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Old 07-09-2007, 05:47 AM
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my recruitment...

i would love to answer all of those who are wondering what this "thing" is... and i promise i will. it is just a bit too early. i promise you will understand when the time is right... it would ruin my recruitment to reveal it right now. i am also going to leave sydney... and skip ahead to my recruitment. i will warn you it is long... but eleven houses. you will all understand... so in the meantime poor syd is left out there waiting on four party day... just remember that. again, i am sorry this post is so long.. but i wanted to tell you about all eleven chapters.

i found this somewhat odd... but one of the first things that all pnms received from the panhellenic council was a ballot to vote on which dorm complex would be used for recruitment. we had to choose between a wonderful, gracious... huge older "girl's dorm" that was across the street from the largest concentration of greek houses... but no air conditioning, in august, in 100 degree temperatures... or, one of the newer complexes, reallly tall but quite a distance and much further to walk... but air conditioned. well... smart girls going through recruitment decided even though we would have to walk forever... air conditioning was mandatory.

i was lucky in that our best friend lyndsay was going through recruitment with me... and we were hopefully getting to room together as we had requested. syd and i had known and loved lyndsay since we were in grade school. she was our best friend. she had cheered with us since grade school. she was the other cheerleader for our class at our school. i said it was an exclusive squad... only three cheerleaders from the upper grades. lyndsay had two older sisters who were only ten months apart and she was just a total nuisance to them... so we were her "sisters"... and we grew up together. it was unique in that syd and i were both best friends with lyndsay and she knew how to handle that better than anyone, i suppose that came from having two very close older sisters who totally left her out. so i was really excited... if i could not go through recruitment with syd... lyndsay was perfect! she was so much like us... but was taller (no having to share clothes!)... and had this gorgeous long brown hair. she had it frosted just before rush... and she looked beautiful. her older sisters had helped her get ready for recruitment and had really worked with her... and she was well prepared... and excited. she purposefully went to a different school than they had... as they were both in the same sorority at their university. she had made the junior varsity squad cheer squad at our university so we had been together the entire summer... but she practiced with a smaller group whose main goal was to train them so that they could make the varsity squad. we were both thrilled and excited about what the future days would bring... and scarred, really scarred.

my recruitment finally starts!!!
it was a long day... and so is this post!!!
sydney had told us how much fun her pmn orientation was... and we were both so excited when that saturday finally arrived. whoa! we both soon found out we were in a totally different orientation than syd. it was anything but fun. it seemingly lasted forever... and we felt we were treated like children who had misbehaved. all the rho chis did was lecture us on what to do and what not to do... over and over and over. they told us about "dirty rushing" and to report it immediately... and then went over the most depressing list of potential questions we might be asked and what subjects we should discuss and what subjects to totally avoid... over and over and over. of couurse... mother and grandmother had already gone over that with sydney, with me and even with lyndsay... as they loved her like a daughter. all of the now "dazed" pmns were just stunned and horrified. i kept thinking... this is not a good way to prepare a thousand girls from all over for one of the most important weeks of our lives. they made it sound like we were all going to be slaughtered... not a single positive thing about it. talk about a downer! we had sunday off... and the "tent talk" started in earnest. we all should have all been excited... but that orientation. we finally started laughing about it... much to the dismay of our respective rho chis.

panhellenic had put each of the pmn groups on a different floor of the newer dorm... luckily lyndsay and i were in the same pmn group and got to stay together... just what we wanted so badly... was this a sign of positive things to come? oh, we both hoped so... so very much. we met so many wonderful young ladies. of course... that was scarry, those same people were our "competition"... yet some of them would be our sisters if we received a bid. i have never seen so many beautiful, intelligent, accomplished and wonderful young women in place, at one time... in my life. it was somewhat disconcerting... yet exciting. our group had several girls from our hometown, several girls from the other large city in our state, a few girls from small towns and girls from several different states. some of the girls from the smaller towns and from out of state were quite different and had no clue what this school was all about and how competitive recruitment was going to be. they had just decided to go through recruitment and were totally unprepared. those of us who were ready and had been schooled since birth scarred them to death. suddenly we heard a really loud girl... what on earth? it was coming from next door. it was a girl named callie... bless her heart, wonderful callie was in the room right next to ours. "country callie"... she was the first real "cowgirl/farmer" i think we had ever met. blunt, direct, opinionated callie. she scarred quite a few of the girls... but i could see this wonderful, sweet and caring girl who was scarred to death and totally uncomfortable with the prospect of going through recruitment. she did not fit the typical image and profile of a "sorority girl" if there is such a thing. she was a really big girl... in so many ways. i found her totally interesting. she acted somewhat clueless... but we were soon to find out that she was not just any "cowgirl/farmer"... "no sir-ee!" wealthy, wealthy, wealthy family... i swear i think they owned half of kansas. and... she was far from clueless. however... we were all worried she was going to wear her too tight jeans and boots to recruitment... she definitely was not a "girly girl"... not at all. i wondered if she had ever worn a dress in he enire life. however... as lyndsay and i would soon discover... callie became our best friend and was our most trusted ally and advocate as recruitment began to unfold and progress... who would have ever thought... "country callie?"

