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Old 09-01-2010, 10:47 PM
jordang312 jordang312 is offline
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Smile My Southern Miss Recruitment!

Hello all!
I thought I would post my sorority rush story for everyone to enjoy!
All I can reveal about myself is that I am an upperclassmen who has participated in USM sorority rush before, but had to drop out because of financial issues with family. Oh! And that I am super excited about the process and have recs this time around. (Because of helpful suggestions...)
Formal rush at USM begins in 2 days and there are 7 houses on campus currently. Orientation is tomorrow at 6 p.m. Sign-up ended and over 400 girls signed up for rush this year!!!! Which is a Southern Miss all time high for recruitment! Last year's number was around 295.

I am so ready for the excitement to begin!

I appreciate everyone reading and any/all support

These are the 7 houses, but to be fair it's in code.
I'm using 7 of my favorite movies for the houses:

1.) The Way We Were
2.) Jawbreaker
3.) The Graduate
4.) Heathers
5.) Breakfast at Tiffany's
6.) Lolita
7.) Clueless
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Old 09-01-2010, 10:53 PM
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Yeah! Can't wait to hear more!

Oh and go Clueless!
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Old 09-01-2010, 11:16 PM
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Breakfast at Tiffany's = <3
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Old 09-02-2010, 12:36 AM
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Breakfast at Tiffany's = <3
Hmmmm, some days I'm feeling Clueless and some days so Audrey !! I'm excited to hear more!!
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Old 09-02-2010, 01:57 AM
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CLUELESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 09-02-2010, 08:13 AM
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Jawbreaker! Love that movie!
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Old 09-02-2010, 09:22 AM
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Please let Lolita be the slutty chapter - PLEASE!

Sidenote: I met a Southern Miss Phi Mu over the summer - she was awesome!
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Old 09-02-2010, 12:19 PM
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Please let Lolita be the slutty chapter - PLEASE!

Sidenote: I met a Southern Miss Phi Mu over the summer - she was awesome!
Yay for that!!! I'm hopin' Phi Mu does not equal Lolita....lol
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Old 09-02-2010, 12:50 PM
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Hey, every single one of those movies has a slut or two in it. LOL
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Old 09-02-2010, 02:57 PM
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Hey, every single one of those movies has a slut or two in it. LOL
Here's to you, Mrs. Robinson.
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Old 09-02-2010, 03:42 PM
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Did you have a brain tumor for breakfast? I'm totally going with Heathers on this one!
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Old 09-03-2010, 09:10 AM
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Yay for that!!! I'm hopin' Phi Mu does not equal Lolita....lol
Don't worry, she was perfectly lovely as far as I could tell!

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Hey, every single one of those movies has a slut or two in it. LOL
True, I just love Nabokov, and think reading a recruitment story like, "Tent talks says the Lolitas are skanky, but I'm trying to keep an open mind!" would be hilarious.
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Old 09-04-2010, 11:00 AM
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1st Day of Rush--Complete!

Hello! First day ended at 2 a.m. last night/today. I went to all 7 houses.

5.) Breakfast at Tiffany's--I went here first. I was very impressed with all their trophies, girls and singing. I met many different girls (4 or 5). They really blew me away! Great first house.

1.) The Way We Were--This was my second house. I acquired a rec for this house and thought that I would really enjoy it. The singing was so awesome. They had it down. The girls were all very cute and listened intently to anything I said. But, when I asked a question I felt there wasn't much feedback. :/ But, overall the party was fun and the girls were sweet! Another great house!

4.) Heathers--I was anticipating this house because many of the girls on campus are dead set on it. I was expecting them to blow me away. But, they didn't. The girls I met were all very nice (3 girls). But, I just didn't feel a strong enough connection to them. I'm very sill and sarcastic. And I said something after the song was over like, "Oh, wow. Did y'all just roll out of bed and sing perfectly today?" And I laughed. The girl was seriously just like, "No, actually we practice a lot." We just didn't mesh well, I guess. I was think Geez! I'm not that naive! I know that the girls behind the scenes are not resting or relaxing and that it took them all FOREVER to get everything straight and it's a lot of work! Anyway, this house was really desired, but not especially by me.

2.) Jawbreaker--I have a rec for this house as well and I loved it! The girls actually asked me what I was looking for in a sorority. I explained scholarship, sisterhood, friends, academics... The girl was ecstatic and just giggled and said that's what we have here at Jawbreaker. She told me that dues were relatively low (plus...plus...plus!) Then she talked about sisterhood events and places the girls had visited. That they were all going to certain concerts together and on planned outing for one or two days and longer trips. I felt like these girls really came across as genuine. They were all beautiful and bright ladies at Jawbreaker. This was probably my favorite house (thus far).

3.) The Graduate--This house does not have an awesome reputation, but I LOVED IT! I met a girl who was from N.C. and told her I wanted to live in Asheville because I believe it's literally heaven on earth. Then, we talked about concerts and how beautiful it was! Gorgeous house filled with gorgeous girls.

