briteyes' recruitment story!!

[ZTA_Lover]

more more more!!!!

[violetpretty]

More please!

[Benzgirl]

Helllooooo?

[Deepher4Life]

i really like this thread... maybe its because im celebrity obsessed!

[briteyes]

Sorry about the wait!!

OK, so i met with my rho chi the next morning to find out which five houses I would get to go to for the informal round (set 3). Once again, my rho chi congratulated me on my invites back before giving me the envelope. I opened my envelope and saw that I got all my top 5 choices!

I was so excited to see the skits at each house during informals, and the parties in set 3 were much longer, so I was excited about meeting more girls.

I got ready, grabbed a coat and was ready for set 3.

Christina Aguilera- They had an adorable skit. I absolutely loved it, and their rooms were decorated beautifully too. I was pretty much cracking up the entire time they were singing. However, I realized that even though they could think of creative lyrics, this was pretty much the end of the road for the Christina Aguilera's and I. I knew I didn't see myself in this house, and didn't really want to join a house with a reputation that was slipping. I thought I might still put them in my top 3 for pref night, only because since I had arrived at school I had heard about the "top 3" sororities, but I would still have to see the rest of the skits before deciding.

Jen Aniston- Their skit had alot of potential. I loved the musical they picked, but the girls in the skit were not very enthusiastic. Moreover, the Jen Anistons were the only house I was going to that was not "top 3" or "up and coming top 3." I didn't think I would be happy if I ended up as a Jen Aniston and was not going to pref them for my top 3 choices. (side note: two of my best friends ended up as Jen Anistons- they were really dissapointed at first when they got their bids, but they stuck it through and now they love their house. I've been to a few Jen Aniston events and crush parties, and I love the girls. If I had ended up in Jen Aniston, I now know I would have been very happy)

Lindsay Lohan- I was not too impressed with their skit. They picked a pretty mainstream musical to spoof, and I felt like they could have done much better performing. They were having fun, however it was more like they were having fun laughing at each other when they messed up. During this skit, I was sitting next to a freshman I knew and didn't really like. As we were sitting there, smiling and laughing at a pretty mediocre skit, the superficiality of rush really hit me. I didn't really feel comfortable at this house, and deep down I knew that. Still, based only on reputation I knew I would pref them in my top 3.

Natalie Portman- Their skit was really cute and put together. They managed to look like they were having tons of fun while still being really put together and on point. After the skit, a Junior who I had met at philanthropy rounds before break came up to me. She was absolutely gorgeous and really well known on our campus. After the first time I met her she facebook friended me, which made me feel really special(something that isn't quite following the rules, but is pretty tame for my school. She never creepily invited me anywhere or clung on to me when I saw her out, like some of the other sorority actives from other chapters). Anyways, this girl ran up to me and said how she was dying to introduce me to her pledge daughter, a sophomore. After I met her, I was even more smitten on the natalie portmans. I really wished I could be in their pledge fam, and knew I would put Natalie Portman on my top 3.

Kate Hudson- Kate Hudson put on a good skit, and I still liked all the girls I had met before rush and in the previous rounds. The Kate Hudsons were really rushing me hard, and I knew that. Still, I decided that I would judge by reputation, and while the Kate Hudson's were pretty much considered the 4th best sorority at my school, I didn't love love love them. I really liked Kate Hudson, but since I could only pref three, I decided not to put Kate Hudson on my list.

So, my preference list was:

Keep- Natalie Portman, Lindsay Lohan and Christina Aguilera

Drop- Kate Hudson and Jen Aniston

I know, looking back on it, I would try not to be superficial in my prefs. Simply choosing the "top 3" at my school because of reputation was not a moove i'm too proud of, but with deferred recruitment it is what most girls (that have the opportunity to) do.

[Benzgirl]

I appreciate your honesty.

[SthrnZeta]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

I appreciate your honesty.

I second that. Almost makes me want to do my story over but I won't

[LOVEinZTA]

Enough with the giant time lapses between posts! I want to hear the ending of the story.

I also really appreciate the honesty - i go to a school where there's also a well known "top group" of chapters and so many girls do the same thing and end up either disappointed when they get their pref invites because they didn't think about how pledge classes only have 45 girls in them or unhappy because they didn't think about where they felt comfortable. In any case, please continue!

[briteyes]

Ok, so I met with my rho chi and found out which three houses I would be going back to for pref night. I opened the envelope and it said...
Natalie Portman, Lindsay Lohan, and Kate Hudson.

