A "Seasonal" Recruitment...Retro Style

[tri deezy]

A skull and crossbones, if that particular chapter emphasized that as a mascot! Some people think owls are a little scary. Then there are those terrifying pandas that AOPi has... hehe.

[33girl]

I know someone on here said she was creeped out by an overabundance of Raggedy Ann dolls during rush.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I know someone on here said she was creeped out by an overabundance of Raggedy Ann dolls during rush.

Yeah, I am unnerved by the GIANT Hannah Dolls/Raggedy Anne dolls that are about 3 feet high or bigger. You know the size of a small child.

[LucyKKG]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I know someone on here said she was creeped out by an overabundance of Raggedy Ann dolls during rush.

That was going to be my guess, cause I've heard other people say that about their rush.

[CougarGrad]

Originally Posted by tri deezy

A skull and crossbones, if that particular chapter emphasized that as a mascot! Some people think owls are a little scary. Then there are those terrifying pandas that AOPi has... hehe.

Never underestimate the frightening awesomeness of the Alpha Phi ivy. Reminds everyone of kudzu, which grows in abundance and chokes the life out of other plants. Out, damned weed!


I've been rooting for Summer and Spring since the beginning, but since there are several people pulling for Summer, what the heck... I'll cheer for Spring!


I actually have a guess as to where the OP goes to school... which is highly irregular for me, as I'm usually one of the ones who wonders how several posters figure that kind of stuff out all the time...

[twinkle555]

Originally Posted by tri deezy

A skull and crossbones, if that particular chapter emphasized that as a mascot! Some people think owls are a little scary. Then there are those terrifying pandas that AOPi has... hehe.

Haha heyyy now wait a sec...your telling me THIS is terrifying?

[ASUADPi]

Originally Posted by twinkle555

Haha heyyy now wait a sec...your telling me THIS is terrifying?

That was cute!


I too shall be an oddball and root for spring

[anncarrollton]

In our last installment, I had been invited back to

1. Summer (where Jill’s roommate Marie was a member and where they had a top 10 skit) and
2. Spring (where my friend Tara was a member and where they had a similar top 10 skit).

I found out that Winter had done a “national” skit that their group always did and that Fall had done a version of the Sound of Music. Being a musical-geek I was pretty upset that I hadn’t seen Fall’s skit, but that was where my disappointed ended. I was still pretty excited about my good interactions at Summer and Spring and my realization that 2 groups wanted me.

We did not have to make any decisions just yet, but instead had “Hall Night” to attend before we ranked or before the groups did cuts. Hall night was a very casual night and we could go on our own schedule to whichever halls we still had invitations to. So I had 2 hours of open time and 2 groups to visit. I decided to start out at Spring, stay exactly one hour and then go to Summer, so that’s exactly what I did.

Spring’s hall was so cute. It was decorated in their colors and their mascot. Tara showed me her room and showed me some pictures of the two of us from Middle School. I was pretty touched that she even still had those pictures. She introduced me up and down the hall, and made sure that I met pretty much every single girl in Spring! I had kept a close watch on the time though and politely excused myself. Tara asked me where else I’d be going, and I decided to be honest and told her Summer. She looked pretty disappointed when I left.

I went to Summer’s hall. Their hall was decorated with their mascot and one of their colors. I really liked their door decorations. They were too adorable. I went straight to Jill and Marie’s room. Of course Jill wasn’t there because Jill wasn’t in a sorority, but Marie about leapt out of her chair when she saw me. She took me to every single room on the hall. I looked at scrapbooks and pictures and heard lots of stories. At one point I was in a room with Careen and realized that she and I were actually a lot alike. We talked quite a bit that night, and for a while we made fun of Beth and her overdone hair and clothes. Then of course, Beth walked in. She was seriously wearing a church dress. Everyone else on the hall was in jeans and t-shirts, but not Beth!

The next day, we each had to meet with our Rho Chi’s and turn in our rankings. Mine was a little tougher because we had to put them in order, but I ranked them

1. Spring
2. Summer

And then waited to hear from my Rho Chi as to if I’d be invited back to anyone’s preference night or not.

[WVU alpha phi]

I'm just curious why your rankings changed. It seemed like you had a good time at both parties (or halls I guess!) but suddenly ranked Spring over Summer.

I'm excited for Pref Night!

[Ivy313]

Can't wait to hear the rest!!! I'd be happy with either spring or summer, they sound great.

[anncarrollton]

Originally Posted by WVU alpha phi

I'm just curious why your rankings changed. It seemed like you had a good time at both parties (or halls I guess!) but suddenly ranked Spring over Summer.

I'm excited for Pref Night!

I think it was because of Tara. Her showing me pictures of us from middle school was really touching. It was so close between the two though. I probably changed my mind about every 20 minutes or so.

[anncarrollton]

And because i'm not going into work for another hour i'll post a bit more...

I was pretty sick to my stomach all day Friday waiting to hear if I’d been invited back to anyone’s Pref. I was hoping I’d get at least one invitation, but was terrified that I wouldn’t. Finally, it was time to meet with my Rho Chi and find out and I sat there shaking. She handed me 2 envelopes. 2 invitations! Both Spring and Summer had invited me back! I was so excited!

I’d be attending Summer first, and Spring second. I spent Friday night in my dorm trying to get caught up on a week worth of school work knowing that if I got a bid, I’d not have any time to do any homework the rest of the weekend and if I didn’t get one, I’d be too depressed to do homework. It worked out pretty well either way.

So, Saturday came and I spent a lot of time getting ready for Pref. I wore my favorite black dress. I loved that dress. I considered it my “lucky dress”, so I was glad I had it with me.

My first party was Summer. Marie picked me up at my door and put a bracelet on my wrist (i'd have to return it at the end of the party of course, but it had meaning for the pref ceremony or something). She handed me a flower and took me to the party. Their pref was so pretty! It was held at a building on campus and it was just beautiful. The food was delicious and the ceremony was so heartfelt. At the end of the night Marie said, “I’m not supposed to say this, but I really want you as my sister.” And I cried. I was pretty sure I wanted to be her sister too!

My second party was Spring. Tara picked me up at the door. It was weird because she didn’t give me a flower or anything. They did that AT the party. Their party was at the Spring House at a nearby college. I walked in and was given the flower, one of my favorites. The house was so beautiful. I remember that all the girls wore black, so I kind of looked like one of them already. A couple of people said, "See, you already fit in here at Spring!" Their ceremony was beautiful too, it was sad though and I cried a lot. Tara held my hand when I cried and told me how much she wanted me to be a Spring, and I thought I’d like to be one too!

Then it was time to leave the party and meet with my Rho Chi. What was I going to do? I loved both groups! As I sat there in the cafeteria with my bid card, crying, I looked up towards the sorority halls and I saw something in a window that made my decision for me. I ranked the groups, signed my bid card, handed it in to my Rho Chi and went to bed.

I prayed that night that I’d receive a bid. While I had signed my bid card a certain way, I knew that I could find true happiness with either group, if they’d just let me in…