Rush nostalgia!

FuzzieAlum · #1 08-21-2002, 05:58 PM

All these rush threads are making me nostalgic! I'm thinking back to the "good old days" (OK, not THAT old, but still!).

So what was your formal sorority rush experience like?

1) How many years ago did you rush?
a) within the last four
b) within the last decade
c) within 25 years
d) longer ago than 25 years

2) How many sororities did you have on campus?

3) Did you rush as a freshman?

4) Did you have an idea where you wanted to go going in ... and did you end up there?

5) Was your class full to quota?

6) Did you get your first, second or third choice?

7) What was your favorite party, and was it at the house you joined?

8) Was it frills/no frills?

FuzzieAlum · #2 08-21-2002, 06:00 PM

OK, figured I should answer my own questions:

1) b, within the last ten years
2) 5
3) yes
4) I had narrowed it down to two, and I joined one of them
5) no
6) first
7) Captain's ball (the entire AXD week was a cruise). AChiO's New Year's Eve was nice, too.
8) Frills. But still pretty laid back!

justamom · #3 08-21-2002, 06:03 PM

1) How many years ago did you rush?
a) within the last four
b) within the last decade
c) within 25 years
xxxxx d) longer ago than 25 years

2) How many sororities did you have on campus? ................6

3) Did you rush as a freshman?........................................y es

4) Did you have an idea where you wanted to go going in ... and did you end up there? ...................................I knew NOTHING about sororities till I hit campus except my sster was in one-but we didn't talk that much. When I hit campus though all the stupid sayings came out and things like that.

5) Was your class full to quota?.......................................yes

6) Did you get your first, second or third choice? ..............first

7) What was your favorite party, and was it at the house you joined? .................................................. ..........................Pref

8) Was it frills/no frills?........................................... ....as frilly as you could get at U of Houston!

PiPhiJulie · #4 08-21-2002, 06:28 PM

1) How many years ago did you rush?
a) within the last four

2) How many sororities did you have on campus? 9

3) Did you rush as a freshman? Yes

4) Did you have an idea where you wanted to go going in ... and did you end up there? Kind of...Yup!

5) Was your class full to quota? Yes!

6) Did you get your first, second or third choice? First!

7) What was your favorite party, and was it at the house you joined? I like Chi-O alot at first but really liked Pi Phi's skit and Pref.

8) Was it frills/no frills? Frills

nyrdrms · #5 08-21-2002, 06:31 PM

1) How many years ago did you rush?
a) within the last four

2) How many sororities did you have on campus? 3

3) Did you rush as a freshman? yes

4) Did you have an idea where you wanted to go going in ... and did you end up there? yes...no, but very happy where I ended up, and thankful I went there

5) Was your class full to quota? no

6) Did you get your first, second or third choice? second

7) What was your favorite party, and was it at the house you joined? preference, yes

8) Was it frills/no frills? frills

aephi alum · #6 08-21-2002, 07:04 PM

1) How many years ago did you rush?
b) within the last decade

2) How many sororities did you have on campus?
At the time, 4 nationals and a local. The local is now AEPhi

3) Did you rush as a freshman? yes (started formal rush, dropped out to rush the local)

4) Did you have an idea where you wanted to go going in ... and did you end up there?
Had no clue where I wanted to go.

5) Was your class full to quota?
N/A

6) Did you get your first, second or third choice?
N/A

7) What was your favorite party, and was it at the house you joined? I don't have a favorite party from my rush, but I have to say that I love AEPhi's pref ceremony

8) Was it frills/no frills? frills

AOIIalum · #7 08-21-2002, 07:18 PM

1) How many years ago did you rush? c) within 25 years

2) How many sororities did you have on campus? 6

3) Did you rush as a freshman? yes

4) Did you have an idea where you wanted to go going in ... and did you end up there? no, I had no clue...but I ended up with everything I wanted anyway! Life sometimes just works out great that way

5) Was your class full to quota? no

6) Did you get your first, second or third choice? only (I was a COB pledge!)

7) What was your favorite party, and was it at the house you joined? Once I participated "on the other side" in formal recruitment, my favorite was our Alice in Wonderland skit. Loved it!

8) Was it frills/no frills? Full frills throughout my collegiate career.

Christin

Bama_Alumna · #8 08-21-2002, 07:44 PM

1) B

2) 16 NPC Sororities

3) Yes

4) I thought I had some ideas going in, but I was clueless! Luckily, I ended up exactly where I was supposed to be.

5) Was your class full to quota? Yes

6) Did you get your first, second or third choice? First

7) What was your favorite party, and was it at the house you joined? Back then, we had two skit days. I always enjoyed those.

8) Was it frills/no frills? Total frills!

And I think it was much more fun that way.

AngelPhiSig · #9 08-21-2002, 09:01 PM

1) How many years ago did you rush?
a) within the last four

2) How many sororities did you have on campus?
7
Phi Sigma Sigma, DZ, ZTA, Theta Phi Alpha, Tri Sigma, D Phi E, AST

3) Did you rush as a freshman? Yes

4) Did you have an idea where you wanted to go going in ... and did you end up there? I knew ALOT of people at Phi Sig, and I ended up there!

