Sundance's Spring Recruitment

[irishpipes]

Why are the sororities calling you to invite you to parties? Is this informal/COB?

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

Why are the sororities calling you to invite you to parties? Is this informal/COB?

That's what I was thinking. It doesn't sound like any formal process I've heard of.

[irishpipes]

Are those code names or is this really another planet?

[sundance]

It's pretty much an informal rush except for the fact that we went to 8 houses for half an hour each on Monday. The schedule's going like this:

Monday evening: Visit 8 houses

Monday night: Receive calls from chapters inviting you back to their house for an hour each, to show slideshows and meet more girls

Tuesday evening: Go to the parties that you were invited to

Tuesday night: Receive calls from chapters inviting you to a chapter event

Wednesday evening: Chapter events

Thursday afternoon: Go to the Greek life office to rank houses

Thursday evening: Receive bids!

So we interact directly with the chapters rather than our recruitment counselor (who I only saw on Monday and probably won't see again until tomorrow... if I receive a bid)

We were told that we could decline parties... it was recommended that we thank the houses and tell them that we were considering another chapter.

All in all (I know that was long, I tend to ramble), I'm good!

[ziasha07]

Originally Posted by sundance

Tuesday night: Receive calls from chapters inviting you to a chapter event

Well did you get a call?

[AlphaFrog]

This sounds like a recipe for lots of dirty rushing and recruitment infractions. WTF is going on at this school?

(Sundance - obviously not directed towards you, since you have no control over how they do recruitment.)

[Leslie Anne]

Originally Posted by sundance

Monday evening: Visit 8 houses

Monday night: Receive calls from chapters inviting you back to their house for an hour each, to show slideshows and meet more girls

Tuesday evening: Go to the parties that you were invited to

Tuesday night: Receive calls from chapters inviting you to a chapter event

Wednesday evening: Chapter events

Thursday afternoon: Go to the Greek life office to rank houses

Thursday evening: Receive bids!

It looks like calls aren't being made tonight, Football Fan. I think she won't know anything until tomorrow night.

I agree that this recruitment process is kinda bizarre. I guess it's fine if it works for them though.

[Football Fan]

Oops. I thought the call was to be made tonight. You are correct.

[sundance]

Okay, so I'm back from my chapter event for Mars!

I can't say much about the night without divulging where we went or what we did (I'm good at the discretion thing aren't I? ), but I can say that I had yet another amazing time.

From reading some of your posts, I see that I may have made some poor choices and judgment calls... and if that's wrong, then I don't want to be right. I really like these girls (and the other girls that are rushing the same house too!), and I just hope for the best. If not, there's always COR throughout next week, or maybe it just wasn't meant to be.

However, it all comes down to tomorrow. We rank our top choices before 2 P.M. tomorrow (I have no choice but to suicide, of course)... and then it's bid time at 5.

I know I didn't go through rush like I should have... but now there's no turning back. If I don't get a bid, I will still let you guys know, and you guys can say "I told you so!"

[VeniceIsSinking]

Good luck Sundance, I hope you get that call today.

[Denise_DPhiE]

I guess we won't know for a while as it is almost 5pm EST (GC must be CST) - Bid Day. *Keeping fingers crossed* Hoping for a good outcome since she hopefully did not get *the call*.

[SigKapCoug]

I'm excited to find out! I hate waiting lol