Auburn Recruitment - Page 5

TexasDarling · #61 08-10-2009, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by AuburnMom08

Ice water teas are officially over.

What is that???

KSUViolet06 · #62 08-10-2009, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by TexasDarling

What is that???

The first round at Auburn = ice water teas.

You visit every sorority. They serve you water with lemon or other little things.

Hence the term "ice waters."

lovespink88 · #63 08-10-2009, 05:26 PM

Sorry to continue the hijack, maybe I should just bump that "Rushing at U of I" thread that I know is around here somewhere...

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Originally Posted by AuburnMom08

lovespink - Yes, she accepted a bid in ?? November or December from one of her original favorites.

That's great to hear-I was just confused when I creepily went and looked at your posts...I thought...hey, wait a minute, we never got to hear the outcome!

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Originally Posted by GPhiBLtColonel

Hijack - lovespink - did you go to Univ of Illinois? I was just there Friday for a college visit with my son - he's a high school senior and interested in Engineering. We were very impressed with everythong we saw but - dang - the campus is HUGE!!!!!

PS I was so excited to see the Gamma Phi house there - it is beautiful and right smack dab in the middle of campus it seems!

Yes, I do and I love it!

Yes, the campus is HUGE, which gets to be a drag come winter. But luckily for the most part your classes don't get too spread out. In the case of your son, for example, most of his classes would be together on the Engineering Quad. I'm glad to hear you guys liked it! Best wishes to him if he applies, it's a FANTASTIC school for engineering!

Oh, and the Gamma Phi Beta house is beautiful at U of I--I think it's one of the prettiest houses on campus! And like perfectinpurple said...

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Originally Posted by perfectinpurple

I love this house! If you ever get the chance to go inside it is absolutely gorgeous!

I second that ^^ (And perfectinpurple, your house is one of my faves too! I think I'm just in love with most of the houses at U of I...so pretty!)

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Originally Posted by BlueCarnation

Just don't let him go to Kam's, right lovespink?!

Hahaha!! Ohhh, Kam's. I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for it, even though it's the definition of a college dive bar. It is after all, proudly called "Home of the Drinkin' Illini'", painted orange and blue, and sits next to the bookstore. In fact, it's looks like it's older than the bookstore. When I was a alumni donation caller, I had a few people ask if certain things were still around on campus, and Kam's was always the one bar they always asked about...

Okay, on with Auburn!!

perfectinpurple · #64 08-10-2009, 05:35 PM

I have to continue the hijack...

Kams = disgusting. I went once and I will never go back unless I'm forced! My dad wanted to go to Kams last time he visited me and the first thing he said was "It hasn't changed since I was here!"

lovespink88, I'm only disappointed that I probably wont get the chance to see the inside of your new house!! You'll have to post some pictures in the "sorority/fraternity house" thread.

Ok, now we can end the hijack

AuburnMom08 · #65 08-10-2009, 10:59 PM

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Alot of times, "computer glitch" stories are recruitment urban legends or rumors.

I'm almost positive a similar story went around last year when my daughter was going thru recruitment lol.

littleowl33 · #66 08-10-2009, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

The first round at Auburn = ice water teas. You visit every sorority. They serve you water with lemon or other little things. Hence the term "ice waters."

It's the same at Hopkins! First round is called "Ice Water" because it's the only no-frills round, and all you can serve is ice water. When I was a PNM, I was completely baffled by this and was terrified they were going to haze us by throwing ice water on us or something. Oh, freshman me... there's so much you have to learn...

HuskyAlum · #67 08-11-2009, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by AuburnMom08

I'm almost positive a similar story went around last year when my daughter was going thru recruitment lol.

From first hand knowledge, this would be false.

Auburn uses ICS, which after years of being out on the market is utterly fool proof right about now. When I was Panhel President we had the Panhel VP of Recruitment "accidentally" hit "some button" and wiped out all PNM & chapter selections. HOWEVER, the folks at ICS use way complicated programs and all of the information was backed up. So the likelyhood of any REAL computer glitches at ANY campus that uses ICS is, IMHO, impossible.

KSUViolet06 · #68 08-11-2009, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by HuskyAlum

From first hand knowledge, this would be false.

Auburn uses ICS, which after years of being out on the market is utterly fool proof right about now. When I was Panhel President we had the Panhel VP of Recruitment "accidentally" hit "some button" and wiped out all PNM & chapter selections. HOWEVER, the folks at ICS use way complicated programs and all of the information was backed up. So the likelyhood of any REAL computer glitches at ANY campus that uses ICS is, IMHO, impossible.

YES.

Like I said before, "computer glitches" are typically recruitment rumor or urban legend.

It's always something crazy like "I heard that I was supposed to be invited back to Alpha, but there was a computer glitch and it erased my name."

Nope. Doesn't happen.

Zillini · #69 08-11-2009, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by perfectinpurple

Kams = disgusting. I went once and I will never go back unless I'm forced! My dad wanted to go to Kams last time he visited me and the first thing he said was "It hasn't changed since I was here!"

It's comforting knowing some things never change. Just neve thought I'd feel that way about a bar, but I do!!!

Zillini · #70 08-11-2009, 01:55 AM

I can't remember the specifics, but I remember hearing from one of my I/O's there were some sort of massive computer problems and I'm pretty sure it was last year. I'll check with her when I talk to her next.

GPhiBLtColonel · #71 08-11-2009, 02:14 AM

Ya know, our little U of I hijack actually does tie in to Auburn - they both have blue and orange for school colors, right?

Anyways, I am just dying to hear how things went today - I wrote a lot of recs (including one for a gal referred to me by Carnation)!

FSUZeta · #72 08-11-2009, 07:37 AM

can't wait to hear some auburn updates.

MaggieXi · #73 08-11-2009, 08:24 AM

We had a computer issue last year, but it wasn't because of ICS. It was that during recruitment, the IT services took the network down for updates. The issue was fixed once Greek Life finally got ahold of IT!

FSUZeta · #74 08-11-2009, 09:02 AM

oh my gosh-IT guys never seem to have very good timing!

AuburnMom08 · #75 08-11-2009, 09:24 AM

I don't remember and I haven't heard from my daughter yet but I will ask her when she calls.

If yours is tired of the hectic schedule tell her to just wait til next year lol.