5) Was your class full to quota?
I dont remember... we had 8 in the first half, and 2 in the second. We do halves cos our program is 4 weeks...

6) Did you get your first, second or third choice? First, Second was DZ

7) What was your favorite party, and was it at the house you joined?
Oh gosh, I dont remember

8) Was it frills/no frills? No clue!

violets · #10 08-21-2002, 10:39 PM

1) How many years ago did you rush?
Okay the answer to this question hurts, so you know, I'm just not gonna answer it! Put it this way, it seems like yesterday but it certainly wasn't.

2) How many sororities did you have on campus?
8 NPC sororities.

3) Did you rush as a freshman?
I rushed the 2nd year, but I was in a 5 year program.

4) Did you have an idea where you wanted to go going in ... and did you end up there?
I was absolutely clueless when I went to Rush. It was a good thing, I knew I wanted a home, sisters and the whole Greek experience but as far as knowing anything about the sororities I was a total novice.

5) Was your class full to quota?
Yes, 40 women.

6) Did you get your first, second or third choice?
I got my absolute first choice and have been happy with it ever since. There were bumps in the journey, but that's a story for another time, I ended up with my first choice and true home.

7) What was your favorite party, and was it at the house you joined?
Yes, my favorite party was the first night at ADPi. I just had that feeling of being relaxed. They dispelled any myths about sorority women that I might have been harboring. They also played an ABBA song while showing their slide show and that totally endeared me to them as well. (This is before the retro-70s thing came into vogue, not too much before, but before.)
I loved what they wore, blue and white shirts and Khaki shorts and white keds (keds were popular then, or at least passable and great for rush). I just had such a good time. Oh, it makes me happy just thinking about it!

8) Was it frills/no frills?
Frills, such as they were at a the time! Nothing too dramatic until Preference when chapters would pull out all the stops. Ice sculptures, gourmet food, smoke machines, some of it was really over the top!

33girl · #11 08-21-2002, 10:49 PM

1) How many years ago did you rush?
a) within the last four
b) within the last decade
c) within 25 years
d) longer ago than 25 years

B - 16 years ago. Geez I'm old!

2) How many sororities did you have on campus?

7

3) Did you rush as a freshman?

No - 1st sem. soph (freshmen weren't allowed)

4) Did you have an idea where you wanted to go going in ... and did you end up there?

Yes, and yes

5) Was your class full to quota?

I don't think so

6) Did you get your first, second or third choice?

First

7) What was your favorite party, and was it at the house you joined?

Pref, at the house I joined.

8) Was it frills/no frills?

Semi frilly, no super fancy costumes or decorations, but lots of food!

LeslieAGD · #12 08-21-2002, 11:16 PM

1) Fall 1999

2) Nine (8 NPC, 1 Local)

3) No, Sophmore

4) I thought I knew where I was going, but changed my mind along the way

5) No

6) First choice

7) Pref at both of my top two choices

8) No Frills

kdonline · #13 08-21-2002, 11:29 PM

1) How many years ago did you rush?
c) within 25 years - 1985 to be exact.

2) How many sororities did you have on campus?
16

3) Did you rush as a freshman?
Yes

4) Did you have an idea where you wanted to go going in ... and did you end up there?
Yes. To paraphrase my friend Flounder, "I was a legacy - they HAD to take me!"

5) Was your class full to quota?
Yes - 55 or 56

6) Did you get your first, second or third choice?
First

7) What was your favorite party, and was it at the house you joined?
I really can't remember, but probably.

8) Was it frills/no frills?
Definitely frills. The following year, Panhellenic started with the anti-frill rules.

chantillylace55 · #14 08-22-2002, 12:06 AM

1) How many years ago did you rush? a... within 4 years

2) How many sororities did you have on campus? 5

3) Did you rush as a freshman? nope! a sophomore!

4) Did you have an idea where you wanted to go going in ... and did you end up there? i had a slight idea of what 2 houses i might be interested in.. and i ended up in one of them

5) Was your class full to quota? yup! biggest pledge class on campus!

6) Did you get your first, second or third choice? first!

7) What was your favorite party, and was it at the house you joined? i really liked gamma phis open house party with a cowboys theme and alpha phi's philanthropy day party with a mardi gras theme

8) Was it frills/no frills? i would say it was about average? yeah...

#15 08-22-2002, 12:14 AM

1) How many years ago did you rush?
a) within the last four

2) How many sororities did you have on campus?
16 NPC's, 4 BGLO's (3 NPHC, 1 Local), 3 MCGLO's

3) Did you rush as a freshman?
No, joined senior year

4) Did you have an idea where you wanted to go going in ... and did you end up there?
N/A

5) Was your class full to quota?
N/A, but we got about 40 girls originally

6) Did you get your first, second or third choice?
Only choice. It was a reorganiztion

7) What was your favorite party, and was it at the house you joined?
Bid Day

8) Was it frills/no frills?
Heh, our IHQ rushed/recruited us. Nothing but frills