Aerylle's 2010 Fall Recruitment Story - Page 4

CherrySonata · #46 08-11-2010, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

Just make it something LIGHT (Mango Mandarin as opposed to Japanese Cherry Blossom) and don't layer any other perfume on top of it. I totally understand feeling blah and gross if you don't put anything on. The no-scent rules are for the actives not for the PNMs.

lol JCB is one of my top 3 favorite scents... Still, its more of an evening and cooler-weather scent! I get what you're saying.

Aerylle · #47 08-11-2010, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

Just make it something LIGHT (Mango Mandarin as opposed to Japanese Cherry Blossom) and don't layer any other perfume on top of it. I totally understand feeling blah and gross if you don't put anything on. The no-scent rules are for the actives not for the PNMs.

How about Vanilla? It's pretty much my signature scent. Ha ha.

Aerylle · #48 08-11-2010, 01:39 AM

Yikes!

Alright girls, I just had a bit of a scare. Went in and tried on most of my clothes for Rush (the new ones mostly) again to find that.. they don't work. ]:

My two new dresses are too big all of a sudden, one pair of bottoms is awkwardly cut (I don't know how I didn't notice this in the store. >.<), and my new blouse to suddenly too small (I don't know how this happened..).

Looks like I'll be making a Target and JC Penney run this weekend..

FSUZeta · #49 08-11-2010, 08:24 AM

acckkkk!! good thing you checked early enough so that you can exchange things!

perfectinpurple · #50 08-11-2010, 09:49 AM

Go get those things changed quickly!! Glad you have time to get it fixed before recruitment!

Aerylle · #51 08-15-2010, 08:25 PM

With recruitment starting in just a short time, I'll be holding off posting my story for at least two days until after everything. I will be writing each night so when I do post it will seem as if it happened that day (copy and paste ftw).

Just wanting to give everyone a heads up and a quick update on everything.

To all the other PNM's out there, good luck and I can't wait to read your stories! Hope everyone's recruitment goes as planned and everyone ends up with a happy ending, a new home, and some new amazing sisters!

Have fun to everyone in the next few weeks!~

FSUZeta · #52 08-15-2010, 08:38 PM

good luck aerylle!

CherrySonata · #53 08-15-2010, 10:01 PM

omg! girl!
I am so excited and nervous...
I can't wait to see how it goes for you!

Aerylle · #54 08-15-2010, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by FSUZeta

good luck aerylle!

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by CherrySonata

omg! girl!
I am so excited and nervous...
I can't wait to see how it goes for you!

I am too! Excited and nervous that is. Ha ha.

Aerylle · #55 08-19-2010, 09:49 PM

So it's the night before recruitment starts and I'm both calmer than I've ever been and stressed to the max at the same time. Now, don't take that the wrong way, I'm excited as ever! But, I'm also worried that it may not work out the way I want it to.

Even so, I know that there is only one thing I can do and that's be the bubbly, fun loving, outgoing girl I am and hope everything will work out.

Well I have some items in the mail coming for me, that might or might not be here in time. Hopefully they will be. If not, I always have other clothes I can wear. I'm just hoping for the new ones!

Anyway, on to the fun stuff! As you can imagine, I have been “babbling” to my boyfriend (to which he has named me his “Babbling Brook”, you all can call me Brooke if you wish. It seems to be my new nickname around home), his family, my family, and all of my friends non-stop the past week. Telling 'em facts, thoughts, what each day will entail, what my outfits, everything!

I'm pretty sure everyone that knows me can't wait for this week to be over. Ha ha.

Well, gotta go spend the night trying to relax before my big day tomorrow!

Aerylle · #56 08-19-2010, 09:51 PM

So today was the first day of Recruitment. It was the “Meet your RC and PNM groups day” so nothing too exciting yet.

I thought I would inform you of the girls I know in sororities though. :]

Alright, so the first girl I know is a Jess. I've known her for.. six years, I think? Might be seven or eight, but I fail at remembering. Either way, she has always been SUPER sweet to everyone, me included. I remember always saying that she was the sweetest girl in school. Either way, we are still in contact with each other. We aren't exactly “friends” per se, but we do talk on occasion.