if you remember, my school had eleven sororities at the time. again, they were:

VAIL
DEER VALLEY
ASPEN
KEYSTONE
SANTE FE
PARK CITY
LAKE LOUISE
RED RIVER
TELLURIDE
BRECKENRIDGE, and
TAOS


just as syd had two days of mandatory "all house" visits/parties... our recruitment was exactly alike... except we had eleven houses to visit each day for two days. two very long and arduous days. monday came all too soon... and most of us were in a total panic. we had no idea where we would be going, we just knew it was going to be a very long day and it was hot, hot, hot.

i had decided to wear this very elegant (at least in my opinion) and very pink... beaded dress... very dressy... but the designer was quite creative and while it was very dressy... it was also cute and had a sense of whimsey to it... just a great choice... i had worn all of my new shoes (thanks mother! she did know a few things, a great deal more than either of us realized!)... but they were really high, high heels... i felt as though i needed the height being so small. i had curled my long hair and pulled one side of it over and had this fabulous beaded clip for that side of my hair that matched my dress and my shoes. my hose were a very pale pink and had a line of sequins up the back that matched the beading. probably a little "too too"... but it made a stiking impression. all of the girls loved how "put together" i was... and i had managed to be elegant yet it also conveyed a sense of casual confidence. all of my mother's work and my individual syle worked. it definitely was not too 'legally blond'... but elle would have loved it... and so would the delta nus. that outfit was critically important to me. i was so petite... i wanted something to draw attention away from that and i wanted to make an impression. to be honest... i succeeded. for luck... i wore my great-grandmother's large diamond drop. i had decided that was going to be my lucky charm for this recruitment! would it really bring me luck...

5:00 am Monday morning came all too early for most of us... as we all took about three hours getting ready... i was too nervous to even think about eating. we all had to go downstairs to the huge lobby and cafeteria area which had been cleared out... so we could all fit... and that is where all of our subsequent meetings were held. we had already met our rho chis... lyndsay and i personally knew one of ours from high school and knew which house she belonged to. callie was in our group... we did not now what to expect... not at all. finally... we received our schedules for the day. our group got ?"lucky"? and we started the day at the house that was the furtherest away from us and from all of the other sorority houses... and then our group progressed up through the greek area from there in a somewhat orderly fashion... ending the day at the houses at the other end... so, lots of walking. it did not take me long to realize that really high heels were a major mistake. i could wear them... and did them well... they were just so uncomfortable. after the second house my feet were killing me... but i knew how to handle that like a lady. we had thirty minute "meet and greets" with a drink and then fifteen minutes to gather at the tents, definitely take our shoes off... and then primp and touch up hair and make-up... and then line up for the next house. we only did four houses in the morning... had a catered lunch in the tents... and then did seven houses in the afternoon into the evening. we all soon realized it was going to be a long day but one of the most important days of our young lives. excited... nervous... scarred... anticipating... recruitment actually began... at long last!

