When did you KNOW?

carnation · #1 01-02-2009, 10:21 AM

Most of the recent PNMs I know had their "moment" after recruitment. Like a lot of our recruitment story posters, they would fall in love with a group, think it was their perfect match, get cut, find a new favorite, get cut, and then they finally chose from what they had left. They fell in love after the ceremony, kind of like an arranged marriage.

KappaKittyCat · #2 01-02-2009, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by carnation

They fell in love after the ceremony, kind of like an arranged marriage.

We all understand that here, but it might not be the best analogy to share with PNMs...

33girl · #3 01-02-2009, 08:16 PM

I was in my dorm room waiting to get picked up and right before I opened the door I thought "oh @#$% I really hope XYZ isn't behind this door, because I really want to be an ASA."

carnation · #4 01-02-2009, 08:23 PM

Oh I know, I debated for some time whether to post what I did. But then I realized that almost every recent PNM I knew pretty much chose from what she had left after the massive cuts (and did not necessarily get to choose the group where she felt like she clicked). Then I started thinking--almost all the recent recruitment stories reflected that as well. Yet most of them are happy and grew to love the group they ended up with!

I hope that any PNMs who read this will take it to heart and remember that rush ain't over until it's over; who knows? Maybe you'll end up in the sorority you loved from Day 1 and maybe somewhere else but particularly if you're in a competitive recruitment, please don't get your heart set on one group!

Sorry for the hijack of sorts! Back to the topic!

Faith4Keep · #5 01-04-2009, 01:12 AM

I knew the first day of recruitment. I had gone through several other houses and had petty conversation, very forgettable, and I really felt like I was not meant for sorority life at all. The singing, chanting, clapping, screaming... maybe I was wrong about myself! The last house of that day I reluctantly chanted and walked in, and- maybe I just got lucky- but the girl I spoke to actually CARED about me, and what I said, and my goals, and my interests, and didn't just "yeah okay" them, we talked about them. I felt natural, like I didn't need to put on a show. That's when I knew that they were the one for me!