the end of recruitment!!
by: former pnm
first of all, i saw several posts over the last 2-3 days directed towards girls who got dropped from places, girls who had a really tough time with recruitment, etc, and i just wanted to say thank you to those posters because they helped me feel a little better.
i ended up withdrawing after i got my schedule the morning of pref round. i had really enjoyed being at 5/6 houses i'd visited for sisterhood (2 that i'd had a lovely time at throughout the process), and the sixth was the house i hadn't ever really liked. i was honestly surprised when the only house that asked me back for the last round was this sixth house because they hadn't ever seemed to like me very much, looked very bored/disinterested every time i was there and i never felt comfortable/welcome there. on top of all that, i never even learned about their philanthropy! (other pnms i spoke with told me they viewed a video on their philanthropy there... i didn't even get to see that)
while i'm still sad after getting cut from so many other houses after sisterhood (and after having gone through with an open mind and genuinely having a lovely time at nearly every house, with of course some favorites), i stand by my decision to withdraw rather than participating in pref round. having one option made me feel like i'd just force myself to like this house. honestly though, recruitment overall was a good experience for me (up until those final cuts) - i loved to see how much passion girls had for their sororities and organizations, and i enjoyed meeting so many different people.
i'm thinking of participating in informal recruitment in the fall, or even going through formal next spring, after taking this semester off to focus on myself. any advice would be greatly appreciated!! and congrats to everyone who got a bid today :)
#1by: Ok?
Glad you got that off your chest? Great, you can read any of the other advice that has been posted about informal.
For what it's worth, I'm sorry you weren't interested in a house that saw something in you. If you'd been more open, maybe you'd be at Bid Day right now surrounded by a chapter that was excited to have you.
Comment#4by: :/
really sad to see so many pnms not even giving houses a chance. recruitment is hard on almost everyone and it sucks, but if you are in greek life for the right reasons and max your options, you end up at home. unless you only have like one house left and that house was really mean to you, then its hard to feel bad for any of them. I would definitely try informal and you should really try to keep a more open mind. it's something thats hard to do when this site exists. makes u want to just cut all bottom and lower middle sororitys just for their rank, then girls cry about them being all thats left, when really they would probably fit in there and love it, but they woould never know because of the bias they get from greekrank. so many of these stories are the same. we get it. you wanted to be in top tier/upper middle and got cut. It's sad and lots of us have been there. if greek life is what you want, u need to be open to more places. Not trying to criticize your decisions specifically, but your story seems to be what so many other girls go through. its sad when girls don't get bids at all, girls who would love to run home and meet their new sisters, but then there are girls who are less grateful and dont give the wonderful houses they do have left a chance. breaks my heart :/ best of luck through informal tho, girl. Sorry recruitment can suck :(
by: 2U
Yes, one must be in recruitment and join greek life for the right reasons: to serve others; to learn as well as teach; to display loyalty to your group in every circumstance.
Wrong reasons for joining a sorority include: because Patty Popular from the hit tv show 'I Love Life' is an alumna member of THE cool sorority on campus; because your fav sorority only parties with the best frat on campus; because displaying the perfect sorority letters around your hometown next summer will bring you instant glamour and status.
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salty much? she wasn't rude...why are you?
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