our first house was telluride. wild, untamed and remote telluride. this was a traditionally very southern sorority... but "tent talk," which i already knew... was they were the hardy party girls. both lyndsay and i thought for sure that callie was going to love this house... this was the house for her, she was the perfect telluride. we were greeted with pounding, yelling and screaming... and then chants and songs... very, very enthusiastic. i had heard about this... but they were over the top and somewhat outside of my comfort zone even though i was a cheerleader. somewhat like telluride... this house had several hiddren stars and lots of wild and wonderful and enthusiastic ladies. their house was gorgeous... and was surrounded by several of the best fraternity chapters and their houses... but no other sororities. i was dying to see this house. it was one of the older houses but was beautiful. i saw a few girls i knew... conversation was fun... and it was a fast "meet and greet." i enjoyed myself... but lyndsay disliked it and had a horrible time, she was paired with someone she did not care for from high school and had nothing in common with telluride. we both knew we were far too conservative for telluride. callie surpisingly looked really cute in an odd sort of way. she wore a very beautiful "sparkly" and colorful sundress that was both dressy and casual together with low heels. lyndsay and i were both totally surpised. however, we both wished we had helped her with her hair and make-up. no! callie would not hear of that. "make-up... who needs make-up!" well she got some blush and some lip glass... period. it was absolutely no surprise that callie loved telluride. but she kept telling us that she was definitely going to join a specific house. even though she loved telluride... she would not consider it. she absolutely, positively knew exactly what house she would pref and get her bid from... no questions, she was dead serious. she was really getting harder and harder to read... there was something... something important she had not told us. i have no idea why we thought that... but there was definitely something we did not know what... but there will be something more about that later... as it really comes into play in a very critical way completely changing both lyndsay's and my recruitments. to this very day lyndsay and i are both so grateful that we had met and become instant friends with "cowgirl callie!" but what was it? was this the thing?

next we went to the huge and mighty keystone. they have chapters everywhere and at about every school, large and small, in our state and region... and are a wonderful sorority. just like the resort... you can ski from daybreak until midnight... they are everywhere and they are good. syd had worried about how keystone had received her... but i found them to be warm, welcoming and very sweet. they were part of the "core four" at my university (yes, i know that is not "panhellenically correct"... but it is a fact of life, there are tiers at large more southern very greek schools... and at our university they were set in stone!) keystone was well respected. they were the smart girls who were "prim and proper." lyndsay and i both loved keystone and had a great visit with a a few girls we knew quite well from high school. callie had a difficult time with this house and it appeared they had dismissed her. she appeared so alone and so afraid... but she still insisted she definitely knew where she was going... absolutely, positively! at keystone we were not greeted with screams and yelling... but quiet singing, it was quite lovely. we were both was impressed with not only their house, tudor again... but their alumnae spared no money making this older house elegant and magnificent. but the ladies of keystone were the greatest joy. lyndsay and i both loved them and we both rated them very highly. callie just did not say much which was not callie... that worried both of us. i have always loved skiing at keystone... and lyndsay and i loved our "meet and greet" with keystone. lyndsay and i both definitely wanted to return to this house... but so did every single other pmn. we had no clue what was going on with callie... we began to think we was definitely out of her element and her comfort zone. what on earth was it?

our group then went to park city. i do not think that i knew anyone in park city. it was a new, modern house... but it was somewhat austere. it was huge and was built with growth in mind. they were just behind the "core four"... and it was obvious they were poised to try and get there. once again as we approached we heard this roar that got louder and louder and louder... and then the front doors burst wide open and all of these beautiful girls came running out... all dressed exactly alike... and started clapping and singing as they each found their pmn and escorted them inside. i honestly did not know what to think. here i was a cheerleader... yet this overwhelming enthusiasm somewhat frightened me. i found myself getting very, very quite... and all of my etiquete training came out. i was poised, polite... but sadly it was quite obvious to the members of park city that visited with me that i was unsure about this house. lyndsay absolutely loved them... callie thought they were a great deal like telluride... but not the house she was definitely going to join. however, i really did not know what to think and i honestly did not know what they thought of me. they obviously knew all about me... but they did not know me. lyndsay and callie had both decided they were definitely going back... for me, it was a "wait and see" house. i always loved skiing at park city... but i liked the town better than resort...

