So looking back on my rush - I went to a school with 6 NPC sororities. At my very first party I did not know what to expect. All of the "open house" parties were held in the University Center. I was shocked as the doors opened, and there was loud clapping and singing. Someone grabbed me my the arm, singing loudly, and ushered me to a chair. I was totally overwhelmed, because I was expected a booze free cocktail party. I was not expected crazed singing and someone kneeling in front of me to talk with me.

Now I wasn't the "stereotypical" rushee at my Texas college in the mid-80s. I was a math team, quiz bowl, theatre geek. I don't think I had overlapping activities with the girl that picked me up. So the girl that brought me in the door said "So you where a Thesbian - how did you like that."

Now i could not hear well, the room was LOUD.

Me: "Excuse me?"
Her: "So you where a Thesbian - how did you like that."
Me : Now I really was not hearing this right. She can't really be asking me if I am a Lesbian. "Excuse me?"
Her: "It says you were a Thesbian in High School"
Me: FINALLY realizing what she is saying. "Oh Thespian, it's pronounced THESPIAN not Thesbian."
Yeah - I did not get invited back (I got all invites back the next 3 rounds)

I was assistant reference chairman my Junior and Senior years - so I did not rush many girls after my Sophomore year.

But my strongest memory of my first time on the other side of rush was pref. We served a sherbet punch with mini quiche and petits fours. All pre-plated. I think our parties ran from 12:30 - 4pm. And we were busy getting ready in our matching blue taffeta dresses and did not eat lunch before hand. After the first party - which was very touching and emotional - I knew we had to hurry to clean up and get ready for the next. What I wasn't expecting to hear was - "She didn't touch this quiche - can I trade you for a petits four? Everyone seriously scarfed down the untouched leftovers.

My chapter celebrated its 15th year anniversary when I was there, and it's in a smaller town where many alumnae don't stay after college. So it did not have a huge number of local alums for support. Now that it has been around for a while - there is an organized recruitment meal "competition." The different decades (70s, 80s, 90s, etc) each pitch in to cater a day of chapter meals. Back in my day - if we got food - it was pizza.

^^^ Those stories really illustrate the realities of recruitment! Losing your voice because you have to yell to be heard, inadvertently offending someone which leads to a superficial/automatic rejection, food and sleep deprivation, etc., etc.

Having flashbacks to helping out with polish week and everyone ending up sick lol.

Well this was my first rush on the other end. I got a few. Thankfully, these were not conversations I had as mine were fine for the most part but these were from other sisters.

Sister A had a girl talking to her and go "oh I remembered when you were fatter." and this girl, who had worked hard to lose weight, was really shaken by the comments but to top this cake the girl was giving her even more weight lost tips after telling her this.

Another one was talking to a girl and asked "oh how would your friends describe you" and this girl goes "crazy, insane, funny" and in an attempt to further the convo she said "oh what is the craziest thing you've ever done" thinking it might lead to something like a PNM saying she went sky diving or something. The PNM goes "I can't legally tell you." I have no idea if this girl got a bid but that is the last thing you say to a sister rushing you!

Oh dear. :(


Since I happen to be a peace officer, my next questions would have been, "Are you currently under supervision? Do you have any warrants?" LOL

Cookiez17-Not sure how any sorority recruitment school could have prepared sisters for that answer!

We have another "B" to add to the list of best-avoided recruitment topics -- add "bail" to booze, boys, and Bible.

OK this is a funny one! Two women at Bentley University dressed up as guys to go through virtual fraternity recruitment. Didn’t last long.
https://www.intheknow.com/2020/09/23...tment-meeting/

I love it. I know that there is an old story about two fraternity brothers going through in person recruitment many years ago. I'll try to find it.

^^^ I posted that, if it helps you search! I'm too lazy to search for it tonight!

I lied...here it is! It's back on page 76, and led to some follow-up discussion...the best part was that another GCer whose sorority was right next door also remembered this event and confirmed that by asking if this was at Maryland, which it was!

And in today's climate, sororities might even have invited them back to the next party... because inclusion and diversity.

I admit that I have no sense of humor about this prank at all. We would be incensed if men treated a sorority and rush with disrespect like this. Sigh.... maybe I am just getting too old. I better go make sure no one is on my lawn. ;)

FTW

Considering that this is the first year of nearly every campus adopting virtual recruitment, I'd hope that there's at least one or two funny, crazy or strange tales to share.

They didn't make it to this thread, but I've heard tales of PNMs lying in bed during their Zoom, talking with people off-camera, not talking with their recruiter, wearing pajamas, etc.

bumping for recruitment 2022!

LOL at the “shuttle bus” one! Maybe she was nervous?

I suddenly thought about this thread and had to bump it! These stories are unbelievable, yet I believe them! :D

I was the Preference Chair my senior year and was determined to have orchid leis for the party. In previous years, the chapter had strung carnations together with dental floss. They looked good for about 20 minutes and then the flowers would slide down the floss and lump together at the bottom.

Fortunately one of my committee members worked for Conroy Flowers and was able to get us a great discount on the 40 plus leis we required.



I have to admit that I do miss the lei ceremony in 2024 and I'm a bit sad that it is no longer part of our preference.

:eek:I just read the homicidal roommate story for the first time today on Page 6, #84. This is the roommate who made not one but two threats in front of university employees when she was dropped by her roommates' sorority during recruitment!!!

Oh dear.

So, I was a rho chi my senior year (yup, we were still called rho chis). I was chatting with a fellow PX (different sorority) and she told me this story.

For one of their parties, they set up tables with bowls of goldfish as their centerpieces. One year, whoever was responsible for storing the goldfish before parties started didn't do so properly. So, that morning, before their first party of the day, the sisters set up all these goldfish bowls. About ten minutes before the doors opened, one of the sisters went up to the day chair and said, "Um... fish are dying..." Sure enough, a lot of the fish were belly up! They had to clear the centerpieces quickly and flush the fish down the toilets.

Posts 26 and 47 (from Delta Zetas) have always been 2 of my most :eek: posts.

This 23 year old thread has nearly 1400 posts, so I'm not about to go through them all to find it, but I'm willing to admit I've seen myself being posted about as the 'weirdo' in at least one post by a greekchat member in this thread :o Yes, I'm also too embarrassed to say what type of Rush Mistake this PNM made.

In a story from when you were a PNM?

Oh no! The poor fish were dying and they only had minutes to move them!