A Northwest Story

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by thetaprincess

I know that ADPi had left the year before. I heard that during open house at Oregon State. I know that Alpha Xi Delta had no house so they did not do formal recruitment.

The sororities that were participating are

Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Gamma Delta
Alpha Phi
Chi Omega
Delta Gamma
Delta Delta Delta
Gamma Phi Beta
Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Delta
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Pi Beta Phi

I was rushing as an out of state student but being at Oregon it was really not that big of disadvantage as some of the places especially in the south.

So is this from Oregon or Oregon State? Wasn't Sigma Kappa there in either case? I think our Oregon chapter closed in 2004, and our chapter at Oregon State is still there.

[Benzgirl]

Yes. I love you!!!

[thetaprincess]

I feel bad I missed SK

My sister just was initiated into the chapter at Washington.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by thetaprincess

I feel bad I missed SK

My sister just was initiated into the chapter at Washington.

No worries. I enjoyed reading her story (especially since it ended with Sig Kap), so I am looking forward to reading yours.

[Leslie Anne]

I'll be reading! I love these stories.

[honeychile]

Have we decided which Oregon this is? My favorite TCC went to the one in Corvallis. That chapter is closed now, but she was a ball of fire!!

[WaterChild]

Originally Posted by thetaprincess

I feel bad I missed SK

My sister just was initiated into the chapter at Washington.

A good friend of mine from elementary school was just initiated into the SK chapter at Washington as well.

[thetaprincess]

Cool that your friend is also a SK

[thetaprincess]

Oliver
Wow I was totally caught off guard by the signing and chanting that happened with Oliver opened their doors. But we warned about this by our rho chi's. The girl that was paired with me was super bubbely girl. She seemed hyper. But I was stocked to not feel shy or awkward and be able to talk to her beyond the yes and no and of course their were silences. THen I talked to another girl whom was more mellow and we had a lot of things in common to talk about, but I can not remember because it was the late 90's. I remember that the song the seniors sang was cute and energetic but I can not remember it. I was not quite ready to leave when the bell rang.

Miss Saigon We had a long walk and had to hurry up and Miss Saigon was full of energy with door chants and signing. I was paired with an active who reminded me of my middle sister, but we ended up talking about sports that we had played growing up. It was intresting that I was on the cheerleading at Oregon State, the beavers. She told me that their were cheerleaders in Miss Saigon. Then another active took over, that the conversation just was flowing along naturally and she introduced me to the president and rush chair.

Chorus Line
I remember the screaming in unison. The first girl whom I talked to was just really cold and seemed really unintrested in me or anything that I had to say and this was really disappointing. The one thing I remember was spilling lemon water on me.

Hairspray
The Hairspray was a smaller house, but I was surprised by how there was 1 or 2 PNM to every active but I ended up talking with an active that was intrested in sciences like me and it was special. But their was nothing else that sticks out in my mind. The girls were nice.

Our Town
I talked to an active of our town whom was from a town near mine in Seattle and she even knew my best friend and I do not remember how she knew her anymore. It brought back memories of favorite places I use to hang out with my friends. it actually made me smile. This was the first girl who I talked to that I felt that I really connected with. We talked about shopping and plays. She said that it was fun to go to plays and sporting events here with her sister. But then I talked to another girl and she made me laughing. I remember them doing a grease presentation.

Rent
The Rent house was a little disappointing after the great time at Our Town. But I remember having to ask all the questions after the first active but the second we just had a conversation flowing. I was surprised how much energy the house still had after a long day.

[Leslie Anne]

Great update.

I'm rooting for Miss Saigon or Our Town.

[thetaprincess]

Guys and Dolls
The first girl that I talked to at Guys and Dolls had tons of energy. I just loved her energy because my friends back home had tons of energy with me. I could see myself doing silly and crazy things with her. Later I found out she was from California and we both found common ground of both of us being out ot state students. Then I meet up with another girl whom was just like a ditz but she made me laugh. It was a great conversation and I had tons of fun at the Guys and Dolls house. I totally felt like the first girl could be a friend.

Your a Good Man Charlie Brown
I loved all the girls that I talked to at Your A Good Man Charlie Brown. But the first girl that I talked to was silly and was a junior and had spent the previous quarter studing abroad.Then I talked to two other girls and saw then do a fashion show of Your a Good Man Charlie Brown in relations to Corvallis. But I was fun I was able to talk about music and had totally different taste then the person I was talking to. I just left this house being surprised how good the two houses were that were the first ones that I talked to that day. But I saw that the girls in this house were different.

Jersey Boys
I went into this house with lots of expecations and it did not make a good impression. But I was overwhelmed with this girl whom I thought must be a model and I had a hard time keeping a good conversation going with her. The girl at Jersey Boys just seemed like she could be nice but I found it like she did not want to talk to me and in fact when up and started talking to another sorority. It made me sad that she actually did that. Then the other girls that i ended up talking to another girl whom I had a conversationthat was good but I definitly was not in love with Jersey Boys.

Hair
Up the street to the Hair house. I talked to someone whom I had meet by being a cheerleader in Hair. I had not spent much time talking to her but I knew definitly that she had the spunk of someone that would be fun to hang out with. IT seemed like she was able to make me laugh all the time and this was the first person I could see myself hanging out with. I thought that this was such a great house. I was having fun talking to the first girl and then I ended up talking to another girl who seemed so together but she was totally not the sterotypical sorority girl. I know I could have fun here. The girls I talked to could not of been more different but I left just loving this house. I loved this house.

Oklahoma!
The Oklahoma! house had great girls or so I had been told. I got to talk to a few of them. The first girl I talked to seemed to be very scarcastic to everything that was coming out of my mouth. This did not make me feel really good at the house but that could just of been her personality. The seniors sang a song but I can not remember what it was today.

Then off to the final house of the first round South Pacific, I just connected like wanted to be here after two very long days. I know that I was having fun because one of the girls in my group told me that I kept laughing at what they were saying. I talked to a girl and she made me feel at home in this house. Oh by the way this house still had lots of energy after another long day. The first girl I talked to seemed to be someone whom I would want to be with actually someone who I could admire. The second girl was a sophomore and someone I could see myself hanging out with. The girls we just talked about stuff beyond the typical sorority stuff and the girls just seemed as totally down to earth girls. I loved loved this house.

I debated on ranking Chorus Line and Oklahoma! as the last number 1 house.

Ranking
1 Hair
1 South Pacific
1 Our Town
1 Miss Saigon
1 Guys and Dolls
1 Your A Good Man Charlie Brown
1 Oliver
1 Rent
1 Oklahoma!
2 Chorus Line
3 Hairspray
4 Jersey Boys