our final house of the morning... was what was supposed to be the classy, elegant and "old money" aspen. this was a new, beautiful mansion and the newest house on campus and was classic southern georgian gorgeous... just gorgeous. just as syd had experienced... aspen is a truly wonderful sorority with a great reputation and wonderful chapters. aspen was one of the houses that most everyone, including callie... had heard about and and it seemed all of the pnms had dreamed about. of course, reality is not always what you expect. while their other chapters of aspen were all at the top at all of the other schools in this state and region... this particular chapter of aspen was different. they were definitely number three of the "core four" but that was quite an accomplisment... as they came on campus a number of years later... whereas the other chapters in the "core four" had been there from the beginning. they were waiting for lyndsay and especially for me. while they were outside clapping and singing... it was very impressive and they really pulled it off... great first impression... classy. just like syd, i was first in line at aspen but the house that i entered was not the tall beauty queens that syd had found at aspen... but lots of really neat girls. they were down to earth... popular... but i had some reservations. they were not one of the two premier houses... but i did not care about that. they were just nothing like i had anticipated and expected. just as syd was met by several members of aspen who so graciously greeted her, i was also given special treatment and had four young ladies i knew immdiately come and escort me to visit. one of them was the president. i was impressed... i was supposed to absolutely love aspen... and expected to... it was a bit different for me... as this particular chapter was so, so different than the other aspen chapters we both knew so well. lyndsay was also treated like a queen and was escorted over to the president and the group where i was visiting. she felt very special and she most definitely had a good reason to feel that way... her older sisters were both members of aspen at their university, so she was a double legacy to aspen. i knew lyndsay all to well and could tell she was having the same reaction that i was having. we once again saw callie retreat just like she had done at keystone... she was way out of her comfort zone... but she knew that she knew which chapter she would join, no question about it. we both really liked aspen... but did we really connect and did we really love aspen? neither of us could fully answer that question. we left with more questions than when we arrived. aspen was definitely one of the chapters that all of the pmns desired and were anxious about visiting. whereas syd definitely loved aspen. both lyndsay and i surprisingly found ourselves more than perplexed. and for me, just like syd, there was this thing... definitely, most definitely more about that later...

finally... a break. i had been taking my heels off in the tent... and that was the first thing to go. lyndsay and i just picked at the food that was catered for us... while callie ate everything they gave her and what we did not eat. lyndsay and i spend most of our time touching up our makeup and making sure we looked perfect. my pink beaded dress was a fabulous choice and was the perfect outfit... and i received great compliments on it not only from the houses that we had visited... but from the fraternity members who were sitting outside on the roofs or in lawn chairs... actually howling, hooting and "rating" and "scoring" us... we knew they did this, but to actually experience it was unnerving. it just added to the intensity that was building and the stress that was taking a toll on everyone. while the guys loved my pink, pink, pink coordinated outift... in retrospect i think it made me appear a bit more like a typical debutante... and from "old money." lyndsay had also worn a wonderful, classy dress and heels... hers was actually polka dots... polka dots... polka dots? not many people can carry off polka dots... especially on one of the most important days of their young lives... but lyndsay definitely could. it was a a great choice for her. she was the star of our modeling school and the "teacher's pet"... she was totally glamourous. you could see girls from all over... turning and starring at lyndsay... beautiful, classic and vibrant lyndsay. we kept looking at each other and then privately spoke about out impressions. callie actually laid down... which somewhat shocked all of the girls in our group... what on earth was she thinking? it was a great morning... somewhat different, but lyndsay and i both found houses we loved and liked. however, the two houses we were the most interested in were still to come... and worst of all, later in the day! the chapter callie was definitely going to join was one of these two... one of the top chapters in the "core four"... callie? soon it was time to start all over again... i could not help but envy sydney... only six sororities and she thought that was a full day. lyndsay, callie and i still had seven to go... it was already a long day that only held the potential to get longer and longer. and we had to force callie to put on more blush and lip gloss.

