How "clueless" were you?

[CutiePie2000]

I was pretty well informed, I think.

I had recommendations to 2/7 groups (which is pretty much unheard of in Canada) and I went to summertime pre-rush parties at 4/7 (which I understand are a "no no" today)

The only thing that I did not understand was the whole "cutting, bid matching" process. Had I understood this better, I would benefitted greatly and been a lot smarter about the whole process!

[pinkyphimu]

i went through formal rush in the first year my college had sophomore deferment, so i really had some ideas about the sororities on campus. as a matter of fact, i really and truely had no interest in rushing until i met some phi mus over the summer. there were 2 groups that i wouldn't have joined bc they hazed and the 3rd i was pretty neutral about. i am glad that i went through formal, but i really didn't keep an open mind. i knew exactly where i was going and i really had no plans on changing my mind! it did however, let me see one of the groups in a much better light (changed what i thought pre-rush). their sisters were really nice and were lots of fun. i ended up being friends with some of them after rush! in one sorority, the girl who was rushing me LEFT ME alone!!! i was standing there all by myself when their president came up to me. she was really sweet, but there was NO way in hek that i would have wanted to be there (confirmed what i knew pre-rush). and the 3rd group told my bf at the time to tell me that they really wanted me to join and that i had a bid (changed what i thought pre-rush)! funny, they were the first group i dropped!

i had no idea about how rush worked. i almost died when i walked in to the house and the sisters were screaming and yelling! after the first night i got used to it, but i really didn't know what to think of it! recs aren't used on my campus, but honestly i didn't know what they were until probably my senior year of college! lol.

[ToBeSororityGrl]

I had no idea what sororities were really about till I got to school and on the first day of classes all the girls wore shirts with the saying "on the road of life, why have friends when you can have sisters" "sisters wanted" and then there was chalking all over and I thought about it, and a girl down the hall was telling me which sorority she wanted because she knew girls in it, so I thought hey that kind of motto sounds like something I want to be a part of, I'll give it a shot.

I remember the very first party I was so shocked and thinking oh god what have I gotten myself into, but once I saw the other groups I realized that, that first group wasn't for me at all and I was just surprised how genuine and sweet those girls were. Unfortunately it didn't turn out well, but I'll never forget that awesome feeling of belonging

[KillarneyRose]

I was completely clueless about the actual sororities, but knew many of the girls in them if that makes sense?

I had no idea what a rec was!

[xok85xo]

to say that i was clueless is an extreme understatement..i really didn't know a thing about sororities..i just knew i wanted to be in one, i didn't know about rho chis, or symbols, colors, flowers, i didn't really think about trying to make an impression on these women...i didn't know about recs..seriously..i really didn't know anything about what i was getting myself into, but i just knew i wanted to join one

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Completely clueless.................

I did not know a thing about sororities, I was simply looking for a home away from home.

[Sistermadly]

Completely clueless when I went through rush the first (and only) time. In retrospect, I'm not surprised things turned out the way they did... but if they had turned out differently, I wouldn't have become an Alpha Phi!

[ees125]

Completely clueless, went to college not even thinking about it and then joined rush last minute because a friend wanted to. Considering what I learned after the fact I ended up where I belonged and made the most amazing friends!

[polarpi]

I debated whether or not to join a sorority (my university had deferred recruitment until the spring) and decided not to go through it right before FR started. My friends went through it, and by bid night, I was really kicking myself for not going through it at all. Another of my friends joined through COR directly afterwards, and they were all the same sorority. I decided that I wanted to check it out, but I was really only interested in "checking out" their sorority. In the fall, two more friends went that same GLO, and I decide to go through formal recruitment that spring, figuring I'd join them at the end of the week. I wasn't prepared for FR, and I didn't know ANYTHING about the other organizations. Needless to say, the GLO that I knew everything about cut me the round before pref, so I was a little apprehensive and thought about dropping out. I stayed in, and I'm so glad I did, because I now know that I fit better where I am than where all my friends were...because the two organizations are so close on our campus, I didn't have any problems fitting in with my sisters or the sisters of my friends.

I knew absolutely nothing about recs before going back to help my chapter during recruitment as an alumna. The TCC talked to us about them, but it's not a common thing (from what I understand) at our university.

[stargirl725]

I was pretty clueless...I did have recs to three chapters, but other than that I didn't know much. I definitely didn't dress that well (but that was a combination of being clueless and coming from another part of the country with very different trends.)

Where my cluelessness REALLY manifested itself was on Pref night. I went to a full slate of three houses but really didn't like two of them. We filled out these little cards where you bubbled in circles for houses, and I heard a rumor that if you SIP'ed, the scanner wouldn't read the card right and you wouldn't match at all -- even if the chapter really wanted you. I actually believed this and filled out all three even though I had NO intention of accepting a bid from two of them. Wow, that could have REALLY gotten me in trouble!