Paige's recruitment story!

[GoPaige]

Ok so on day 1 we went to five sororities. I went to gingerbread, stocking, lights, christmas tree and presents.

Gingerbread: This was my first house of the day, and even though the rho gammas warned us it would be loud, I wasn't thinking it would be THIS loud! WOW these girls had a lot of energy. They were jumping up and down so much that a picture fell off of their wall haha. So the first girl I was paired with was okay, the first thing she said was "tell me about yourself", so I did..hopefully I didn't talk too much. Then she asked me if my mom had been in a sorority, and so I told her she was in xyz sorority, and since we don't have it on our campus, she got really confused and asked if it was a real sorority umm duh...Sorry but that gave me a bad taste in my mouth. If I'm invited back hopefully I'll meet some other girls.

Lights: The girl I was paired with was really sweet. She was super easy to talk to and we got along great. However, when it came time to do the cheers, they weren't loud at all. This made me feel like they weren't excited about their sorority or us being there. In my book I made the comment "Girls were nice individually but as a whole they lacked enthusiam".. if that makes any sense.

Stocking: I came in with some "prior knowledge" about this house. They were small and the girl I was paired with was hard to talk to. I actually wrote in my book that "she had something stuck between her 2 front teeth.." I know.. I'm horrible and superficial.. but I always notice things like that. It was hard for me to concentrate on what she was saying because of it. Nice girls, but not for me.

Christmas tree: The first thing the girl I was paired with told me that they had a house dog. Not that I don't like dogs, but I'm allergic and don't like them living inside. So the whole time all we talked about was dogs. This girl was seirously obsessed with dogs lol. The next girl I was paired with was really sweet, and didn't talk about dogs, which was nice. These girls are nice, but looking at it now, there's no way I would fit in.

Presents: This was a house that I had heard nothing about. I'll be honest.. their entrance creeped me out a bit. But it was nice. The girl I was paired with kept telling me how real the girls are and how everyone is friends with everyone. She kept emphasizing that they were real girls and not fake. She must have said it 10 times.. ok already. She was sweet though. This house seemed cool, I would like to go back and meet some more girls.

Ok so thats the end of day 1..I'm not trying to be mean in these, just honest. I'm just putting what I wrote down in my booklet. Looking back on it now, some of the things I said were so mean and superficial...oh well.
-Paige

[LegallyBrunette]

Originally Posted by GoPaige

Then she asked me if my mom had been in a sorority, and so I told her she was in xyz sorority, and since we don't have it on our campus, she got really confused and asked if it was a real sorority umm duh...Sorry but that gave me a bad taste in my mouth. If I'm invited back hopefully I'll meet some other girls.

Ack, I hate hearing that (like from my roommate who went to undergrad in a different part of the country). Although I'm guessing by your description of XYZ, it's probably a pretty well known org overall.

Thanks so much for sharing your story...but does every day really have to be a different day of rush? I'm studying for finals now and could totally use a distraction???

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by GoPaige

Stocking: I actually wrote in my book that "she had something stuck between her 2 front teeth.." I know.. I'm horrible and superficial.. but I always notice things like that. It was hard for me to concentrate on what she was saying because of it.

LOL!
This happened to me in a meeting this week and I felt the same way. I couldn't concentrate on what was said.

[FSUZeta]

i laughed when i read that you became fixated with the thing stuck in the girls teeth. i would have done that too. i just can't understand how none of her sisters would have told her-this was not the first party and you would think they were interacting with each other between parties.

i'm ready for day 2!

[MaggieXi]

People who have never heard of Alpha Xi or Theta Xi have asked me if the "Xi" is a real greek letter. Once I told them the alpha xi's made it up because we thought it sounded cool...and the chick actually believed me.

[GoPaige]

Ok so I guess I won't make this realistic and I'll post day 2 right now! lol
So for day 2 I went to Wrapping Paper, Snow, Santa, North Pole and Candy Canes.

Santa: I was paired with this super sweet girl at this house. She was amazing! I talked to her the entire time and felt like I had always known her. I was super comforable with her and she made me want to be a "Santa" too! They're slideshow/movie was super cute and creative. I really enjoyed this house! I wanted to be invited back sooo bad to meet some more people.

Wrapping Paper: The girls in this house all looked impecable (sp?). They seriously all looked perfect! Their entrance was slightly weird but nothing new. The girl I was paired with, coincidentally, had the same name as me. Go figure lol. But the whole time I was talking to her I felt as if she was looking around the room. I don't like when people don't look me in the eyes.. I just see it as being kind of rude. It was as if she wasn't interested in me at all. Then I talked to another girl who was more polite than the first but still I had this feeling that she didn't care what I had to say. If this house doesn't invite me back, I won't be too sad.

Candy Canes: I went into this house with preconcieved notions about the girls. I thought that I wouldn't get along with them at all. Well, I was totally wrong! I talked to 3 or 4 girls and loved all of them. They were all easy to talk to and super energetic and excited about their sorority. I wanted so badly to be invited back!

Snow: I had heard nothing about this house (positive or negative) before going into rush. I was paired with a girl who was a senior, and we got along great. She just asked me how my day was and if I was liking recruitment. Then I talked to 2 other girls who I really really liked! They were really sweet and actually seemed interested in what I had to say. They wanted to know all about me. This house was a nice change! I really want to be invited back to get to know more girls!

North Pole: Finally!! my last house for round one. I was totally exhausted..I don't really remember this house very well. Maybe I was just too tired to care anymore lol. In my booklet I wrote "I don't think I would mesh well with these girls." I'm not sure why I said that because I didn't put why...who knows. I knew some girls in this house, but none bothered to come and say hi. Maybe they just didn't realize I was there. Oh well..

