Enna05's Recruitment at USC - Page 2

aggieAXO · #1 08-30-2002, 02:19 AM

Sounds like you are having a good time

. Looking forward to hearing the rest of the descriptions of the houses tomorrow.

Karen

DRau · #2 08-30-2002, 02:33 AM

i want to rush again!

KDHoney · #3 08-30-2002, 05:32 AM

Sounds like you had a great night and I'm glad you're keeping an open mind. Can't wait to hear more!

mmcat · #4 08-30-2002, 07:09 AM

just keep up the open mind, the good attitude, and being sincerely you and you should be hugely successful.
lol

AOIIalum · #5 08-30-2002, 07:11 AM

I agree with DRau, I want to rush again too!

Enna, it sounds like things are off to a great start for you. Have a great time today and thanks for keeping us posted. Can't wait to hear about today's parties!

Christin

maggieaxid · #6 08-30-2002, 09:28 AM

Reading these stories make me want to rush again too! But i don't know if i could still deal with the "what ifs" again! But i wonder what it would be like if i had had something like GC or knew what i knew now....guess we'll never know.

Enna05 · #7 08-30-2002, 11:34 PM

Today was a really long day. We visited the rest of the houses, six in total for our Rho Chi group. We met near the row at two, but half of our group thought the meeting time was 2:30, so they were really late. When we finished calling roll and got to the first house, the girls were already coming out to greet us! Whoops.

My impressions of today:

House #4: Every girl I talked to was immaculate. Conversation flowed well with everyone, and the cheers were really cute. However, when I mentioned that I was a sophomore, they said, "You're not alone, a lot of sophomores go through recruitment." However, they never said that they offered bids to upperclassmen, which makes me a bit unsure about my own chances of receiving a bid. As a whole, I liked the house, but I'm not sure if I'm the best fit for them.

House #5: I'm in love! I absolutely adored EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT TALKED TO ME! The first was my best friend at 'SC, so naturally that was great, especially since I haven't been able to talk to her since the "silence" period started. The house was just beautiful... I had a big comfy armchair that I just melted in. And it wasn't as loud as houses 1 and 4, so I carried on a better conversation with the girls. I just have really really good feelings about this house... everyone is just really special.

House #6: Again, I'm just amazed at how much I loved these girls. I felt like I totally bonded with each girl I talked to. We just gabbed about Sex and the City and grades and classes and coffee. Then the entire group sang a song for us, which was just the cutest thing I've ever seen. The girls were so enthusiastic and sweet. I'm just in awe of the bonds of their sisterhood. And I loved how diverse that house was!

We had a long break, where I went to Del Taco and gabbed with a couple of the other girls from our group.

House #7: I wasn't expecting very much from this house, to tell you the truth. But I was, quite frankly, shocked by how well I got along with the girls. I really liked the girl who was rushing me. We gabbed about Anna Nicole Smith and her show, the Osbournes, Jerry Springer, as well as a bunch of other completely random things. I met a LOT of girls, and the sisters seemed so excited to see each other. I loved that closeness.

House #8: This was one of my favorites coming in, but to be honest, I wasn't completely won over by the girls that rushed me. Both were sweet, but the first one, I felt like I was making more of an effort towards the conversation. The second girl was just really really cute, so I liked meeting her. However, one of my good friends from 'SC is a member of this sorority, and she just raves about the girls... could it just be the two I talked to? I don't know, but while I had a lovely time, I'm not entirely convinced that I'd love it here.

House #9: When I was coming in, this was my all-time dream sorority. And while I still just love, love, love it, I'm not sure if I could get in. I had great conversations with all of the people that talked to me, especially one fellow sophomore. I'm just not sure if they loved me as much as I loved them. They also sang a REALLY cute remix of a song, which I greatly enjoyed. It was my last house, so while I was glad that the day's over, I'm also sad.

Anyhoo, I've got to run to my meeting. Writing this down has really helped me clear up some of my thoughts about what I'm going to choose tonight. We have to narrow it down to six.

