Hey all! Yet another recruitment story :]

[TPA85]

ooh I love the short-and-sweet recruitment stories.
and I also have a particular fondness for Boy Meets World, so I'm rooting for them!

[Save Ferris]

Sorry for delay! This essay kicked my butt!


FIRST NIGHT- PHILANTHROPY NIGHT




Philanthropy Night was the first night where we got to see all of the chapters together and got our rho gamma groups.


Each party was 25 minutes long and went so quickly! The break was inconveniently placed but I survived!


I was anxious about going to 7th Heaven which was my first party. The shouting/singing (which all sororities did) didn't surprise me but other girls were surprised/creeped out by it. I later pondered if they would prefer if people just awkwardly glared at them. After not being completely crazy about 7th Heaven at the Open House (the night before), I willed myself not to allow that to hinder liking the party. The party went quickly. I was confused and surprised when an active sister grabbed my arm and am sure that I showed that, haha. The girl was very sweet and conversation flowed easily. We talked and did a cute philanthropy craft which the 7th Heaven I was with seemed excited when I asked if we could very quickly into the conversation. We talked for a bit and realized that time was running out. She said she felt bad for not introducing me to other people and had felt like she had monopolized me. While I wasn't able to see many members, I enjoyed my conversation with her and started the night on a good note.


Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (which I'm going to just call Sabrina because of my laziness) was a very different environment. I didn't feel very comfortable at this chapter and wished that I did. As silly as it sounds, I wanted to like all the sororities. Sabrina was filled with nice and sweet girls, but there was one huge problem. Unlike 7th Heaven, I was able to meet many women in the sorority. The conversation didn't flow very well, despite me hoping for it to. I had nothing in common with my first active and she seemed very reserved. I was disappointed that I already found a chapter that wasn't for me. I still had two parties to go! How could this happen so early on? What if I didn't like the rest of them? After Sabrina, girls began to get anxious and tried to talk about it. I shrugged it off, not caring that some of them really liked it/didn't like 7th Heaven. It's not that I thought Sabrina had horrible girls. I just didn't have a connection with them. I didn't expect to be asked back, because it wasn't just me who sensed the lack of connection. If Sabrina had somehow mistakenly liked me and invited me back, I didn't know if it would be fair to me, Sabrina or the girls who truly wanted Sabrina for me to pretend as if I wanted them by keeping them in my top picks.

I was slightly downhearted after Sabrina, but I was determined to keep a happy face up and enjoy myself. After all, you can only have one home. When I arrived at Full House, I got the butterflies like at the other houses. We were floors from Full House but you could HEAR them chanting. The girls were smiling happily as we all walked in. These girls LOVED their philanthropy and their sisters! It was exciting. Despite walking in after the other parties, I still awkwardly didn't know how to hold the arm/back of my active? They talked a lot about their philanthropy, something that is REALLY important to me and one of the reasons I'm eager to be a part of Greek life. I met a few of the girls who were all very sweet and likeable. This was the sorority that many girls wanted to join. I really liked them but didn't want to get my hopes up to be disappointed.

It was hard being super energetic at Boy Meets World but I gave everything I could. Still sick and exhausted, I hoped that the actives would understand if I was feeling flighty. The girls were very nice. It was hard to remember everything as this was getting later into the night and I was very tired. I wasn't sure if I'd be more of a friend to the girls of Boy Meets World than an actual sister.

It was hard to base a decision off of only twenty-five minute parties, but there wasn't any other option. I arrived at the answer very quickly. At 7th Heaven, I liked the girl that I spoke with but wished that I could meet more of them. At Full House, the girls' spirits were great. I enjoyed our conversations. There was so much to like about the party; you could tell they worked hard and were excited to see everyone. At Boy Meets World, I liked the girls but wasn't sure if it was enough to be a sisterly relationship or just friendship. When I sat and thought of Sabrina, I tried to think of a good moment to keep them on my list. I had spoken to many girls but didn't have a connection. It wasn't fair to anyone for me to leave them there. They were nice girls but I didn't believe that I'd be able to find my home with them.

Preference Card/Ranking

1. Boy Meets World
1. Full House
1. 7th Heaven

4. Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

The #4 was supposed to be the one that we wanted to cut. I didn't have a clear favorite at the moment. There were other girls who wanted only a certain sorority (something that they'd later regret). I had only spent twenty-five minutes with the women of each sorority. While I enjoyed myself, it wasn't enough to base more than who I didn't click with.

I was nervous but obviously excited for the next day. I just hoped that I hadn't misread them and end up with no one on my list.



Next Up: Theme Night!

[twinkle555]

Loving this story

[Save Ferris]

Hello again, all! I've been busy with an essay all day but I'm pretty much done with it...I've yet to edit it but it's due in a few days, so whatever. On with the story!




The next day was Theme Night. I was surprised and very happy when I received my schedule.

