Yet another retro recruitment!

[khlkcca]

I'm so glad you are starting a thread. I was afraid we were going to be stuck until Auburn.

[LOVEinZTA]

So pretty much this is my rush story except my high school was co-ed and neither of my parents were greek!

[kelcaopi]

The washing machine repairman still isn't here!

One more important thing about my campus... silence didn't start until the first day of rush so that meant you were allowed to talk with the sorority girls all you wanted during the first week of school before rush began. There were rules like the sorority girls could only talk about how great greek life was but not about their individual chapter. Still it was very easy to tell who was who and be influenced. They were allowed to invite us to go out with them so everyone's schedule that week was completely booked! There was only one official all-campus party that they were allowed to invite us to (the rest we would just "bump into each other") but we went out for lunch, coffee, dinner, ice cream, etc. every day. I met a lot of Bordeauxs and Marseilles but not many Givernys or Lyons. I remember specifically going to the all-campus party with the two incredibly beautiful Bordeauxs and we had a blast. I met more people that night than I’ve ever met in my life and it seemed like those two girls knew everyone in the school. I loved the feeling of having people swarming to me and I associated that with Bordeaux. I also remember going to a baseball game with a large group of Marseilles and having a great time. I met two Givernys for lunch which ended up lasting 4 hours because we had such a good conversation. I also felt like I got the cold shoulder from Lyon even though I did meet a couple of them.


My first impressions during that week were
Bordeaux – the stereotypical sorority girls. Hardcore partiers, beautiful, but still really fun to hang out with. I had a friend from high school, Sally, who was a Bordeaux and I was drawn to them because of her. She introduced me to a lot of her sisters and I thought they were all really cool.

Marseille – Didn’t have the best reputation but I wasn’t really sure why. They all seemed like really nice, fun girls and I really enjoyed hanging out with them. I had heard a lot of rumors involving them and things that had happened the year before so that kind of worried me.

Giverny – The few girls that I met were really fun and I liked them a lot but I had heard mixed reviews about this house. Everyone agreed they were sweet girls but their stereotype was that they were nerdy and unsocial. They always had the highest gpa on the row and were involved in everything but were rumored to be the type that would stay in and study on a Friday night instead of going to the fraternity parties. I wanted to keep an open mind but it was hard because my quad mates had already ruled out this house before rush started and I didn’t want to join the “wrong” house.

Lyon – Very southern and conservative girls. I also knew a girl from high school, Katie, who was a Lyon there. She was nice, we weren’t really friends but I had always thought highly of her and enjoyed talking to her before rush started. I didn't meet many others and they never called me to go out but they were all over my roommate. One time they came to get my roommate and invited me to go with them but I felt like the third wheel the entire time. The group as a whole seemed a little stuck up and I just got a bad vibe from them. I heard they were really religious and I’m not so much so I wasn’t sure if they would even want me as a sister. But I also heard that they were the most exclusive house on the row and you should consider yourself extremely lucky if they wanted you. Their eliteness was intriguing so I hoped they would like me even though I pretty much knew it was a lost cause before rush even started.

[tld221]

i was rooting for Bordeaux but now i don't know. i'm gonna go for Giverny.

[AlwaysSAI]

Hmmmm......

Who to root for???

I'm going to stick with tld and root for Giverny!!


GO GIVERNY! GO!!

[kelcaopi]

Rush began on a Friday afternoon at 5. I didn’t get out of class until 3:30 so I was frantically trying to get ready. I was completely stressed out and just a ball of nerves because I hate running late for things and not feeling prepared. I still felt like I didn’t have a good grasp about what I had to do during rush and was nervous that I wouldn’t have anything to talk about. I’ve never been great at small talk so I was panicked that I wouldn’t be able to carry on a conversation and all the houses would wonder what hole I had just crawled out of. I was absolutely convinced that I would get cut from every house.

But I tried to suck it up and be friendly and bubbly and just make every effort to appear like I belonged in a sorority. I wore a cute Lilly skirt, a polo shirt, sandals and pearls.

My first house of the day was Bordeaux and I was excited to go there first. I had been warned about the singing but I was so unprepared for the chanting at the top of their lungs that I was like a deer in the headlights. The girl that picked me up was probably the bubbliest person I’ve ever talked to and she seemed genuinely interested in me. She asked me about 1000 questions so I never had to worry about awkward silences. She introduced me to a lot of people who just seemed to be hanging on my every word. I had never had anyone that interested in me before! I left loving this house.

Next was Lyon. Katie picked me up so I was happy to see a familiar face. We reminisced about high school and I asked her questions about the house. It went fine for about 15 minutes but then we just ran out of things to talk about. We made small talk but I felt pretty uncomfortable. Finally some more people came over and introduced themselves but the conversation didn’t get much better. I left feeling like I hadn’t made a very good impression.

Next was Marseille. I really enjoyed these girls. I met a girl who was captain of the equestrian team and I had been riding since I was 5 so we talked about horses and the team and shows. There were a few other riders in the house so immediately when we realized we had that in common she grabbed them and we all had a lot of fun talking. Overall I really liked this house and decided not to worry about what I had heard about them.

Finally I went to Giverny. I really didn’t know how to feel about this house and found myself scoping out the actives judging them on how they looked. I know that sounds bad but I was insecure and didn’t want to be labeled the nerdy girl. I thought overall they seemed cute so that made me feel a little better. The girl that picked me up had a really strong southern accent and was so excited because she was best friends with a girl that I had gone to high school with. She showed me their scrapbook and I met a few other girls. I felt comfortable here and was surprised at how easily the conversation flowed. I never found myself thinking "what am I going to talk about next."

Overall I was thrilled with how well I had done on the first day but I still didn't want to get my hopes up too much.

[AlwaysSAI]

I'm changing my vote to Marseille!!

GO Marseille!!! GO!

[Ocalagirl]

Originally Posted by khlkcca

I'm so glad you are starting a thread. I was afraid we were going to be stuck until Auburn.

I know I thought the same thing!