next we went to breckenridge. another of the traditionally southern sororities. breckenridge, unlike the resort, had the smallest house we had been to... and was the smallest chapter we had been to so far. breckenridge was out in front clapping, chanting and yelling... but there were so few of them it did not serve them well... they should have done something totally different. there was only one member for two or three of the pmns. i was still being very quiet and demure. i was gracious to the girl who greeted lyndsay, callie and then me... but remained very, very quiet. none of us knew anyone at breckenridge and the "tent talk" hurt them. you could tell they were discouraged but really trying. i decided to turn on my charm and really engage the frigthened member who was trying to take care of three pmns. she knew i was the homecoming queen as she went to a neighboring school. i am afraid that lyndsay and i both intimidated breckenridge. callie definitely did not care, she already knew where she was getting a bid and was joining. we both thought this might be a great house for calle... but surprisingly they did not pay much attention to her... much to our surprise. as odd as this sounds... it was like lyndsay and i were treated as though we were too good for them. i found this so terribly sad. my heart went out to breckenridge, sweet... sweet breckenridge. lyndsay and callie hated it and were bored to death and were trying to leave the "meet and greet" before it was over. i wanted them to know that someone valued them. i certainly tried to the point that i felt i was recuiting them... how odd? we all knew we did not want to return to this house. precious girls but they were not us and it was definitely not home to any of us.

my heart started pounding and my anxiety level really shot up... lyndsay was as nervous as i was.. as we next were to visit the the positively wonderful and highly rated deer valley. i lierally knew most of the members of this chapter. this particular sorority is very popular with all pnms and is a huge "powerhouse" nationally and especially in this entire region... all of their chapters are top rate, just an excellent, excellent sorority. almost all of the other cheerleaders were members of deer valley. the girls that were cheerleaders ahead of us from our high school were all members of deer valley... as were two of the previous homecoming queens from our school. both lyndsay and i really thought that this was might be our chapter. deer valley was an entire chapter of girls just like me... and just like lyndsay. we both loved it and had a wonderful time. they seemingly were all homecoming queens, class officers and cheerleaders... not the beauty queens. it was definitely one of the top two chapters at our university... and had been the top chapter nationally for their sorority several times. just a fanstastic house full of girls who had so much in common with me and with lyndsay. callie, well... her reaction to them was totally different.. almost hostile. they were and are just a truly top rate and wonderful house. deer valley had a wonderful "meet and greet"... but it was an entirely differnt feel than any of the other houses we had visited. we both dearly loved deer valley. had we both found our home? we abolutely loved it... they were fabulous. however, there was that other thing... there will definitely be more about that later. but lyndsay and i both definitely left a part of our hearts at the truly wonderful deer valley.

next the house i dreaded the most, red river. of course with my luck... i was first in line... they were louder than loud... screaming and yelling but they did not sing or yell chants... they just screamed. i was already frightened enough... that certainly did not help. of course... and i believe this was entirely intentional... lyndsay and i were immediately greeted by the meanest of the "mean girls." great... i absolutely hate skiing at red river... and i hated going to red river. i am quite sure that there were some lovely young ladies who were members... but as i said in sydney's recruitment visits, lyndsay and i both just knew that there was a giant magnet that attracted all of the "mean girls" from the entire state and the surrounding region. we both endured the party and most of the red river members were seemingly curt and rude... had they been warned about us? poise, charm and politeness got us no where... fast. it was almost like red river was deliberately trying to get even with lyndsay and with me. for us... that was the longest and worst thirty minutes. we both tried to leave early... no such luck, so we started visiting with each other... very, very rude... but if you had been there you would have joined us. callie on the other hand loved it. it is a newer and stunning georgian mansion... but a house does not a sorority make... it is the members. lyndsay and i were not "mean girls"... we were just better than them! lol. i know that is harsh, but as i said earlier with syd... at a larger university with several chapters... there are going to be a chapter that one does not "click" with and knows immediately it is not for them, that is just the nature of sororities... nothing malicious. i now know many red river members and love them to death... but they were not from this chapter. callie could hardly wait to go back... even though she already knew where she was getting a bid. but we saw those all too familiar looks they were shooting at callie and we both knew she was not returning... nor were we. finally we left. gratefully we left... joyously we left... somewhat refreshed as we did not have to be perfect.

