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KSUViolet06 · #1 08-10-2009, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by PinkPalmTree

Okay! I panicked when I read that only 60% make it to bid day! wow, i would be crushed if i was released. I cannot wait to rush next week- I know this is cheesy, but I've been looking forward to this week almost my entire life!

I'm going into rush with an open mind. Of course, there is one house I really want and 3 or 4 houses that I love, but after meeting lots of the girls at Summerfest, I can really see great things in each house. If I get dropped by my top choices, then I probably wouldn't fit in there anyways. If someone keeps on inviting me back, I'll figure its for a reason

Go Noles

It's natural to have faves.

Just don't let yourself get so caught up in them that you would withdraw if one of them (or all of them) cut you.

It happens alot. Girls say "well I only want these ones" then they drop out when those groups cut them. Even though they get invited back to alot of other places.

These are often the same girls who spend the next year talking about how they "like, really want to be in a sorority."

Well, you could've been hun, but you didn't want to give the other ones a shot.

Something else about faves:

I find that the chapters that are PNMs faves are the ones that EVERY OTHER PNM wants to be be in!

Logically speaking girls, everyone cannot be in "The Favorite" so make sure you give everyone a fair and honest look.

PKTKKG · #2 08-10-2009, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

It's natural to have faves.

Just don't let yourself get so caught up in them that you would withdraw if one of them (or all of them) cut you.

It happens alot. Girls say "well I only want these ones" then they drop out when those groups cut them. Even though they get invited back to alot of other places.

These are often the same girls who spend the next year talking about how they "like, really want to be in a sorority."

Well, you could've been hun, but you didn't want to give the other ones a shot.

Something else about faves:

I find that the chapters that are PNMs faves are the ones that EVERY OTHER PNM wants to be be in!

Logically speaking girls, everyone cannot be in "The Favorite" so make sure you give everyone a fair and honest look.

Great Advice! It is easy to get caught up and excited, but keep in mind that membership in a sorority is an amazing thing, you can be happy and have a great experience in a number of different places, and you will get out of your membership what you put into it no matter where you go. I had friends that joined a so called "top chapter" and they were miserable because they didn't follow what they wanted to do and only followed their friends.

Good luck!!!!

littleowl33 · #3 08-10-2009, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by PKTKKG

I had friends that joined a so called "top chapter" and they were miserable because they didn't follow what they wanted to do and only followed their friends.

My sister is correct. I have known several girls over the years who got into the "best" chapter on campus, the one every PNM dreamed of, the one all the frats wanted to mix with, etc. etc...

...and hated it. Everybody told them they were crazy to give up their spots, but they dropped before Initiation because it so obviously wasn't for them. Instead of going with their gut, they went for the chapter everyone was telling them was the best. It might be the best for some girls, but certainly not for everybody. Don't join a sorority to become like the sisters, join one where you can be yourself with them. Well, unless you want to become more philanthropic and have a higher GPA, or something noble like that

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(Anyway, those girls ended up pledging other chapters the next year and went on to lead happy Greek lives. But they would tell you that if they did it over again, they would have chosen differently.)

PenguinTrax · #4 08-11-2009, 10:24 AM

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(Anyway, those girls ended up pledging other chapters the next year and went on to lead happy Greek lives.

FYI - this is not really an option at FSU, or any of the SEC and ACC campuses.

baci · #5 08-11-2009, 10:52 AM

When do all of the sisters return to campus to prepare for recruitment? I thought they would have by now and I still see one of my neighbor's daughters home.

fsugirlll · #6 08-11-2009, 11:09 AM

Why is it not an option to pledge a different chapter your second year at FSU, but it's okay at other schools? Just curious.

KSUViolet06 · #7 08-11-2009, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by fsugirlll

Why is it not an option to pledge a different chapter your second year at FSU, but it's okay at other schools? Just curious.

It is more difficult to get a bid as a sophomore or junior at alot of the bigger schools in the south like FSU. The chapters mostly prefer freshmen, as they will be in school for 4 years as opposed to 2 or 3.

PenguinTrax · #8 08-11-2009, 03:42 PM

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When do all of the sisters return to campus to prepare for recruitment? I thought they would have by now and I still see one of my neighbor's daughters home.

Work week is in full swing. Move-in was this past weekend. Ice Waters start on Monday.

baci · #9 08-11-2009, 03:45 PM

That is what I thought^^

PinkPalmTree · #10 08-11-2009, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by baci

When do all of the sisters return to campus to prepare for recruitment? I thought they would have by now and I still see one of my neighbor's daughters home.

my friend who is a DG up there moved back up this previous weekend, and all the girls i know that are in any sorority deactivated their facebook accounts sunday night.