Better Late Than Never...My Philly Fall '08 Recruitment Story

[agzg]

Sooo... you just felt the need to come back, a year later, and tell us that your story is real but you're not going to share it?

[Regina.George]

Originally Posted by agzg

Sooo... you just felt the need to come back, a year later, and tell us that your story is real but you're not going to share it?

But......but.....but....you mean everyone hasn't been sitting here on Greekchat for the last year just waiting for the conclusion of her totally true story?!

[33girl]

And silly mess like this is why the Flyers lost the cup.

[LionTamer]

Ah, but at least they had the opportunity to PLAY for the cup. Why? Oh, right, because the Flyers actually BEAT the Canadiens in THEIR playoff games.

Well, at least the Penguins got a few more weeks of summer vacation out of the deal....

[lovespink88]

Originally Posted by 33girl

And silly mess like this is why the Flyers lost the cup.

Just saw this.

*like*

[ComradesTrue]

Originally Posted by jetage

everyone in my group came to the consensus that this was the least desirable house. We just stood in the back and munched on their food and avoided talking for the last 20 minutes we had to be there.

Wow.

[littleowl33]

Originally Posted by jetage

Round One: I’m so excited. I don’t really stress over my outfit too much, I just put on my business casual that is appropriate and I feel comfortable in. I was so excited to see the Phillies again, especially since I had met more of their girls and run into them all over campus and at parties. Me and 2 other girls on my floor rushed, they really wanted Liberty and I really wanted Phillies at this point.

Franklin: My first house. They started off with a funny fashion show that was headed by a hilarious blonde fashion design major that immediately talked to me after the skit. I clicked with her immediately, being that my major was fashion merchandising, and knew that my rankings were going to be tough. My only concern was that they might be too stereotypically ‘preppy’ for my taste in a school that’s smack dab in the middle of a major city.

Rocky: Second house. The house tour showed a huge, lovely house. The girls were really athletic and well rounded, but I just didn’t get that strong of a connection as I did with any of the girls I spoke to like at the first house. The girls all seemed to kind of look alike and none of them really stood out, but I was willing to give them another chance.

Liberty: These girls kicked ass. It was like every stereotype of a sorority I had seen broken – in a very good and cool way. You could tell they were the rockstars of campus. None of the girls looked like each other, I ended up talking to a sports management major who I clicked with (haha the opposite of my fashion major) and thought the house was lovely, decorated in black and red (those aren’t their sorority colors though, don’t get too excited ha). I saw photos of Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn, which was always a plus in my book. I was pleased.

Phillies: The house I was most anxious to go to. It was everything I remembered it to be from the first tour I got of it. All the girls who had moved me in remembered my name and complimented my outfit and they showed a Sex In The City skit that I fell in love with. They were so fashionable, girly, beautiful, and chic, and everything I wanted to be. When I was leaving, the president said my name and said “See you later!” and I was THRILLED.

76ers: The last house. I was getting tired from spending 45 minutes each at all the previous houses. The house was nice from what I could see but they weren’t even giving tours of the individual rooms like all the other houses did. The girls seemed a bit odd and everyone in my group came to the consensus that this was the least desirable house. We just stood in the back and munched on their food and avoided talking for the last 20 minutes we had to be there.

I only knew which house I did NOT want to go back to after Round One, so my rankings were:
1. Phillies
2. Liberty
3. Franklin
4. Rocky
5. 76ers

Originally Posted by Blondie93

Wow.

My thoughts exactly. We had a few PNMs like this come through and it was miserable trying to hold a conversation with someone so obviously above us

OP: I know you're going for honesty, but not being interested in a group is never an excuse to be rude to the sisters. Given the info you've provided, it's pretty obvious where you go to school. Anyone who knows the Greek system there could easily identify your code and, potentially, who you are. I'd advise a little more discretion.

[kddani]

[QUOTE=jetage;1815390I clicked with her immediately, being that my major was fashion merchandising, [/QUOTE]

Well this part sure gave it away for me. I would be quite surprised if Penn had a fashion merchandising major.

[honeychile]

FWIW, I don't remember ever being able to guess a school before this thread, and refuse to play sleuth (frankly, I rarely have the time). If I was able to figure it out, I'd say almost anyone can.

[kiteflyersmom]

Originally Posted by kddani

Well this part sure gave it away for me. I would be quite surprised if Penn had a fashion merchandising major.

LOL! I was the idiot who guessed Penn.

I didn't even pick up on that. However, now that you mention it, a fashion merchandising major would indicate that Penn is not likely.

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by jetage

76ers: The last house. I was getting tired from spending 45 minutes each at all the previous houses. The house was nice from what I could see but they weren’t even giving tours of the individual rooms like all the other houses did. The girls seemed a bit odd and everyone in my group came to the consensus that this was the least desirable house. We just stood in the back and munched on their food and avoided talking for the last 20 minutes we had to be there.

I only knew which house I did NOT want to go back to after Round One, so my rankings were:
1. Phillies
2. Liberty
3. Franklin
4. Rocky
5. 76ers

Over the years, there have been many a story with some sort of recruitment twist. Wouldn't it have been interesting if jetage came back to report that her initial impression about the 76ers had changed and that she grew to love them. Perhaps even receive and accept a bid from them. Now we may never know.

[Gusteau]

Originally Posted by TSteven

Over the years, there have been many a story with some sort of recruitment twist. Wouldn't it have been interesting if jetage came back to report that her initial impression about the 76ers had changed and that she grew to love them. Perhaps even receive and accept a bid from them. Now we may never know.

I feel like she would have come back to prove us wrong if things ended up turning around and she became the respectful PNM we all wished she would be. Besides, the gaping holes in plausibility as well as the similarities to the other sketchy threads makes me doubt that it was even real.

My theory: Eaglesbaby took some time off and picked and researched an actual school to set her fiction in because the biggest flaw in her original story was that no one could identify the school and it had an undetermined number of locals that may or may not have participated in formal recruitment. But hey, I may have taken the conspiracy bandwagon for too many loops around the liberty bell...

[groovypq]

Originally Posted by Gusteau

But hey, I may have taken the conspiracy bandwagon for too many loops around the liberty bell...

Did you lick the Liberty Bell too??

[kiteflyersmom]

Originally Posted by Gusteau

I feel like she would have come back to prove us wrong if things ended up turning around and she became the respectful PNM we all wished she would be. Besides, the gaping holes in plausibility as well as the similarities to the other sketchy threads makes me doubt that it was even real.

My theory: Eaglesbaby took some time off and picked and researched an actual school to set her fiction in because the biggest flaw in her original story was that no one could identify the school and it had an undetermined number of locals that may or may not have participated in formal recruitment. But hey, I may have taken the conspiracy bandwagon for too many loops around the liberty bell...

Actually- I think you have a point! Using a real setting was one way to make it sound more legit than the earlier threads. However, the writing style was the same and the similarities between the chapters in the different threads was a giveaway.

[ComradesTrue]

I agree that there are certainly many similarities that can arouse suspicion here. However, one key difference is that the OP for this thread did actually join last December. Not saying that that is near enough to refute the suspicion, just pointing out a small difference.

I did express shock early on in this thread about her behavior in one of the houses. One thing GC has taught me is that my personal experience with Greek Life does not translate to everyone else's. So my question:

Are there any campuses, and specifically the one the poster is referring to in this thread, for which the scenario that she paints about not being with an active during a party, and FOOD being served during Round 1 are plausable? That is absolutely *not* the way it is done at any school I am familiar with, but then again, like I said, I have learned that there is plenty of variation from campus to campus.