Worst skit you ever had to perform in?

[JayhawkAOII]

Not a skit, but horrid none the less. Years ago (close to 20), someone higher up in the organization thought it would be a good idea to issue a rush video and instructions. The video was introduced at Convention for all to see. Sounds good so far, right? The video was done by one of our southern chapters who held rush during the winter months. It was thought, at the time, that all of the chapters would incorporate this theme into their rush plans.
The video was a Christmas theme rush party. Complete with velvet dresses. Complete with Christmas songs rewritten for the rush party.
At this time, I was a collegian, and our chapter advisor was Jewish. Strike one. She was horribly offended, and I couldn't blame her.
Kansas has rush in August. Ever been to Kansas in August? Not the time you want to wear a velvet dress. Strike two.

The video was sent out to all of the chapters, but it died a quick death, thankfully.

[TriDeltaSallie]

Originally Posted by JayhawkAOII

Not a skit, but horrid none the less. Years ago (close to 20), someone higher up in the organization thought it would be a good idea to issue a rush video and instructions. The video was introduced at Convention for all to see. Sounds good so far, right? The video was done by one of our southern chapters who held rush during the winter months. It was thought, at the time, that all of the chapters would incorporate this theme into their rush plans.
The video was a Christmas theme rush party. Complete with velvet dresses. Complete with Christmas songs rewritten for the rush party.
At this time, I was a collegian, and our chapter advisor was Jewish. Strike one. She was horribly offended, and I couldn't blame her.
Kansas has rush in August. Ever been to Kansas in August? Not the time you want to wear a velvet dress. Strike two.

The video was sent out to all of the chapters, but it died a quick death, thankfully.

We did do a Christmas-themed round and it was one of our best rounds. We had a few Jewish women in our chapter and we specifically talked with them about it before making the decision to run with it. I do think I lost a rush crush over it (she was Jewish), but overall the response to the theme was overwhelmingly positive. We didn't wear velvet though.

[carnation]

I was thinking about how in the seventies, almost every rush skit was about a clueless rushee who was trying to discover a home and after meeting several wonderful ABCs or XYZs, she finds her real home. Think Alice meeting various Wonderland characters who show her why she should be an ABC or Dorothy doing the same in Oz. If it wasn't that, it was a takeoff on a musical like Carousel or Showboat with sorority terminology inserted.

I did play a cancan dancer in Pi Phi Showboat my senior year (a certain photo of that kept showing up on Facebook last year ). What on earth the cancan had to do with Pi Phi, I can not remember; that's just what you expected with skits back then.

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

[ForeverRoses]

Originally Posted by JayhawkAOII

Not a skit, but horrid none the less. Years ago (close to 20), someone higher up in the organization thought it would be a good idea to issue a rush video and instructions. The video was introduced at Convention for all to see. Sounds good so far, right? The video was done by one of our southern chapters who held rush during the winter months. It was thought, at the time, that all of the chapters would incorporate this theme into their rush plans.
The video was a Christmas theme rush party. Complete with velvet dresses. Complete with Christmas songs rewritten for the rush party.
At this time, I was a collegian, and our chapter advisor was Jewish. Strike one. She was horribly offended, and I couldn't blame her.
Kansas has rush in August. Ever been to Kansas in August? Not the time you want to wear a velvet dress. Strike two.

The video was sent out to all of the chapters, but it died a quick death, thankfully.

Um, I totally remember that Christmas skit! That was the skit they performed when I went through rush. In September. In a tent outside.

The next year we switched to a Brady Bunch themed skit.

[carnation]

I once saw pictures of a Phi Mu Christmas skit. I don't know what the plot was but oh, the decorations were gorgeous--white lights everywhere and it looked all wintry.

[honeychile]

I can't believe that I'm even admitting it, but I was a bootlegger for a Roaring Twenties theme - terrible, terrible skit!

We also did a Cinderella based theme, but it was great! The Fairy Godmother used a glittered plunger for a magic wand & spoke in a Brooklyn accent, the pumpkin coach was a laundry hamper on wheels, and I was Bouncing Bunny, the Narrator! We got a 90% return rate on that one!