KiwiJuice08's Fall '05 Rush Thread!! - Page 4

MaggieXi · #46 09-01-2005, 09:04 AM

Good luck w/ recruitment!

For your cold, try Mucinex - it was a perscription decongestant until last year, now its over the counter. Its a little expensive but it really does the job if your stuffed up!

KiwiJuice08 · #47 09-01-2005, 01:09 PM

I did buy some mucinex when I first got my sinus infection in january...it seemed to make everything thicker though so I stopped taking it. Maybe I'll try it again. I am not feeling that much better, but it will be ok...I will just pop lots of allergy pills and decongestants before I head out for rush! Only a week!!!

KiwiJuice08 · #48 09-08-2005, 02:37 AM

Orientation is tomorrow!! Well...technically today!! SOOO EXCITED! :-D
I will post as soon as I get home! I can't wait to get this started.

copacabana · #49 09-08-2005, 04:21 AM

Ooooh I'm excited for ya!! good luck!!

KiwiJuice08 · #50 09-08-2005, 09:43 PM

Just got home from Recruitment Orientation!!! It really got me pumped up - not that I wasn't already! They did a quick slide show of the different houses, talked to us about policies and what not, and then we split into our rush groups. My group is pretty large ( I think my rc's said it was the biggest?). We got our tshirts and other goodies, they prepped us on tomorrow, and here I am :-)

We meet at 5 tomorrow and open houses go until 11:05...we finish them on Saturday. I will post my thoughts on the first set of houses tomorrow evening!!

mmcat · #51 09-08-2005, 11:28 PM

now it's time to shine...
good luck

KiwiJuice08 · #52 09-10-2005, 01:52 AM

Ok...First OFFICIAL Rush Update!! I know you are all excited :-)

Today was AMAZING!! We went to 9 houses, and we will be going to the remaining 11 tomorrow. We met with our groups at 5:00 and basically just sat around for 45 minutes until it was time to head to the first house. It was super hot outside, even after the sun set...I'm not looking forward to tomorrow, but only because of the heat!! We have a break though from 12-4 so that is good...time to shower and freshen up! Anyway, the houses I visited tonight are as follows:

Sapphire
Judgement
Oberon
Untouchable
Authentic
Royal Kaliber
Stardust
Special Envoy
Fleur

SAPPHIRE: Love love loved this house. Had an amazing conversation with one of the girls, and the house itself is beautiful. I could definitely see myself there. There opening skit was really cute, but it scared all of us half to death. We just weren't expecting the sudden burst of singing and stomping of feet! I want to say more but I don't want to give anything away right now...hopefully I will be going back there for 1st invites :-D

JUDGEMENT: This house was nice, and they had an incredibly cute skit, but I'm not sure if I could see myself there...it is probably # 5 on my list right now. The conversation flowed pretty well, but it was a little forced at some points. There were 2 rushers and 2 rushees at a table, and this whole cross conversation thing kept happening - it made it difficult to carry on a conversation, plus it was incredibly loud in there.

OBERON: Again, this house had a lot of nice girls, but I didn't really feel a connection. They had an amazing skit...all of the houses did really. Not really much else to say about this house right now...not sure if I'll go back.

UNTOUCHABLE: Ok, another house that I absolutely loved. I had heard a lot of things about the house before hand...mostly negative, but I tried not to let that influence me. I talked to 3 girls there and they were all sooo nice and I felt really comfortable with them. The house was gorgeous...probably the prettiest house I went to all night. They sang a song at the end, but it was very calm...a nice change from the other houses. I really hope I get invited back!!

AUTHENTIC: I had high hopes going into this house, and they realy lived up to them. I think I enjoyed their skit the most, had really good conversations...the 3 girls I talked to seemed super interested in what I had to say and getting to know me. They had good snacks too! :-) Before rush started I thought this would be one of the 3 houses I could see myself ending up at...I still can see myself there, but not as much as I had previously thought. This is 3rd on my list right now.

ROYAL KALIBER: I enjoyed this house more than I thought I was going to. The conversation flowed well, but it was definitely not the best conversation of the night. Again, their skit was really cute and I felt like I got a good feel for the house. Not sure if I could see myself in the house, but as of now it is 4th on my list and I would like to go back.

STARDUST: Really nice girls, but I can't see myself there. Not really much else to say.

SPECIAL ENVOY: This house was only participating in formal recruitment through open houses, so I will not be going back to this house unless I go to some informal events. I didn't feel any kind of connection with these girls, and I can't picture myself as a sister.

FLEUR: This house was ok. I had good conversations with 2 girls - the second was better than the first. Again, I can't picture myself in that house.

I am really looking forward to tomorrow...I had such a good time tonight and I wasn't the least bit nervous like I thought I would be. We meet with our groups at 8:45 tomorrow and we finish tomorrow night at 8:40, after which we will rank our top 10 and bottom 10. As of now this is how my top 10 looks (I only ranked 4)

1. Sapphire
2. Untouchable
3. Authentic
4. Royal Kaliber
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

I will post tomorrow night!!

