Thanks for the encouragement, everyone! It's really great to have such positive feedback.
Because this is the story of a chapter, not a PNM, I thought I'd add a little info on some of the girls I know who are going through Recruitment to make it a little more personal. I've gotten to know quite a few PNMs because of deferred recruitment and the fact that we've done a lot of recruiting this fall. Some are close friends, and others I don't know as well. Here are a few key players (their names have been changed):
Kelly – This girl is a good friend of mine. Thus far she hasn't been 'discovered' by the other sororities, but I really worry other groups will fall in love with her (like I have!) during Recruitment and she'll be snatched up by someone else. She's very excited to join a sorority and seems quite interested in Venus but doesn't know much about the different groups and hasn't met many Greeks.
Lily – Lily is very interested in both Venus and Minerva. She has a number of friends in both – she is probably the most outgoing person I have ever met and almost everyone on campus has at least heard of her. She's very involved in performance arts and has met a lot of upperclassmen that way, and has admitted to me that she's heard some "trash talk" about Venus. She has a good head on her shoulders, but I'm worried that what she's heard could influence her decision. Luckily, she's good friends with Kelly, so I'm hoping they'll go Venus together.
Danielle – I don't want to get over-confident, but I really think Danielle is going to be a Venus. She has tons of friends in the sorority already and doesn't really seem to like the other groups. She and I really clicked because we have a lot of the same interests, and I miss not being able to talk to her because of Strict Silence. She wouldn't strike anyone as a 'typical' sorority girl (she's kind of quiet and artsy) but if I've learned one thing from going Greek, it's that sororities are mostly made up of women who don't fit the 'sorority girl mold' – at least at my college!
Ashley – I first learned about Ashley because she is a legacy and we received a notification form. She came to a few of our events and though she's a little shy, she seems quite interested. She's very sweet and a great athlete who is on one of the varsity teams at my college. She's heard a lot of great things about Venus from her family member who was a Venus at another college and she seems excited start Recruitment.
Elizabeth – I met this girl early in the semester and she seemed to have absolutely no interest in Greek Life. I tried to get her to come to our events but she avoided them, giving excuses as to why she couldn't make it. However, she became close with Ashley and ended up coming to one of our booths later in the fall. She and Ashley are very excited about going through Recruitment together and I have high hopes that they'll both go Venus.
Sasha & Tasha – I put these two together because I never see them apart! I don't know them very well, but they've become close with a few of our sisters. They strike me as party girls and I have a suspicion they'll go to one of the other chapters who tend to attract that type of PNM, but I could be wrong. They're very sweet from the few times I met them and I think they'd make great sisters.
Zoe – Zoe's story is a sad one. She's a sophomore and went through Formal Recruitment last year. She pledged one of the top chapters, but soon found herself very unhappy there. By her account, she felt many of the upperclassmen were not very welcoming to the New Members, especially Zoe (for reasons she's not sure of). Though most of the NMs decided to tough it out for the privilege of being in a top chapter, Zoe de-pledged after a week because she couldn't see herself becoming close with her new sisters. Many of her good friends had pledged Venus, but of course she had to wait a full calendar year before she was eligible to receive another bid. She will be going through Recruitment again this year and has her heart set on Venus.
So, now you know some of the players. I'll be sure to keep you updated as to where everybody ends up!
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