Sooo After visiting the North Pole it was off to rank our houses.. and I had sort of an idea of which houses I liked and those that I didn't.. So I ranked as follows..( I don't remember the exact order of the first 7 so I'll just rank them all one, and then my bottom three are in order)

1. Santa
1. Candy Canes
1. Presents
1. Snow
1. Christmas Tree
1. Lights
1. Gingerbread
2. Wrapping Paper
3. North Pole
4. Stocking

-Paige
Oh ya and my legacy sorority is pretty well known. I have lots of friends in it across the country, and obviosuly in my family lol. I'm not sure if I should say which sorority it is or not...

[momofpnm]

Yay! I hoped you would post again. For some reason I am totally hooked on this one. I just knew the Candy Canes were going to be super cute - I hope you go back there tomorrow! Go Candy Canes!!

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by GoPaige

Oh ya and my legacy sorority is pretty well known. I have lots of friends in it across the country, and obviouly in my family lol. I'm not sure if I should say which sorority it is or not...

If you're not planning to say anything bad about them, then I see no reason not to divulge the name of your legacy. It'd be funny to see which "pretty well known" group was not known to the girl at the first party you attended!

[Buttonz]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

If you're not planning to say anything bad about them, then I see no reason not to divulge the name of your legacy. It'd be funny to see which "pretty well known" group was not known to the girl at the first party you attended!

I agree with this!

On a side note: I really think it should be part of everyones NM program to learn the NPC groups, even those not on campus.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

If you're not planning to say anything bad about them, then I see no reason not to divulge the name of your legacy. It'd be funny to see which "pretty well known" group was not known to the girl at the first party you attended!

I agree, plus since it isn't on your campus, it wouldn't hurt to name your legacy chapter.

[GoPaige]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

If you're not planning to say anything bad about them, then I see no reason not to divulge the name of your legacy. It'd be funny to see which "pretty well known" group was not known to the girl at the first party you attended!

Ya that is true. I think its an amazing organization, partially because my entire family is in it, and I would never say anything negative about it. So I guess I'll let it be known which sorority I'm a legacy to and is not on my campus.....Zeta Tau Alpha! Yep, almost all of the women in my family are zetas and they are proud of it!

Before I met that one girl at my first party, I assumed ZTA was well known. Is it not?

[texas*princess]

Originally Posted by GoPaige

Ya that is true. I think its an amazing organization, partially because my entire family is in it, and I would never say anything negative about it. So I guess I'll let it be known which sorority I'm a legacy to and is not on my campus.....Zeta Tau Alpha! Yep, almost all of the women in my family are zetas and they are proud of it!

Before I met that one girl at my first party, I assumed ZTA was well known. Is it not?

I think generally ZTA is a well-known organization, but there are some members of orgs that are not familiar with sororities other than those at their school or in the area if that makes sense.

great recuitment story so far!

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by GoPaige

Snow: I had heard nothing about this house (positive or negative) before going into rush. ...

Was you recruitment before school started or was it deferred?

[GoPaige]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

Was you recruitment before school started or was it deferred?

I don't want to reveal which school I go to and if I answer that then I think a lot of people will know where I go to school haha.. or maybe I just answered the question. I just don't want anyone's feelings to be hurt And no, I don't go to school in the south. Maybe the girl at gingerbread didn't realize more than 10 sororities exist besides the one on our campus.

[GoPaige]

Haha ok this might sound lame but I'm really excited to finish my story!! I'm going to be super busy this week so I'll do round 3...right now! Yay!

So I went to the rho gamma meeting place early in the morning to see which of the sororities invited me back. I remember not being all that nervous this day, which was nice. For this day, we could attend a maximum of 5 parties. I got my list and saw that I had only been invited to 3.. My list said stocking, lights, and snow. I was really really disappointed that Candy canes didn't invite me back. I had a feeling that Santa wouldn't invite me back, just because the day before was super awkward. I still had 2 houses that I liked, and still stocking...oh stocking. Round 3 was skit day..

Stocking It seemed like this party was never, ever going to end. It just kept going and going..mostly because that girl I talked to told me that she had trouble making small talk...hmm maybe she shouldn't have told me that. To be honest, that creeped me out a slight bit. I wouldn't say something like that to someone if I was trying to get her to like my sorority. Oh well everyone's different I guess. Then all of the pnm's sat on the floor and watched stocking's skit. It was interesting to say the least. I thought it was going to be funny, but it was more serious. I'm not a super serious person, and this gave me the impression that they are. I still don't think I will fit in. We'll see what tomorrow brings.

Snow Snow's house was decorated soo cute! I was so happy to be there. Girls that I had talked to from the days before came and said hi. That was so nice and polite of them. I talked to one of the same girls from the day before and we got along great. We didn't just talk about my dorm and my major, but we actually had a conversation. Their skit was really funny and cute. These girls seem to have awesome personalities and I think I would mesh well with them. I am DYING to be invited to pref! Please!!

Lights I was suprised by the "lights" today. I talked to 2 girls who were both super cute and nice. And their skit was hillarious!! I was dying of laughter the entire time. It was sooo funny! These girls seem amazing. I got this feeling today that they do enjoy being "lights" and maybe those first few days were just off days for them. I really like these girls and see myself fitting in with them. I would love to be invited to their pref!

So since I only had 3 houses out of a possible 5, I had to rank all of them 1. But its ok.. I really want to be invited to snow and lights!! ahhh