Jestor · #53 09-10-2005, 02:09 AM

I love Mafia movies, so I'm rooting for Untouchable.

mmcat · #54 09-10-2005, 04:43 AM

good start...lots of water tomorrow and baby wipes if necessary for a quick cleanup.

copacabana · #55 09-10-2005, 11:40 AM

I'm glad you had a great first day! I'm rooting for Sapphire for you!

KiwiJuice08 · #56 09-10-2005, 01:40 PM

It's break time!! This morning we went to 4 houses - Fantasia, Clasiko, Casanova, and Gem Twist!!

It is incredibly hot outside today, so it is nice that we have a 4 hour break during the hottest part of the day...even if it is just for the football game!! I was going to go to the game, but I decided it would be a better idea to just chill in the air conditioning and relax for a bit...maybe do some hw.

FANTASIA: Really pretty house, and the girls were nice...but not for me. This house will not be making my top 10 list.

CLASIKO: AMAZING!! The girls were super sweet and their skit was the best so far. It really got me pumped up! I could totally see how close they were to each other and how much fun they have together...I could see myself in that house.

CASANOVA: I'm not sure where I stand on this house. It could make the top 10, as a 9 or 10 probably, but that depends on how I feel about the 7 houses I have yet to visit. Probably won't make the list, but the girls were nice...conversation was a little strained though.

GEM TWIST: Ok let my preface by saying that coming into rush I was probably a little biased on this house. I knew a lot of girls who had been members of this house when they were on campus a good 7-8 years ago. I had very high hopes going in, and like the other houses, they completely lived up to them. I spoke with 4 girls, all were very nice. I felt like I had a lot in common with 3 of them. The house is beautiful, as well as all the girls! I really hope I will have the chance to go back tomorrow for first invite!!

So I'm not really sure where I stand in ranking anymore, but Gem Twist and Clasiko are added to the list! :-)

Tonight we pref our top 10...so I'll let you know who I picked!

thetygerlily · #57 09-10-2005, 07:44 PM

Wow, I'm impressed with your dedication updating during your break and all ;-) It sounds like you're having a great time and meeting some amazing women... yay!! Can't wait to hear how the rest of the day goes!

Oh, and I don't normally root for sororities in these but I think I'm going to pick one this time: Sapphire. It's my birthstone and also the gem of my sorority :-D It doesn't hurt, of course, that they were one of your favorites!!

mmcat · #58 09-11-2005, 12:41 AM

wow...may things continue to sparkle for you.
enjoy

KiwiJuice08 · #59 09-11-2005, 02:34 AM

The second half of today went really well...it went by faster than I thought it would. So here goes...

CALYPSO: Really pretty house, AMAZING AIR CONDITIONING! haha, we were all dying from the heat so that was very nice. The conversation was slightly strained - it was me and 2 other girls going through rush and 2 rushers...one was really peppy and convo flowed well with her, the other one didn't really have much to say. The house made my top 10 though...you'll just have to wait til the bottom to see where :-)

TOUCH OF CLASS: This house blew me away. I had one of the best conversations there and I think I would fit really well into the house. I was very surprised by how much I liked the house - I knew I would, but I didn't think it would be one of the favs.

NICK OF DIAMONDS: Eh...the girl who rushed me wasn't very nice to me :-( and the conversation was very forced. Not really for me.

BIANCA: I didn't really know anything about this house going into it, but I came out with a very good impression of the girls and the chapter as a whole. We toured the house a little...it was very pretty, and the girls were all gorgeous, but they seemed very down to earth.

TOM BOY: This house had a really cool theme and their skit was super cute and funny. I had good conversations, but overall I didn't feel very comfortable in the house.

The seventh house we went to wasn't participating in Formal Recruitment past today, so I won't be going back there.

TAYLOR MADE: This was the last house I went to. It started off really bad. The girl who was rushing me ignored me for the first 5-10 minutes and talked to the girl 3 down from me because she overheard something she said and I guess they had it in common? Anyway, I sat there in silence and it was really awkward. I tried to look past that though and look at the girls. The house wasn't really a good fit for me.

The moment you have all been waiting for! haha...The Top Ten List!

Sapphire
Touch of Class
Clasiko
Untouchable
Gem Twist
Authentic
Roylan Kaliber
Bianca
Calypso
Judgement

And the bottom 8

Casanova
Nick of Diamonds
Fleur
Tom Boy
Oberon
Stardust
Taylor Made
Fantasia

We meet at 9:20 tomorrow to pick up our invites and first round goes from 10:00-6:30 with one 45 minute break. Hopefully I will be going back to the max 10 houses...my rc's said it is very rare for girls to go back to less than 10, so we'll see!! My top 5 are pretty even so far, so I'm hoping tomorrow will pull at least a few ahead! I'll update sometime in the evening...or maybe Monday. 3 tests monday morning to study for after Rush!!

copacabana · #60 09-11-2005, 03:08 AM

Oh my goodness! That's a lot of sororities...but it sounds like you're having a great time and keeping an open mind

Good luck with rush and tests, I look forward to the rest of your thread!