epchick's rush @UTEP - Page 3

alphaxikt · #31 09-05-2005, 10:18 AM

I realize that I am a little late to this thread, and this is a little tangential, but...

My AXiD lil sis was the president of NSCS at the University of Washington last year (her senior year) - I'm not sure where the "Cagey Consumer" website got their info, but it really isn't at all true. She had the opportunity to attend conferences, partcipate in service projects, network, etc... I think she even received a scholarship.

here's a link to the NSCS website at UW if anyone would like to check it out:

http://students.washington.edu/nscs/main/

As for NSCS not being recognized by schools, the keynote speaker for this fall's induction is the UW president. PFFFT on Cagey Consumer.

epchick · #32 09-05-2005, 03:18 PM

Hi all,
I actually got this message from the President of the UTEP chapter of NSCS:

Hello epchick,
You are already in NSCS now. The induction ceremony is just that, a ceremony. It’s only the formal part of it. You can receive your member card at our next general meeting (yet to be scheduled). If you can’t make it, don’t worry about. It’s not like we’re going to kick you out (you’re not the only one who has schedule conflicts), so need to worry.

So yay! I'm in the clear now. I'm still kinda mift that the Greek Life office never contacted me back about this situation, but i guess that is understandable with what's about to happen (Rush).

Now the only thing to worry about is me! lol. I continually get those feelings of "YES I WANT TO BE GREEK" and then other times (mostly when i'm with my family, lounging around watching movies with my cousins and stuff like that) that make me feel like I dont want to give all that up--especially since I want to continue in my dance class. But a girl i grew up with (who went greek at UTEP) told me that shouldn't be a problem. That there might be times when those things conflict, but for the most part I'll still be able to go to dance class, and i'll still have as much time to spend with my family as ever.

All I know is that if I let my dance class (which i know i wont continue forever) or let my cousins (who i'll still have forever) get in "my way" (for a lack of better terminology) i won't be too happy. This is something that i've looked forward to since I was younger. Lol..don't I sound sappy? lol. So now I'm just ready for tomorrow to come!!

I have orientation tomorrow @4, and this year's rush is shorter, so I wonder if they are going to be combining days, or just eliminating some events. I guess we'll see tomorrow! keep ur fingers crossed guys!!

AGDee · #33 09-05-2005, 04:59 PM

Relax hon! Being in a sorority doesn't define your existence or monopolize all of your time. I took difficult courses, worked 2 jobs, had a serious boyfriend, had friends outside of the sorority and went home a couple weekends a month with no problem. It's all about time management and there is enough time for everything!

Dee

mmcat · #34 09-05-2005, 10:13 PM

deep breathes here...
just relax
if it's meant to be. it shall.
if not. a different discussion.

KSUViolet06 · #35 09-06-2005, 04:47 PM

It's all about time management. I'm a Sigma, I hold a position in my service group Kappa Phi, I do orientation activities at the beginning of school, I'm in 2 academic honoraries, and I'm taking 18 hours. If you manage your time, you'll be able to balance all your activities, a sorority, and hang with your family.

mmcat · #36 09-06-2005, 08:22 PM

hang in there sweetie....

epchick · #37 09-06-2005, 11:01 PM

Hi everyone I'm back from day 1 which was just orientation.

This year there are 5 sororities participating in rush.
The three I already knew:
Phoebe
Piper
Prue

Then there were 2 other sororities that ended up joining in, a local and a new national sorority.

Paige
Patty.

So after they split us into groups and showed us the "dos" and "donts" of what to wear for this week, we got to visit each of the sororities.

First, I went to Phoebe. The girl that rushed me today was the same girl that rushed me last year---she even recognized me!

She asked me why I was rushing again, and who I ended up bidding last year....but I was discrete and evaded the whole "who did u bid last year" question and just told her that last year I didn't follow my heart and I didn't go to where I belonged. There was another girl who gave me that "oh-I-know-you-from-somewhere-look" but she never came up and asked...so yeah. The girl that rushed me today would introduce me as "epchick...the girl that rushed last year" lol, but it was ok.

After Phoebe, I went to Patty. This is one sorority that didn't do rush with the NPC sororities last year, so it was good to find out about them. A friend of mine is in this sorority, but I didn't get to see her

. I stayed real quiet in this group, and i dont know why, but I was just pretty much a silent observer.

The next group I went to was Prue. Ok, Prue is the sorority that I have history with, and one of the girls is my friend who ended up continuing to pledge after I stopped and so I spend most of my time talking to her. It was great seeing her again, I hadn't talked to her in sooooo long!

Then I went to Paige. This sorority also didn't participate in rush last year (the rush w/ the NPCs). A VERY small chapter (5 members) but its all good cause you could see how much they care for each other. Again in this group I pretty muched stayed quiet...I guess b/c this one and Patty were the sororities that I DIDNT know about, and so I just wanted to absorb as much info as I could.

The last group was Piper. Last year I really didn't like this group, but now my attitude has really changed about them. I found out today that the Chapter President of Piper was in my rush group last year, so that was cool---she is an awesome person. In this group was the first time I actually learned how you get a big sister---that was something I had not known. So yay! lol

I'm really excited to go back tomorrow. Tomorrow is philanthropy night, and this was the event that I couldn't attend last year, so i'm raring to go. So day 1 down, 4 more to go! lol

mmcat · #38 09-06-2005, 11:30 PM

do you have a good feel for things?
are you happy?
hope so...
sounds like you could find a home.
all the best

copacabana · #39 09-07-2005, 03:15 AM

Hey good luck!

epchick · #40 09-07-2005, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mmcat
do you have a good feel for things?
are you happy?
hope so...
sounds like you could find a home.
all the best

Yes, I'm happy. I did get a good feel for things yesterday, and i'm just excited to see what the rest of the week has in store.

