My recruitment thread!!

[Mevara]

Your not going to make us wait the five days as well?!

[MaryPoppins]

Originally Posted by Mevara

Your not going to make us wait the five days as well?!

Please dear heavens No!

[icecream123]

Hi everyone! Sorry it's been taking so long for me to update, but here's Round 3!

After five LONG days of waiting and talking about nothing but rush, Friday finally arrived. We were to meet with our Rho Gamma groups in the afternoon, and then we would be visiting all the houses until late at night.

The attire for Round 3 was business casual so I carefully picked out my outfit and headed to the classroom we were meeting in. The maximum amount of houses we could return to for the day was 6. Morgan, my Rho Gamma, handed me my schedule and I nervously opened it. I saw that I would be returning (in order) to Cabo, Nassau, Cancun, San Juan, Punta Cana, and Las Vegas. I was cut by Miami and Montego Bay, but I was okay with it because I still had my four favorites left, along with Cabo and San Juan. By this point many girls were upset with the schedules they were getting back and I knew several girls who had already dropped out of rush.

The parties for Round 3 were 50 minutes long because we would be getting a tour of each house, and I was so excited to see how differently all of them were set up and decorated!

Cabo- I was still so surprised that I kept getting invited back here because I really did not think I would fit in. The house was nice and the girls were friendly enough and I knew plenty of people who wanted Cabo (including two girls on my floor) but I did not think it was for me. I would be fine if I had to come back for pref, but ultimately, I still did not think I would end up here.

Nassau- As always, I really enjoyed this house. The girls all seemed so perfect and put together, and the house was really cute. This had been one of my favorites the first two days and it definitely did not let me down for Round 3. I talked to four new girls I had never spoken to, and really liked all of them.

Cancun- Cancun was easily a favorite among all of the girls talking about rush throughout the week, and there was no way for it not to be. Each girl I met was so down to earth and funny, and I loved the way that the house was set up. I really hoped that I would be invited back to pref at Cancun.

San Juan- I was not super excited to return to San Juan again, but I was willing to give it another chance and see if I got along better with some of the girls. However, as it turned out, I talked to all of the same girls I talked to during Round 2 and the conversation was not much better. I liked the house enough as it was recently renovated, but overall San Juan was definitely my least favorite house of the day.

Punta Cana- I was very excited to come back to Punta Cana, and I had a great time during Round 3. The house was surprisingly bigger than I thought it would be and all of the rooms were decorated so cute. I talked to four more girls I had never spoken to before, and one of them and I discovered that we are literally the same person and I was really sad when she got rotated out and I had to talk to someone else.

Las Vegas- By this point, it was dark out and everyone was dragging. I was so excited to come back to Las Vegas again though, and again, I had a great time. The house was probably the smallest out of all the ones I had visited, but I still liked how the rooms were decorated and I loved the sisters I spoke with.


The day was finally finished, and it was time to pick the 3 houses we would want to go back for pref. However, I was so conflicted and had no idea what to do because I knew I definitely wanted to cut Cabo and San Juan, but I LOVED Nassau, Cancun, Punta Cana, and Las Vegas. No matter what I did, I would be choosing to cut a house that I really enjoyed and could want to be apart of. Because I was so confused, I turned to my Rho Gamma Morgan (she was the one I became the closest with throughout the week) for advice and she helped talk me through my day and everything that was going on in my head. She asked me to describe the feelings I got at each house, and we finally concluded that I felt more comfortable and at home with 3 of the houses and that in those 3 houses, I could truly see myself becoming good friends with the sisters I had met. I will still nervous, but I ended up ranking:
1. Cancun
1. Punta Cana
1. Las Vegas
2. Nassau
3. Cabo
4. San Juan


At this point, my friends and I all decided that we were not going to discuss what we liked and how we ranked our houses, especially because we had very similar houses left, and we would just surprise each other on bid day with where we ended up. I kind of liked this, because this way none of us would convince each other to put down one house or another just for the sake of it, we would all be ranking what we truly wanted.

