Sundance's Spring Recruitment

[BetteDavisEyes]

It does sound rather odd but until we know what school she's at and how their Panhellenic runs recruitment, all we can do is speculate & criticize the way it's being done. I think that b/c most of us here went through a more "structured" format of recruitment, the way this school is doing things is rather strange but probably not completely unheard of.


Either way, I hope you do get Mars. Good-luck!

[FSUZeta]

good luck sundance!! i hope that you have a great time tonite!

[DeltaBetaBaby]

The NPC is now supporting four separate styles of recruitment, from fully-structured to informal, with the understanding that one style will not fit all campuses.

Sundance, I hope it works out for you, but you are on thin ice choosing one house so early on.

[Ocalagirl]

OK before I say this... yes I did suicide, but I gave every chapter a chance and had my mind totally changed by the end of the week.

I guess I don't understand not giving group an equal shot. I mean I thought it was very polite to call and decline their invitation, but in the same sense it seems kind of rude to me to not give them a chance. I know I sometimes judge people on first impressions and that has gotten me in trouble quite a bit and I have tried to not let that influence my decision about people. I think you should have atleast gone to the parties you were able to make it to. I wish you the best of luck and do hope you get a call back from the house you want!

[Drolefille]

It's odd that ALL of the parties were at the same time (or that's what I got from her posts) but I can understand not wanting to leave early.

Did she state that these were indeed all NPC groups? Perhaps these are local, regional or non-NPC national groups

[EGAOPi]

I am also curious if they were all scheduled for the same time. I hope it all works out for you, but the place where you think you're meant to go (as of right now) may not really be the place for you. I truly believe you end up where you're meant to be and that can't happen if you don't give everyone a fair shot. I understand that your structure of recruitment is quite different, but I think you were being unfair-not just to the other chapters, but to yourself.
If everything falls into place, then you may have made your decision easier and I hope it all works out. However, if it does not, please understand that you may have contributed to the reason why.
Best of luck, though, and please keep us posted. Can't wait to hear the results.

[Football Fan]

It is about 11 o'clock ET. I wonder if Sundance received that special phone call.

[mystikchick]

Originally Posted by Football Fan

It is about 11 o'clock ET. I wonder if Sundance received that special phone call.

wait for which event? she said earlier today she'd gotten called back - i wonder what it was for.

sundance, here's hoping that this time tomorrow night you'll have gotten another happy phonecall good luck with mars!

[Leslie Anne]

Originally Posted by sundance

Monday evening: Visit 8 houses

Monday night: Receive calls from chapters inviting you back to their house for an hour each, to show slideshows and meet more girls

Tuesday evening: Go to the parties that you were invited to

Tuesday night: Receive calls from chapters inviting you to a chapter event

Wednesday evening: Chapter events

Thursday afternoon: Go to the Greek life office to rank houses

Thursday evening: Receive bids!

It looks like calls aren't being made tonight, Football Fan. I think she won't know anything until tomorrow night.

I agree that this recruitment process is kinda bizarre. I guess it's fine if it works for them though.

[Football Fan]

Oops. I thought the call was to be made tonight. You are correct.

[sundance]

Okay, so I'm back from my chapter event for Mars!

I can't say much about the night without divulging where we went or what we did (I'm good at the discretion thing aren't I? ), but I can say that I had yet another amazing time.

From reading some of your posts, I see that I may have made some poor choices and judgment calls... and if that's wrong, then I don't want to be right. I really like these girls (and the other girls that are rushing the same house too!), and I just hope for the best. If not, there's always COR throughout next week, or maybe it just wasn't meant to be.

However, it all comes down to tomorrow. We rank our top choices before 2 P.M. tomorrow (I have no choice but to suicide, of course)... and then it's bid time at 5.

I know I didn't go through rush like I should have... but now there's no turning back. If I don't get a bid, I will still let you guys know, and you guys can say "I told you so!"

[VeniceIsSinking]

Good luck Sundance, I hope you get that call today.

[AlexMack]

Crossing my fingers for you, but I think it's important to realize (as I did) that first impressions can be wrong. I fell in love with one sorority but they didn't invite me back. The sorority I dropped did and then I felt like it was the perfect place for me.
I hope that you get Mars, but if you don't, give some others a fair chance too You may discover the perfect place for you during COR.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by sundance

Okay, update time!
I had a meeting for a club I'm in, and I couldn't get out of it. Saturn's party was during the meeting, so I decided that I wouldn't go to that one.

So it doesn't sound like she really snubbed them. Maybe it wasn't an excused absence in the eyes of the chapters, but she didn't just sit around and be like "F Saturn I am too good for them".

[FSUZeta]

good luck sundance. i hope you get that bid!!

i am curious to find out at which college campus this recruitment is occuring. it is quite different from anything i have ever heard of-sort of a formal/informal melange'.