rush at UCSB - Page 3

nauadpi · #31 09-26-2002, 12:31 AM

You make it so exciting...I think it is great...I also have to add to all the shameless plugs and make one for ADPi...it is great that you can see yourself there...

AXWhoah · #32 09-26-2002, 01:02 AM

Okay so since you might go back to Alpha Chi I need to make a shameless plug too....
A-L-P-H-A-C-H-I-OMEGA, A-L-P-H-A-C-H-I-OMEGA
We are the Alpha Chi's and we are really great!
We wear the lyre high and there is no mistake
We are the greatest girls in all the 50 states!
Singin' A-L-P-H-A-C-H-I-OMEGA, A-L-P-H-A-C-H-I-OMEGA!

aephi alum · #33 09-26-2002, 09:16 AM

While I'm saddened to hear you don't like AEPhi

I wish you the best of luck... you have some great sororities to choose from.

violets · #34 09-26-2002, 10:35 AM

It sounds like your Greek system is fantastic! I love your posts, I feel as if I'm at every party with you!
Good luck on your next round, I'm sure you're going to end up right where you can contribute the most to the sisterhood.
Best recruitment wishes,
violets

KappaKittyCat · #35 09-26-2002, 05:22 PM

I'm so pleased that you like Kappa! I know that those chapters in California really have it together. Best of luck to you.

And our first day of classes was today, too. We call it "Zero Week" because it's just a Thurs/Fri and "First Week" is next week. Yay, trimesters!

Keep us posted. I can't wait to hear.

AXO_MOM_3 · #36 09-26-2002, 06:21 PM

It sounds like you are really doing a good job evaluating all the groups, and keeping an open mind in finding the place where you will fit best! I'm sorry about DG, but you just never know how things will work out! Have fun tomorrow!

GPhiBLtColonel · #37 09-27-2002, 01:21 AM

...you ranked Gamma Phi Beta so low...

But hey, that's okay because I know they are a fabulous chapter and I think they are our only chapter with a POOL!!!!! I guess it was just not a good fit for you. Anyways, good luck with your choices now....all of them have great things to offer!

SLOTheta · #38 09-27-2002, 02:02 AM

I am so happy to hear you love my Theta Sisters. The are AWESOME at UCSB! I went to school near by, and just LOVED the house.

Good luck and best wishes!

bruinaphi · #39 09-27-2002, 06:14 AM

How did 4 party day go? Don't forget to let us know how you are doing!!

OUlioness01 · #40 09-27-2002, 08:32 AM

I can't wait to read your update. I'm cheering for Kappa because I went to high school with someone in Kappa at UCSB (strange since i'm from Ohio) and there isn't a Phi Mu chapter there. Just keep looking for the best fit and good luck!

violets · #41 09-27-2002, 01:39 PM

Yes I wholeheartedly echo OUlioness01's sentiments: I cannot wait to read the next installment of your rush thread.
Best wishes and good luck on your next round.
Go Greek!
Go NPC!

violets

leilanimoon · #42 09-27-2002, 03:01 PM

*Whew*
This was probably my most emotional night!

I was invited back to ADPi, AXO, Tri-Delt, and AEPhi. I was heartbroken by not being invitd back to Theta and Kappa, my two favorite houses. The Tri-Delt party was first, but it wasn't mandatory that we go, so I didn't. I went to my friends' house instead and bawled like crazy...I got so down on myself and felt like, man, what did I do wrong this time? I must've totally blown it! My friends all rallied around me and cheered me up and told me that I should just stay with it through pref night, that I never know what might happen, and that I might start to click more with the other chapters. They walked me to my next party, which was ADPi.

Their theme was something along the lines of Casino Night. The girls wore either black and red or black and pinstripes. It was very cute, they had pictures of Marilyn Monroe and other celebrities on the wall and everything. Now, ifyou'll remember, the night before I had ranked ADPi over AXO, but last night, the conversatios didn't flow as beautifully as they had before. I was starting to just feel so exhausted, because inside I was still extremely crushed by being dropped by my favorites. I still think these girls are really cool and all, but , I dunno...i just felt really burnt out..

Disillusioned, I walked back to my friends houses and they were disappointed to hear that I hadnt enjoyed myself as much as the night before, but they made me snap out of it by cracking jokes and making me stay with it. They walked me once again to my next house, which was AXO (I skipped AEPHI, I know some of you will be disappointed, I'm really sorry, but I have been so upset with the fact that even if you rank a house as your absolute last choice they keep inviting you back because they invite EVERYONE back. That's as bad to me as a chapter who immediately cuts you, it's like they don't care who they pick, they just let ANYONE in..i dunno..im sorry, but it is just something that I don't like about our process here. I would rather have had just adpi and axo invite me back or just both drop me. I dont want to have to pretend to be interested in aplace where i know without a doubt i'd decline their bid.

AXO's theme was New York New York and they had tables set up showing how they make valentines cards for children and they had tiffanys bags from new york, and then there was one for toys and they had fao schwartz bags..these conversations were really cool and by the end of this party i was gklad i stuck it through. my friends really like this chapter here because they are very visible on campus, and love to do things together. Many of them go to the gym together and sport their letters. By my being relatively new to the campus, I don't see or know many greeks, but I, too, have seen them. They have a lot of pride in their chapter. What is weird is that, although ADPi is a great chapter adn they have cool events, not many people know they exist on campus and I'm not quite sure why this is. Maybe htey don't wear their letters as much?!?!

Tonight I find out which two, or if I even get two, invited me back for prefs. This is the night to end all nights. I'll know if greek life is really for me or not. If I'm dropped by my two, I can only hope for a snap bid from some other house, although I hear that's highly unlikely....

Either way I'm proud of myself for sticking it out and all. One girl I met in my Rho Chi group really likes AXO too, so it would be cool if we wnded up in the same house together!!!

UF56 · #43 09-27-2002, 03:19 PM

I am sorry about you not getting your two favorites. I know that I hate hearing this saying but it is very true...."things happen for a reason", so hopefully you will find your place in one of the two that you still like.

I wish you luck!!

MelissaS · #44 09-27-2002, 03:50 PM

I'm so sorry you didn't get invited back to those 2 houses. I was dropped by the house I loved, too, and I know how upsetting it is!! But just stick with it and keep your chin up, and I just know you'll find the right sorority for you. Good luck sweetie!

rosejoy · #45 09-27-2002, 04:01 PM

leilani,

Don't be down on yourself for being dropped by those chapters...they probably really did like you!!! Rush is a hard process to explain and sometimes great girls get cut. I am sure it was not you. I went through rush with a favorite house many of my friends were in. It was a house everyone wanted, the most desireable house on campus because of the closeness and strength of the chapter...I got cut! Although I was disappointed, I stuck it out and got a bid from another sorority. I am so happy to be an AOPi!!!

Give the others a chance...go with your heart, though and what feels right!!!