At my school, recruitment takes place throughout the first week after Christmas Break. We have five amazing sororities here on campus, and even though I went into recruitment with my heart set on one I know that I would’ve been happy in each of them.
The first night of recruitment was Go Greek Night! Each of the approximately 450 girls going through recruitment wore an adorable comfort colors frocket tee. With it I wore skinny jeans, boots, my monogram necklace (that I wear basically everyday), and my Tory Burch earrings. This night we went to all five parties, and just chatted with as many girls as possible about their involvement on campus and other fun things about the sorority. That night, we chose one of the five sororities to drop.
The second night was Philanthropy Night! This night we were told to wear something that you would wear to class. After long deliberation and many outfit changes I chose to wear maroon chords from Gap, a tan Piko top, ankle booties from TJMaxx, with a statement necklace, hoop earrings, and my bow bracelet. This night I was lucky enough to go to back to the four sororities that I wanted. Each sorority talks about their specific philanthropy and the special functions on campus.
The third night was Sisterhood Night! The dress for this night was ‘business casual’ which basically meant to wear a cute dress and heals. I wore a Jack by BB Dakota dress that I got from Modcloth on a great sale, black tights because it actually snowed that night, and the same booties from TJMaxx with a mini bubble necklace from etsy! This night was much more intimate. Sisters shared personal stories about how the sorority has affected their friendships and at two of the parties girls actually sang. Here is a picture of some of my friends and I before Sisterhood Night!
The last night of recruitment is Pref Night! This night you go to two parties for around an hour and a half and you are escorted in by someone that you knew previously or had become close with during the week. It is a very special time, that allows you to ask any questions in order to make your decision.
An entire week after recruitment had started was BID DAY! Let’s just say that during recruitment I barely ate or slept and waiting for my bid was no exception. Waiting for the Rho Gamma’s to reactive the bids was exciting and nerve racking at the same time. When I opened my bid and saw the three Deltas I could not have been happier!
Tri Delta is the sorority that I have loved since the very beginning of the school year and going through recruitment just reaffirmed my love! Each girl that I talked to was so nice and genuine that I knew it was where I was supposed to be. We got a letter that said at 2pm meet in the Gazebo in your craziest Gold and Blue! I ended up wearing gold leggings from American Apparel, a silver bow also from American Apparel, and the t-shirt and hat that we received. Everyone says that Bid Day is the best day of your freshman year and I could not agree more. It was so much fun to meet my new pledge class and all of the girls that I now call sisters!
Hope you enjoyed! If you have any other questions about my recruitment experience feel free to comment or send me an e-mail!
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