Retro Recruitment

[susan314]

I'm glad we know in advance that you have a happy ending...otherwise, I'd be starting to get nervous for you!

Go Dolly Levi!

[UGAalum94]

I can't wait to hear the rest of the story. You are doing a great job!

[violetpretty]

Well Hello, Dolly!

[dgdramadawg]

PLOT TWIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did I mention that my Mom is a member of Dolly Levi? Well, she got "the call" that I'm sure every alum dreads last night... Dolly Levi called her to let her know that they were cutting me and that I would not be attending prefs with them. She called me as soon as she could to let me know because she knew that Dolly Levi was really the only house I was interested in that I had left.

I thought about it for a while and decided to call Caroline early this morning, before the rest of my rush group met her. I told her that I had decided to drop out of recruitment because Dolly Levi had cut me. She seemed very surprised and told me that she didn't see why I wanted to drop out when I had two pref parties on my schedule for today (Janet Weiss and Cora Hooper). I told her that I knew I was not going to fit in with either of the houses, so I didn't see the point in going to prefs. Caroline asked me if I wanted to COB and I told her I just didn't care anymore. I am so angry and upset that this did not work out for me because I feel like I did nothing wrong and was punished for it. (But of course I have to wonder if I would have found my "home" during formal if I had already dropped 20 lbs like I ended up doing my freshman year, not worn a homemade dress to round one, and gotten recs for every house. Hey, I was naive.)

While my dormmates, what's left of my rush group, and my friends from high school are enjoying bid day tomorrow, I will be going to an audition for my first mainstage university play. I am glad that I won't be missing auditions for bid day. I always thought I would go Greek, but I guess sorority life just isn't for me.

[CZAXOTerp]

OK- you CAN'T leave us hanging on this one- you have to continue!

also did you get the part in the play?

[violetpretty]

At least we know you're not done and your story has a happy ending or else I'd be sad! Where did your friends end up pledging?

[mystikchick]

Originally Posted by dgdramadawg

While my dormmates, what's left of my rush group, and my friends from high school are enjoying bid day tomorrow, I will be going to an audition for my first mainstage university play. I am glad that I won't be missing auditions for bid day. I always thought I would go Greek, but I guess sorority life just isn't for me.

oh no! like jess said, i'm so glad we already know this has a happy ending or this would be truly sad! but how interesting that both you and susan wind up with similar experiences thus far (being cut, dropping out, yet ultimately finding your home )

[susan314]

Yeah, I'm definitely glad that we already know you have a happy ending. Otherwise, I'd be struggling to figure out the right thing to say - we all know that a woman can have a perfectly wonderful college experience even if sorority life isn't in the cards for her, but its hard for a bunch of sorority women to try to convey that online without sounding insincere!

I'd imagine it must have been heartbreaking to get down to the end, have only your mom's house left as one that you really feel strongly about, and then get dropped. But I'm thinking happy thoughts, and I'm curious to hear how the story ends!


P.S. I figured out which chapter Babe Williams is. You made a recent post in another thread that gave it away.

[violetpretty]

I did kind of know it was coming since she did mention that she pledged as a sophomore in some other random post that I stumbled upon...but I thought I'd play along anyway. I think I know which one is DG and I definitely knew it was coming when I saw the round 3 invite list.