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Old 04-07-2007, 09:46 PM
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Talking Sundance's Spring Recruitment

Hi everyone! I just joined GC oh, about two minutes ago. I've been lurking about for a few days now, reading a bunch of recruitment stories and "What NOT to do" threads to prepare myself for spring rush, which starts this Monday!

I'll be visiting eight houses on Monday evening, then receiving calls on Monday night to see which houses I've been invited back to. On Tuesday, I'll go to invitational parties for those houses, and get calls that night to see which houses invited me back for Wednesday's events. Then Thursday is Bid Day... this whole process seems a bit fast-paced for me, but we'll see how it goes!

I'm going to use planets to represent the eight houses, haha. Sadly, Pluto is not included.

So on Monday, I'll be going to Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune! I can't wait to come back and tell you all how it goes.
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Old 04-07-2007, 09:50 PM
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Wow, a rush thread so late in the year? Good luck!
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Old 04-08-2007, 12:41 AM
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I can't think of any school that does rush so late in the year...even here at JWU, where we have tri's, spring bids were handed out about 2 weeks ago!

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Old 04-08-2007, 06:40 AM
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I can't think of any school that does rush so late in the year...even here at JWU, where we have tri's, spring bids were handed out about 2 weeks ago!

Good luck
Stanford starts on Tuesday with Orientation, and Friday with Open House.

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/OSA/gre.../isc/index.htm
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Old 04-08-2007, 02:04 PM
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I hope my late recruitment doesn't make my school too obvious!
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Old 04-08-2007, 02:09 PM
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Stanford starts on Tuesday with Orientation, and Friday with Open House.

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/OSA/gre.../isc/index.htm
How does that work getting in a full NM period before finals then?
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Old 04-08-2007, 02:23 PM
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I know of another college having rush at that time.
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Old 04-08-2007, 02:25 PM
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How does that work getting in a full NM period before finals then?
Well Stanford's finals aren't over until mid-June. So with a standard 6-8 week NM period, that seems to work out (although it's funny to think of initiation happening near Memorial day!)
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Old 04-08-2007, 01:45 AM
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Good luck! I can't wait to read your experience! I'm rushing in fall.
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Old 04-10-2007, 03:15 AM
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Well, I finally got back from my first day of rush! It was pretty exhausting visiting 8 houses after having class and work, but it was still a lot of fun!

I met all the girls that were rushing at around 4:30pm. We divided up into groups and then headed over to the sorority houses to visit all of the chapters! Here's how it went down:

(Using planets for my code names, just a reminder )

The first house I went to was Uranus. I liked the girls that I talked to a lot, and we had some pretty good conversations... but I don't know if I'd exactly fit in there. We also got a house tour, and it was gorgeous!

Then I went to Earth. I actually knew the girl I talked to from somewhere, so that was really cool. However, I didn't seem to click much with the second girl I talked to. The girls were all very nice, though, and I wouldn't mind going back for a second look.

Next up was Jupiter. I really liked them! Their house (or what we saw of it--we just stayed in the living room) was beautiful, and even though I didn't get to talk to many of the girls, it was only because I had a good conversation with the girl I was talking to. However, I got a vibe that I liked them more than they liked me!

After that, we went to the Neptune house. Again, had some great conversation, but I didn't feel like I fit in very much with these girls. I know it's just a first impression, but I didn't feel like these particular girls would become my best friends or anything.

Then we got a break!! We got snacks and water, and chitchatted with our friends from other groups. The break ended way too soon, though

Our first house for the second half was Saturn. This house wasn't particularly my favorite... even though we didn't talk about the usual things like name and major and where we're from, I still felt like some of the conversation was forced or fake. I really didn't feel like I would fit in at that house.

Up next was Venus. Our conversations took place in the most amazing setting! It made meeting these girls so much better. Everyone was so sweet and nice, and I enjoyed getting to know them.

Then we went to Mercury--there were so many people talking at the same time in the same little room, so I had to yell and could hardly hear the girls I talked to. I felt like I didn't get to know them enough, which was pretty sad because I liked this house.

