UIUC Rush Story

[IlliniMeg]

Juniors can definitely get bids at UIUC, but they are cut hard by the "top" houses. The only exceptions I've seen are if the PNM has a group of friends in a chapter than can vouch for her.

Although with quota additions this might not mean anything - if the chapter can have a separate list for quota additions for upperclassmen.

The PNMs are heavily freshmen but for every 4 freshmen there is a sophomore. Being a junior transfer might weigh her in favor more than just a junior.

I'm speaking of 7 years ago however.

I'm anxious to what her results are!

Finally a UIUC thread, this reminds me to bug on of my pledge sisters who is now our recruitment adviser.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by littlemissvixen

i don't have time to continue this now, and still 8 houses to finish the open house part of. you're right, it is somewhat shallow, but there's only 25 minutes per house (only about 15 where we actually talk- what's your name, what's your major- not much to go on) and i am being completely honest. i haven't found out about their philanthropies much yet- that's second invitational. i'm not going to just say "they seemed nice" if honestly i was like "holy crap there is no way i'm joining this one." it's what i'm thinking, and doesn't that just increase the entertainment value further? also, by saying someone is cute, generally i'm referring not just to their looks, but pretty much everything. there was actually one house where the girls were physically gorgeous, but the conversation was boring and awkward.

also, i know which houses i went to for first invitational (find out about second invitational is friday), so maybe i'm already a little more pro-the houses i went to a second time, since i got to know them better.

Just make sure you are very careful about your observations, truthful or not. GC is an open forum, and we'd hate for you to end up in a group you called boring just to have them find this thread and get pissed off at you! What happens in cyberspace unfortunately tends to stick around for a long, long time! No one has any ill will towards you, but if you notice the reaction to your first post, you might conclude that it's better to be a little more vague with your negative comments. This, of course, will keep you from insulting women from these chapters and of course, will keep you from being cut if someone finds these posts before the end of recruitment!

[DeltaBetaBaby]

U of I uses Urbana-Champaign because *technically* the main address of the school is in Urbana. In fact, so are most of the academic buildings, while Champaign has most of the athletic facilities, and a lot of housing. Sororities are just about evenly split between the two.

Junior quota is new, so I can't comment on chances of getting a bid as a junior. Without it, there were only 3-5 chapters that would take juniors, but I don't know if that has changed.

Keep in mind, though, that even a "small" chapter at UIUC will have over 100 women, and because there are so many more fraternities than sororities, a full social calendar.

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by littlemissvixen

7. Mimosa
Alot of girls seemed to love this house, but I didn't. The girls in the house talked about how they fell in love with it and each other right away, so that further enforced me thinking it was not for me. I wasn't too thrilled with their ill-fitting embroidered polo shirts and big fake pearls, either. They had a complicated and well-rehearsed dance. They didn't make my top 10.

This is just a guess on my part, but I'd think being a Junior would make you pretty memorable. Chances are, the girls in this house know you're talking about them (since you commented on their clothes), and they're not going to be happy about it.

It's been said time and time again, but it evidently needs repeating:
Be discreet. (Or is it discrete?) It's probably good (for you) that you had to stop your recap in order to go to class. Read all the responses you've gotten so far before you start your next batch of recaps.

Seriously. You're doing yourself a real disservice here.

Originally Posted by SydneyK

This is just a guess on my part, but I'd think being a Junior would make you pretty memorable.

I was just about to ask those familiar with UIUC recruitment...

I know that it's not impossible for upperclassmen to receive bids at UIUC, but are there a lot of them that rush in the Fall?

The OP's not just a Junior. She's a Junior transfer.

This is my newest favorite rush thread.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by OTW

I was just about to ask those familiar with UIUC recruitment...

I know that it's not impossible for upperclassmen to receive bids at UIUC, but are there a lot of them that rush in the Fall?

The OP's not just a Junior. She's a Junior transfer.

This is my newest favorite rush thread.

I agree that it's going to be a good thread.

But Illinois is one of those that gets 1000+ PNMs, so picking her out wouldn't be as easy as at WIU or EIU.

[UGAalum94]

Obviously what? That your chapter would be proud or that you aren't a real PNM or new member?

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

Wow, LMV, I was remaining pretty impartial all this time and really believed you were mainly a misguided PNM at first, a little too excited and missing your edit button, no big deal, college is the time to make mistakes. But I just checked back in here tonight to see if you did get your bid, and what happened? You are being unbelievably snippy and self-righteous. There is such a thing as respect, especially for alumnae, and if you are indeed an NM, now is the time to get that idea straight in your mind. You may not be on GC when you're an alumna but I can guarantee that no matter where you are, you will darn well feel you have earned the respect of anyone following in your panhellenic footsteps. We alumnae have all been there before, done that, have ALL the t-shirts and many are still serving their fraternities (sororities) with their free time just to make sure the newer generations enjoy the bonds they did and still do. So please don't think for one second that now that you have a pledge pin on, you get to speak to anyone any way you like and presume you "are" one now. The time between pledging and initiation is still a trial period and don't think your behavior doesn't reflect even more now on your character and, by default, the character of the sorority whose bid you accepted. You have an obligation to present yourself at the highest level at all times and represent your sisterhood to your best capacity at all times. The tone you've taken tonight is not flattering and if I were one of your new sisters (or an alumna of the chapter/sorority to which you are now pledged), I would be sure to flag this behavior and make sure this is an aberration and not how you will continue to represent my house. Your chickens are not fully hatched yet, so don't go countin' 'em. Your time would be better served learning your sorority's history, getting to know your sisters and earning your right to eventually initiate than trying to put the alumnae on this board you may not have hit it off with so well "in their place." They've already earned their place, now you go earn yours.

** off soapbox **

VERY nice.....

[Low C Sharp]

I have gained additional respect today for Honeychile's Kappa mama. You can always tell when someone was brought up right.
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[xoheatherxo]

i know im going against everyone on here and am going to get crap for it, but i honestly think we should leave her alone now and stop adding fuel to the fire. she made judgement mistakes and owned up to most of them.

littlemissvixen--i hope you are happy wherever you decided to pledge. i hope that you have the best experience possible!! feel free to pm me if you want to!

[amanda6035]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

You, my dear, are a treasure, and I am so pleased for your new chapter. I hope they make you their Alumnae Relations officer. When you do find yourself still checking back in on GC when you're in law school (which I guarantee you will), I hope you're as shocked and disappointed by the snotty attitude of a collegian toward you as an alumna as well. And by the way, you respect alumnae from other chapters because we're all members of Panhel and the greek community, you will hopefully be fully educated about that during your NM period. My interest in you and this thread has completely ended, please pay close attention during your fraternity education sessions.

Who wants to start the pool that LMV doesnt make it to initiation?....er, rather, join the pool. I guess I'm starting it. She's proved by her snotty attitude towards alums that she doesnt feel that a sorority is a lifetime commitment. Go join a club, sweetheart, since that's what it sounds like you want.