Auburn University Recruitment - Fall 2010

[OleMissGlitter]

Found out yesterday morning my rec girl is a very happy new member of.....


DELTA GAMMA at AUBURN!

She is beyond excited! As a sophomore (first time going through) she wasn't sure how it was going to end. She is a legacy to a couple of houses but she stayed with the process. She couldn't be more happy and more excited! I already went shopping on the Oxford Square yesterday and bought her some DG happies to mail to her tomorrow!

[mittens]

Originally Posted by OleMissGlitter

Found out yesterday morning my rec girl is a very happy new member of.....


DELTA GAMMA at AUBURN!

She is beyond excited! As a sophomore (first time going through) she wasn't sure how it was going to end. She is a legacy to a couple of houses but she stayed with the process. She couldn't be more happy and more excited! I already went shopping on the Oxford Square yesterday and bought her some DG happies to mail to her tomorrow!

Was she also a legacy to Delta Gamma??

[OleMissGlitter]

Originally Posted by mittens

Was she also a legacy to Delta Gamma??

No she wasn't a legacy to DG! She is loving DG at AU!

[AnchorAlumna]

This was posted on Facebook today. I can't find any other info.
"Come check out all the sororities at Recruitment Roundtable, this Wednesday from 5:00 - 8:30 in MGC 2-6!"

[AuburnDad]

Emma had a great freshman year! She loves Auburn, she loves her sorority, and has met a lot of new friends. She is up at Auburn this summer and is working hard in her classes and looking forward to being on the other side of recruitment.

I asked her for a few tips for Auburn PNMs. Here is a brief summary of what she told me:

1) Rec letters! Rec letters! Rec letters! If you don't already have most them done by now, you're behind. At Auburn, they start coming in from alum as early as the end of spring, and they pour in all summer. With the large numbers of PNMs at Auburn, it will be really hard to get the attention of a group without a rec letter.

2) In her opinion, there are no weak sororities at Auburn. Give each one your full attention and put an effort into making a great impression on each one.

3) Sell yourself! The sororities really want to hear about your involvements and achievements. Tell them what you did in high school and what you're passionate about.

4) Pref day=black dress. Will you be the only one NOT wearing one? Probably not...but not all attention is good attention and this is one case in which you DON'T want to be different. (My note here: This is coming from a non-conformist!)

5) Try not to listen to stereotypes and rumors about sororities b/c many reputations are outdated, or are inaccurate b/c they are based on a few people's opinions. Also, reputations and identities of a chapter can turn around and completely change with one pledge class.

6) Bring a tote bag. You'll need it.

7) Take notes. They WILL start to blend together.

8) Try to relax and just be yourself. Act how you would around close friends.

She looks forward to seeing all the beautiful and amazing girls coming through recruitment this Fall.

[aephi alum]

I'm so glad Emma is happy.

Originally Posted by AuburnDad

4) Pref day=black dress. Will you be the only one NOT wearing one? Probably not...but not all attention is good attention and this is one case in which you DON'T want to be different. (My note here: This is coming from a non-conformist!)

This is the only thing I'd question. (Note: I come from a northern school where recruitment was nowhere near as competitive as at Auburn.) When I was an active, we had one chapter that wore white and four that wore black ... and it would help a PNM stand out if she were wearing, let's say, blue (at the time no chapter on campus had blue as a color), or a print.

Then again, I'm a non-conformist too.

Nothing wrong with black, though. The "little black dress" has been a staple of women's wardrobes for as long back as I can remember, and it is so easy to accessorize.

[pam713]

My daughter is also an active member at Auburn and she agrees that a black or mostly black dress is best for pref. She has also needed that black dress for other events and has worn it to formal chapter quite a bit. She said that you definitely do not want a bright color that stands out too much.

Great advice from Emma! Hope she has a great recruitment on the other side this year!