Rush starts tomorrow! Any last minute tips?

PhoenixAzul · #1 08-11-2006, 01:18 PM

The following three rules have gotten me through mostly anything in life.

Eat Right. Gets lots of sleep. Drink lots of water.

It's exciting to stay up til 4 talking about whatever it is freshmen talk about these days, but for pete's sake, you're basically walking a half marathon in heels in august every day for a week! Recouperative sleep= attentive, happy, intelligent PNM without dark circles under your eyes. Get some rest. Take some naps.

Make sure you eat. Sometimes heat can quash your appetite, but its important to fuel up, again see above. Being crabby and having a headache because your blood sugar is low won't make recruitment any easier on you. Granola bars and trail mix fit nicely into a purse, and maybe an apple or two (nature's toothbrush!)

Drink lots- again it's hot. Proper hydration makes you function better. You're more alert, more attentive, and it does wonders for your skin.

Aside from that...be gracious. Even if you have no desire to join XYZ house, remember that sister has pledged her life to that sorority and it means a lot to her. It is absolutely NOT acceptable to be rude. If you slip up and say something that could be taken the wrong way, appologize and clarify. Please and thank you, of course. Conversly, this applies to tent talk/Pi chi groups as well. Some girls may have fallen in love with XYZ sorority, while you hated it. Discussing houses in negative terms/gossip affects others, so avoid it (although, be honest, but something like, "I had a good time, but I'm not really sure it is the best fit for me" is fine, but something to the tune of, "OMG XYZ are a bunch of (whatever explicative is trendy), I can't believe anyone would want to pledge that looser sorority" is NOT helpful nor Panhellenic).

AlphaFrog · #2 08-11-2006, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by PhoenixAzul

Even if you have no desire to join XYZ house, remember that sister has pledged her life to that sorority and it means a lot to her.

Can we sticky this quote somewhere?? I like it. Seriously.

WVU alpha phi · #3 08-11-2006, 01:35 PM

Make sure your breath is fresh, but don't chew gum during or in between parties. During, for obvious reasons, it just doesn't look very "put together" if you're chomping away while trying to talk. In between, you MAY be ok, but I know when the girls are waiting outside our house, we sneak peeks out the window. It probably isn't a big deal, but I wouldn't do it just to be on the safe side. Plus, then you have to swallow it or spit it out- definite no no. I'd suggest those Listerine strips, they dissolve on your tongue and work REALLY well.

Also, when you're waiting outside the house, or however UK does it, for a sister to come pick you up, look excited, or atleast interested. Nobody wants to walk out of a house to 35 girls staring at you with their arms crossed and bored expressions.

GtownGirl98 · #4 08-11-2006, 03:26 PM

This is obvious but don't fudge the truth on anything. The school and the girls will find out the truth... so if you didn't fly to Bolivia to do a mission trip... don't tell anyone that you did. (This has happened before.) Be yourself. Follow your heart. And relax during the moments that you can... get into the skits and the songs because the chapters have worked really hard to get to this point and they want you to enjoy it.