University of Southern California Recruitment

[myopicsunflower]

Originally Posted by DTD Alum

Let's say I had a great date with a sorority girl, or just wanted to acknowledge an inside joke to a friend in another chapter. I'd buy her a delivery and then one of the pledges would go over during dinner and announce, "I am [insert name] from [insert chapter], and I have a delivery for [insert girl's name." Everybody claps and the girl gets her delivery. The deliveries themselves could be a dozen roses, a cheap but funny dollar store trinket or something outrageous (a pinata with her favorite candy, a stuffed animal with alcohol concealed inside to make it past the house mom and the security guard at the door, etc).

I like this tradition!

[Westcoastgal]

Originally Posted by Football Fan

Nine NPC chapters will participate in formal recruitment at SC beginning Tuesday, August 24, with an evening orientation. SDT will have informal recruitment.

All registered potential new members must have completed the alcohol education requirement before participating in formal or informal recruitment.

As of three days ago about 800 women have registered. This is a large number since only about 1300 to 1400 women are in the entering class. Many sophomores do receive bids at this campus.

Bid Night is Sunday, August 29th.

Presents will take place in October.

As of last night, a record 948 women have registered! Fight on!

[LatinaAlumna]

Originally Posted by DTD Alum

Let's say I had a great date with a sorority girl, or just wanted to acknowledge an inside joke to a friend in another chapter. I'd buy her a delivery and then one of the pledges would go over during dinner and announce, "I am [insert name] from [insert chapter], and I have a delivery for [insert girl's name." Everybody claps and the girl gets her delivery. The deliveries themselves could be a dozen roses, a cheap but funny dollar store trinket or something outrageous (a pinata with her favorite candy, a stuffed animal with alcohol concealed inside to make it past the house mom and the security guard at the door, etc).

The craziest dinners were after one of our invites where it felt like each sorority would have dozens of deliveries for guys in our house (their dates). Also intense were when one of the fraternities was planning on asking a sorority to an exchange...in this case, the deliveries would number in the dozens, not to mention that every girl in the chapter would usually get a rose and that there were usually elaborate song and dance routines asking the sorority to an exchange.

This sounds so fun!

[ellebud]

Ok, clarification regarding In N Out Burgers: This is a drive through restaurant, although some venues have tables, and it does have a few trucks that rent for specific parties. They have...hamburgers, cheeseburgers, fries, and drinks....and that's it. Double double (double meat/cheese) animal style (fried onions)...and it is inexpensive. It is good.

[AZ-AlphaXi]

small hijack ..

we in Tucson actually have the farthest most eastern In-N-Out Burger .. love In-N-Out

end small hijack

[ellebud]

Oh sorry about that...and there is one (maybe more) in Las Vegas. I just remember reading business sections where their management said that they weren't going east...or south...but this could have been awhile ago.

Even so...great hamburgers

[myopicsunflower]

Originally Posted by AZ-AlphaXi

small hijack ..

we in Tucson actually have the farthest most eastern In-N-Out Burger .. love In-N-Out

end small hijack

...and as I learned last weekend, there are some In-N-Out Burgers in Utah! Mmm...

[DaffyKD]

Originally Posted by DTD Alum

Presents is a USC tradition that occurs on Parent's Weekend. On Saturday, all the sororities hold a Presents party where the new members of the chapter are introduced or "presented" to the rest of the campus. The new members wear white dresses (think Debutante style) and the houses are all decorated. I think UCLA has a similar tradition, although theirs seems a bit more low-key.

We had the same tradition at San Diego State when I was a collegian a zillion and one years ago.

DaffyKD

[Football Fan]

Each chapter at SC has different customs for Presents. The Tri Deltas walk through a Presentation Arch. Pi Phis are "crowned" with a circle of flowers. Delta Gammas walk down a curved staircase carrying a bouquet. After presentations receptions or brunches are held in the chapter houses which are decorated with sorority symbols and many vases of fall blooms.

[ellebud]

Depending on attrition pledge classes could be in the 90s!!!!! I can't imagine the run on white dresses in Los Angeles.

[DTD Alum]

Originally Posted by ellebud

Depending on attrition pledge classes could be in the 90s!!!!! I can't imagine the run on white dresses in Los Angeles.

I found an article from the Daily Trojan from last year's rush...it seems like there was a 64% placement rate (the vast majority of people who didn't place likely withdrew because they didn't get the chapter they wanted), which would mean pledge classes of about 67 for this year. 90 would be insane, especially because many of the sororities can't fit their chapters in their dining rooms anymore...but you never know, especially with one less chapter in the running this year.

[ellebud]

SDT is recruiting informally. From what I understand this suits their style better. And I hope they get a fantastic pledge class.

And yes, ninety would be insane.

[kaeb]

It'll be interesting to see what happens! I already know one girl who dropped out, she actually dropped after the first day. She thought that Panhellenic rush was a bit too crazy, so she's just going to concentrate on the Asian houses (she obviously is Asian), because their rush is more chill. We get our schedules for today (the first round of cuts) between 9:45 and 11, I believe.

[Football Fan]

At Southern California preference is on Sunday morning. Bid Night is around 8 o'clock on Sunday evening, August 29th.

Celebrations are held at each sorority chapter house along the row.

[kaeb]

AAAAAAAHHH CAN'T WAIT!