Bye and thanks!

GPhiBLtColonel · #8 08-31-2002, 12:50 AM

Sounds like it was an exhausting day for you and now there are some tough choices -- you have a good head and I'm sure you'll choose what's right & best for you. I'm a little partial

especially since my actual collegiate chapter is one of the 9 houses you've visited! Thanks for keeping us all in the loop and DO tell us what happens next! I (and many other GCers, I'm sure) are waiting on pins and needles to hear from you again!!

squirrely girl · #9 08-31-2002, 01:51 AM

i think that it's so great that you're writing all of this down, it will be a great memory maker for you. plus it really does help you narrow the groups down when you've got your thoughts right in front of you. best of luck with the rest of recruitment!!! just bummed that AGD isn't there!

marissa

KDHoney · #10 08-31-2002, 06:57 AM

Sounds like you had another great evening! Just FYI, I don't know how it is there, but chapters here aren't allowed to say anything about giving bids to you guys during the recruitment process, so that could explain what happened at House #4. Still keep an open mind and keep smiling. Can't wait to hear more!

Enna05 · #11 08-31-2002, 02:29 PM

Hey everyone!

I went to pick up my invites for the second round. I was severely cut, which I wasn't particularly shocked about. With so many girls rushing, it's certainly understandable. However, I got invited back to my three favorite houses! So, I'm really excited about my parties this afternoon.

I'm going to see House #5, House #3, and House #6, in that order. I was disappointed that I wasn't invited back to House #2 and House #7, but c'est la vie, it's all good. I just felt so comfortable in the ones I *was* invited back to. That in itself is the most important thing.

I'll update you after my parties this afternoon!

KDHoney · #12 08-31-2002, 02:46 PM

Wow! You have such a great attitude and I'm sure you'll do very well! Update us when you can

Silverblue · #13 08-31-2002, 03:25 PM

Enna, you have the best attitude a rushee can have. You realize that what's important is that the houses you really clicked with invited you back. I can't wait to hear how this round goes. The actives will pick up on your positive attitude.

LeslieAGD · #14 08-31-2002, 05:07 PM

Glad you're having fun and keeping a positive attitude! Good luck!

Enna05 · #15 09-01-2002, 06:33 AM

To be honest, I had a few second thoughts about the whole recruitment process, but I decided to stick with it, especially after I talked to my parents and my rho chi. It was tough to be so severely cut, especially when all of these other people went to visit six houses. I thought I did everything right, by getting good recommendations to seven of the nine houses, by having fun conversations, by truly enjoying myself during the first round... but rush is such an arbitrary process. It's still just a bit demoralizing. Sometimes it's hard to separate my self-worth from my acceptance level, but I think that's a hard process for anyone. And at the very least, I'm getting great fodder for my "Great American Novel," due in stores in 2015.

My impressions:

House #5: I liked the house, again, but not quite as much as yesterday. The girl who gave me the tour didn't click with me as well as the girls from yesterday. I'm thinking this will be my "stretch" house, so I don't feel assured of being invited back. I'm a bit sad about that, though, because I REALLY do like the house in general.

House #3: I liked this house even more than I did the other day. The only problem was that the other PNM that toured with me was REALLY loud. I'm not such a gregarious person... I do better with one on one conversations because I hate fighting the loud one for attention. Hopefully they notice me and will want to invite me back, because I still just really really really love this house.

House #6: The girl that gave me the tour was just really sweet. Again, I feel like I clicked with all of the girls. Although, when she asked me how rush went, I teared up a bit. Maybe I'm not as strong as I think I am... however, it's understandable, due to the stress. But again, I'd be completely honored if I were invited back.

Right now, it's all in the hands of the houses. I'm just hoping for an invite, and if I don't have one... well, then, I guess I saved four thousand dollars. I'm hopeful, though, and I AM thankful that my three favorite liked me enough to invite me back for the second round.

That's all!