So, I got two out of the "top 3." I was a little bit dissapointed, but when I really thought about it, I didn't feel very comfortable in Christina Aguilera in the first place.

So I ran back to my dorm, curled my hair, and changed into my nicole miller for pref night.

As I mentioned before, I had a very important lab from 5:00 pm- 9:00 pm on pref night. I was supposed to be at my first house at 6 pm, so I decided to go to the first hour of my lab, decked out in 4 inch heels, and a tight red dress. Kind of embarassing, especially when I had to excuse myself at 5 to six and run to the sorority quads.

the first house of the night was...
Kate Hudson- their ceremony was really sweet, but I remember not feeling as much as most of the other girls around me. My roommate, who I loved, wanted to be a Kate Hudson sooo badly. During the ceremony, we were sitting in chairs in a circle, and a girl who I knew from going out and considered a friend kneeled down in front of me. She started tearing up and telling me how I had been her rush crush since school started and that she could really see me as her sister. It was really nice, but I knew that out of the three, Kate Hudson was probably my last choice. I left feeling like I really liked the house, but I still had two more parties to go!

Natalie Portman- I had loved Natalie Portman the whole way through recruitment. They were a solid group, a top house, and everything I wanted in a sorority. The first girl that I talked to that night I had met at a fraternity date party earlier in the year. She was really sweet and very supportive. Then I went upstairs and talked to one of my absolute favorite girls. She was gorgeous, so sweet and from a city really close to where I'm from. I loved talking to her and she told me how much she wanted me to be a Natalie Portman. Then she handed me a note from the Natalie Portman I loved the most. My fav. junior couldn't be there, but she wrote me a note just so I'd know she was thinking about me! I still loved the Natalie Portmans, and right now, they were the house to beat.

Lindsay Lohan- I had liked this house the whole time because of reputation, but their pref ceremony was amazing. Seriously. I had never really been able to see myself as a Lindsay Lohan, because, even though they were gorgeous, they all seemed a little conceited. However, during their pref ceremony, something changed. Their president came over to talk to me, and was so sweet. I knew that I would be proud to be a Lindsay Lohan and left the house loving it more than I had throughout all of recruitment.

So, that was it. It was time to vote on the most important decision of my young life, thus far. We made our way through the cold and snow to the building where we would vote. We were split into our rho chi groups, and all the girls were so excited, nervous and loud! I seriously did not know what to do...it was between Natalie Portman and Lindsay Lohan, the "top" 2 houses on campus. I went to the back of the line, to buy time. When my rho chi called my name to come vote, I still wasn't sure. I had talked to a bunch of girls, who I knew had attended both of their prefs. Some were die hard Natalies and others were positive they were Lindsays. MY rho chi told me to stop talking to everyone else and to think what was best for me...she said it didn't matter how long it took, that she would wait all night for me to be comfortable with my decision.

Finally, after hours of going back and forth I put in my preferences. I decided to go with the house I had loved all along. I voted:
1. Natalie Portman
2. Lindsay Lohan
3. Kate Hudson

I would have to wait two long days to find out if the Natalie Portmans felt as strongly about me as I did them...

[twinkle555]

yay! ive been rooting for Natalie all along...cant wait to see what happens!

[ZTA_Lover]

I'm glad you went with Natalie- you loved them all along Sounds like you had a great recruitment... Can't wait to see where you end up!!!!

[MaggieXi]

You had to wait TWO whole days???!!! I wouldn't be able to stand it!

[briteyes]

yes, waiting two days was absolutely terrible!!
sooo i won't make you all wait any longer...

Two days later all of the girls going through recruitment gathered together outside. All the rho chi groups made little circles and as soon as the rho chis passed out all the envelopes all the girls began screaming a countdown...
5...
4...
3...
2...
1...

I ripped open my envelope and saw that I was invited to join........

NATALIE PORTMAN!!!

I was now a new member of
KAPPA ALPHA THETA!!!!!
and couldn't have been happier!


thanks for reading!

[texas*princess]

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND KAPPA ALPHA THETA!!!

[violetpretty]

A great story! Belated congratulations to you and Kappa Alpha Theta, Briteyes! It sounds like you found a home that is a great fit for you. I'm glad that even though you said some of the decisions you made were silly (i.e. not being proud of cutting chapters based on reputation), it all worked out in the end. You got the most important decision right, a chapter you liked all along, and that was Theta!

Are you going to post the code, or at least say where else you attended preference? (Understandable if not)