A State-ly Sorority Recruitment

[ElizaB]

Honestly I wasn't particularly nervous for recruitment. I was extremely excited! I had been waiting to do this for years and was thrilled to finally start the process (this school does a deferred/2nd semester recruitment which was such a tease!) My Rho Chi group seemed really nice. I didn't know any of the girls in mine, but I am still friends with a few of them now!

Florida: As a whole these girls were known to be the trashy/party girl types, but I didn't see that at all. The actives who rushed me definitely seemed "done up" but not fake. I had relatable conversations with every girl I met and left feeling really confident!

Alaska: I was really excited to meet these girls. They were extremely visible on campus all year and seemed so sweet. Definitely a more southern-seeming house compared to others. Open House did not disappoint! They were not as done up as the first house but kind of radiated a really attractive confident quality that I was totally seduced by. Love.

Kansas:My roommate had a lot of high school friends in Kansas and was hoping to pledge this house and I was definitely looking forward to meeting them. I just didn't jive with them. The girl who picked me up passed me off to her identical twin which was really confusing to handle because twin 1 ended up coming back later and I couldn't tell who was who. (They whole house was wearing matching outfits with the same hairstyle... did not help the twin thing!) And another active referenced how they are by far the hottest girls on campus. It was just uncomfortable and I was not a fan. Maybe it was a bad experience? PNMs regard Kansas as a 'top house' so I kind of wanted to go back and see them again. But kind of not...

Texas: I am a legacy to this house and it is another highly desired house by PNMs so I really wanted to fit in here. They weren't as involved seeming as Alaska, but I did really like the women who rushed me. I seemed to fit well, but it wasn't as natural feeling as Alaska. It was somewhere between Alaska and Florida for me.

Colorado: They were a huge surprise for me. I didn't know anything about them going in and didn't have any expectations for them. But it was amazing! The girls were funny but didn't seem to try too hard, and pretty without being fake looking. I was practically doubled over laughing the entire time. I fit so well here and was dying to back the next day.

Maine: I liked these girls fine. Unlike Colorado, they did seem to try really hard to be likable. It just didn't feel as natural but I still enjoyed myself.

Utah: This felt really similar to Maine. The girls were really nice but talking to them was kind of like listening to a sales pitch. It wasn't homey feeling. But I didn't want to rule them out at all because the girls I knew in it were really great ladies. I thought maybe it was just an off day?

Ohio: Several girls from my hometown are members of this Ohio chapter. I was picked up by one of their VPs and was passed off to other sorority officers. It was really flattering to me. I also felt that I meshed SO well with these girls. They were really sporty which I liked because I'm really sporty.

Iowa: I didn't have many notes on this house. They were pleasant and cordial but nothing stood out. After several of the other houses I had been to, I was really looking to click with the actives rushing me, and I didn't seem to find that here.

Vermont: I didn't like this house very much. It was really hard to keep the conversation going and I didn't relate to many of the actives. I did not particularly want to see more of them in future rounds.

Delaware: I really enjoyed these girls! They were very girl-next-door types and seemed happy with what they had going on, but not cocky. It was extremely hard to hear in this house, but I did have fun conversations with the actives. I wanted to go back tomorrow.

Nevada: These girls seemed to really try to be fun, but it was just so uncomfortable. We were rushed at a 3PNM:1active ratio which was a weird dynamic. The PNMs I had been paired with were really introverted, as was the active, so it was hard to balance the conversation. I didn't fit with anybody.

Rhode Island : We saw a presentation about this sorority and their colonization plans. The presenters were super sweet but I wasn't sure if that was the experience I wanted. I wouldn't rule it out, but it was not my first choice situation.

My rank at the end of Open House was

Alaska
Maine
Texas
Colorado
Delaware
Florida
Kansas
Ohio
Utah

And the houses I wished to drop were :

Iowa
Vermont
Nevada

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by ElizaB

Nevada: These girls seemed to really try to be fun, but it was just so uncomfortable. We were rushed at a 3PNM:1active ratio which was a weird dynamic. The PNMs I had been paired with were really introverted, as was the active, so it was hard to balance the conversation. I didn't fit with anybody.

Wow. I would think that a chapter expecting a 3 PNM to 1 active ratio for open houses would bring in some assistance in the form of local alumnae or members of a nearby chapter, to even out the ratio. I don't blame you for having felt uncomfortable.

Also, btw, yellow is kinda invisible against the white background. Perhaps you could use a different color for Ohio?

Anyway - keep it coming! Lots of us enjoy reading rush threads, and you don't exactly get a lot of live rush threads in June so a retro thread this time of year is good to see.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

Wow. I would think that a chapter expecting a 3 PNM to 1 active ratio for open houses would bring in some assistance in the form of local alumnae or members of a nearby chapter, to even out the ratio. I don't blame you for having felt uncomfortable.

Some CPH's have explicit rules against this. I know mine did.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

Some CPH's have explicit rules against this. I know mine did.

Also, some chapters don't have lots of alumnae nearby or any chapters, either.

[MaryPoppins]

Originally Posted by ElizaB

Nevada:We were rushed at a 3PNM:1active ratio which was a weird dynamic.

With deferred recruitment, if it's in the middle of a semester, it is difficult to pull members from other chapters due to academic concerns.