Stay tuned for Round 4!

[icecream123]

Waking up on Saturday morning, I could hardly believe it was already the last round of rush. I was very excited for bid day because every sister in every sorority I talked to had told me bid day is the best day ever. I did not know where my three best friends would be going today because we did not discuss our picks from the night before, but my roommate, Jenny, made it pretty clear that if she did not get Punta Cana, she would not be accepting a bid. (The day before she had also been to Puerto Vallarta, San Juan, and Orlando).

I put on my dress and the girls on my floor and I made our way down to our Rho Gamma groups, and the room was buzzing with excitement and nervousness. Carly handed me my schedule, and I opened it. I quickly glanced down and saw that (in order) I would be returning to Punta Cana, Nassau, and Las Vegas. What happened to Cancun? I had been so sure that Cancun was a chapter I could see myself in and even though I still loved all three houses I was invited back to, I was still hurt that Cancun for whatever reason did not want me. Still excited for the day, I walked to my first house of my last round of recruitment.

Punta Cana- It surprised me how different preference round was than the previous ones because I knew it would be more serious, but I did not know that there would be no more singing and screaming. Not surprisingly, my good friend Lindsay greeted me at the door at Punta Cana. We sat down and had a serious talk about Punta Cana and how much she loves it. She also told me because we had been good friends prior to rush, she wanted us to be honest with each other so she said that I probably already knew she really wanted me in Punta Cana and that all of her sisters had loved me throughout the week, but that she did not want me to choose it just because she was in it as she would be leaving long before me (she's a junior) and that I needed to take her out of the equation when deciding what to do. The ceremony was very nice and I loved it, and I left Punta Cana thinking that this was the sorority I definitely wanted to join.

Nassau- I had loved Nassau throughout the rush process, but I think I knew I felt a little more at home at Punta Cana and Las Vegas. The girls here were all wonderful and the sister who I talked to for pref round was one I had met and gotten along well with earlier during rush, and the ceremony was beautiful. I would not be at all disappointed if this was the house I received a bid from, but I left Nassau knowing that they would not be my first choice.

Las Vegas- Of course, my friend Emily greeted me at the door at Las Vegas. I had made up my mind I wanted to be a Punta Cana, but then Emily started talking about everything Las Vegas had done for her and I had loved Las Vegas the entire week as well. The ceremony was so nice and sweet, and Emily told me that she really hoped I would choose Las Vegas and that every sister I had met had such great things to say about me. All in all, I left Las Vegas thinking I might rank them first after all..


We had to wait awhile before we were able to make our final rankings, and during this time I kept confusing myself more and more. I had loved all three houses I visited, and I really felt at home at both Punta Cana and Las Vegas. Also, I know Lindsay had told me not to feel this way but I felt that no matter what I put first, it would appear as if I was choosing between Lindsay and Emily rather than their sororities. Morgan, my favorite Rho Gamma, saw I was distressed and came over to talk me through my decision. She told me that as much as I thought I loved both houses, I really need to take Lindsay, Emily, and every person I knew in either sorority ahead of time out of my head and think about all of the sisters I had simply met during rush. She said that a sorority is comprised of many more girls than the few I already knew in each one, and I would be much happier at a place I knew I loved even the girls I had only met for a 3 minute period during recruitment. I was probably one of the last people to do my final rankings as I was so torn and kept going back and forth, but finally, I made a decision.

1. Punta Cana
2. Las Vegas
3. Nassau

(Unless I got a phone call in the morning saying I did not receive a bid) I knew I would be happy at any of the three chapters. After the day was over, we were all so exhausted that we got food and just went to bed. None of my friends (beside my roommate, who had preffed at Punta Cana, San Juan, and Orlando, and it was already very clear how she ranked them) discussed what we had done or where we had gone, but I hoped they were all happy with their choices.

Bid day will come soon!