<p>I just got a call from D. She got a bid to her first choice. The week was not without trauma though. There were days when she was not sure this would work out at all.</p>
<p>It was traumatic for her watching some of her new friends be so upset over the events of the week. There were only 2 or 3 girls on her floor who were not rushing, so there were plenty of tears all around during the week.</p>
<p>I'm just glad it's over, and she can get on with the rest of her college experience!!</p>
<p>Care to share the name of the group?
Glad to hear all went well - it can be stressful.
My d was very excited to get to hang out with her bid day buddy today!</p>
<p>D was very excited to have two of her top selections make it through as well. Her sorority had a very good rush getiing 75 girls but she said the week was very tiring and stressful even for the active members.</p>
<p>Well my daughter did not get a bid to her first two choices...delta zeta and something else. She did get two other bids, but was not interested in those sororities. She recovered quickly, tried to make some other friends and called last night in tears. She feels like she has no one and seems to be having trouble joining a "group". She's always been social, mostly confident and always willing to be part of any group, except the "druggies"!! I feel so badly for her being so far away. Any suggestions??</p>
<p>I got the hysterical phone call about 10 days ago, when D called sobbing that the three sororities that she most wanted, did not want her. She really thought that at least one of them would have preffed her (she thought the feeling was mutual). What an awful feeling, to be so far away and so helpless to help mend that broken heart. My D did get a bid (to a different sorority that she did also like during the party rounds) and decided to join them. She seems to be happy again. It is a rough thing and a life lesson...learning how to handle rejection. I think she recovered quicker than I did!</p>
<p>sorry to hear about D not getting into houses of her choice. My D told me a girl on her floor rushed and did not get invited to join any house!! Yea those are some hard lessons. My D did not rush but expected to be accepted by the Honors College. She was turned down.<br>
As parents we had to keep reminding her of reasons why it would be okay if she didn't get into the HC. Not to belittle the loss she felt but we wanted to point out that sometimes things work out for the best. She has begun to enjoy her classes and made friends with those in her classes and on her hall floor. I believe she is rebounding just fine and will find she has more strength than she realized.</p>
<p>I think was a bit of a difficult weekend. On my D's floor, almost all the girls went home. There are only 2 or 3 from out of state on the floor. </p>
<p>My D mentioned making an impromptu trip home in 2 weeks for her little sisters birthday. She knows how much her sister has missed her. She even offered to buy the ticket herself.</p>
<p>I am sorry to hear about the disappointing rush experiences some of your d's had. Hopefully they will find other ways to get involved and will be happy with their situations soon. There are so many cool things to do - I know my d is having difficulty managing her time! She keeps learning about new groups to join and activities she wants to pursue, but seems to have filled up all of her free time....a good problem to have!
I was down in Columbia this weekend to visit her and wanted to see her apartment and help her decorate a little. As usual, I loved Columbia. I will say that an unusually large number of students went on road trips to the Georgia game and campus was a little less active than I've seen. Hopefully those weekends are few and far between.
When my daughter was a freshman she also felt that she wanted to come home after just a few weeks. She came home for a weekend and went back feeling much better. For some I think the homesickness is unexpected and a little visit home does help. I also think that there is more "down" time than they anticipate, and they can feel a little lost and lonely when they aren't as busy as they had thought they'd be. That's where volunteering or joining clubs can really fill up some time. I know cathymees son has gotten very involved with carolina productions. My daughter just found out about a great outdoors club and also has joined some groups in her major.
Good luck to all of these students and remember it is perfectly normal to feel a little lonely or homesick.</p>