<p>Hi all, I started this new thread as a Q and A for sorority recruitment at UCF.</p>
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Speaking of Sororities, D is planning on rushing. Is it necessary for her to bring a black dress and a white dress? I read that somewhere but wasn't sure if that's the standard at UCF. How should a girl dress during Rush week?
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<p>Your daughter will need a black dress and a white dress eventually but not for recruitment week. It is a good idea to have one of each at school this fall so that she is ready for her initiation ceremony. </p>
<p>Here is a link for the application for sorority recruitment. If you are thinking about doing it, you need to fill this out before the end of July. </p>
<p>Here is a link for an old "what to wear" brochure for sorority recruitment. My daughter went through rush/recruitment last August and the brochure that we were sent (after filling out the recruitment application) was almost identical to this except with the dates changed. </p>
<p>Fall 2009 Early Move-In Information for Sorority Recruitment</p>
<p>On-Campus Housing:</p>
<p>If you are officially registered (fees paid) for Panhellenic Sorority Recruitment may pick up keys to your on-campus residence hall on Monday, August 17, 2009 between the hours of 4 PM and 10 PM. You will check in at your housing area, just follow the signs. </p>
<p>You will need to sign up before July 29, 2009 at 5 PM for early move-in with UCF Housing. Please go to the following link to sign up for early move-in:</p>
<p>Moved my D in yesterday too. She liked Nike better than Lake Claire. I liked it other than it being older. Nice courtyard. Going thru the RUSH thing too, but has been on the fence about it since she signed up. She’s trying it out…we’ll see.</p>
<p>D was on the fence too and signed up because all her friends signed up. Then all of a sudden her friends started chatting about it, picking outfits for rush week, etc. so she got excited about it too and told me she would be disappointed if she didn’t receive a bid. I was surprised because a few months ago she said she would rush but didn’t care about it too much. I don’t think she understood the whole sorority scene, but from living on campus during the Summer she found out more and more about it which peaked her interest.</p>
<p>D called me yesterday to say that her Lake Claire apartment was “dingy” - BUT, she came from Nike for Summer which she loved. I know having a kitchen was really important to her and I don’t believe, as a freshman in Fall she would have qualified for a Nike apartment so that’s why she’s at Lake Claire. I had to remind her her that she is in an area of the campus that has more activity during football season, the Arena is closeby as well as her classes, etc. AND that she has her own bedroom. Sheesh!!</p>
<p>Good luck with recruitment! I believe your girls will find a sorority if they stick with it. Remind them tonite that first impressions can change…a lot. My daughter rushed last year and her preferences changed many times during the week, depending upon who she happened to speak with that day. Let me know how it all turns out!</p>
<p>seiclan, that was my daughter’s reaction today. I haven’t spoken to her yet but she texted me and said “I’m not nervous anymore, I like all he soroities and they are all nice. My top 3 are so so different”.</p>
<p>When she left home Monday, I know what her top three were. I’m curious to hear if that changed.</p>
<p>“Dingy” is a good word to describe Lake Claire. Although the rooms were clean and the living area seemed bigger than Nike (I’m sure it is almost identical though). D fixed hers up and it looks GREAT. She is the only one in her apartment rushing so she is the only one there until Friday. She was nervous as well checking in but I think going thru the Summer Session helped, as she knows some people and is comfortable with the campus. We’ll see how it goes.</p>
<p>My daughter’s three roommates moved in last night. Two of the girls are rushing (one’s a freshman and one’s a sophmore. I think my daughter enjoyed having the entire apartment to herself last week (she was able to stay there between sessions since she kept the same room as last year). I am hoping that she will call me later and tell me how it was being on the other side of the recruitment fence but she may be late tonite (since the sisters have to go over every girl that they met today and decide who they are asking back for the next round). It is still very exciting…</p>
<p>Quick question: Can the windows in the Lake Claire bedrooms be opened? I know that the Nike ones can’t, but since LC is older I was hoping that they would. It would be nice to get some fresh air in my room in the fall. Thanks.</p>
<p>D is alone in her 4 bedroom Lake Claire apartment, too. Her roommate for Summer is also her roommate for Fall (they assigned each other) but the friend forgot to secure housing during recruitment week so is staying with friends in the area. The other 2 girls, who D has not met other than on Facebook, are not there so we assume they are not rushing.</p>
<p>No, I’m not rushing. I just posted on here since there was a lot of talk about Lake Claire, so I was hoping my question would get answered quicker.</p>
<p>6 out of 6 today, plus one she dropped yesterday wanted her back. D said dropping to 3 will be tough. She has her favorite, so hoping for good news on Saturday.</p>
<p>Tonite your daughter has to pick three I believe. Preference Round (I think it is Friday night) they are given up to three sororities to attend parties at. This is the dressiest round. On Saturday, it is Bid day and they go and get the envelopes with the name of the sorority that has chosen them in it, then they traditionally run down greek row to their “new house” and spend the entire evening with thier new sisters (sometime they are taken places to celebrate). One sorority last year took their new girls to see the Blue man Group. I think my daughter’s sorority had a big party (but I don’t really remember). </p>
<p>If your daughter is invited to a sororities Preference round party, then she is definitely on their short list. After the pref. party your daughter ranks the sororities (all three) in order that she likes them (the sororities do the same with the potential new members) then all are fed into a computer and hopefully she is matched with one of her top two choices. If your daughter only likes one of her choices, she could put only that choice down, this is called “suiciding”. But if that sorority didn’t have her on their pick list (number 1 choice) then your daughter would not get a bid at all. If, in the unlikely chance (very unlikely esp for your daughter) that none of her pref party round sororities want to offer her a bid, then her charge person (Rho Gamma) would call her before the bid day meeting time to break the news. Kinda confusing, I know.</p>
<p>Big night tonite! D seems happy and satisfied. Let’s see how it all shakes out. I was there yesterday and saw many girls coming and going from the recruitment area (which is right by Lake Claire). Most looked like they were wilting from the heat! LOL.</p>
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