Florida State

[fsugirlll]

Does anybody know how many girls are rushing at Florida State this year?

besides me! =)

[baci]

I do not have your answer, but someone will!

Allow me to be the first one to wish you the very best. Good Luck!
Please report back on your experience(s).

[angelove]

PenguinTrax is our best source for that kind of information because she is so involved in Tallahassee APH.

There are several GCers going through at FSU this year and I'm hoping for some good stories. Good luck with recruitment and Go Noles!!!

[PenguinTrax]

let me check with my peeps and i can post

[perfectinpurple]

Good luck!!

[baci]

Originally Posted by PenguinTrax

let me check with my peeps and i can post

Love those connections!

[angelove]

PenguinTrax is always one of my faves, but especially this time of year! Thanks!

[PenguinTrax]

OK, the last count that was 'heard' was 1152 and registration closed yesterday. I expect the final count to be around 1200, which is comparable to the last few years. On average, about 60-65% of that number advances to Bid Day.

here's the online version of this year's Tomahawk: http://greeklife.fsu.edu/Documents/FSUTomahawk2009.swf

[baci]

Thank you for your post^^

It is just days away!

[fsugirlll]

Thank you everyone for your encouragement! I am so excited!

I do have one question though. Why will only 60-65% advance to bid day? Does this mean almost 40% of the girls will not recieve a bid because they will be released?

[PenguinTrax]

It's a combination of PNMs being released as well as PNMs deciding not to move forward in the process. There are a lot more of those than you might think. Many PNMs take an 'all or nothing' attitude. So when they don't get all the invites back they wanted, they drop out. Or the PMNs registered for Recruitment w/o telling their parents, and the parents can't afford the fees, so they drop. There are too many reasons to list, really. Suffice it to say that being released is one of many factors!

The best thing you can do is move forward through the entire process with a good attitude. If, when you get down the Preference you still don't feel comfortable, don't sign a Bid Card. If you are not going to accept an invitation from one of your Preference groups, don't sign the card saying you will - you will just take a spot away from a PNM that would have accepted.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by fsugirlll

Thank you everyone for your encouragement! I am so excited!

I do have one question though. Why will only 60-65% advance to bid day? Does this mean almost 40% of the girls will not recieve a bid because they will be released?

Keep in mind that their numbers also include those girls who leave recruitment on their own for whatever reason.

[PinkPalmTree]

Okay! I panicked when I read that only 60% make it to bid day! wow, i would be crushed if i was released. I cannot wait to rush next week- I know this is cheesy, but I've been looking forward to this week almost my entire life!

I'm going into rush with an open mind. Of course, there is one house I really want and 3 or 4 houses that I love, but after meeting lots of the girls at Summerfest, I can really see great things in each house. If I get dropped by my top choices, then I probably wouldn't fit in there anyways. If someone keeps on inviting me back, I'll figure its for a reason


Go Noles

[FSUZeta]

Originally Posted by PinkPalmTree

Okay! I panicked when I read that only 60% make it to bid day! wow, i would be crushed if i was released. I cannot wait to rush next week- I know this is cheesy, but I've been looking forward to this week almost my entire life!

I'm going into rush with an open mind. Of course, there is one house I really want and 3 or 4 houses that I love, but after meeting lots of the girls at Summerfest, I can really see great things in each house. If I get dropped by my top choices, then I probably wouldn't fit in there anyways. If someone keeps on inviting me back, I'll figure its for a reason


Go Noles

just give everyone a chance-really look at each chapter and analyze if you would truly fit in there-not just that you would want to fit in there.
accept all invitations that you can(go to the maximum # of parties you are able to each day) and even if you are not "in love" with the groups who invite you to pref., please attend the parties. look around the room at the other pnms-do they look like people you would maybe be friends with?

keep your great attitude and good luck!

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by PinkPalmTree

Okay! I panicked when I read that only 60% make it to bid day! wow, i would be crushed if i was released. I cannot wait to rush next week- I know this is cheesy, but I've been looking forward to this week almost my entire life!

I'm going into rush with an open mind. Of course, there is one house I really want and 3 or 4 houses that I love, but after meeting lots of the girls at Summerfest, I can really see great things in each house. If I get dropped by my top choices, then I probably wouldn't fit in there anyways. If someone keeps on inviting me back, I'll figure its for a reason


Go Noles

It's natural to have faves.

Just don't let yourself get so caught up in them that you would withdraw if one of them (or all of them) cut you.

It happens alot. Girls say "well I only want these ones" then they drop out when those groups cut them. Even though they get invited back to alot of other places.

These are often the same girls who spend the next year talking about how they "like, really want to be in a sorority."

Well, you could've been hun, but you didn't want to give the other ones a shot.

Something else about faves:

I find that the chapters that are PNMs faves are the ones that EVERY OTHER PNM wants to be be in!

Logically speaking girls, everyone cannot be in "The Favorite" so make sure you give everyone a fair and honest look.