My only obstacle this week is my mother. I showed her my schedule so she would know what was going to happen, and she really didn't seem happy at all. She acted like this last year also, I really don't know what her problem is. Hopefully she'll come around.

mmcat · #41 09-07-2005, 10:30 PM

sweetie...you must be true to you...
mom will learn to love it if you do

AGDee · #42 09-07-2005, 10:58 PM

My mom wasn't gung-ho about me joining a sorority. My dad had been in a fraternity in the 50's and when they were dating, they were shunned by the sororities because my dad was dating a GDI. Therefore, she wasn't too thrilled that I wanted to be in a sorority. After the first mother-daughter tea that she attended, she changed her tune and now she is really impressed with my continued involvement, because my dad didn't make TKE a lifelong experience for himself. She is totally pro-sorority now.

As a mom, she is also probably concerned with her daughter's happiness, especially after what you went through last year. I think moms actually have a harder time dealing with their children's pain than their kids do! We have this protective instinct that we want to put them in a bubble safe from physical and emotional harm.

Dee

epchick · #43 09-08-2005, 10:54 AM

AGDee, I think you are completely right. Hopefully she'll change her tune after bid day. I know I talked to her and she pretty much said it was because of Academics, she thought that the Recruitment Schedule was too grueling (from 4-10 each day) and she didn't want it interferring with school. I tried to tell her that it is only going to happen this week, but I don't think she is grasping that concept. I know i'm going to have to tell her all about the academic aspect of sorority life.

Ok, so on with my update! lol.

We met yesterday @ 4 for Philanthropy night. I went in this order:
Phoebe
Piper
Paige
Prue
Patty

Phoebe---I think i've fallen in love! LoL..no really. This sorority is just me! We did some projects for this sororities philanthropy. I was sitting at a table with a girl from LAST YEARS rush group, and she remembered me! LoL....what is up with me and being recognized by this chapter? Maybe I made a good impression on them last year

So hopefully I can do it again this year! I really feel at home with this group!

Piper--My feelings for this group have changed since last year. Although I don't feel AS comfortable as I do with phoebe, I really like this group as well. Some of the PNMs don't have a lot of good things to say about this sorority, but i'm one of the few that does. I really like this group and i'm glad I got to go through rush again so I can see that my opinions werent completely true.

Paige--This group was nice, but I just can't see myself with them. We went from talking about their philanthropy to talking about Hurrican Katrina/New Orleans/how the media portrays all the bad things/ and talking about all the good things we've heard. lol. It was very interesting to say the least!

Prue--I didnt think I would like to come back to this group, but I was pleasantly surprised that i did. It was nice to see them again. They really did focus on the other girls sitting at my table, but that was understandable...i guess. My friend in this group was keeping everyone CRACKING up when telling stories related to the philanthropy. I swear that girl is a character!!

Patty--By this time, everyone was beat! My eyelids were soo heavy! UGh. But it was nice hearing about why they chose this group and such. This was hte only group that served different food! Lol....everyone one had cookies and lemonade, while this group had a fruit and veggie platter plus kool-aid!! lol.

I do really like all the groups, but I do really like one or 2 the most. If I had to choose right now my list would be.

Phoebe
Patty
Piper
Paige
Prue.

I ended up just telling some of the girls in my rush group that I had rushed last year....and they all supported the idea of me going through rush again. Now they all want the scoop on who the Rho Chis are and all the dirt about the sororities...but my lips are sealed. Well I gotta rush to class now.

Today we have the greek BBQ @ noon (but I have class)
and then sorority spirit tonight!

Lindz928 · #44 09-08-2005, 11:51 AM

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Originally posted by epchick
AGDee, I think you are completely right. Hopefully she'll change her tune after bid day. I know I talked to her and she pretty much said it was because of Academics, she thought that the Recruitment Schedule was too grueling (from 4-10 each day) and she didn't want it interferring with school. I tried to tell her that it is only going to happen this week, but I don't think she is grasping that concept. I know i'm going to have to tell her all about the academic aspect of sorority life.

My mom didn't want me to rush AT ALL!!!! But, once I did and she saw how happy it has made me, she has been very supportive of it. She doesn't understand it at all really (she never went to college), but she realizes that I have really gotten something out of it. Besides, if I hadn't rushed, I wouldn't have my best friend now who she thinks of kinda like a second daughter! Haha.

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They really did focus on the other girls sitting at my table, but that was understandable...i guess.

I don't think it's that understandable. You have every right to have them pay as much attention to you as to everyone else at the table! Don't sell yourself short sweetie!

I'm SO glad you had a great night of parties! Good luck tonight, and way to keep an open mind!

DiamondK · #45 09-08-2005, 05:10 PM

Yeah....you don't deserve to get slighted at all. From what I've read you are a sweet girl and have a lot to offer to a sorority, so be confident and know that you deserve attention girl!!!! It's so cool to think that we are both going through rush at the same time (well not exactly bc of different time zones and stuff) thousands of miles apart....awesome. I hope the experience is a great one for both of us!