loveandAOE's fall '08 recruitment story

[loveandAOE]

Part 1

So I've always been really shy growing up so it's not surprising that I was beyond nervous for recruitment. I didn't know much about the Greek System. I knew the system at our school was not super competitive, but competitive enough. I remember the website said day 1 dress was casual so i just wore jeans, a tee shirt, and converse and when I arrived there I just felt way to casual...kinda funny to think back on it now! I'll put these in order of the ones I attended:

-Lemon Drop: These girls, not gonna lie, seemed a little fake to me, but it was probably nerves [I know that now from being on the other side]. This sorority had the most amount of people in the room and I could see why: a lot of the girls were really pretty. I had fun talking to the girls and looking at the pictures, I really liked how diverse the house was--they had a ton of different girls with different interests. I remember leaving that room and thinking that I was probably so boring to talk to because I was so quiet.

-Margarita: I was feeling a little more comfortable now that I was getting used to the process. The Margarita's seemed like the athletic house. I talked for a long time with them and I seemed to get along with them, but I was having one problem: all of them were wearing sweater sets and pears necklaces...not really my style. I was afraid I would not fit into this house but I wanted to go in with an open mind and not judge but that can be really hard sometimes.

-Martini: This house was by far the smallest house. They had some really sweet girls but all in all a little forgettable. The girls were just so uninteresting, but I tried to keep an open mind because they seemed like sweet girls. I had some good conversations but all in all I wasn't impressed.

-Bellini: This house was one I was really excited about because I had heard so much about how cool they were [I know this is bad...but sometimes it's hard not to listen to tent talk] and how the guys all thought they were fun to hang out with. One of my friends really liked this house to. They seemed really nice and the best part is they really seemed to be interested in me! They ignored other girls that were going through rush just to talk to me!

-Bahama Mama: This house by far was the most intimidating. I remember being really intimidated because the girls that I talked to were all so pretty. A lot of them were also really involved on campus, which was a plus. The only bad thing was I had heard that this house was the party girl house which I wasn't really into but I decide to try to be really friendly. They seemed nice enough, but I still really wanted Bellini so I probably wasn't as talkative as I should have been.

I ranked it in my head:
-Bellini
-Lemon Drop
-Bahama Mama
-Margarita
-Martini

Who do you think is Alpha Phi?