Auburn University Recruitment 2014

[OldOleMiss]

It actually helped me having rush start immediately… I was also 10 hours away from home and had been just a ball of hormonal emotions for about 2 weeks- crying, lashing out, clingy etc… when my parents finally left my dorm room I would have had a complete meltdown had I not had to hurry to convocation!!!! Rush (recruitment) completely got my mind off of all of those feelings of being so far from home and helped me immediately start meeting people and making friends. I'm not sure how it would have been had I not had that distraction.

Brittin- hang in there!!!!

[thetalady]

Originally Posted by OldOleMiss

It actually helped me having rush start immediately… I was also 10 hours away from home and had been just a ball of hormonal emotions for about 2 weeks- crying, lashing out, clingy etc… when my parents finally left my dorm room I would have had a complete meltdown had I not had to hurry to convocation!!!! Rush (recruitment) completely got my mind off of all of those feelings of being so far from home and helped me immediately start meeting people and making friends. I'm not sure how it would have been had I not had that distraction.

Brittin- hang in there!!!!

AMEN!!!! It was the same for me. I would have been MISERABLE those first few weeks without my new home prior to classes starting. They helped me adjust to everything and I thought I was pretty capable & independent already.

ETA: and I went to school back in the dark ages when you had to pay for every minute of long distance calling and NO computers, no email, no cell phones, no texting, no skyping!

[AZTheta]

Originally Posted by thetalady

AMEN!!!! It was the same for me. I would have been MISERABLE those first few weeks without my new home prior to classes starting. They helped me adjust to everything and I thought I was pretty capable & independent already.

ETA: and I went to school back in the dark ages when you had to pay for every minute of long distance calling and NO computers, no email, no cell phones, no texting, no skyping!

Amen to your ETA! Me too, theta lady. Dragons and dinosaurs abounded when I went to school.

However (this should come as no surprise) I could not WAIT to go away. My dad drove me to Santa Barbara and helped me move in. My mom was the one who was all weepy and freaking out, etc. My dad was like "don't get in trouble, and if you do - call me, don't call your mother." Then off he drove and I launched into Life. Recruitment was a blast, college was a fabulous experience (even the tough stuff) because I was on my own.

[KDCat]

Originally Posted by AZTheta

Amen to your ETA! Me too, theta lady. Dragons and dinosaurs abounded when I went to school.

However (this should come as no surprise) I could not WAIT to go away. My dad drove me to Santa Barbara and helped me move in. My mom was the one who was all weepy and freaking out, etc. My dad was like "don't get in trouble, and if you do - call me, don't call your mother." Then off he drove and I launched into Life. Recruitment was a blast, college was a fabulous experience (even the tough stuff) because I was on my own.

I love your dad!

I'm going to save that for my kids. Their dad is a little high strung about stuff.

(Not that I wouldn't tell my DH if one of the kids got in trouble, but it's better presented as "This is what happened and this is what is going to happen because of it" so that he doesn't panic and think he has to solve the problem.)

[DDDMomma]

We have one week until move-in and orientation. Recruitment begins one week from tomorrow! My daughter is very nervous and I am praying for that perfect sister who can put her at ease to show up first day - first house!