Reality of Recruitment
by: The truth
You'll hear from so many members that recruitment is this magical week where you'll find your forever home. But, people don't really talk about what girls actually go through that week.
I'll be honest because I feel like it's not being discussed, but recruitment can really affect some girls after. It can be so emotionally draining. You aren't able to have your phone from 6 AM until you get home at night. On pref, you aren't even able to talk AT ALL until you are in the houses you have left. You are constantly trying to leave a good impression on the girls you talk to. When you are cut from houses, a lot of girls start questioning and doubting themselves and why they would've gotten cut. Did they say the wrong thing? Why didn't they like me enough to want to keep me?
The messed up part is, they probably will never find out. They also can feel insecure about only having "bottom houses" left when their roommate or other girls they've talked to still have some "top houses".
Then, if some girls end up dropping because they don't like the houses they had left or the one they ended up with, they're constantly reminded of greek life all the time. Through social media, seeing greek letters on campus, functions, it's everywhere here. People are always asking, "what sorority are you in?" And then you feel the need to explain yourself.
But it's all about trusting the process right?
Don't get me wrong, some girls don't get as invested in the process as others and this doesn't happen to everyone. But I have definitely seen this happen and it's something to be aware of.
#1 by: The truth
This year will be different, so PNM's: try to take this recruitment experience to try to better yourself but to also be yourself and see where you fit in with these girls when you talk to them. You will have more freedom and not feel as rushed. And you'll be able to have your phone.
My best advice is that if you are cut from a house you really liked, think of it as their loss and remember that you don't want to be in a house that you aren't wanted.
Comment#2 by: Yes
Yes this year will be different and much much less stressful. I don’t know the details as they are still being worked out but I am assuming you won’t be in a room with tons of other girls opening up your schedule. That can be traumatic as some are jumping for joy and others are crushed. You won’t have these insane 12-14 hour days where you either running from house to house or sadly only have to 2 to 3 to go to and end up spending hours upon hours sitting on a hard floor with a coloring book waiting for the rest of your group to finish their houses. Your makeup won’t melt off in the heat and your hair won’t fall flat from the humidity. If you get cut ( especially from a top house) you need to know most likely it had nothing to do with the girl or girls you talked to. Most top houses know who they want before recruitment starts and focus on those girls. If there is a thousand this year going through ( don’t know the actual number) then they have their eyes set on 2 to 3 hundred maximum. With a few exceptions they will get who they want. Occasionally someone will talk to someone and jump and scream their name loudly enough to get them on that list but it’s rare. Most girls love all the girls they talk to but houses have to make cuts and that’s just how it is. If you have an open mind then it will be easier on you. The original poster is right though.... it can be brutal for some.
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