'm sure you will recieve a bid from one of your other choices! Luck is on your side if you have a good GPA, and a good personality.

SparkliiQTMTSU · #50 01-25-2002, 02:36 PM

Hope you have fun tonight!! let us know how everything turns out!

Nichole

shadokat · #51 01-25-2002, 02:57 PM

This may sound like a dumb question, but if you regret with interest after your first round, and then you go to the second round of parties and get cut from sororities you went to the second round, can you go back to that "regret with interest" sorority for prefs??

Does that make sense?

Good luck Chantilly!! I hope you're enjoying yourself

Keep us updated, as I love these stories

ZetaLuvBunny · #52 01-25-2002, 02:59 PM

um...I'm not sure...I doubt it. However, you probably can be COBed by that sorority after formal rush is over.

SoProud2BeAnAlphaXi · #53 01-25-2002, 03:41 PM

On some campuses, at least, you can (UW springs to mind). Chapters can continue to invite back a rushee who regretted them with interest to any day's parties, and if she accepts, she accepts, and on it goes! This is really helpful for a rushee who doesn't get enough invites back to a later round from the chapters she just saw -- she can fill in her schedule with the chapter she initially regretted with interest, and the chapter gets another shot at recruiting her. Win-win.

Keep having fun, Chantilly! It sounds like you're having a great rush!!

aggieAXO · #54 01-25-2002, 04:13 PM

If I remember correctly (I rushed 10 years ago) every house that we released was "regret with interest". The 2 smaller houses always appeared on my card everyday and I had to release using regret with interest everyday. This helps some of the smaller houses out b/c they can invite back rushees that maybe had been cut from the other 9 houses.

ladyj39 · #55 01-25-2002, 05:52 PM

It sounds like you're having a blast! Congratulations on getting invited back to all five houses! I know it's hard when you're forced to cut houses that invited you back, but you know the saying: everything happens for a reason!

I hope you have a wonderful time tonight and keep up the good thoughts and high spirits!

~Jessica

GiantsChic · #56 01-25-2002, 08:01 PM

Hey there, I just wanted to say good luck and let us know how it goes! I think I may have an idea of the school you go to... Your school sounds like the school a friend of mine is rushing at... anyways, good luck!

CkretCrush8 · #57 01-25-2002, 09:05 PM

Good Luck through your journey on finding the best house for you. I know it is out there. Continue to put on the best you. Be real.

chantillylace55 · #58 01-25-2002, 10:37 PM

hey! today was SO MUCH FUN i cant even begin to tell you! i absolutely love all three sororities i went to! the first two parties i attended were sororities that i liked yesterday, but i wasnt really IN LOVE with them... but i was so impressed by those houses! they had the cutest little projects and songs to present! im a really emotional (cry a lot) person and i seriously had to hold back tears at both of them! they had such strong bonds and were so excited! their happiness was infectious and i had a wonderful time at both! the second one i went to particularly touched me! all the girls i had met the day before came up to me and made it a point to say they were happy i was back - so that was really sweet! there was also this one girl i met there who really reminded me of one of my friends from high school and she was the best! she was even a little late to the last song because she came up to me to tell me how happy she was to have met me and how sweet she thought i was! i was seriously almost in tears! (ya im a baby). i also went to the party with the girls i clicked really well with and that was a lot of fun. it was last, and i think everyone was really tired at that point. i didnt click as well with the girls today as i did yesterday, but i still had great conversations with all of them. one girl was talking to me about the sisterhood and i was so touched by what she was saying! then the girl who wqas at my table the first night came and talked to me for a while and i just love her! she is so sweet! she told me that i was her "rush crush" whatever that means... but i still had a lot of fun here! i am sooo exhausted now! we pick up our pref invites around noon tomorrow and i am so nervous! i would be so sad if one of these wonderful houses didnt invite me back! but even if they all did - it would be incredibly difficult to cut one! argh, i guess its a wonderful predicament to be in though - right?! alright im gonna lay down i am SO tired! byebye ladies!xoxo
ps. giantschic - im sure you know too! that makes two people now who have found out! sssshhhhhh!

chantillylace55 · #59 01-25-2002, 10:48 PM

i also just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has offered support throughout this process! it is much needed and much appreciated!

xoxo

DeltaBetaBaby · #60 01-25-2002, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by chantillylace55
she told me that i was her "rush crush" whatever that means

Well, she is not allowed to tell you that (major rush infraction), but it is a good sign!