Delaware Recruitment Thread! - Page 5

texas*princess · #1 02-21-2008, 07:41 PM

Best of luck to you BlueHens. Like Honeychile mentioned, it only takes one

Relax & enjoy your parties.

Personally, I would be happy to hear from a pnm that they were happy to be back and they like the house. Instead of saying "we really like you too!" it's not that hard to say something back along the lines of "I'm so glad you like it here" or something like that.

BlueHens213 · #2 02-22-2008, 12:50 PM

Well I'm going to Mike & Phoebe tonight, and Joey tomorrow. Thanks for the advice everyone

I'm going to try to just have fun and make a good impression at these three parties, and cross my fingers for Mike & Joey!

PiPhiERDoc · #3 02-22-2008, 09:40 PM

I'm just curious after looking at the website for the UD greek system - how many of the sororities have houses? I only saw pictures for Alpha Phi, Alpha Xi Delta, and Sigma Kappa houses - and there is a huge difference in capacity (I think over 50 for Alpha Phi and only 13 for another). Do the other chapters have dorms/suites/ect? How do you do rush?

BlueHens213 · #4 02-23-2008, 12:34 AM

All of the houses except Alpha Epsilon Phi have a house. I'm pretty sure the Delta Gamma house is new, so I don't think its on their website.
Theta, ASA and Chi O all have houses on "sorority row" that house 15 girls. Sigma Kappa's house is pretty far off campus and I think only houses 8. AZD has a nice house also...I think it holds around 13 girls? Alpha Phi has an AMAZING house with a great location, a personal chef, etc. that houses 55 girls!
So yeah, that's a pretty major difference. We rush in Clayton Hall, which is just a bunch of conference rooms. Each sorority is set up in a different room.

BlueHens213 · #5 02-24-2008, 11:14 PM

Well preference is over. This morning I thought it was going to be such a hard decision, but it was really clear by the end of the day! The first party I went to was:

Mike - This ceremony was really beautiful. The girl I was preffed by was not the girl I expected, but she was nice. We had a little bit of awkward conversation, which was kind of disappointing. A few girls came up and said, "We heard other girls talking about you & wanting to come say hi!". That made me really happy

They then had a ceremony, and I totally cried. I really enjoyed it here, but I'm not sure I would be totally comfortable. I would still take a bid from here, the girls are really nice.

Joey - I was SO impressed by Joey! I was preffed by a girl I didn't know, but oh my god, she could have been my twin!! I talked to her for a long time, and when it was time for the ceremony to begin I didn't want to stop talking to her. It went by so fast! I know this is the house for me, and I'll be ecstatic if I get a bid from here.

So I obviously ranked:
1) Joey
2) Mike

We get our bids tomorrow at 4 and then at 6 we find out where our Rho Chis are from

Wish me luck girls, I'll update when I can!

texas*princess · #6 02-24-2008, 11:35 PM

fingers crossed for you! good luck!

SWTXBelle · #7 02-24-2008, 11:42 PM

Wonderful! I'm sure you'll love either house - hope it turns out exactly as you wish.

BlueHens213 · #8 02-23-2008, 05:20 PM

Philanthropy Round
I’m now finished philanthropy round! I’m so excited recruitment is almost over (even though it has been a lot of fun) and I’m more than ready to meet my new sisters! Here were my impressions of the houses now:

Phoebe – during the past two rounds I haven’t liked this house all that much, but they impressed me tonight. They had a cute craft. I was happy that the girl that greeted me at the door was someone I had known before, and we went beyond small talk, which was good. I would accept a bid from this house, and I know I could be happy here. I wouldn’t be devastated if I had to go to pref at this house.

Mike – My absolute favorite house! I really, really did not want to get too attached, because I was honestly surprised I was not cut from this house last round…it’s one of the more competitive chapters. They had a really cute slideshow and the room was beautifully decorated. I didn’t really do the craft – I was too busy talking to the sister. We had really good conversations, because she was someone I talked to on the second day. The first sister I talked to wasn’t amazing, but she was nice and we found things to talk about. I would be ecstatic if I got to go back here for preference, but I’m trying not to get too worked up about it. I would obviously be happy to be a sister of Mike!

Joey – My last house for Philanthropy round was Joey. I was afraid I didn’t make a good impression because I wasn’t feeling that well. They had a very touching slideshow presentation and the craft was quick. The second girl I talked to was kind of an awkward conversationalist, but I really liked everyone else. I would like to go back here for pref!

At this point, I really was torn – I could see myself as a sister in any of these three houses!! I didn’t want to make the wrong decision, but everyone always says that it will work out like it’s supposed to!! I ended up ranking:

1) Mike
1) Joey
2) Phoebe

We meet tomorrow morning to get our invites back for preference and parties start at 12 (I think). Cross your fingers for me ladies!!