The "twins" have chosen!

[AGDLynn]

How many kids are still at home?

How many might be going thru Recruitment next year?

I know that I am getting pumped up being an advisor. I can't imagine how stressed out I'd be having 2 PNMs at once.

Lynn

[justamom]

Carnation, I just thought of something!

Do you realize that by the time you have grandchildren in college, you could have every NPC GLO represented!!! Now THAT's a thought!

[carnation]

justamom---Aieeee! Well, if each of the 13 kids has 13 kids, it could happen!

Lynn, I think it is more stressful for me with my girls rushing than when I rushed. This strange, fatalistic calm settled over me then--like, "Whatever happens will happen." With my girls, I dread their getting hurt. I've seen the pain of rushees on GC and at the various schools I've attended when they think ABC is the chapter for them, this is THE match, and then the invitation to prefs doesn't come. The rush gospel around here is "be open to all chapters".

I get a break for next year and then we'll have 1 rushing in each of the next three years --if we can convince the current HS sophomore to leave the stables long enough!

Today, all the girls are coming home from their camp counseling jobs. Pandemonium will reign for the next week--loads of shopping trips, late night yackfests until their dad shuts them down at midnight, the phone being tied up until ? with friends and fellow PNMs--then the AOPi leaves next weekend for Pre-Rush and the others leave the following weekend. Pray for us!

[The1calledTKE]

Originally posted by theta sig agd

Is the dorm Patterson again this year!!

I believe girls rush is at Hopper this year.

[ZTAMich]

Carnation,

Your posts about your daughters just makes me more excited for my little sister to get out of HS and on to college! And she's just a freshmen! The 6th grader too. I think they want to go somewhere here in the South near home so I won't be able to help with their Recruitment experienes too much except to cheer for a certain org. of coure. I can just see it during their college application process "SO what if they have the best financial aid package...they don't have Zeta so you can't go there!!!" Our parents will just LOVE me.

Best of Luck to your daughters and to you too!!!

[sweetie adpi]

hey carnation, i'm so excited for you and your daughters! this will be the first recruitment i'll get to "experience" on gc, and i'm looking forward to your posts good luck to your daughters(not that they need it ), i'm sure that they will have a great time and their new chapter(s) will be lucky to have them!!!

[theta sig agd]

I just wanted to say a quick last good luck to your girls! We have even more girls signing up for rush as of now! This will be a huge rush this year and everyone is excited!!!

I cant wait to hear your girls preceptions of rush!!!

PS. How old is the next oldest girl...Are we gonna have another thread like this pretty soon???

[carnation]

I only get a one-year break from rush and then we'll have one for each of the next 3 years! Aieeee!

Then we have boys rushing for a few years and start up with girls again in ten years. Somebody call me at the nursing home and tell me what they pledge!!

[justamom]

Carnation wrote-Somebody call me at the nursing home and tell me what they pledge!!

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[carnation]

Well, justamom--it's true!

The drama increases....yesterday we took the oldest to her sorority house to move in for pre-rush. The twins were duly impressed with the house, although Valdosta doesn't have them! Then today we did the Big WalMart Shop (the one you do for room supplies).

Please Lord, get us all through this week....and next....

[Angels&Arrows]

Carnation...

I am soooo excited for you and the girls!!!!

We are here for your roller coaster... but I have a feeling it will only be up!!!!

PPL,
Shelly

and DITTO to JAM "ROFLAMO" about the nursing home comment!!!

[AOIIAngel]

I am getting those "about to rush" goosebumps! I am very late in reading all this, but Carnation, congrats on the great start your girls are getting. I was a college cheerleader, so that was making me all teary reading it. Ah, the old days......best of luck to your girls, we all anxiously await the drama to unfold!!!

[carnation]

LOL!!!!! I got out of my car a couple of hours ago at the mall and somebody screamed, "GOOOOOOOO, ZETA!" I turned around and it was this little elderly lady we know--screaming and jumping up and down!

She stopped and said, "Wait. Are the girls with you?" and I told her no, they were at home. She said, "Do you mean to tell me I made an idiot out of myself for no reason right here in front of all these people?" and I had to agree that it kind of looked like it! I assured her that I loved her Greek spirit anyway!

[PenguinTrax]

Originally posted by carnation
LOL!!!!! I got out of my car a couple of hours ago at the mall and somebody screamed, "GOOOOOOOO, ZETA!" I turned around and it was this little elderly lady we know--screaming and jumping up and down!

She stopped and said, "Wait. Are the girls with you?" and I told her no, they were at home. She said, "Do you mean to tell me I made an idiot out of myself for no reason right here in front of all these people?" and I had to agree that it kind of looked like it! I assured her that I loved her Greek spirit anyway!

Well, I hope she writes recs for the girls, too! LOL


And I like the idea of using gems as ID for the groups. Just make sure the gem can't be associated with that particular group, for example if you said Diamond I might automatically associate it with ADPi, turquoise with Zeta, etc.

[ZTAMiami]

Originally posted by carnation
LOL!!!!! I got out of my car a couple of hours ago at the mall and somebody screamed, "GOOOOOOOO, ZETA!" I turned around and it was this little elderly lady we know--screaming and jumping up and down!

YEAH! That is too funny. Might be me in 50 years!