from there we all went to sante fe. this is a real powerhouse sorority all over... except in our state and this region.... however this was a very good chapter, not the "core four" like it is all over the south... but it was a welcome relief and an immediate pleasure. just like town of sante fe is very quirky... so was this chapter. their members ran the gamut... from cheerleaders, to beauty queens to the complete opposite, yet they seemed to have a close sisterhood. these were the zenith days for sante fe... as happens at all schools, a few bad recruitments can ruin a good chapter and this later happened to sante fe. they are really stuggling. this was a favorite chapter of the pmns... and many of the popular girls from our school loved this chapter and it fit them well. lyndsay and callie had the same reaction to this chapter that i did to park city... they did not know what to think. i liked them, i really liked sante fe... peculiar, not at all traditional sante fe. something for everyone... wealthy, glamourous but quirky. once again, even though i thoroughly enjoyed myself, i got that odd feeling that they knew i was not coming back... i was a varsity cheerleader, one of the few freshmen to ever make the squad... and they knew my history. it was like they thought i could not possibly like them... how wrong they were. just as so many pmns make rash decisions... so do sororities i sadly discovered. there is such a short time to make such important decisons.

next... taos. like the ski resort... this was the smallest chapter on campus. they were realitively new... and were definitely struggling. taos is a very hard place to ski... you have to be good and you have to navigate well. this was a hard chapter to even consider... excellence was not their stong suit. but taos tried so hard... but they were discouraged and every single pmn could tell it. of course everyone had already been forewarned that this was the chapter to avoid at all costs... the "tent talkk" about them was just awful... how sad. lyndsay and callie were immediately ready to leave. i wanted to know about this chapter. i was somewhat fascinated by them. i did not intimidate them... but they knew i was not one of them. my heart immediately went out to taos... and i poured on the charm in a very sincere manner. i tried to visit with as many members as possible... but that was hard as there was only one member to about three pmns. most of the pmns were somewhat rude and most were disinterested... except some of the very shy girls and the "techno whizes." i think i totally surprised taos. they were so nice and so gracious to me as we left... and i did the unthinkable... i turned and told them what a wonderful time i had and that i hoped i would see them again. i could have shot lyndsay and callie, that had not been polite at all... so i called them "mean girls" and completely got on their nerves when i defended taos. i surprised my entire pmn group and even the rho chis who were waiting for us when i proudly announced that i hope i was invited back and how much i liked taos.

i am so sorry, but on the tenth house... i just had a total melt down. i was exhausted and was very nervous about the final, eleventh house. while i absolutely love banff and lake louise, i was so tired and so stressed after taos... i was not my normal self. i really got quiet and that just reinforced this perception of me to the members of lake louise who knew me from high school. talk about avoiding me, they acted like the were scarred to death of me and even lyndsay. every single girl i knew definitely wanted to be in deer valley, vail, aspen or keystone. well, we all know that just does not happen... while we wish it could... it just does not... perceptions can be wrong and one's home can be the last place they expect. lake louise seemingly was where all of the girls that got cut by one of the "core four" they were absolutely going to join ended up. mercy, about a third of lake louise was from our high school. callie enjoyed herself, they did not know her... but once again, lyndsay and i knew them and they were giving her that look. poor callie did not have a clue... she was enjoying herself. where i was far too quiet... one would have thought callie was at the rodeo riding a bull and holding on for dear life. she was far too enthusiastic... and while these girls were all cut from the top houses... they were a strong sisterhood, a great and close chapter... and definitely not party girls. i am afraid that callie came off as out of control... and we were actually asked what on earth we were doing with her. but we had grown to love callie and lyndsay and i immediately defended her... callie overheard us and realized that lake louise did not like her as much as she like them... but she already knew where she would get a bid and was going to join, so it did not mater. the "meet and greet" was finally over... but lyndsay, callie and i were so stressed and anxious about the final house of the day.

