Retro Recruitment - Page 3

violetpretty · #31 01-10-2008, 03:15 PM

So how was pref at Flock? Or did you just have the two prefs?

micky80 · #32 01-10-2008, 03:19 PM

You could only go to two.

violetpretty · #33 01-10-2008, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by micky80

You could go to two, so I chose to go to Flock and Men at Work and Go-Gos.

That's why I was confused.

oncegreek · #34 01-10-2008, 07:36 PM

i am dying to hear where you ended up!

micky80 · #35 01-10-2008, 08:04 PM

So I did a lot of thinking that night. When I started the process, I really didn't think sorority life would be for me. And I thought about what had changed my mind. It came down to finding a house where I really felt at home - a place where I could become more involved, get inspired and make life-long friends. Through the whole experience, I'd felt that way at one house.

So I made a decision to suicide. I know, I know. It's not recommended. I probably could have been happy at the other house too. But I never entered the process intent on being in a sorority. So if I was going to do go through with it, I wanted to be sure about my decision.

So I wrote down my decision:

Go-Gos. I had really clicked with the girls I'd met that week. There were also so many amazing people in the house - people I really looked up to.

I felt excited, apprehensive. How was I going to sleep at all!!!!

nittanyalum · #36 01-10-2008, 08:13 PM

Oh, you are KILLING me with the cliffhangers!!! We obviously know you went greek, so now we want to know WHERE!!!!

*humming "oh mickey you're so fine you're so fine you blow my mind hey mickey hey mickey" while waiting impatiently*

Benzgirl · #37 01-10-2008, 08:26 PM

Wait a minute. Retro recuitments can't wait until later.

#38 01-10-2008, 08:42 PM

Everytime I see this thread pop up, I start singing a la Toni Basil.

Benzgirl · #39 01-10-2008, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by OTW

Everytime I see this thread pop up, I start singing a la Toni Basil.

Do you have your pom-poms?

#40 01-10-2008, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Benzgirl

Do you have your pom-poms?

Actually, I do. It's amazing how, even after 10+ years, they're still very shiny!

micky80 · #41 01-11-2008, 12:06 AM

Okay, so I didn't sleep all night. It didn't help that I was in the room by myself after my roommate left and that several of my friends had dropped out of rush after being cut by their favorites. My friend who had wanted the Go-Gos so bad had been cut. I kept waiting for that knock to come because I was sure it would.

But it didn't.

I can't even begin to tell you how happy I was when I went to pick up my bid that morning. I could never have imagined I would have wanted something so much. My rush counselor handed it to me with a smile. When I opened it, it said --------

Go-Gos.

Better known as

Delta Gamma!

It was so weird to have to call my parents and apologize that I joined a sorority. They definitely came around over the next year as they saw what a positive experience it was for me, and met some of my amazing DG friends.
Because so many people in the house were so involved, I became much more active in campus life. And I met some of the most amazing women - women I'm still friends with today.

On a side note, it was interesting the reaction I got from some of my friends from freshman year who weren't in sororities. One called it a cult, while my friend who had been cut didn't talk to me for a month. It all ended up okay.

nittanyalum · #42 01-11-2008, 12:14 AM

Congratulations to you and Delta Gamma! Great story, and thanks for the 80s flashback!

barnard1897 · #43 01-11-2008, 12:19 AM

This whole thread is making me pull out my Pappagallo flats and Bermuda bag.

AOIIalum · #44 01-11-2008, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by barnard1897

This whole thread is making me pull out my Pappagallo flats and Bermuda bag.

Ditto. That girl could have been me, down to the matching BIG hair bow. There's something to be said about a bermuda bag and Pappagallos.

carnation · #45 01-11-2008, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by micky80

On a side note, it was interesting the reaction I got from some of my friends from freshman year who weren't in sororities. One called it a cult, while my friend who had been cut didn't talk to me for a month. It all ended up okay.

Does anyone remember justamom's rush thread about her daughter at LSU? This is what she faced but it worked out. Anyone who is dealing with this, please take note because it won't last forever. Just keep being pleasant!