The next girl I know is an Emily, and I know even less about her. I know that we've been in school and classes together for about the same time as girl #1, but I only ever had her in one class I think, and that was in 7th grade.

Okay, now, on to what actually happened today.

I got to New Member Check-In around 12:10 and was out by 12:30pm. I got my shirt and was told that I needed to be back in a few hours for my PNM meeting with my RC. So I went home, ate lunch with the boyfriend, watched him play Red Dead Redemption (Oh boys and their toys..) and has a relaxing afternoon.

Later, around 4:00pm I met with my RC and PNM group. We discussed hazing, alcohol violations/underage drinking, who to talk to about hazing, how to get help in college, types of hazing, things like that. After the presentation, we were divided up into our RC groups. I got a really sweet girl we will call Anna. She had her partner who wasn't really our groups' RC (she had her own group of girls) but she sat in on our meeting and said we could go to her if we needed anything. I'll call her Jamie. What's funny is that I'm pretty sure I know Jamie from high school. If I get the chance, I'm gonna ask her what school she went to. :]

Well, time to unwind with my drink of choice (hot chocolate) and get ready for my first real day tomorrow!

IrishLake · #57 08-19-2010, 10:28 PM

best of luck, cant wait to hear all about it!

Aerylle · #58 08-20-2010, 09:33 PM

So first day started off kinda slowly. We were told to get there at 9:00am, but nothing was to start until 10:30. So we hung around a while, chatted, got to know each other more, then started to our first house around 10:10am.

So first up, we arrived at Lorelai. I had been warned it would be loud and bouncy, but I honestly wasn't prepared for this at all! I was the first in line (and very nervous about that might I add) and no one really told me what to do once the door opened so.. I just kinda went with it, blushed a bit and smiled!

Lorelai: Once inside I was picked up by a sophomore and was taken back into the house. It was a nice house, but it wasn't very modern at all. It felt “old”, but the girls made it feel like a home. If that makes any sense. The girls were all super sweet. I was bumped maybe.. five or six times. I don't know if that's good or bad, but.. I met a lot of girls! Even though everyone was super sweet, I didn't feel like we “clicked” that well. Like, our personalities were different, as well as the sense of humor. This might be because it was the first house and everyone was so nervous.

Rory: They have the cutest house, hands down! I've loved this house since I first stepped on campus. I remember the tour with my parents saying, “Oh look! That house is so cute!” And the inside was just as cute! I. Loved. This. House! And I don't just mean the building! The girls were AMAZING. We were laughing and talking about things other than the list of questions that was normal (school, hometown, etc). I was bumped about.. four times and each time got a new amazing girl! They all seemed to be super sweet, really down to earth, and had my type of personality. I was really sad to leave and have thought about this house all day!

Sookie: This house was amazing as well (both the building and the girls)! I talked to a really sweet, down to earth girl who broke every stereotype I'd ever heard about sorority girls (not that the other houses didn't, this out just seemed to do a better job of pointing it out). I was told about study hours, GPA standings, the events they hold, going out, staying in, everything! I loved this house as well and knew it was gonna be a tough choice in who to put down first between this one and the house before it.

Logan: Well first of all, I have this chapters song stuck in my head still and I've been humming it all day. Ha ha. At first I didn't know how I felt at this house. This had more to do with the fact that I doubled up with the girl behind me when we first went in and she was more of a talker than I was, but the active did a good job of talking to me as well, which made me more comfortable. After the initial song and dance (which was super cute!) someone came over and stole me away. This girl actually was a lot like me! We talked about where we lived and the weather (silly topic, but it was more than just a “chit chat” topic for some reason) and started talking about TV shows toward the end. I mentioned that I was a discovery channel dork and she agreed. I was bumped right then and found my twin. She had the same irrational fear as me, loved the same shows as me, I loved this house!