finally, at long last... tired from ten other houses... we all finally went the final house of the day. the positively classy, elegant, glitxy, glamourous and monied vail. lyndsay and i both had heard wonderful things about vail but we did not know anyone in that house. at our university this was the single most elegant house and was filled with the most beautiful, classy, refined and wealthy young ladies. callie finally told us... that this is where she was guaranteed a bid and the house she would join... okay... vail. vail is a truly wonderful sorority with a great reputation and wonderful chapters. vail was one of the houses that most everyone, and as we finally found out... especially callie, had dreamed about. that one really surprised both lyndsay and me, totally. "cowgirl callie" boldly announced that this was the house she was going to join and that she was positive that she would receive a bid from vail and would, of course, immediately take it. how on earth would callie every fit in with these beautiful, classy, refined ladies. as we discovered, she had the wealth... but, sadly, she did not seem to have the "refinement" of the young ladies at vail. she was truly wonderful... down to earth and had the best sense of humor as we began to know her more. but callie... a member of vail, never... never. everything they did was fully catered and as elegant as any pref we anticipated. and just like syd was first in line at aspen... here we go again, lined up by height... just as i entered vail i totally stopped... and i paused for a moment... and looked up and saw an entire room full of tall, very tall... very elegant and classy blonds... and just like syd... i immediately felt very small, very... very small. i was having to constantly look up when having any conversation. luckily several wonderful members of vail graciously greeted both me and lyndsay and made both of us feel immediately at home... they had us sit in these gorgeous chairs while four of them, including the president, sat on the floor (so they were at eye level with me, lyndsay should have been on the floor... lol!) and we had a fabulous visist. we were both given the "royal treatment" and we both instantly loved... absolutely loved vail. vail, like deer valley... were definitely everything that either of us had ever imagined and more... we both definitely loved vail. we both noticed and were quite surprised that callie seemed to know several of the young ladies... she was quite loud and very vocal about how she loved vail and that this was her home and to have her room ready as she could hardly wait to move in. lyndsay and i both saw several members giving her that all too familiar look and we did not want to her get hurt. but there was something i noticed, i could not put my finger on it... but there was most definitely something we did not know about callie and about vail... something was happening and we did not have a clue. but, again, at elegant vail, but... there was this thing... definitely, most definitely more about that later...

exhausted, we had finally finished eleven party day. every single girl just wanted a shower, want to curl their hair and wanted to go to sleep. no one even thought about eating... we were all drained... physically, mentally and emotionally. what a day. however... get a large group of young ladies together who had just had one of the most magical days of their young lives... and while we were totally exhausted seemingly none of us could sleep and we all had to talk and share stories and discuss all of the chapters. of course... the "core four" were the favorites of almost everyone and every single pmn... with the exception of a few legacies... were definitely going to join one of those four sororities. we all know that is totally impossible... but we can all dream... and dream we did. but mine were not the dreams of a restful sleep. there was this thing...

disclaimer and apology...
i am truly sorry for the length of this post, i wanted to fully tell about each chapter and how it ended up being three of us going through recruitment together. i promise it will get much faster now... the hardest and worst parts are over... so, soon... very soon you will know what has happened. thank you for indulging me... and, again, i am sorry this is so long. i do hope you enjoy it... i really tried!

finally... the first eleven party day was over...
eleven party day was over... and although i was totally exhausted i just had to talk to syd... i knew i had to talk to her. she had just had her prefs... and i had to know which houses she preffed and how she ranked them... nothing in the world was going to stop me... i had to talk to syd. in retrospect... perhaps i should not have been so insistent because she dropped several bombs on me. there was this thing...

cheers!

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I dont post much in these retro threads, but this is definitely a good one. More, please =)
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Wow is all I can say about that! I defintiely want more too
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Okay, I have to admit, I like reading this. It's like a soap opera.

However, I also feel the need to say that I think it all sounds incredibly fabricated and fake. Maybe I'm crazy and too suspicious, but there are some glaring recruitment infractions (4 rushers for one PNM?) and a certain hoity-toitiness about it all that mildly disgusts (and somewhat insults) me as a sorority woman (mostly the rampant "holier than thou" sorority girl stereotype and the "farm girl" that's loud and somewhat obnoxious - and a total charity case fashion wise).

But keep writing it, it is entertaining.
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Okay, I have to admit, I like reading this. It's like a soap opera.

However, I also feel the need to say that I think it all sounds incredibly fabricated and fake. Maybe I'm crazy and too suspicious, but there are some glaring recruitment infractions (4 rushers for one PNM?) and a certain hoity-toitiness about it all that mildly disgusts (and somewhat insults) me as a sorority woman (mostly the rampant "holier than thou" sorority girl stereotype and the "farm girl" that's loud and somewhat obnoxious - and a total charity case fashion wise).

But keep writing it, it is entertaining.
What you said. Particularly since she's been around since before KSUViolet changed her name... (or she otherwise knows her name, adding to the disbelief) Everything's just too "practically perfect in every way" and with SKI RESORT names? Ugh. Oh well. Y'all enjoy.
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Okay, I have to admit, I like reading this. It's like a soap opera.

