BAD CATS RETRO STORY

[kiteflyersmom]

Please continue. I want to know what happens next

[BadCat25]

TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY

Many girls in my graduating class did not rush. They were frightened off by the horror stories. One told me she wouldn’t pay money to be publicly humiliated. Of my only two friends who did, Susan was my BFF and was going to our SEC school. Alice went to an SEC school in a neighboring state where her parents went. I had no doubts about Susan. She had to be was headed for one of the top sororities. I worried about Alice. She was a bit shy and a bit socially awkward and I thought those girls would eat her alive.

A few days after Alice left she called me. She was heavily cut and was left with one chapter she loved and one she just didn’t click with at all and was sure her love chapter would cut her in the next round. A couple of days later another call. Alice was a new member of the chapter she loved. She was so excited and I was so happy for her.

Then I received an email from Susan. She said rush just didn’t work out. She didn’t say what happened and I didn’t press her for any details but I couldn’t believe it. I thought she had everything they could possibly want.

My college has deferred rush so I didn’t have to decide up front then if I was going to do it or not.

[FSUZeta]

those wily venuses!

[BadCat25]

RUSH BEGINS

After being at the college for the fall term I had a pretty god idea of what most of the sororities were like. Being from the South I also thought I had a good idea of what rush would be like and didn’t expect any surprises. As to recs, they told us they weren’t required but I knew enough not to fall into that trap so with my moms help I got two for every house only to find out later they really didn’t matter. As the university draws student from all over the country there were few friends from HS to take up the openings and being a legacy didn’t much matter unless it was a same chapter one and legacy mom was active in the chapter alum association. So rush at my university operated on a lot more level playing field than is common at a state university but the word was it was competitive and the previous year only about 75% of the girls who began the process ended up with bids. Talk about scary. Two things I remember as rush started. First, it was so cold with huge piles of snow everywhere. Second, no matter what happened I swore they would never make me cry.

As to my view of the chapters as rush opened:

Mercury – Top chapter, the rich and the beautiful.
Venus - Top chapter, cool and classy, the object of my desire.
Mars – Hard charging party girls, very popular with the top fraternities.
Saturn – Nothing special, just a bunch of very nice girls.
All others – Not relevant to my story.

I am not going to bore you with the endless details of who spoke to whom and what they said at every party during every round because I can’t remember most of it so here is a summary of the opening rounds.

Mercury – These girls had rush down cold, almost a professional operation, but I was surprised by them. I went in thinking they would be very snobby because they all looked like they jumped off the cover of Glamour but they were so friendly and nice I could almost see myself there. They didn’t and cut me after the first round.

Venus – The girls I spoke to seemed to know all about me. One referred to me as Kathy’s friend. On my way out the door at the last party before pref, Kathy came over and said everybody loved me and hoped I loved them. I told her my dream was to be a Venus. OMG, I was going to be a Venus.

Mars – You joined Mars to party and they talked about the fraternity parties, bars and clubs they went to. I had met some of the Mars at fraternity parties and liked them but wasn’t sure they were right for me. They didn’t either and cut me after the second round.

Saturn – I really clicked with those girls and they came within one inch of promising me a bid but I was going to be a Venus so they were just going to have to be disappointed.

Jen was having a fab rush. She was doing the cutting, not being cut. She loved Mercury. Heather was cut by Mercury but didn’t seem to care. She was very quiet about her favorites.

As to the other girls in my rush group and dorm, there were many heavy cuts. Many just dropped out. Some big time tears were shed.

[OPhiAGinger]

This is the first recruitment story EVER where news of being cut made me laugh out loud. BadCat, you are a HOOT!

[drgnlady]

I need to give kudos to BadCat. You're a good writer; I actually believe you attend a top university. Also, a PNM that understands she's not the center of the universe and has a healthy self-esteem. Whichever GLO pledged you is lucky. (Also, a tip of the whip to a fellow equestrian.)

[myopicsunflower]

Originally Posted by drgnlady

I need to give kudos to BadCat. You're a good writer; I actually believe you attend a top university. Also, a PNM that understands she's not the center of the universe and has a healthy self-esteem. Whichever GLO pledged you is lucky.

Totally agree with all this. BadCat, I love how you write, and I love the wit that comes through. This is a fun read!

[Just interested]

I'm hooked!

[groovypq]

awww, I love this twist!

[BadCat25]

EPILOG

The University continues to stuff my brain with evolutionary biology and the Peloponnesian War. Much of my spare time is spent with the club sports team.

Leslie is my BF at Saturn and my room mate. We work hard for Saturn and try to make it the best chapter it can be. We even stole some PNM’s from some of the top chapters in this years rush. Heather is my BF outside Saturn and we still hang out together. She is just as wild and crazy as ever. She jokes that you don’t have to worry about being called before Standards at Mars because they don’t have any. I don’t see much of Jen. She disappeared into Mercury land. Venus Kathy of the sports team and dirty rush ignored me at the team meetings and events and has graduated.

Alice and I hang out together when we are home on vacation. She is doing well at college and is an officer in her sorority. I don’t see much of Susan on vacation but not for lack of my trying. That makes me sad because we were so close in HS. I think for her I am a reminder of her failed rush. She transferred out of our SEC school after her sophomore year even though she was doing great in the honors program. She told me she made a big mistake going there.

Would I be happier if I were a Venus? I don’t spend any time thinking about that and don’t think anyone who didn’t make their dream sorority should either.

[myopicsunflower]

Originally Posted by BadCat25

Leslie is my BF at Saturn and my room mate. We work hard for Saturn and try to make it the best chapter it can be.

This is awesome. With any experience, you get out of it what you put into it, and attitude is everything. Your Saturn sisters are lucky to have you!

Originally Posted by BadCat25

Would I be happier if I were a Venus? I don’t spend any time thinking about that and don’t think anyone who didn’t make their dream sorority should either.

Excellent advice.

I hope every PNM reads your story and takes it to heart.

Thanks for some great reading!

[ShadeTree]

Enjoyed your story BadCat! Thanks for sharing.

[jennyj87]

I'm so glad that you leanred to love your sorority. Sometimes its not an instant thing

[court4short]

Loved the story. Would this happen to be at Penn State? Just a wild guess!

[BadCat25]

No