UIUC Rush Story

[dukemama]

Originally Posted by littlemissvixen

1. Vanilla Birthday Cake
Through Facebook stalking beforehand, I found out that a girl from one of my classes last semester, who was beautiful, down-to-earth, smart, and whom I had a pretty good bond with, is in this one! Although I pretty much had an open mind to all sororities, it made me like this one more. During open house, I had a nice, non-awkward conversation with two girls. They are all very pretty; definitely above average. They were definitely in my top 10, but pretty even with other houses to come.

2. Waffle Cone
Ugh, I was dreading going to this house. A crazy, malicious, very confrontational girl I knew from high school was in it. I was worried that she would come up to me or the girl I was speaking to and make some rude comment. My Gamma Chi informed me that her doing that would be a huge violation of the rules. In fact, she is a senior and was not even at open house (Thank God!). The girls were ok, but I felt like I was carrying the conversation the whole time. Granted, it was one of the last few on a long, hot Saturday. These weren't girls I could see myself being close with.

3. Sweet Coconut Milk
Not to be shallow, but you only have 25 minutes to see the girls during open house, and they did not leave a good impression. First, they violated some of the rules "When you come back on Sunday (for first invitational)..." and generally seemed desperate. I heard that they were talking to PNM's about being the PNM's bridesmaids (????)... Very strange. Although a few were cute, most had unkempt hair, no makeup, and chipped/unmaintained toenail polish. I spent 3 hours getting ready in order to try to make a good impression and look my best, and these girls looked like they just rolled out of bed and didn't care. Many girls in the house are Jewish and I am not, so I would feel a little left out in that respect.

4. Melon Daiquiri
They had a beautiful house, but it smelled bad on the inside, and the girls were nothing special. They talked about television alot, which frankly is not a good way to get to know someone, especially if you all like Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives. I wasn't too impressed.

5. Empowermint
Um, I don't know why I listed this- this is the engineering sorority. Maybe I'm missing one? We didn't go around to see this one.

6. Frozen Lemon Custard
The conversation with these girls was nothing special, and they weren't particularly pretty. I just felt bored in this house.

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.

8. Red Delicious Apple
Again, a pretty popular house, but not for me. The girls that I talked to bored me to death by talking about running marathons and working out. Interestingly enough, they didn't look particularly toned or sporty. The other PNM with me loved talking about marathons and stuff too. I didn't talk very much or care to talk very much in this house. Boring. They did make my top 10, but only by process of elimination.

9. Strawberry Milkshake
Gorgeous and fun girls!!! This was the last house I went to Friday night, when I wasn't at all excited to be dragged through yet another sorority. However, their energy was contagious and I found myself laughing and genuinely having a good time. I've heard from several different sources that they ONLY take freshmen (I imagine that they are quite popular and definitely have a choice), so I'm not getting my hopes up. They were definitely on my top 10!

10. Senorita Margarita
I came in with high hopes for these girls. The valedictorian from my high school, a year older than me, is in this sorority. She is completely gorgeous, but obviously very smart. She is also SUPER sweet! When I came to a mostly sophomores and seniors speech class as a scared freshman in high school, she turned around in her seat to talk to me and make me feel comfortable. Although they were very cute, my conversations with this group weren't great. They made my top 10.

To be continued... I have to go to class!

Wow, just wow.

Doing everything possible to bite my tongue before I say something REALLY nasty...and I'm not even Greek

[melongirl]

Is this for real? This seems a little too nasty (even for being a naive poster/pnm) for a real experience.

Sounds like someone undercover for an anti-greek writing assignment.

[xoheatherxo]

after reading her post i was totally shocked. i dont think many groups take girls just because they are pretty. i know ours didnt. you had to have a special something to add to our sisterhood. maybe rush is different at that school?? all i can say is wow. i kinda wanted to hear what the parties were like, how she felt about philanthropies, normal stuff like that. im totally shocked by this poster.

[violetpretty]

If she wants to be shallow, let her be shallow. She'll get what she deserves.

[xoheatherxo]

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[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.

[FSUZeta]

i like your candor,littlemissvixen.

[littlemissvixen]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

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.

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

There is a junior quota this year. If she is getting released, it has nothing to do with her class standing.

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[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by littlemissvixen

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What dots do you want me to connect because I'm not seeing anything?