StrawberryGloss' Around the World RE-Recruitment Fall 09
 

My re-recruitment starts soon-ish! I’m super excited for it and I’m a lot more confident in myself this year.

The link to my recruitment last year is here:
http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...d.php?t=105731

Or if you don’t want to read all of it, here’s a quick summary:

I went through absolutely clueless last year. I was super intimidated by all of the PNM’s and was very shy during recruitment. I was offered a bid to New York last year, but after not feeling right with the sisters and the potential new pledge class, I declined and dropped out of recruitment. They were the only chapter to go through COB, and seeing this as a sign (lol) I went to an event with them and it still didn’t feel right. I am a legacy to Barcelona, which I loved last year, however I also thoroughly enjoyed Paris, Tokyo, and London. Rome, Los Angeles, and Miami didn’t quite make a super-great impression on me.

Fast-forward to this year: I focused on good rush conversations. I practiced with friends and my mom (who was a rush advisor for sororities—not sure what the official name for that is though) and wrote down good topics for conversations. I have a great wardrobe this year and CONFIDENCE!
I’m open to all the sororities. If Miami, Rome, or Los Angeles is just outstanding, then GREAT! It’s a new year. I’m trying to not have a bias against New York, but we will have to see. It might be hard to forget last year, but I’m going to really try to go in with as open mind as I can because you never know what might happen.

Also, a new chapter is colonizing on campus this year, so if things don’t go well, I could go through their recruitment after formal.

I will put more details after we meet with our Rho Gam’s!

good luck to you!

Best of luck!

Best of luck to you!

Good luck! :)

Yay! Good luck. When do things start (or if you'll be posting slightly off dates, when will we start hearing about your re-recruitment)? :-)

Thanks for all the luck ladies :)

I was originally going to post this live, but after sleeping on it I've decided that this is my last shot at going greek, so I don't want to ruin it in any way. I'm going to keep thorough notes on each sorority, maybe write it out that night (if I'm not too tired...doubtful), and post it when recruitment is over.

Recruitment starts very, very soon, I promise! I would love to tell you the dates and everything, but I know there are people from my University on this board and I don't want to risk anything.

So hold tight and keep your fingers crossed! :)

^Good idea, StrawberryGloss. Please don't keep us hanging too long, though!

Thanks! I definitely won't! I just really want to share my story with you all, so I'll get it up as soon as it's over.

I will be able to share my recruitment story with everyone very, very soon! I'm super excited to do so :)

Just a little bit longer!

First Night! I had to sit through 6 ½ hours of class with mostly excited, but definitely nervous butterflies in my stomach.

We had a break first, so we went to Starbucks where I had coffee, and consequently the entire time I was super hyper and had to use the bathroom SO badly.

First up was New York. How they called girls in was different from last year, and it really looked like they were trying to turn the house around. I talked with one of the sisters and it was alright. The next sister just talked about weird topics that I couldn’t relate to, but I tried and it never got to an awkward pause. Overall, it wasn’t as awkward as last year, but I still could never see myself feeling comfortable in this house.

When we were lining up the girls from my walking group were complaining about how tired they were, and that they weren’t super excited to be there. I was shocked how complainy they were after just the first house. From all the coffee and the water I was DYING to use the bathroom but I didn’t cause I know from GC that it is considered rude ☺

Next was London! The first sister and I just started off with a great conversation about Starbucks, and it wasn’t until the very end where we talked about the whole where are you from and what’s your major questions. It turns out we’re 20 minutes away from each other, same major, and took the same classes last year. And we were just howling laughing at how we didn’t even get to these questions. She even told me that I reminded her of a sister whom I knew who was the prettiest, nicest, most personable person on the planet. It was SUCH a great compliment!

We ran over to Tokyo. We had three walking groups here instead of two, so I was double rushed. The rusher mostly talked to me, but I also tried to include the other gal as well. This girl said I reminded her of her boyfriend’s little sister who was very bouncy, cute and fun. Another great compliment!