7.) Clueless--I have a rec for this house and was looking forward to seeing what they had planned. I like a lot of the girls in this chapter. I talked to 3 different girls about school, rush, classes, etc. I liked this house

6.) Lolita--I can honestly say this is the only house I did not like. The 3 girls I spoke with were very awkward. Conversation didn't flow and they kept pausing and just staring at me. They seemed nice. Just tired from the whole day, I guess.

We went to selection and finished at 1 a.m.
We had to pick 6 loves and 1 we disliked: (1 being the most liked. 7 being the least.)
1. Jawbreaker
2. Clueless
3. Breakfast at Tiffany's
4. The Graduate
5. The Way We Were
6. Heathers
7. Lolita

Day 2 begins today at 12 and will end between 7 and 9 tonight. So, much earlier than yesterday.

Once again, thank you all for reading and all your support!
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Old 09-04-2010, 11:16 AM
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good luck, keep on keeping an open mind (you're doing great so far!), and yes, the actives at your last few parties were probably exhausted. I don't know how everyone goes so late at night/into the early morning hours. Wow.
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Old 09-05-2010, 12:25 PM
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2nd Day--Philanthropy Day

Day 2--Philanthropy Day!
The maximum number of parties was 6 and I got 6! I was cut from The Way We Were, but I wasn't wowed by the girls in the chapter and wasn't upset to see it not on my list. I was much more astounded that I had all 6! We were told by our Gamma Chi's that that is rare! I'm glad someone liked me!

My Party List reads:
Jawbreaker
Clueless
The Graduate
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Heathers
Lolita

Jawbreaker was first! I really liked this house! They did something new this year, house tours! The house was gorgeous as well as all the girls. We tried to make a craft, but couldn't get it to look like the picture! The 3 different girls I spoke to were really sweet. I enjoyed their philanthropy video, but it was very sad. I'm pretty conflicted with this house and 2 others. The fees are the lowest for this house! Which is a HUGE plus! I left the house very happy

Clueless
was next! I went in and was paired with a singing girl and continued outside to the patio. We drank the most delicious drink! It was so good! The conversation was casual and fun. When we came back inside to watch the video the girl next to me looked at me and said this is the most comfortable I've been all day. I told her I agreed and believed that the girls here were very sweet and laid back. It was a nice video filled with silly words that made the pnm's laugh. After, I was picked up by another girl for a house tour. The house was gorgeous, of course. Even though all the houses are the same on the outside, they are SO different from each other on the inside. We also got to see different girl's rooms. That was neat cause we could see some were into music, others fashion, some movies. It was nice seeing an eclectic mix of people. I was very happy when I left this party. Their fees are the 3rd least expensive too!

The Graduate was next. This house was kind of intimidating to me. All the girls are stunning. Many girls compete in beauty pageants, etc. The girls I talked to were extremely nice, but I felt conversation was very materialistic. Like where do you shop, I love your ring, etc. I felt they weren't interested in me specifically. All the girls were sweet and beautiful. But, this was not my favorite house. Also, I found out from our fee pages that they have one of the most expensive initiation fees and active fees. I left this house and kept it under consideration.

Breakfast at Tiffany's was the next house. The singing was great once again. But, after it ended the conversation was really lacking. The 2 girls I talked to kept looking around either cause they were disinterested or looking for the next person to bump them. I felt like I had to keep the conversation going myself. It was very forced.
When I left the house, I decided it would be one of the ones I cut.

Heathers
was the next house. I was really surprised to see it on my party list because it is a very sought after house and I didn't have a rec for it! The whole chapter is very impressive. They've won more awards than any other chapter and maintain a very high GPA. The 2 girls I talked to were so different! But, I really liked that. One girl was very into philanthropic work and the other was a blunt, peppy, sweet girl. I really liked them both. My head is swimming at this point because I really love all 3! I left this house happy, but confused as to what to do! This house has the 2nd lowest fees and initiation!

Lolita was last on my party list. I don't really like this house. To be honest, it's the only house out of the 7 that I really don't like. We were escorted inside and I was paired with a very stoic girl. She seemed very unexcited about her chapter's own philanthropy! She didn't smile or laugh once. I felt that I was peppier than the whole house! I asked questions and talked a lot because no one else would talk at the tables. The conversation was just so forced. I put this house once on my cut list and the second day didn't change my mind.

We went to selection and finished at 11 p.m.
We had to pick 4 loves and 2 we disliked: (1 being the most liked. 6 being the least.)
1. Jawbreaker
2. Clueless
3. Heathers
4. The Graduate
5. Breakfast at Tiffany's
6. Lolita

Tomorrow is SKIT DAY! I am very excited about this day! I've heard it is the most fun from the Gamma Chi's and from the chapter members!The maximum number of parties is 4.
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