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Old 01-19-2008, 01:50 AM
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Okay! So I just got back. What a long day! My cheeks hurt from smiling and laughing so much. After this, I'm going straight to bed, lol.

Okay, so the first party was Jupiter. I walked in nervous, but was grabbed by a sister and led to a group. Small talk, name, year, major, how winter break was were the major questions. The girl I talked to was very nice and knew how to keep the conversation going. She led me to meet more sisters, which was good, I felt like I had met alot of the Jupiter. They all were very nice and energetic. I don't recall any awkward moments from this party.

Next was Earth. Their theme wasn't very impressive. I walked in and was greeted by a sister that I had met once before, but she was very shy and stayed to herself. I talked to her and she didn't introduce me to any other sister. We all sat around in a circle after the first ten minutes and each got a mini candy bar. Depending on which candy bar you got, depends on which question you answered. It was a fun game, and after, I met a couple more sisters. However, I didn't click with the ones I met. I had a hard time keeping the conversation going and had to keep asking ice breaker questions over and over. I was not impressed with Earth.

After, we went to Mars. Their theme was adorable, they rotated nicely, so I met alot of sisters and still had conversations, most went deeper than the "Oh, hi, just met you" sort of conversations. The girls I talked to were very nice, I really liked this sorority. At the last five minutes of the party, all the PNMs sat on the couches while Mars all lined up in rows and sang us a song. The song was adorable and funny, they all smiled and seemed to love their sorority.

Next was Saturn. We walked in and they had cute little dining tables. So two PNMs sat at each table with two sisters. I really felt like I clicked with the girls. I felt like I could say whatever without having to really think about it. Alot of girls came by and introduced themselves. I made a couple jokes, and I guess they were funny because they all laughed, haha. I even started coughing on my drink because it went down the wrong way, and it wasn't even that embarrassing, more funny and the girls laughed with me.

Next was Mercury. I first walked in and the girl I met was one of my classes last semester. She led me over to two other girls and we talked. I met a couple girls, however I felt a bit awkward there. These girls seemed too perfect and I felt like I couldn't wake up everyday and "perfectionize" myself. The conversations weren't too bad. We played a game with a snow ball (fake) that asked us a name/major/question. Some of the girls I noticed weren't paying attention to whoever had the snowball. I had some nice conversations, but felt like I didn't click.

After we had a 20 minute break.

Venus was the first after the break. The girls had a really cute and colorful music theme going on with a jukebox that one of the art students in the sorority made. I really liked the theme. The girls were nice. There was a couple awkward moments/silences, so I tried to quickly cover that up with "How was your break" and other ice breaker questions to start up and hopefully keep the conversation lit. I did like this sorority, however I didn't see myself here.

Next was Uranus. Walked in and we were seated on couches while the sisters kneeled on the floor right infront of us. I was a tad bit uncomfortable because they were so so close, I felt like I couldn't move at all. The sister that met me was nice, but continuously complemented me on my outfit. It was really flattering until she said it about three more times and then went to other sisters pointing it out. Haha, it was kind of funny though. The sister didn't rotate at all, I noticed that all my PNM group was still with the same sister by the time we left. Near the end of the party, the sister kept asking me over and over if I had any questions. I honestly couldn't think of anything besides asking about their philanthropy. I do not see myself here.

Neptune was next. I knew many of these girls and walked in not as nervous as the others. Their theme was cute and the lights were dimmed, making things easy on our eyes. I talked with many of the sisters I knew already, met new ones. I really felt at home at this sorority. I felt like I could say anything. I loved the sisters and could joke around with them. I really loved this one.

Pluto was the final party. We were all very tired, our cheeks hurt from smiling so much. When we entered Pluto, I could definitely tell the sisters were all very tired. I met a couple sisters and clicked with most. We had hilarious conversations and conversations that would make you cringe, like getting your belly button ring ripped out. Haha, I liked these sisters. However I said hi to one of them and she completely ignored me, no smile or acknowledgment. But, that was just one. These girls were pretty with pretty personalities to go along with.

Tomorrow is philanthropy day. We can go back to a total of 7. So I had to eliminate two sororities.

So my ranks:

Neptune
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Pluto
Venus
Mercury

Uranus
Earth

Update tomorrow!
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Old 01-19-2008, 05:00 AM
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Okay! So I just got back. What a long day! My cheeks hurt from smiling and laughing so much. After this, I'm going straight to bed, lol.

Okay, so the first party was Jupiter. I walked in nervous, but was grabbed by a sister and led to a group. Small talk, name, year, major, how winter break was were the major questions. The girl I talked to was very nice and knew how to keep the conversation going. She led me to meet more sisters, which was good, I felt like I had met alot of the Jupiter. They all were very nice and energetic. I don't recall any awkward moments from this party.

Next was Earth. Their theme wasn't very impressive. I walked in and was greeted by a sister that I had met once before, but she was very shy and stayed to herself. I talked to her and she didn't introduce me to any other sister. We all sat around in a circle after the first ten minutes and each got a mini candy bar. Depending on which candy bar you got, depends on which question you answered. It was a fun game, and after, I met a couple more sisters. However, I didn't click with the ones I met. I had a hard time keeping the conversation going and had to keep asking ice breaker questions over and over. I was not impressed with Earth.