Next was Barcelona. I wasn’t as nervous this year at all. I was still on a high from the other houses. I went in and talked to a sister who started to complain about her day. I was surprised, but was able to turn the conversation around to how great greek life is, and how much she loved her house. She then told me about how her whole family is involved in greek life, and I told her that mine was too. She started talking about some National things, and I lit up, cause it was familiar to me. I didn’t mean too! And she asked if I knew about the sorority, and I said a little. The sister asked if I felt pressure to be in the legacy sorority and I said that my family just wanted me to go into a sorority where I felt comfortable, but that I did feel comfortable there and that the house felt like my own house (probably because the décor is the same with all the symbols around the house). A little bit awkward, but then we turned the conversation to track & field so that was good.

After debriefing I went home and immediately went to the bathroom! I had been holding it for 5 hours!

The next day we saw 4 houses and the colonizing chapter.

We firstly went to Paris. I talked to about 5 gals who were all very fun and nice. However when they were calling us in, 90% of the girls looked you up and down. Super intimidating. I didn’t get a weird feeling from them, but I still felt like I was being superficially judged.

Next was Miami. We were put into groups of two sisters and three PNM’s. I don’t know if it was because I was super tired, we were standing and I was hoping for the other PNM’s to talk more (which they didn’t) but it just didn’t feel right. There were many pauses and I hadn’t had any of those in the other houses. The sisters were still nice though, but they just didn’t shine as much as the other sororities.

Then we went to Los Angeles. I actually had a GREAT time! The two sisters I talked to were so great, and I didn’t feel any awkwardness, besides ducking out of the way of my ex-roommate.

Lastly was Rome. I found commonalities with ALL of the sisters, including one who did my sport, and another had the same summer job as me. It was very fun!

We were able to “regret” two.

My Rankings:
1. London
2. Barcelona
3. Tokyo
4. Rome
5. Paris
6. Los Angeles

And I dropped
7. Miami
8. New York

Hmm I want to root for Paris... But that's just weird about the girls lol.

great story! I can't wait to hear more! :)

Ok, yeah. I had "regretting" up there to mean ranking them low. But I'll try to remember to fix that for my next posts!



I woke up SUPER early the next morning. I swear I could hear sorority girl’s voices in my head from all the talking! After anxiously waiting my schedule, I got:

London
Barcelona
Tokyo
Rome
Paris
Los Angeles

I got ALL of the houses I wanted!!!!

London was so great! The sister told me that the girls who rushed me two days prior kept talking about me, so she was super excited to rush me! We made bracelets, but we were laughing at how bad mine was turning out. Their video did have a little bit of emphasis on partying, which it would be fun to do, but not ALL the time.

Barcelona was super cute! The girl who rushed me was great and when we were doing the craft we just took off talking and talked about our fantastic physics professor who we both love.

Tokyo was alright, and I was slightly disappointed. They were just meh. I could barely hear my rusher, and we didn’t really connect. I wasn’t very impressed with their philanthropy. They didn’t seem to be really into it. I didn’t know if it was the actual house I wasn’t impressed with any more, or the sisters I talked to today weren’t really great.

Rome was pretty good today. I really enjoyed how academic these girls seemed. We started to talk about Wicked and the sisters (there was two of them to me) just went off on it!

Paris was good. I was super surprised they invited me back. The sister was still super nice, and I didn’t feel like I was being judged superficially. We talked about our dogs back home which made the house seem more homey. I was also very impressed by their philanthropy.

The first part of Los Angeles was pretty fun. A girl from my dorm last year rushed me, so we just caught up on life (and occasionally shouted out the words “philanthropy” and “sisterhood”) so she wouldn’t get in trouble. She even told me to keep looking at her when my ex-roommate walked by and told me really honest things about the problems in that house between her and everyone else. The next girl I talked to was super awkward. I looked around and just couldn’t see myself here. It didn’t feel like home at all.

