Auburn Recruitment 2012

[TNAuburnMom]

My daughter's prayers last night were answered. She was proud to accept a bid from Kappa Alpha Theta.

[MaryPoppins]

Originally Posted by TNAuburnMom

My daughter's prayers last night were answered. She was proud to accept a bid from Kappa Alpha Theta.

Hooray!

[IrishLake]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

There are 8 from Ohio.

Mason, Lancaster, Shaker Heights, Batavia, New Albany, Gates Mills, Cincy, Liberty Township.

That's essentially Cinci, Columbus (though a little SE, bordering on random Appalachia, near where we just moved to), CLE, Cinci (near where we just moved from), Columbus, CLE (Vi, you're thinking of Kings Mills, which is Cinci), Cinci, and Cinci.

Originally Posted by AUmom2012

Awwwww you all are sooooo sweet. Thanks for all the pm's, I really needed that! Seems as though she took her big girl pants to school, and wearing them now and giving things a try!! I encouraged her, and reminded her that there are girls there that this may have been their 1st choice, everyone is different y'know, and she might be making them feel bad. She's such a sucker.....hates to make someone feel bad, so hopefully things will work out well. and as DeltaBetaBaby said, she doesn't have to make all those decisions tonight. Thanks so much again for the kind words! Its been a helluva long day!

I'm very happy to hear she is giving it a shot. This could be her ONLY shot. We all know how competitive AU is.

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

I get contacted more and more from local girls going to Bama and Auburn for recs. We try to hook them up with someone from at least the city in which they live to give them the best chance they can.

I wish I got contacted for recs more often. Not gonna likely happen in my neck of the woods now!

Originally Posted by Katmandu

Well, Liberty Township is just N of greater Cincinnati, as is Mason (many residents working in Cinci) and Batavia is just east of Cinci, so 4 of the 8 are from SW Ohio/Greater Cinci area.

Yep yep! Go SWOH!

Originally Posted by TNAuburnMom

My daughter's prayers last night were answered. She was proud to accept a bid from Kappa Alpha Theta.

Wonderful! We welcome her to our sisterhood!

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by IrishLake

I wish I got contacted for recs more often. Not gonna likely happen in my neck of the woods now!

Yep yep! Go SWOH!

Wonderful! We welcome her to our sisterhood!

I started getting messages through FB. I post all of our alumnae chapter events on FB and am our self-appointed pubicity chair. They find my name and it goes from there. Because our area doesn't do Panhellenic teas and Greek Life is often a foreigh concept, I do anything I can to accommodate them.

BTW...Gates Mills = $$$$$$$ and Shaker is old money.

[thetalady]

Originally Posted by TNAuburnMom

My daughter's prayers last night were answered. She was proud to accept a bid from Kappa Alpha Theta.

I am so excited to hear about all these new members!!! YEAH! Can't wait to "meet" them all!

[betapin]

AUmom2012 I felt bad for you and your dau all night. Being a past president of a house the matching process is horrifying. It isn't that easy. There are two lists A and B each with the quota number. If your dau didn't get her first choice perhaps they had a lot of legacies or people with rec letters. If they had legacies they go to the top of the list - The bright spot for her to know is that she most likely got her third choice because she was their first choice. However, that doesn't mean that her first choice didn't want her. It is a game of numbers. Although Panhell doesn't like to hear this, as an alum I always tell my friends daughters don't write down a house on your final list if you don't want it - I say give it a go but if she is that unhappy don't go active and go through formal recruitment again next year. I wish I new what house it was so I could give you some better words of wisdom!

[Greek_or_Geek?]

Originally Posted by betapin

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How things work in your chapter, sorority and campus may not be the standard for all situations. You're also stepping ever so close to talking about membership selection.

Also, would it kill people to type out the word daughter? We chastise the young folks who come here about their poor grammar and text speak. I think the college educated adults should live up to the same standards.

[AUmom2012]

Also, would it kill people to type out the word daughter? We chastise the young folks who come here about their poor grammar and text speak. I think the college educated adults should live up to the same standards.[/QUOTE]



Uhhh was this directed to me? The answer would be no. If I wanted to put her name, I may as well put her SSN and pic up too. Its a large campus, but not that large, she's doesn't need this thread or forum to deal with should she choose to de-pledge or whatever. And I didn't feel like creating a fake name or anything either. Sorry.

[AnchorAlumna]

Type out the word "daughter."
Not her actual name
I knew what it meant...also know what DD means...don't worry about it!

[Greek_or_Geek?]

Originally Posted by AUmom2012

Also, would it kill people to type out the word daughter? We chastise the young folks who come here about their poor grammar and text speak. I think the college educated adults should live up to the same standards.

Uhhh was this directed to me? The answer would be no. If I wanted to put her name, I may as well put her SSN and pic up too. Its a large campus, but not that large, she's doesn't need this thread or forum to deal with should she choose to de-pledge or whatever. And I didn't feel like creating a fake name or anything either. Sorry.[/QUOTE]

Type out the WORD daughter. No one expects you to use your daughter's name.
We shouldn't expect the kids who come here to use proper communication skills if adults are not willing to do so as well.

[Always AlphaGam]

"D" : College Confidential : Helicopter Parenting

I can't speak for other GCers, but that's what it seems like to me.

[Greek_or_Geek?]

Originally Posted by betapin

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Originally Posted by betapin

I apologize. I was just trying to make the mom feel better My daughter was in the same situation!

I can appreciate that but discussing membership selection is not an appropriate way to do so. Like AzTheta said, you need to remove these posts.

[betapin]

One last thing, typically only the Chapter Pres, Recruitment chair and membership chair are the ones to see those lists. The members only see the list of new members right before the bids are handed out. We posted it about 15 minutes to 20 minutes b4 meeting up to congratulate our new members. So if the girls for the 1st choice took her out it was sincere - they may have been as shocked as she was!

[AZTheta]

Originally Posted by TNAuburnMom

My daughter's prayers last night were answered. She was proud to accept a bid from Kappa Alpha Theta.

Originally Posted by YAUmom

TNauburnmom, Congrats! My daughters prayers were answered too. They are pledge sisters!!!!!p.s. don't let them visit Wrapsody, they will want to buy everything in the store that shows their sorority on it.

Originally Posted by AUMom2011

Congrats to TNauburnmom and YAUmom! My daughter is a Theta at Auburn! She said they had a great group of girls this year, she is so excited!

Welcome to Kappa Alpha Theta Now you are about to embark on a lifelong search for kite jewelry and motifs (seriously! good luck!!!). So pleased that your daughters are happy. And thanks for the heads up on Wrapsody. Just what I needed, another place to spend $$$.