Tinydancer16's Recruitment Story!

[tinydancer16]

So I'm yet another long time GC lurker and I've finally decided to post my rush story! Since I adore Grey's Anatomy I figure I can use characters from the show and I'll remember which one's are which pretty easily
I'm a sophomore in my second semester and have always thought about rushing, but for a number of different reasons never rushed for real. I went to one COB event for my suitemate's sorority and obviously didn't get a bid. I really didn't feel at home there at all and was actually pretty happy to get "the call".
So there are 8 different chapters at my school, I'll call them....

Meredith
Izzie
Christina
George
Alex
Addison
McDreamy(I just couldn't help myself)
McSteamy (again...)

Sooo, if for some reason you get confused by my school's whole weird informal recruitment process, may I refer you to PinkBabygirl10's thread who just so happens to have the exact same process...huh...gooo figure.


We had an All Chapters open house on Thursday night, followed four parties of our choice. That night I went to Meredith's party and Christina's party.

I should also say that I opted not to go to parties for a few sororities for a number of different reasons (one of which being time, I over scheduled this weekend a lot by accident, whoops!!!)
George...just an awkward group that I don't see myself with at all, the girls seem nice enough but I'm looking for people who will get out and do things with me! Philanthropies?? Sisterhood events?? I got very muddled answers from them when talking to them at the Open House.
Alex...this is the sorority that I COB'ed for in the Fall. While they're very fun girls, the way that they handled my brief rush with them in the fall left a less than pleasant taste in my mouth. I didn't feel at home with them and that wasn't something that was going to change.
McDreamy...all I have to say is 24-12??? Are you kidding?? Someone needs to be a whistle blower here... They received a very polite "No thank you." from me.
McSteamy...I'm a sophomore and they're only pledging freshman, nothing I can do about it!

Thursday:
Meredith I knew I was going to like, I have a few friends in the sorority and they have the reputation of being the sorority to get a bid for (with good reason, they are a great group of girls). So no surprise there for me. It was a great first real rush experience. They started us out in the hallway and began singing and banging on the doors and walls.All of a sudden the door opens and I was swept onto the arm of a waiting sister and into a chair where I sat and talked for what seemed like only a few minutes. All of a sudden the hour was up, but I didn't want to leave!

Christina on the other hand kind of was a surprise, I was going into it with the mindset (because of some experiences that I'd had with sister's over my first year and so on) that I wasn't going to much care for Christina at all. I was pleasantly surprised for the most part. I didn't feel like they were the place for me, however it at least opened my eyes to the fact that a bad experience with some doesn't mean everyone is unpleasant (duh, I know, but sometimes it's hard to separate the wheat from the chaff)

Friday:
The first party I went to on Friday was Addison's, where the girls were welcoming and lovely, I had great conversation and they had a beautifully decorated room. They had a video that was lots of fun and overall just a great presentation. But, at the same time, I just didn't feel the sisterhood bond that I really wanted to feel from them. So I was sort of on the fence.

Next I went to Meredith's second party, had a great time talking to some new girls for the main part, and then spent the last fifteen minutes or so talking to a friend of mine who I really think will be pulling for me to get a bid. Left with a good feeling, but still extremely on the fence.

The last party i went to on Friday was for Izzie and I went into it thinking that I was going to like these girls, and I was completely right. Yet again I was swept into the room by a girl taking my arm and I had so many sisters come over and talk to me who seemed genuinely interested and excited that I was there. They had a great video and I could completely picture myself doing the things they were doing. I was actually talked into finally rushing by an Izzie sister, I didn't know her very well, we just have a lit class together, but when she saw me walking in the room she got a huge smile on her face and waved, and as soon as she could she ran over and gave me the biggest hug and said "I am so happy you came!" By the end of the night I didn't want to leave at all...

I'm not completely caught up, but I have to end here for now. Sorry it's so long, hopefully you're interested!!