We could regret two. I just couldn’t see myself in Los Angeles having to deal with all the drama, so that was pretty easy. But I couldn’t choose between Tokyo and Paris. I was feeling a lot better about Paris and not as much Tokyo, however it was different from yesterday. My Rho Gamma from last year was standing right next to me during rankings and told me to think of the sorority where I could come down in my pj’s with no makeup on and eat breakfast. I could easily imagine myself at Paris, but I just couldn’t at Tokyo.

I also couldn’t decide which I liked better: Barcelona or London, but thankfully that didn’t matter at this point.

1. Barcelona
2. London
3. Rome
4. Paris

And the bottom ones I ranked--"regretted":
5. Tokyo
6. Los Angeles

Writing this just a few hours after recruitment ended for today, I still don’t know if I made the right decision ranking Paris over Tokyo. I feel like Paris is going to drop me anyways and I wouldn’t mind if Tokyo was there instead, but I still like Paris. Would I really feel more comfortable at Paris than Tokyo?

so far, so good.

I love that you're keeping an open mind and not letting your overall rankings from last year factor in too much. Looks like you're matching best with Europe rather than American... good luck!!

Oooh I just love this story!! More more more :)

Hey so I'm sick and I have a quiz tomorrow. So sucky I know.

I'll try to post more after classes tomorrow.

Eh, still not feeling good. But I thought I'd feed your craving :D

The next day one of my awesome Rho Gam’s gave me my schedule:
1. Barcelona
2. London
3. Rome
4. BREAK

I was super excited to have my top three. I really couldn’t picture myself at either Paris or Tokyo, so I wasn’t too upset over losing them and having the break.

Girls chatted about their favorite houses. So many of them absolutely loved Tokyo and Barcelona. I also heard many good things about Los Angeles as well. This made me feel good, because I knew I was basing my decision on where I felt at home, rather than the “tiers.”

Barcelona was so great! I got paired with a girl and we chatted the ENTIRE time. She asked about my mom, and said that she knew I had already gone through, so that made everything a lot less awkward. We just talked and went through the house, but she wasn’t pointing every little thing out, we would go into bedrooms so we could stop and talk even more with out clogging the halls.

London was interesting. I had such a good time earlier, but the girl I had today had a very different sense of humor. We walked around the house but she just showed me the rooms. I tried to start a conversation but she really wasn’t talking to me. She cut me off NUMEROUS times to show me another bedroom. Ugh. I had really enjoyed them the days prior, so I may have just been paired with a bad rusher.

Rome was good. I really liked their actual house, it was definitely my favorite of the day. The girl I had was good too. We had a lot of commonalities. However there were some awkward girls that I really didn’t feel comfortable with.

It was hard choosing between London and Rome. I had truly enjoyed London in the days prior, and didn’t feel so great today. While Rome I felt pretty good in everyday but I wasn’t super excited about the house.

So I ranked them
1. Barcelona
2. London
And I “regretted”
3. Rome

I had like all of them—they were my top three, so if one of them drops me and I get Rome instead, I wouldn’t be upset.

So far so good! Excited for your next post!

drink lots of liquids-hot tea with lemon is good for sore throats and feel better!

Thanks everyone! Didn't get any sleep last night though due to the fact I couldn't breathe :(

PREF NIGHT!

So I had about 1000 butterflies in my stomach hoping that my Rho Gamma wouldn’t call me and tell me that no one invited me back. I hoped that Barcelona went well enough, which I’m pretty sure went well, but I was pretty sure London and Rome wouldn’t invite me back. Thankfully, as the time got closer and closer to the starting time I felt better and didn’t receive a call.

My schedule was:
1. Barcelona
2. Rome

I was super excited!!! After thinking all day I thought that Rome would be such a better fit for me than London, even though I did like the girls. I just felt more comfortable and more like myself at Rome than London.

