Another Old Lady Retro Recruitment Thread - Page 2

thetaprincess · #1 09-13-2007, 11:21 PM

Go Big Bird

epchick · #2 09-13-2007, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by PiPhiERDoc

scary to think that some freshman going through rush this year were BORN in 1990.

Aren't the new freshman born in 1989. (not like its THAT big a difference, but...lol). Just saying, because my cousin is a sophomore and she was born in '88.

Anyways...excited to hear more! lol.

Benzgirl · #3 09-13-2007, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by epchick

Aren't the new freshman born in 1989. (not like its THAT big a difference, but...lol). Just saying, because my cousin is a sophomore and she was born in '88.

Anyways...excited to hear more! lol.

oooooooooooooooh. I feel so oooooooooooooooold

O_Phi_A_Bekah · #4 10-02-2007, 12:24 PM

....so what did you wish for? (I am sure we can all figure it out...but we want to hear it from you)

Great story btw!

SthrnZeta · #5 10-02-2007, 01:38 PM

And whatever happened with Charlotte...?

PiPhiERDoc · #6 10-02-2007, 08:41 PM

Sorry to leave you ladies hanging...

The wish in the wishing well was to get a bid to Pi Phi, which I must admit I did feel a little guilty about doing, given that it was into another chapters wishing well!

As for Charlotte - she eventually got over it, and we continued to be friends. Looking back, I know that most of her reaction was just disappointment that I didn't join her house, given that she adored her chapter and we were such good friends. I would have been pretty sad if the same thing had happened to me. But in all honesty, I was just not a good fit for her chapter, and I was even more sure of this after I saw the girls in their new member class from my dorm - perfectly nice gals, but just not women that I could see myself becoming sisters for life with. I did feel bad about hurting her feelings (her roommate told me that she cried her eyes out when I regretted the invitation to preference), but I am so, so glad that I did the right thing for me!

AOE2AlphaPhi · #7 10-02-2007, 10:32 PM

AHHHH!!!! THIS IS MY SCHOOL!!!!! I totally know all the houses except I can't figure out the ones that closed since I've joined. LOVE this thread!

AOE2AlphaPhi · #8 10-02-2007, 10:38 PM

If you don't feel like doing a reveal, could you at least PM me the identities of the chapters just so I can make sure...

barnard1897 · #9 10-02-2007, 11:09 PM

I'm still reeling at the line about the diffuser boosting up spiral perm post-ice packs on the eyes. Sorry, that's just bringing back too many scary memories of my roommate with her Tres Semme mousse and rolled down, oversized colored socks that went over the leggings. I'm glad Charlotte and you stayed friends!

PiPhiERDoc · #10 10-03-2007, 06:55 PM

Yup, those were the days - in one of my sophomore composite pictures my hair is SO BIG that the sides of it are cut off in the frame of the picture.

Oh, I forgot one thing that was pretty neat - my Rho Gamma ended up being a Pi Phi as well. We all thought she was either an Elmo or a Bert, and she was really, really good about not revealing a THING to me when I was having my big old pre-pref meltdown. She was great on bid day - she told me how happy she was that I was "Pi Phi or Die" and that she had a hard time not grinning when she saw that I had immediately signed the Pi Phi invitation to preference. I would have been a horrible Rho Gamma - I can't keep emotions off my face to save my life!

AOE2AlphaPhi · #11 10-04-2007, 08:04 PM

Just so I'm clear, where were the chapters at this point. Like I know we're in Sigma Chi's old house, and that G Phi is in Snu's and Snu is in SAE's and I think Pi Phi is in Fiji's? When did all this moving go down? And where were the other chapters?

SmartBlondeGPhB · #12 10-05-2007, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by AOE2AlphaPhi

Just so I'm clear, where were the chapters at this point. Like I know we're in Sigma Chi's old house, and that G Phi is in Snu's and Snu is in SAE's and I think Pi Phi is in Fiji's? When did all this moving go down? And where were the other chapters?

If Fiji started it all then Pi Phi is in Sigma Nu's old house who was in it after Fiji (Pi Phi wasn't on the row when I was there - Sigma Nu lived there). So Sigma Nu has had 3 houses that I know of (ours, Pi Phi and where they are now).

Theta is in the KSig's old house.

In the early 90's only us and Alpha Phi had houses by the fraternities. Theta moved in when Kappa Sig left (mid 90's I think).

In the early 90's the fraternities were the ones they have now plus SAE and Kappa Sig. The sororities were the ones they have now plus Tri Delt and Kappa. Pi Phi, Kappa, Tri Delt and Theta shared two dorms.

AOE2AlphaPhi · #13 10-05-2007, 01:44 PM

Wow, so did Pi Phi move in to their current house when SAE left and Snu moved into their current (until this year) house?

SmartBlondeGPhB · #14 10-05-2007, 02:27 PM

Yes. My understanding is their current house sleeps fewer than their old (now Pi Phi) house.

PiPhiERDoc · #15 10-05-2007, 04:14 PM

You are right - when SAE left, Sigma Nu actually asked us to apply for their house so they could apply for SAE, which had fewer beds. After that group of Sigma Nu's had graduated the rumors were around for awhile that we had "stolen" their house - completely untrue - we really didn't care which house we got on Union Ave, as long as we got a house! Also, it would have been pretty much impossible to do that with the university's current policy about the greek houses - if you currently live in the house and you are making occupancy, you have "first dibs" on that house. It really worked out for the best for us, as I think that our current house was much easier to remodel into a home fitting for a sorority than it would have been to change the former SAE house.

When I was at UPS, Pi Phi and Kappa Kappa Gamma shared Smith Hall, and Tri-Delta and Theta shared Schiff.