Belle's Rush Thread

[srmom]

Does this mean there are 11 chapters at her school, or she is only considering 11 of X number of chapters? I thought this was worded kind of strangely

There are more than 11, but only 11 NPC sororities. The other groups do not participate during formal rush.

One other neat thing about this girl is that she truly has no preconceived notions before going into rush. Despite the fact that she has a somewhat distant family member who is a recent alum of the school, she doesn't really know that much about greek life. No one in her immediate family has ever been involved. She is going into it for friendship and sisterhood, not status or elitism, so it should be a really wide open rush experience.

I am excited to hear of her impressions of rush. It is pretty intimidating (and impressive) when the chapters come rushing out singing and shouting! I've tried to prepare her, but as we all know, no amount of talking about it compares to the reality!

[BBelleADPi]

Good luck from one Belle to another!

I particularly like this statement:

Originally Posted by srmom

She is going into it for friendship and sisterhood, not status or elitism...

Because of this, she is already positioned to succeed, ahead of countless others going through.

[princessjv]

Good Luck to Belle!

[Jill1228]

Adding her to the list

[ASUADPi]

Good luck to Belle in her recruitment

[srmom]

Small update - I went over to her house this weekend to get the pre-rush fashion show. She has some really cute outfits complete with shoes and accessories. I passed along the, "wear the shoes to break them in before hand," advice, something she hadn't thought of.

She and her mom are really nervous! It is so much fun being around them and seeing their excitement. Having boys, sorority rush is something I'll never have to/be able to live through, so I am experiencing this vicariously through them

We talked about the different days and how it is structured. I kind of tried to tell her what to expect, but it has been a long time since I went through so my information may be outdated. I've passed on a ton of good advice from Greek Chat, so thanks to all of you experts!

I haven't decided if I will assign code names to the different sororities on campus because I don't know how detailed my descriptions will be. I may just get an overview of each day, so will play it by ear.

9 days and counting!

[srmom]

One other thing - Mom is struggling with the idea of staying in the college town throughout the entire process. Other moms that she knows are planning on staying. She is somewhat concerned that Belle may lean on her too much if she is there and that it might cloud her decision making.

My advice was to come home and if she is needed make the trip back (it is within driving distance). She is planning on going back for bid day, as that is a tradition there.

[OleMissGlitter]

Good luck to "Belle"!