Worst skit you ever had to perform in?

[Cheerio]

I had only to 'perform' as a rushee in this skit by watching it. XYZ sorority members dressed like Ronald McDonald, the Burger King, Wendy from Wendy's, and the clown from Jack-in-the-Box. I believe each character represented a house on campus: one house had colors resembling a character's burger home (there's one on every corner nationwide); one had a rep as very flirtatious women (have it your way); one house pledged mostly redheaded women (and perhaps silly hair-dos?); and the house performing the skit was lots of funfunfun (please join us, we make poor jokes about other houses in our skits). Quite an unusual method of rushing potential members. Oh, and the Ronald McDonald NEVER smiled the WHOLE TIME she performed/spoke with individual rushees.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by Cheerio

I had only to 'perform' as a rushee in this skit by watching it. XYZ sorority members dressed like Ronald McDonald, the Burger King, Wendy from Wendy's, and the clown from Jack-in-the-Box. I believe each character represented a house on campus: one house had colors resembling a character's burger home (there's one on every corner nationwide); one had a rep as very flirtatious women (have it your way); one house pledged mostly redheaded women (and perhaps silly hair-dos?); and the house performing the skit was lots of funfunfun (please join us, we make poor jokes about other houses in our skits). Quite an unusual method of rushing potential members. Oh, and the Ronald McDonald NEVER smiled the WHOLE TIME she performed/spoke with individual rushees.

Someone needed to show these girls this clip from Elf!

[JayhawkAOII]

I think the Christmas thing wouldn't have been so bad if it had been more "Winter Wonderland" than "Birth of Jesus". A winter theme could have been pulled off in August.
The worst part of it was that all of the chapters had to buy the rush package. There was no choice if it would fit in with the campus demographic or not. I remember we got it, looked at it, and decided we would stick with what we had planned to do. So we were stuck with this package of stuff that was useless but had to pay for it anyway. A number of the chapters on the coasts, if I remember correctly, felt the same way and those packages soon started collecting dust in storage closets.

[chi-o_cat]

Originally Posted by JayhawkAOII

I think the Christmas thing wouldn't have been so bad if it had been more "Winter Wonderland" than "Birth of Jesus". A winter theme could have been pulled off in August.
The worst part of it was that all of the chapters had to buy the rush package. There was no choice if it would fit in with the campus demographic or not.

Wow...yeah, no way that would have been a good theme idea where I went to school. Not only was AOPi one of the main predominantly Jewish sororities, but almost all houses had a large portion of Jewish members. Of course a large percentage of PNMs coming through would have been Jewish, as well, and probably would have found that theme less-than-appealing, I’m sure!

[FSUZeta]

My chapter did an awful skit loosely based on, as near as I can guess, those old, old silent films where the villian, dressed in black top hat and cape, kidnaps sweet Nell, the virginal heroine of the piece. Nell is rescued by some Dudley Do-Right character named "Ichosea Zeta Blue. I have no memory whether the villian was another house trying to steal the girl away from ZTA or someone trying to keep the girl from going greek. It was so corny, with over the top characters, and as a pnm I was embarrassed for the girls in the skit-as a sister I was embarrassed that the chapter still did it. I think by the time I was a senior we had scrapped the skit.

[sdtennisgal]

I still remember being involuntarily assigned to be one of the "tuxedo dancers" in a take-off of the Marilyn Monroe "Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend" number. On one of the hottest days in August, six of us had to don faux tuxedos (and they were wool), pull our 80's teased hair into tight buns, wear ill-fitting top-haps, and twirl around one of our cutest, petitist, blondest members as she warbled modified lines of that classic. Yes, we were six of the tallest girls in the chapter and I am not a gifted dancer. Everytime I hear that song, I still feel resentful.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by carnation

33 is right, philanthropy should be replaced before skit is but I have no clue what they could replace either one with.

How about just talking with the PNMs more? Wouldn't that be a novel concept? Getting to the know the women a little bit better? I think philanthropy round should just be a video/talk about the sorority's philanthropy.

I was never the member who loved recruitment. I have to be in the "right" mood to force myself to socialize with people I don't know. I was a good recruitment chair, because I just had to do the work to get the parties planned and executed.

The only skit I ever remember us doing was Grease. It was fun.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by AGDee

How about just talking with the PNMs more? Wouldn't that be a novel concept? Getting to the know the women a little bit better? I think philanthropy round should just be a video/talk about the sorority's philanthropy.

If you have open houses, skits, house tours, and prefs, doesn't that make for a good four rounds? Assuming you have a house, of course. Otherwise? Yeah, just talk more.