Jess: As I mentioned before, I have a friend in this chapter, and I was hoping to see her, but sadly, I didn't. I was paired up with a girl who seemed.. well, rather fake. Something I wasn't expecting at all because the Jess I know isn't that way at all! And by fake I mean she said the same response to everything I said.. I guess the word forced would be better.. But, I wasn't really feeling this girl when I got bumped to a really nice girl who I ended up talking about Harry Potter to. I was bumped again to a girl who was a die hard Harry Potter fan and we hit it off. She made me feel better about the house. I was bumped once more and found another really sweet girl. I decided that the first girl might have been nervous or a “fluke”. I knew walking out of this house that ranking was going to be really hard..

Paris: This was the house I heard the most tent talk about and was kinda nervous going in because of everything I had heard. I was sad walking in when I found that one of the rumors held true, but I decided that I didn't care and that I was going to look at these girls the same as every other house. I'm glad I did though, because after the first girl (who I will not mention my thoughts on, as they are rather superficial, which normally I am not, but.. This was one of those hard-to-overlook type of deals..) I got three really sweet girls. I talked about pets a lot with these girls. Told one I had birds when I was younger, right before I got bumped. The next girl told me how her brother stepped on a bird (sad!). I then told her how my friend stepped on and killed a puppy (even sadder!). It was the weirdest conversation, but it was amusing (the girls, not the topic). Another reason I probably wasn't to keen on this house: I hadn't visited the little girls room all day. Lol. I don't know if I could see myself in this house, but I'd definitely give it a shot!

So, if ranking was done today, this is how it would look.

1. Logan
1. Rory
1. Sookie
2 Jess
3. Paris
4. Lorelai

arrowlady · #59 08-20-2010, 10:50 PM

Can't wait to hear the rest... and wishing you a wonderful week!

Aerylle · #60 08-20-2010, 10:54 PM

Here is day two of set one!

Today I started off a little sluggish as the initial excitement had worn off in the heat and all the talking of the previous day, but I got up, got ready and headed out for the second day of set one!

Emily: I had some preconceived notions about this house but I tried to put them aside (and did successfully) and walked in with a smile. I got a really nice girl and we talked about.. I honestly don't remember what other than movies (it seems every girl got asked about movies). Either way, toward the end of the conversation the girl said “I'm not really a thinker. I believe what my dad tells me.” I was shocked, and honestly didn't know what to say. I got bumped shortly after that and talked to a few other really sweet girls. The song was adorable (and I had it stuck in my head all day!) but, didn't really feel a connection.

Richard: I was really excited about this chapter as they have one of the highest GPAs at my school (which is really important to me). The house was amazing, the girls with gorgeous, and they seemed to genuinely like me. Talked to three girls, about leadership, cooking, summer jobs, and shopping (I actually got a really good tip on how to shop smarter. Ha ha) and I really enjoyed this house.

Luke: I was excited to get to this house as it was so new to campus and it was still growing as a chapter. I talked to a girl who I forgot her name, lets call her Sammie, about their house, leadership opportunities, and how we had nearly the exact same double major (her second major is my minor). I loved her! I knew that I wanted to come back here! The second girl was also so sweet! This became my favorite!

Michel: I had a rec letter for this house so I was excited to see all the girls here. I first talked with a girl I'll call Morgan. I honestly have no idea what she said to me. It was so loud in this house! I was lip reading most of the time and even then I have no clue what she was talking about. Most of the time I nodded and smiled. The house was cute, and so were the girls, but I knew I wouldn't be getting an invite, and that was okay.

Lane: Last house of the day, woo! I was so exhausted by the time this house came around that I barely wanted to talk. I talked to four girls about jobs and traveling (yes, I talked about the same topics with each girl. Each one had such an interesting story of traveling!) All the girls were dressed exactly the same, down to the heels and jewelry. Each of them was already taller than me, and then add three inch heels and I was looking up to every one of them! I don't know, we didn't really seem to have that much in common..

End of day ranking!

-drum roll-

1. Luke
1. Rory
1. Sookie
1. Richard
1. Logan
1. Jess
1. Lane
1. Paris
2. Emily
3. Michel
4. Lorelai