An Honest & Tough Fraternity Recruitment

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So I rushed over to the Greek housing after my night class had ended (thankfully my professor hadn't kept us long at all).

I had to hunt down my Rho Gam who was in the Alan Jackson house. I knew there was no way I was invited back to their house, nor did I really have any interest in staying longer. I had to go in there while their guys looked at me like they were thinking, "Who the hell is he?". Finally, I tracked down the Rho Gam who handed me my slips which notified me that I had been asked back to:

Trace Adkins
George Strait
Garth Brooks


I knew I'd pass on hanging out with Trace Adkins. I had never hung out with them and din't really click with any of the guys I knew. My roommate had ended up dropping during their pledgeship and said he just didn't like the guys and thought the organization lacked unity. Another one of my best friends had also dropped Trace Adkins and was rushing again and was becoming a Garth Brooks.

I still didn't know what was going on with George Strait. They had been playing with my mind since the spring, and after acting like they had no interest in me suddenly seemed really adament in seeing more of me.

I sort of stood outside the Alan Jackson house for a few minutes to think. I didn't want to rush anything. So I went into the Garth Brooks house and talked to the guys some more. They asked me how the process was going, where I was invited back to, and what I was thinking. It was all very natural and never in the history of the time I had spent with them felt like I couldn't belong. I knew Garth Brooks was my home. They had put a lot of effort into getting to know me for a long time. I liked how we could talk about all different parts of being in a fraternity. While other fraternities told me all about partying and hooking up, these guys would also tell me about their academics, scholarships, alumni connections and stuff that would really matter, especially later on down the road. I knew they could party too and had thoroughly enjoyed myself at those events as well. I figured why would I pursue George Strait when they haven't seemed genuinely interested in me for all except five minutes or so. I wouldn't even know if I'd click with their guys. My other friend that was told by the Brad Paisleys that they were only taking freshman was also becoming a Garth Brooks. The pledge class I could see starting to form was already full of my friends and I knew I could grow there.


So I left their house, walked to the Greek office, signed my card, and became a new member of.....


ΔΤΔ
Delta Tau Delta



Best decision I ever made!

The friend that dropped Trace Adkins ended up becoming probably my best friend in the fraternity, roommate in the house, and now we are living in an off-campus house together. The friendships I've made through DTD have been amazing and I can't imagine my college experience without it.



My best advice....SUMMER RUSH! Get to any events you can and when you get there don't make a fool of yourself by drinking too much, bad things happen. Just try to find the fraternity you get along best with, and try to have meaningful conversations about what the fraternity can offer you and what you in turn can offer them as a new member.