However, I also feel the need to say that I think it all sounds incredibly fabricated and fake. Maybe I'm crazy and too suspicious, but there are some glaring recruitment infractions (4 rushers for one PNM?) and a certain hoity-toitiness about it all that mildly disgusts (and somewhat insults) me as a sorority woman (mostly the rampant "holier than thou" sorority girl stereotype and the "farm girl" that's loud and somewhat obnoxious - and a total charity case fashion wise).

But keep writing it, it is entertaining.
So I'm not the only one who feels this way? Good to know.
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So I'm not the only one who feels this way? Good to know.
Yeah....she took the words right out of my mouth.....
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Well I don't think it sounds fake and I am really enjoying it. I think real Southern rush is a whole different ballgame.
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Okay, I have to admit, I like reading this. It's like a soap opera.

However, I also feel the need to say that I think it all sounds incredibly fabricated and fake. Maybe I'm crazy and too suspicious, but there are some glaring recruitment infractions (4 rushers for one PNM?) and a certain hoity-toitiness about it all that mildly disgusts (and somewhat insults) me as a sorority woman (mostly the rampant "holier than thou" sorority girl stereotype and the "farm girl" that's loud and somewhat obnoxious - and a total charity case fashion wise).


THANK YOU! This kept bugging me yesterday & when I logged on this morning, I see you beat me to it.
Let's not forget she also made some comment about her "bratz" jeans during recruitment. She must be awfully young then b/c the Bratz dolls weren't introduced to the world until mid-2001 & the clothing line was introduced sometime after 2002.


This whole thread screams of fake.
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Okay, I have to admit, I like reading this. It's like a soap opera.

However, I also feel the need to say that I think it all sounds incredibly fabricated and fake. Maybe I'm crazy and too suspicious, but there are some glaring recruitment infractions (4 rushers for one PNM?) and a certain hoity-toitiness about it all that mildly disgusts (and somewhat insults) me as a sorority woman (mostly the rampant "holier than thou" sorority girl stereotype and the "farm girl" that's loud and somewhat obnoxious - and a total charity case fashion wise).

But keep writing it, it is entertaining.
What you said. I'm finding it extremely entertaining, esp. on an Monday morning. It's Like watching a teen-show on abcfamily.
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hmmmm yes...... there is a limit to the number of times the words, "exclusive", "monied", "legally blonde", "elegant", "fabulous", "so petite", "classy", "popular", "premier", and "perfect" should appear in one story, even if you have been prepped from birth for a southern sorority experience.

Pink sequined hose, pink beaded dress and super high (pink) heels and a large diamond in the morning and afternoon the first day of recruitment?

"Classy" and "perfect" are not necessarily the words that come to mind for me, but then I went to a Big Eight land grant school filled with "Cowgirls" right off the farm. FYI, they made the BEST sisters....

But tell on................. we're obviously reading!!
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THANK YOU! This kept bugging me yesterday & when I logged on this morning, I see you beat me to it.
Let's not forget she also made some comment about her "bratz" jeans during recruitment. She must be awfully young then b/c the Bratz dolls weren't introduced to the world until mid-2001 & the clothing line was introduced sometime after 2002.

This whole thread screams of fake.
Bratz makes clothing? That's unfortunate.
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Sadly they do and it's stuff my 9 year old niece loves! Ugh. I find it difficult to believe that someone going through the perfect southern recruitment would not only know what bratz are but also wear them.
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hmmmm yes...... there is a limit to the number of times the words, "exclusive", "monied", "legally blonde", "elegant", "fabulous", "so petite", "classy", "popular", "premier", and "perfect" should appear in one story, even if you have been prepped from birth for a southern sorority experience.

Pink sequined hose, pink beaded dress and super high (pink) heels and a large diamond in the morning and afternoon the first day of recruitment?

"Classy" and "perfect" are not necessarily the words that come to mind for me, but then I went to a Big Eight land grant school filled with "Cowgirls" right off the farm. FYI, they made the BEST sisters....

But tell on................. we're obviously reading!!
You forgot to mention the panty hose....granted, I didn't go through super-southern SEC recruitment, but pany hose in 100 degree heat???? One would have been mocked by the majority of sororities if one showed up in panty hose in the summer!
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