As Barcelona sisters called girls in, the PNM and sister all recognized each other and were very excited. I was scared that I would get someone I really didn’t remember. Thankfully when I saw Katie, the girl who rushed me the day before I knew she was going to be preffing me, and I was so excited! It was fun talking as we ate, then we watched a great slideshow that I could picture myself it. We then went upstairs and Katie talked about how much she could see me in that slideshow, how I just seemed to fit in perfectly and how all the girls were talking about how great I was and how they wanted me to join their house. It was so great! We then went downstairs and did the ceremony, and girls talked about finding other Barcelonas across the country (and Canada!) and how good it felt. This really reminded me of all the traveling my mom does for the sorority and it made me cry. Other girls talked about their experiences and even more tears came. I left and instantly knew they would be my #1

I then went to Rome, where I couldn’t really remember the girl (ahh! I felt so bad!). But we had such a great time. We went upstairs to talk and actually talked about awkward situations like having food stuck in your teeth, make up not blending, shaving uhh certain parts. It was so funny and I felt incredibly comfortable there. During the ceremony we had a great time again and we were laughing the entire time. As she walked me outside, my strapless dress fell! I caught it, but I’m pretty sure A LOT showed!! Yikes! We laughed if off though. I left feeling really good about Rome.

On the way back, my strapless bra ended up below my ribs. I thankfully had a coat to cover up though!!!!

Although I knew I’d be comfortable at Rome, I still had always been a huge fan of Barcelona.

So I ranked them
1. Barcelona
2. Rome

And as we were ranking, they announced that if you attended 2 pref parties you were guaranteed a bid!!!! I was so excited! :D

Fingers crossed for Barcelona!!! Though it sounds like you'd be happy at either house.

Awful about the strapless bra, those things can be a pain in the ass!

You should get resized! You know, about 75% of women are not wearing the right size (that's what we had to tell customers when I was working for VS. I'm pretty sure they pulled that number out of their ass...)

I can't wait to hear where you receive a bid this time! :)

Me neither!!

I got sized during the summer. I'm a 33 around, so they round up to a 34. But I was sick before recruitment and lost 5lbs.



After pref night, I was 99% sure which one I was going to be. So that entire day I wasn't actually a nervous wreck (that is such a first for me)! When we got to the room under the Rec Center (yeah, reallll classy) because it was raining so hard, I started to get a little bit antsy. They made us wait forever!!

It ended up that one of my Rho Gammas was a Rome! and the other was a Paris!

Finally our bid cards were handed out. Our Rho Gammas finally said to go...
















And I saw...























BARCELONA!!!













also known as....
























KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA! :D:D:D:D:D:D

Congrats on getting into your legacy, and the house where you felt at home! :)

Congrats! Welcome to Kappa! :D What a fabulous connection to have with your mom and so wonderful you ended up where you felt you fit.

Congratulations and welcome to Kappa! I'm glad you found the right place for you the second time around. Your family must be thrilled too!

Congrats on Kappa. Wonderful story with a legacy ending!

Lovely girl, she wears the golden key,
Beloved symbol of fraternity;
O’er the door the fleur-de-lis,
Haunting strains of K.K.G.

We’ll sing to you our song of blue and blue.
Our hearts are yours in everything we do.
So come with us, we’ll show the world
Our lovely Kappa girl.


Congratulations on finding your home!

:D Congratulations on Kappa Kappa Gamma! I am so glad that you went through recruitment again and found your home. Have fun!!!!

Congratulations!!

Congrats to you and your mom!! What a special bond!

Yayyyyyyy! So happy to hear you found you home!! This story proves that your second time can be the right one! Would you mind PMing me your code?

I love this story and I love even more that you ended up as a Kappa! Welcome! :)

Congrats!!

Thank you everyone! I feel so lucky that the house I immediately felt comfortable in was my legacy house! I hung out yesterday, and I felt like I had always belonged there. It was super natural to just go in the TV room and hang out with the girls.