CuriousWildcat's recruitment story at UK

adpiucf · #1 10-05-2006, 03:33 PM

Enjoy SAI! One of our old posters, RedFox, pledged SAI at UT-K and really loved her experience. She also couldn't formally pledge for a semester, but they worked with her and still involved her in social and music events. I think she had to register for a music class each semester to maintain her membership (requirement even if you aren't a music major at her school.) She had a blast.

Buttonz · #2 10-05-2006, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by adpiucf

Enjoy SAI! One of our old posters, RedFox, pledged SAI at UT-K and really loved her experience. She also couldn't formally pledge for a semester, but they worked with her and still involved her in social and music events. I think she had to register for a music class each semester to maintain her membership (requirement even if you aren't a music major at her school.) She had a blast.

Yup, that's what they had RedFox do..I sitll speak to her all the time

CuriousWildcat · #3 10-23-2006, 11:42 PM

I was just reading http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=81766
and I was thinking about the similarities between her story and my own.

When I didn't receive an invite back to pref during rush I was devistated. I could see the positives of the situation, but it still sucked to get cut from everywhere.

I now realize that not joining a sorority has caused a chain of events that I know will positively effect my college experience. Since I didn't rush a sorority I had sooo much free time. I found out that I could still join colorguard late (it is my biggest passion but I didn't think I would have time and college marching band is drastically different from high school. I thought this was negative but it turns out to be avery positive thing). I had so much free time and I was only hanging out with 2 people ALL of the time. I felt like I was on the edge of depression. Not just from not getting into a sorority, but also because I wasn't making any new friends and had nothing to do.

So I joined colorguard after much debate with myself. It turned out to be a wonderful decision for me for the second time in my life. Since joining guard I have met so many new people. I have decided to change my major to arts administration and I am very excited about it (I wouldn't have known about it except for the people I met in band). And now I AM joining a sorority, that I wouldn't have known about or been eligdible for with out marching band. I cannot wait to start rushing SAI next semester.

I realize that this is kind of a long rambling post, but overall I would just like to say thank you to everyone who encouraged me along the way and told me to keep searching for my place!

Thank you so much everyone!

AlphaFrog · #4 10-24-2006, 07:14 AM

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So I joined colorguard after much debate with myself. It turned out to be a wonderful decision for me for the second time in my life. Since joining guard I have met so many new people. I have decided to change my major to arts administration and I am very excited about it (I wouldn't have known about it except for the people I met in band). And now I AM joining a sorority, that I wouldn't have known about or been eligdible for with out marching band. I cannot wait to start rushing SAI next semester.

Yay for Colorguard...it was so much fun. I did it my first two years, and probably would have continued, except I hurt my knee at a dance audtion and ended up in the Pit (less marching/awkwardness on my knee).

What are your shows this year?

adpiucf · #5 10-24-2006, 11:15 AM

Good for you! I know it is cliche, but everything really does happen for a reason and it looks like you are headed down a great path to a future career and a wonderful college experience.

TSteven · #6 10-24-2006, 12:50 PM

Yeah to you and the Wildcat Marching Band! Y'all always look great.

On! On! U of K!

stargrl272 · #7 10-24-2006, 03:35 PM

I was in the colorguard for my first 2 years at UTK and absolutely loved it. College marching band is hugely different from high school, but it's an amazing experience and I'm sure you'll enjoy.

CuriousWildcat · #8 10-24-2006, 04:46 PM

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Yay for Colorguard...it was so much fun. I did it my first two years, and probably would have continued, except I hurt my knee at a dance audtion and ended up in the Pit (less marching/awkwardness on my knee).

What are your shows this year?

Before I joined they did a show that didnt seem to have a theme really taht anyone could find. It had zorro, when a man loves a woman, and sing sing sing ( the chips ahoy song!)

We did a beach show with Good Vibrations, a beach boys surf medley ft. wipe out(awesome dance feature with the swim, it was so fun), and california girls.

Our last show is a disco show with the hustle (the entire band doing the hustle is priceless), pinball wizard and play that funky music white boy. It should be fun.

BadSquirrelBeta · #9 10-25-2006, 12:37 AM

C/W-Thank you so much for the update!! I am so happy you are finding your niches on campus! Keep in touch and let us know how your rushing goes next semester.

AlphaFrog · #10 10-25-2006, 07:19 AM

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Before I joined they did a show that didnt seem to have a theme really taht anyone could find. It had zorro, when a man loves a woman, and sing sing sing ( the chips ahoy song!)

We did a show that had Sing, Sing, Sing and Rodeo (from the Beef commercial)...we wanted to get shirts that year that had "Color Guard" in the "Chips Ahoy" logo and "Guard - It's what's for halftime", but we couldn't find anywhere to do them for us.

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Our last show is a disco show with the hustle (the entire band doing the hustle is priceless), pinball wizard and play that funky music white boy. It should be fun.

We had the enitre band doing Tower of Power's "Attitude Dance"...that was just special.