A Stormy Recruitment: UCF Fall '08 - Page 3

ZetaGirl22 · #1 02-28-2009, 03:32 AM

Loving your story! Go Kiawah!

twinkle555 · #2 03-01-2009, 05:41 PM

more please!

lovespink88 · #3 03-02-2009, 03:14 PM

Are you coming back, onelove?

oneloveucf · #4 03-02-2009, 05:57 PM

So sorry for the long delay! My best friend was in town visiting so I haven’t gotten the chance to finish my story, but now I have a free minute! So the last day before Bid Day was Prefs Day! Where we would see the top 3 houses we got invited back to and would get to partake in some of their ritual. Prefs Day is considered to be the dressiest of the days. I decided to wear my white graduation dress with my white heels. I was so excited to see which 3 houses I would be getting asked back to, I was hoping for at least one if not all of my top 3 (which would be amazing!).

I met up with my Rho Gamma and she handed me my list, which looked like this:

1. Capri
2. St. Lucia
3. Maui

I was a little crushed when I got my Prefs list, I even checked to make sure it was really my name at the top. I was very happy that Capri was still on there, I was definitely feeling very good about this sorority. I understood why St. Lucia was probably on there too since I had a really good conversation with my girl there and I knew she really liked me. I didn’t understand why Maui was still on there though when I barely remember any of the girls or anything we had talked about over the past 2 days. I was confused as to why Kiawah or Bermuda, or any of the other sororities I had put before Maui weren’t on there, but I guess it’s all the luck of the draw when it comes to recruitment. So instead of wallowing over my Prefs list (which many girls were) I decided to have the best day I could and to really find which sorority fit me best. I remembered something my Rho Gamma said “you will end up where you are meant to be” So I came to the conclusion that I wasn’t meant to be in any of the sororities that had dropped me (which I later found out was DEFINETLY true). If any of you were wondering about my friend Courtney she ended up preffing at Barbados, Bali, and Maui. She too couldn’t figure out why Maui was still on her list, and definitely seemed more upset about it then I was!

Anyways, so I was excited to go to Capri first. Prefs day is much more subdued and personal than the other two days (there’s no chanting or loud music). We were led into the Capri house and I was so happy to be paired up again with the girl I had talked to the day before. She was even sweeter then I had remembered! She took me into her room and showed me all of her things that had to do with Capri and told me what the sorority meant to her. She then took me into the chapter room where the Capri’s did part of their ritual for us. I won’t go into detail since I feel these things should be kept somewhat private. It was a very beautiful ceremony though and its something I will always remember. After the ritual was over I was so excited, I wanted to be a Capri SO bad! When my girl was walking me out I even blurted out “I hope I see you tomorrow!” And she flashed a big smile and said “Definitely!” As I was walking to my next party at St. Lucia I was going back and forth wondering if I should have said “I hope I see you tomorrow!” I was hoping I didn’t come across sounding too desperate and hopeful and I hoped my girl was being fake back to me!

We were then lined up in front of St. Lucia and I was so happy this day would be much shorter than the last two! We were led into St. Lucia and I was expecting to be paired up with the same girl I had talked to yesterday, but I wasn’t so that was somewhat of a disappointment. I did end up seeing her at some point during the ceremony and she smiled and waved to me, which I thought was nice. I didn’t really like St. Lucia’s ritual that much, it didn’t seem as personal as Capri’s and it seemed too long and drawn out. After the ritual was over different girls kept switching and coming up to talk to me every two minutes which I didn’t really like either because I wasn’t able to make a good connection with any of them.

My last and final party of Prefs was Maui. I wasn’t sure who I was going to be paired up with since I didn’t really remember any of the girls from the day before. We were led in and I was paired up with a girl who I knew I hadn’t talked to before. The set up that the Maui’s had was definitely the most beautiful of the three. Their ritual was the longest though so it was hard to stay focused through all of it. My girl seemed nice enough but I knew we didn’t have the type of connection I had with my girl at Capri.