And then our last house--Mars! I really liked this one... their house was cozy and nice, and I seemed to have a lot in common with the girls. This house is definitely somewhere on the top of my list!

After that was a final meeting, where we just went over what the rest of the week was like... and we were free! Went back to the dorms, pigged out with my friends, and sat with our phones in our hands waiting for calls!

I've gotten five calls, to:

Earth
Mars
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune

The three I didn't get were all ones that I liked, so that was a bit disappointing. I have a mandatory meeting tomorrow that's going to be hard to get out of, so I'm really stressed about trying to work everything around each other.

It's getting pretty late so I doubt I'll be getting any more calls. 5/8 ain't bad!

I'm exhausted, so I've gotta try to start some homework that's due on Wednesday, and then get to sleep. Another long day tomorrow!

P.S. I went to the JCrew site while bored at work, and yes, the dresses are so cute! I definitely need to stop by there and try them on.
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Old 04-10-2007, 07:36 AM
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Seems like you had a pretty good day, and 5 out of 8 isn't to bad at all!

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Old 04-10-2007, 08:43 AM
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five out of eight is super!! good luck for the next round.
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Old 04-11-2007, 12:05 PM
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Sundance...thoughts on courtesy

Sundance,
Did you give any thought to common courtesy? The houses that you did not wish to visit had prepared for you and wanted to become better acquainted. You have snubbed them.
On your campus you will meet and interact with girls from those houses later. Perhaps these were not your "ideal", but I feel your actions were disrespectful. At least you should have contacted the Panhellenic organization at your college and sent regrets.
As one of the posters indicated you may have placed yourself in a difficult postition to obtain a bid, depending upon the rules of Panellenic at your campus.
I went to a private university with long established sororities and a strong Panhellenic organization. Frankly, even in an informal rush situation I cannot imagine a potential member ignoring an invitation and not appearing without some explanation.
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Old 04-11-2007, 12:20 PM
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Ziasha, yes I did get a call

And I did inform the chapters that I would not be attending; I didn't just not show up. It seemed that a lot of girls did the same since some of the parties were held at the same time, and even with the option of leaving halfway through a party to attend another one, many girls wanted to stay at a house that they loved.

At my school, informal rush usually consists of girls going to whichever houses they choose (parties are advertised in the school newspaper and whatnot), and then chapters call you back to invite you to further events. This year, Panhellenic just took it a bit further and added the first day where we went to 8 houses.

Now it's time to go to class, so I'll update when I get back from my chapter event tonight. Hopefully this will all end well and you guys can stop worrying!
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Old 04-11-2007, 01:01 AM
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Okay, update time!

You GC-ers are going to smack me for this... but I only went to one of the five invitational parties today. I know, I know, I should have given the other four chapters a chance, but here's the lowdown.

I had a meeting for a club I'm in, and I couldn't get out of it. Saturn's party was during the meeting, so I decided that I wouldn't go to that one.

I left a few minutes early from the meeting and rushed over to the party for Mars, one of my favorite houses from last night. I had a BLAST! I got to meet a bunch of the girls, and both of the girls I talked to yesterday remembered me and said that they were glad to have me back. It was amazing how natural I felt around these girls--and when they played their slideshow for us, I fell in love with them even more! The party lasted 50 minutes, and it went by so quickly. On the way out I ran into a friend of mine who I didn't even know was rushing, but she was considering Mars as well, so we had a good chat about that.

Well, after that, I was done. I probably made too rash of a decision, but my gut feeling has never really failed me. I knew it was Mars or nothing. So, I went home, half being glad to be home early and half wondering if I had made the right choice--I mean, what if Mars didn't invite me back for tomorrow?

But it all ended well! I just received a call from Mars a few minutes ago, and I am ecstatic! Tomorrow will be my last chapter event, and then we'll see if I get a bid on Thursday.

I am way beyond excited... I wasn't even sure if I wanted to join a sorority before rush started, and here I am, in love with a house! I hope tomorrow goes well!

TO MARS OR BUST!
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