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Old 06-05-2007, 11:49 AM
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Another Retro Recruitment Story

I went through RUSH in August 2000 at Western Kentucky University. There were 7 sororities:
Alpha Gamma Delta
Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Omicron Pi
Kappa Delta
Sigma Kappa
Phi Mu
Chi Omega

For the purposes of this story, I'd like to name them:
Phoebe
Rachel
Monica
Chandler
Ross
Joey
Marcel

I was REALLY unsure about going through rush. I knew several girls from my high school that pledged Monica. I did not like very many of them and this was the only impression that I had of sororities. My boyfriend really talked me into pledging. He was a year older and already a member of a fraternity. He had high hopes of me being a Phoebe or Marcel...either way though he explained that a sorority would be good for me. I would learn lots and be able to hold an office (which I had done in high school). I thought I would give it a shot but was very skeptical. The girls I knew in Monica were snotty, had lots of money...and just seemed very superficial...they fit perfectly the "sorority stereotype"....I was scared all of the girls in all of the sororities would be this way...
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Old 06-05-2007, 11:54 AM
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oh boy! another one with an unknown ending!!!
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Old 06-05-2007, 11:54 AM
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Welcome to greek chat ... it will be fun to see how recruitment changed at WKU from when I rushed and pledged (yes it was rush then) in 1971.

In 1971 only one chapter had a house and they had just gotten it. Rush was conducted out of rooms in either classrooms in Grise Hall or rooms in the Student Union.
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Old 06-05-2007, 01:04 PM
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I met my Rho Chi and really started to get excited! She was SURE we would all find a sorority to call home. We talked about the process, what to wear, what to ask/not ask etc. That night, I hung out with boyfriend's fraternity brothers. They all felt they had to give me their input...while there were some conflicting reviews, I wrote down (in my journal given to me by my wonderful Rho Chi--its so fun to look back on now!) the general impression from the boys:

Phoebe- they win everything, good chapter, good girls.

Marcel- also competitive, get lots of mixer bids, fun

Monica- known as the pretty ones, usually rich girls (which was right on with the girls I knew from high school!), loud and obnoxious, great parties though

Ross- one guys girlfriend was in this sorority, he said they are fun but no one else had much to say about them

Joey- pretty girls and fun but aren't competitive on campus, they seem really close

Rachel and Chandler- do not pledge these sororities, don't get mixer/homecoming bids and the girls are fat

Thinking back, I really did put too much emphasis on these opinions...in the beginning at least. I remember going home and practicing writing Phoebe and Marcel's letters...sure that that was where I would end up!
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Old 06-05-2007, 01:33 PM
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Thinking back, I really did put too much emphasis on these opinions...in the beginning at least. I remember going home and practicing writing Phoebe and Marcel's letters...sure that that was where I would end up!
A valid point in retrospect, but those of us on the sorority side need to remember that during recruitment perception=reality for the PNMs and that's why you can't be in one week what you're not the other 51 weeks of the year.
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Old 06-23-2007, 05:48 PM
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Update please!!
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Old 06-23-2007, 06:17 PM
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Update please!!
You're one to talk GymnastA!!
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Old 06-24-2007, 03:27 PM
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updaaaaate plllleeeeease!! go rachel (my favorite"friend")
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Old 06-29-2007, 10:12 PM
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Old 06-30-2007, 10:12 AM
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I'd like to see an update too.


(Though I know how it gets...you commit to a retro-recruitment thread without really realizing how long it will take you to do all the updates. I know it took me a lot longer for mine than I thought it would. )
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Old 07-06-2007, 12:47 PM
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Bump.

I attended WKU. I want to read about school.
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Old 07-06-2007, 01:14 PM
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Old 07-06-2007, 02:55 PM
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Thanks TSteven!
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Old 07-06-2007, 03:03 PM
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Old 07-13-2007, 08:48 AM
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Please update!

Love anything Kentucky! Please, please update. I would like to know where you find your home. LOL
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