suzieQ's Fall 2006 Rush @ UW!

[kdonline]

adpiucf & 33girl: I agree w/ your comments. Curly was a very bright PNM, and already a seasoned journalist by the time she rushed. I know she carefully thought about each of her posts before she pressed that "POST" button. If only other PNMs would do the same.

But, in bringing this thread back to the OP (SuzieQ, you still out there?), I think that SuzieQ can do the same thing, if she's still interested. She's given us her location, and as long as she doesn't mention anything else about herself (including what she's wearing or even telling us about her Rho Chi/whatever-they're-called), she can still have a GC-interference-free recruitment.

...provided that no GCers try to stalk her, of course, by trying to find out her identity.

[33girl]

Originally posted by kdonline
...provided that no GCers try to stalk her, of course, by trying to find out her identity.

Why, GCers would NEVER do that!

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally posted by 33girl
Why, GCers would NEVER do that!

None here in WA at least. We have enough going on in our own lives.

Originally posted by kdonline
(SuzieQ, you still out there?)

I'm still here

There's just not much more to say until September! Sooo far away

[Stef the Pef]

Good luck SuzyQ! I used to live in Renton (Fairhood represent!), so I have a lot of friends who ended up at the U and many of them are going to be recruitment counselors this year, so I'm sure it'll be a great time.

One of my best friends who isn't in a sorority there ended up living in a former sorority house (Eta Beta), so you'll hopefully be in the same Greek Row neighborhood! It's a beautiful area! I hope you have a wonderful time going through rush this fall.

[SigKapCoug]

As a SK at WSU, I have to cross my fingers for my sisters at Mu chapter!

I'm interested to see what UW rush is like - you guys are a frills campus, right?

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally Posted by SigKapCoug

As a SK at WSU, I have to cross my fingers for my sisters at Mu chapter!

I'm interested to see what UW rush is like - you guys are a frills campus, right?

Only sort of.......

I have been told they cut out door chants last year. But I've also been told that it was a battle to do that.....

They are probably frills compared to you but not compared to other campuses.

[Stef the Pef]

NO DOOR CHANTS?!

What's next, no...nothing? Man, I didn't know how frills-less you could get!

[SigKapCoug]

I think we did away with door chants every day except the first and last day. I don't remember though.

I was more referring to skits, which we don't have. I can't decide if skits would be really fun or super stressful lol.

Originally Posted by SmartBlondeGPhB

I have been told they cut out door chants last year. But I've also been told that it was a battle to do that.....

Sad... I was looking forward to door chants! Why did they cut them out?

Thank you for the support everyone!

[Hegemon]

Originally Posted by suzieQ

While formal fall recruitment at the University of Washington is from September 10-16th, "Greek Weekend" was this past weekend! Greek Weekend is where girls stay for a day and a night at a sorority house, and also visit four other houses.

There are 16 sororities at the UW! Sooo many names to keep track of.

Ok, I am trying to understand how this works. 16 sororities at your school, yet a long time before rush starts, you visit 4 houses and spend an entire day and overnight with one of the sororities? Since we never did anything like this at my undergrad, I am just wondering how exactly this process is done fairly. How are the PNMs divided into groups for which sororities they will visit? It seems to me like the PNMs will have a lot of extra time with just one of the groups [the one they spend a day and a night with], and thus gravitate toward them during formal. Perhaps I am just misunderstanding - can anyone explain why it's done this way and how it evens out?

Either way, good luck SuzieQ

[alphaxikt]

Originally Posted by Hegemon

Ok, I am trying to understand how this works. 16 sororities at your school, yet a long time before rush starts, you visit 4 houses and spend an entire day and overnight with one of the sororities? Since we never did anything like this at my undergrad, I am just wondering how exactly this process is done fairly. How are the PNMs divided into groups for which sororities they will visit? It seems to me like the PNMs will have a lot of extra time with just one of the groups [the one they spend a day and a night with], and thus gravitate toward them during formal. Perhaps I am just misunderstanding - can anyone explain why it's done this way and how it evens out?

Either way, good luck SuzieQ

Greek Weekend at the UW (in the spring) isn't about selling high school seniors on your particular sorority, it's about selling them on going through formal fall recruitment to join a sorority. Each house hosts about the same number of girls. While this might give girls ideas about where they'd like to go and get asked back to during formal recruitment, it doesn't seem to be a big problem. My sorority little sis stayed at Alpha Phi during Greek Weekend, and while she initially liked them a lot during recruitment, she found her home with at the Xi... Remember, recruitment is all about mutual selection, and Greek Weekend only gives PNMs a very small taste of sorority life.

[f8nacn]

Good luck on your journey...look forward to reading the updates...

[GtownGirl98]

Hey.. what is the difference between open house and house tours?

[alphaxikt]

Open house events are the shortest and PNMs visit all 16 houses; it usually just includes sitting in the formal living rooms chatting with two or three sorority members in a row. House tours are invite only rounds (PNMs can go to maximum of 10) and include a tour of the house.