1.Full House
2.7th Heaven
3.Boy Meets World

All the sororities that I wanted had wanted me back! What a relief! Close to me, others weren't so lucky. One girl was upset that she had only received two invites, one being from the sorority that she had wanted to cut. She really wanted Full House like most girls and was disappointed/upset when they weren't on her list. I told her that she still had two great parties to attend. Obviously the girls in those sororities liked her so she just had to give them a chance. (She later perked up and loved the day after it had finished!)

Full House- I wasn't surprised to hear the shouting/singing this time. I met so many girls and honestly loved them all. We talked about everything from Full House (the sorority) to Full House (the tv show). I felt very comfortable with these girls and hoped that they loved me as much as I loved them. Their skit was adorable as was their theme. I knew that a lot of girls wanted them and hoped that I could make it to the next round. I didn't want to leave when the party ended!

7th Heaven- I came back after only talking with one girl (but had a very good conversation with her). At this party, I was paired with a different girl who I didn't click with very much. She introduced me to many girls. They were sweet but there wasn't much of a connection. Still, I was glad that I had gave them a chance but was disappointed after this party.

Boy Meets World- The girls here are always very sweet. I'm not sure how much I connected with one of the girls I talked with (she was so sick, poor dear). This was in the same inconvenient time slot as the day before and I hoped they understood my fatigue. I was surprised how fast time went!


We were all gathered in silence to make our choice. This time, we were to pick our top two and rank the other two (even though it wasn't possible to go to four).

1. Full House
1. Boy Meets World

3. 7th Heaven
4. Sabrina, the Teenage Witch


I hoped that all would go well the next day. I went home and slept for thirteen hours. Who knew recruitment was this exhausting?



Next Up: Preference!!

[twinkle555]

With Sabs out of the running, Im now cheering for Full House!

[Save Ferris]

Had so much to do again. Oh, college! What a joy!

PREFERENCE!

I woke the next day with an anxious mind. Would they want me, too? When it was time to meet back in the auditorium, my nerves intensified. My rho gamma passed out our schedules and my eyes took in the words greedily.

1.Full House.
2.Boy Meets World

Was this a mistake? Was it possible that I had gotten both chapters that I wanted? I was overjoyed! Unfortunately, some other girls weren't as pleased. One girl declared that she was “pissed” due to her favorite chapter dropping her and being invited back to her least favorite sorority. I told her that they liked her for a reason and to give them a chance. Other girls tried to encourage her to do the same. She went to the rho gamma ranting about how mad she was. I was embarrassed for her and hoped that the rho gamma wasn't part of that sorority.

I was so excited for Full House's preference. They sang a cute song and handed us a flower as we walked in. I was paired with the philanthropy chair who shared the same major as me. We had an easy conversation and it didn't feel awkward at all. I met other girls as well and a few girls from before said they were excited to see me back.

When it was time for Full House's ritual, we gathered into a smaller room and formed a circle. I was next to the philanthropy chair that I had been paired with and also a girl that I talked with a night or two before. She remembered me which surprised me since she must have seen a lot of faces over the last few days. It was a sweet ritual and involved girls sharing Full House stories. One girl had gone through two family deaths and one friend death and it was only her Full House sisters who were able to help her through the tough time. During this, the sisters began to cry. I couldn't help it and cried as well. Full House had changed these girls' lives and made such an impact on them. I didn't think that I could have understood it before this weekend. I knew that I didn't understand it completely because I hadn't experienced it. Still, I wanted to be able to call these girls my sisters.

When the ritual ended, the party began again. Both my active (the philanthropy chair) and I were wiping tears from my eyes. Luckily, we were both criers and didn't laugh at the other. I met a few more girls that I really liked talking with.

The party came to an end and I didn't want to leave. It had gone by so fast. Could it really be over?!



The next party was Boy Meets World. There was a horrible incident before the party where a girl had a seizure. We were all shaken after it. A Boy Meets World turned out to be a EMT so she came out to sit with the girl while the rho gammas called an ambulance. We later found out that she was okay and were all very relieved.

The party was tense at first due to the incident but eventually things became less worried. I got along with the Boy Meets World sisters that I met and spoke with a few that I had on nights before. These girls were very sweet and likeable. Still, I didn't feel that connection. These girls were more of friends than sisters.

I left knowing where I wanted to be. I had met so many amazing women over the weekend- both sorority sisters and fellow PNMs. When I sat down to sign my preference card, I knew in my heart the ranking automatically. Still, I waited a few moments to really sift through my thoughts. With a sure mind and heart, I ranked the parties.


1.Full House
2.Boy Meets World


I kept remembering thinking of how Full House wore a certain color during preference and Boy Meets World wore another. While I was at Boy Meets World, I kept thinking of wanting to wear Full House's color. I had loved every single woman at Full House. I would be honored to join any of the four wonderful sororities on my campus but only now had the choice of two. I knew that both had amazing women but I was hoping for Full House more than anything. I was praying to open my bid and see the letters of Full House, extending me a bid to their sisterhood which I had grown to love over the last few days. I only hoped that Full House felt the same way as I did. It was going to be a long day before we received our bids. I could hardly stand the wait.



Next up: Bid Night!