After, we went to Mars. Their theme was adorable, they rotated nicely, so I met alot of sisters and still had conversations, most went deeper than the "Oh, hi, just met you" sort of conversations. The girls I talked to were very nice, I really liked this sorority. At the last five minutes of the party, all the PNMs sat on the couches while Mars all lined up in rows and sang us a song. The song was adorable and funny, they all smiled and seemed to love their sorority.

Next was Saturn. We walked in and they had cute little dining tables. So two PNMs sat at each table with two sisters. I really felt like I clicked with the girls. I felt like I could say whatever without having to really think about it. Alot of girls came by and introduced themselves. I made a couple jokes, and I guess they were funny because they all laughed, haha. I even started coughing on my drink because it went down the wrong way, and it wasn't even that embarrassing, more funny and the girls laughed with me.

Next was Mercury. I first walked in and the girl I met was one of my classes last semester. She led me over to two other girls and we talked. I met a couple girls, however I felt a bit awkward there. These girls seemed too perfect and I felt like I couldn't wake up everyday and "perfectionize" myself. The conversations weren't too bad. We played a game with a snow ball (fake) that asked us a name/major/question. Some of the girls I noticed weren't paying attention to whoever had the snowball. I had some nice conversations, but felt like I didn't click.

After we had a 20 minute break.

Venus was the first after the break. The girls had a really cute and colorful music theme going on with a jukebox that one of the art students in the sorority made. I really liked the theme. The girls were nice. There was a couple awkward moments/silences, so I tried to quickly cover that up with "How was your break" and other ice breaker questions to start up and hopefully keep the conversation lit. I did like this sorority, however I didn't see myself here.

Next was Uranus. Walked in and we were seated on couches while the sisters kneeled on the floor right infront of us. I was a tad bit uncomfortable because they were so so close, I felt like I couldn't move at all. The sister that met me was nice, but continuously complemented me on my outfit. It was really flattering until she said it about three more times and then went to other sisters pointing it out. Haha, it was kind of funny though. The sister didn't rotate at all, I noticed that all my PNM group was still with the same sister by the time we left. Near the end of the party, the sister kept asking me over and over if I had any questions. I honestly couldn't think of anything besides asking about their philanthropy. I do not see myself here.

Neptune was next. I knew many of these girls and walked in not as nervous as the others. Their theme was cute and the lights were dimmed, making things easy on our eyes. I talked with many of the sisters I knew already, met new ones. I really felt at home at this sorority. I felt like I could say anything. I loved the sisters and could joke around with them. I really loved this one.

Pluto was the final party. We were all very tired, our cheeks hurt from smiling so much. When we entered Pluto, I could definitely tell the sisters were all very tired. I met a couple sisters and clicked with most. We had hilarious conversations and conversations that would make you cringe, like getting your belly button ring ripped out. Haha, I liked these sisters. However I said hi to one of them and she completely ignored me, no smile or acknowledgment. But, that was just one. These girls were pretty with pretty personalities to go along with.

Tomorrow is philanthropy day. We can go back to a total of 7. So I had to eliminate two sororities.

So my ranks:

Neptune
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Pluto
Venus
Mercury

Uranus
Earth

Update tomorrow!
Ooh, sounds like a good time. I love the planet play on words, even if you meant to do it or not. Good luck... can't wait to hear more!
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Old 01-19-2008, 04:17 PM
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Next was Earth.... I walked in and was greeted by a sister that I had met once before.... We all sat around in a circle after the first ten minutes and each got a mini candy bar. Depending on which candy bar you got, depends on which question you answered.

Next was Mercury. I first walked in and the girl I met was one of my classes last semester. She led me over to two other girls and we talked. I met a couple girls.... We played a game with a snow ball (fake) that asked us a name/major/question.
For the OP or anyone else who's played similar games like this before: Do you play only with the little group of PNMs & sisters, or do you play with the whole chapter? My alma mater just switched to partially structured recruitment, and I think this kind of game might be a fun activity for them to do at one of their parties. I just want to get some more details so I can tell them about it. Thanks!
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Old 01-19-2008, 04:53 PM
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At our school we did it with the whole chapter, but I think it depends upon how big your chapter is. We've done it with about 45 active sisters in our chapter. You just don't want it to get too big because then it might take up too much time. I know instead of candy bars we just did colors of m&m's.

The sisters had to answer questions like:

-Why you joined/went greek/ chose ZTA
-Tell one of your favorite memories since joining ZTA
-Why you've stayed apart of the sorority
& I think we had one or two more but I can't think of them right now

For the PNMs:
-Why do you want to join a sorority
-How can our chapter benefit from you being a member
& I can't think of the other one ... Sorry it's been awhile.


Hope this helps! ... Our first round is philanthropy, so we didnt do it then. We usually did this the round before preference... when we had gotten to know the pnms a little better

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Old 01-20-2008, 12:21 AM
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Okay! So I just got back. What a long day! My cheeks hurt from smiling and laughing so much. After this, I'm going straight to bed, lol.
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