The "I just dug up my Recruitment Booklet" Recruitment Story

[Scrubadub]

The beginning of COB:

So, I contact the Panhellenic to find out what groups are offering COB.
The list:

1. Delta Delta Delta
2. Alpha Delta Pi

So, I won't be able to go back to Delta Zeta and see if it would have worked. On the other hand, it looks like they did well for themselves, so perhaps I wouldn't have gotten a bid anyhow.

I plan to attend a rush party for both Alpha Delta Pi and Delta Delta Delta even though I really didn't like them, just to see if they come off better in a more relaxed setting. Besides, with Kim and Jane coming back with all their bid day packages, meetings, and socials, I REALLY want to be in a sorority now.

I also see a flyer for Sigma Omicron Epsilon, the sorority that Lisa had mentioned and decide to check them out.

-Delta Delta Delta-
We went bowling. It was fun (when is bowling and free food not!), but that awkward feeling I had at Delta Zeta's pref party was back. I talk to a lot of girls and stay for the duration of the party, but I just don't fit here no matter how badly I want to. I leave, knowing for sure I won't return.

-Sigma Omicron Epsilon-
They had an info night and I was excited to check them out. I walk in, grab some punch, and begin talking to some girls. I'm getting some odd looks and a rather cold reception, and I realize why during the informational. Sigma Omicron Epsilon is an American Indian Interest Sorority, and I am very obviously not American Indian. (In my defense, it is still possible for me to rush them.)

I still have Alpha Delta Pi's parties, though, so I am not TOO discouraged. I also google College's Greek website and look up the other non-NPC or NPHC sororities. (I am determined to do my research BEFORE I attend another rush party.) I am interested in both Alpha Omega Epsilon (I also recall being handed a flyer about Alpha Omega Epsilon in my engineering class) and Theta Nu Xi.

[lovespink88]

Originally Posted by Scrubadub

-Delta Delta Delta-
....When the blonde rushing me asks my major and I reply "Chemical Engineering", she blinks at me for a moment (while twirling her hair) and asks why I'd waste my time on that.

Originally Posted by Scrubadub

I am interested in both Alpha Omega Epsilon (I also recall being handed a flyer about Alpha Omega Epsilon in my engineering class) and Theta Nu Xi.

Oh, duh, I completely forgot you mentioned your major... Okay, I'm bettin on AOE now!

[Scrubadub]

Kim is fully immersed in her New Member program now and loves it. She is very supportive of me, and offers to accompany me to any COB events. Her excitement about me finding my home gives me some hope.

-Alpha Delta Pi-
I walk in and am immediately greeted with a huge smile. It's a dessert party, featuring desserts from around the world. I am thrilled to be here and am really, really enjoing myself with all the ADPis. As I go to grab another piece of flan, I bump (literally bump) into a familiar face: yes, that's right! It was Legacy . Legacy, who swore up and down that she would never be caught dead at Alpha Delta Pi. Legacy, who was rude beyond belief at their Round 1 party. Apparently she was hoping the tent talk she herself spread was true: that they would take anybody. I ask her how recruitment had gone: she replies (quite icily, if I do say so myself) that her legacy groups were not what she expected.

Another PNM whispers to me that she had been cut from all 4 of her legacy groups the second round. (Oh! That explains why she was on the phone that day.) I allow myself a smile, but on the inside I'm quite pleased. Apparently, being perfect shoes, weight, and connections doesn't assure you a top-tier group.

The party was fantastic, and I leave Alpha Delta Pi, ecstatic to return.

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To make an already long story a little shorter, I went to nearly every COB party Alpha Delta Pi offered, but never recieved a bid. I loved it, but apparently it wasn't meant to be.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by Scrubadub

Apparently, being perfect shoes, weight, and connections doesn't assure you a top-tier group.

This is something we try to let PNMs know when they come to GC. There are no real guarantees in the world of recruitment.