a reluctant PNM faces the music

[victoriana]

I loved your story!! I am really curious to know the unusual pet that was flute's mascot, though. Lol.

[AOII Angel]

I don't know; I've never heard that one, but honestly so many of these poems have been readjusted to fit other groups that tracing it back to the original is tough unless you have the authors name attached.

[aggiegphi]

I have to agree- one of the more entertaining recruitment stories that I've read on here. Congrats to you and Kappa- I have a cousin who is one at Wake.

[facethemusic]

I'm reluctant to give away the identities of any other houses because I really don't want to reveal my identity or my school, but since the whole pet thing sparked so much curiosity, I'll let y'all know that Flute was Alpha Gamma Delta and the pet was a squirrel. When I was a kid, my mom volunteered with a wildlife rehabilitation clinic where people could bring baby birds, squirrels and other wildlife that had fallen out of trees, been attacked by pets, etc. She especially loved the squirrels and occasionally volunteered to bring home patients that needed especially good care. It probably happened about 4 or 5 times in the course of my childhood up until she stopped volunteering there when I was 9 or 10. I remember helping her feed the little bald things with a medicine dropper - they were so tiny and adorable! They never stayed at our house long - they went back to the clinic as soon as they were in better shape and were eventually released - but I had become pretty familiar with how to take care of them as babies. I couldn't imagine having a full-grown, healthy squirrel in my house though. Doesn't seem like a good idea. I guess the Flute house here thinks so too, because years later they are still pet-less. I think they've given up the project.

[LAblondeGPhi]

First of all, great story! I've really enjoyed reading it, and I'm so happy that it had a happy ending!

Originally Posted by facethemusic

I'm reluctant to give away the identities of any other houses because I really don't want to reveal my identity or my school, but since the whole pet thing sparked so much curiosity, I'll let y'all know that Flute[COLOR=Yellow][COLOR=Black] was Alpha Gamma Delta and the pet was a squirrel.

My sophomore year, one of my pledge sisters was super upset when she found out that her little sis had dropped out during pledge quarter. She very loudly proclaimed that since her little didn't want her, she'd go and adopt one of the many squirrels that roamed campus. We did some research and were very excited that there was a sorority with a squirrel as a mascot, and I bought her this obnoxious, giant green Alpha Gamma Delta pen that had a squirrel bent into the top.

Another side squirrel story: I once saw one scamper down a tree and grab a package of Nutter Butters from a vendor stand on campus, then scamper back up the tree. Blatant theft!

[amIblue?]

I love a Kappa ending! A belated welcome to Kappa!

[KKGCaroline]

Congratulations on Kappa Kappa Gamma!!!

[Tulip86]

Great story and congratulations on Kappa Kappa Gamma!

[honeychile]

*Agreed!!

[Mevara]

Congratulations and Welcome to Kappa!! Love hearing Kappa stories.

[CougarGrad]

Hey there... just read this story straight through. It's been a fun read, and mucho congrats to you and Kappa!

I loved the "pet" speculation, and when you revealed that it was a squirrel, I laughed mightily. My alma mater is notorious for its many squirrels who do not fear man or lawnmower. Those little boogers will find someone sitting on a park bench, scamper right up to her, and put their little paws on her feet or thigh or shoulder (as happened to me) in attempts to look cute and earn peanuts, which are sold on campus at several convenience stores for precisely that purpose. In fact, in my foreign language classes, when we got to advanced verb forms, we'd sit outside and practice creating sentences with the squirrels as the subjects... "The squirrels have no pants on." "A squirrel is driving my car to the store." "That squirrel has never voted in a Presidential election."

Yeah, I know. We were nerds. I still am.

[ohheythere]

Awww, I just LOVED the fact that your closest friends ended up being your sisters! So cute!

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by Low C Sharp

When it comes to kittens, I lose my mind altogether. I almost can't take them, I love them that much.

So, kittens to Low C Sharp are like sloths are to Kristen Bell?

[WhiteRose1912]

Originally Posted by Low C Sharp

It's going to crush my soul if I develop a cat allergy later in life. There's almost nothing I like better than a nice purring cat where you put your face in the cat's fur and breathe. What some women get from smelling a baby's head, I get from breathing cat fur.

When it comes to kittens, I lose my mind altogether. I almost can't take them, I love them that much.

Made me think of this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP4NMoJcFd4

[barbino]

Originally Posted by Low C Sharp

It's going to crush my soul if I develop a cat allergy later in life. There's almost nothing I like better than a nice purring cat where you put your face in the cat's fur and breathe. What some women get from smelling a baby's head, I get from breathing cat fur.

When it comes to kittens, I lose my mind altogether. I almost can't take them, I love them that much.

I used to breed & show purebred cats until I developed a cat allergy that triggered a serious asthma attack & my doctor insisted that I get rid of all of them. I could have a Sphynx or a Cornish Rex, but that's about it. No more Persians (never had good ones though) and no more of the shorthair breed that I bred for years. I'd kill for a Manx or Tonkinese right now; I had one of each of these, too. But I have not had a really bad asthma attack like that one since then and I look forward to getting a dog off the "Obama/the hypoallergenic list" (a soft-coated wheaten terrier). I'm much less allergic to dogs than cats. Since I love both cats and dogs; I just find it hard to live with no animals at all right now.