After Maui I met back up with my Rho Gamma and I made my final list, which looked like this:

1. Capri
2. Maui
3. St. Lucia

Some girls were suiciding a sorority (only putting one down on their final list), which our Rho Gamma highly discouraged us to do. I put all three down even though I knew deep down I was going to be totally crushed if I didn’t get Capri. I was so excited for bid day the next day though and I kept hoping and praying that Capri would be the one on my bid card!!

FSUZeta · #5 03-02-2009, 10:48 PM

so.........?

ZTA72 · #6 03-02-2009, 10:58 PM

Unless there's a twist coming, it looks like it's Capri.

oneloveucf · #7 03-03-2009, 05:22 PM

I woke up the next morning SO nervous about where I was going to end up. I then remembered girls talking about how you could get the “dreaded” phone call from your Rho Gamma telling you that you didn’t get a bid from any house. My heart raced anytime my phone rang that morning! Luckily I made it through the morning without a phone call and I went to the gym where we had all met before the first night at Greek Forum. We were all waiting outside for what seemed like FOREVER before we were let in. When we got in the gym we met up with our Rho Gamma who handed out our bid day envelopes to us. Mine was the last one to be handed out so I got even more nervous during that time that my Rho Gamma had forgotten to call me and tell me that I wasn’t getting a bid!

We were then forced to sit on our bid day card for 20 minutes while more people gave speeches about the whole rush process and being in a sorority. It was so nerve wracking to know that you were sitting on the card that would tell you what sorority you would be with for the next four years of your life and you weren’t allowed to open it! Finally after what seemed like HOURS they gave us the go to open our cards and mine was from…….

CAPRI!!!!!

Which is ALPHA XI DELTA!!!

I was so happy and excited that I got Capri!!! I absolutely LOVE being an Alpha Xi Delta. All of my sisters are amazing and I’ve definitely changed for the better since being an Alpha Xi. I’m having such a fantastic time in college right now and I know I owe it all to my sisters and my sorority! Yay so that’s the end! I hope you guys enjoyed reading my story as much as I enjoyed writing it and reminiscing!

AZ-AlphaXi · #8 03-03-2009, 05:39 PM

Yeah!!! an Alpha Xi Delta ending ... so happy when there's a happy ending ...

AlphaXi_Husky · #9 03-03-2009, 05:27 PM

Yayyyy - an Alpha Xi ending!

So happy for you that you found a home in our sisterhood. Welcome!

KSUViolet06 · #10 03-03-2009, 05:34 PM

Congratulations, and remember, your sorority is not just your home for the next 4 years, but for the rest of your life!

axoalum · #11 03-03-2009, 05:52 PM

Yay for you and Alpha Xi! Both my daughters are Alpha Xi's and you have a wonderful org. Pink roses and something double blue and gold for you!

lovespink88 · #12 03-03-2009, 06:57 PM

BAHHH YAY!!!!!!! Congrats and welcome to ALPHA XI DELTA!!!!

This is the first Alpha Xi ending I've read (besides mine, hehe)

Welcome sister!!

UGAalum94 · #13 03-03-2009, 07:57 PM

I enjoyed your thread. Thanks for posting it. I'm glad you ended up in the chapter that you really wanted!

twinkle555 · #14 03-03-2009, 08:34 PM

Great Story!! congrats on AXD! Im curious to see which ones were ZTA and Pi Phi because I know a few girls in those chapters...

oneloveucf · #15 03-03-2009, 10:29 PM

Thanks for all the responses! I'm so happy to be an Alpha Xi!

lovespink88, I know I feel like there are no AXiD recruitment stories! So that was part of the reason why I decided to share my story

twinkle555, I would rather not publicly share my code, I feel that wouldn't be very panhellenic of me...I'm willing to tell you through a PM though so shoot me one if you would like to know! :-)