Awkward encounters =)

So, it was just the other day, and I was in one of my many recruitment meetings that I have to drag my butt to on a daily basis. We were mock rushing girls in our house, and showing them the basics of how to rush a girl the right way. I was one of the girls getting mock rushed in my house. So, being who I am, I was going to make this an experience they would not forget!

With this, I decided to have an alter ego named Chevelle. I told this girl that my name was Chevelle and that I was a super senior at EIU. I told her that I was on the EIU cheer team for two years, but got kicked off for alcohol problems. I then proceeded to tell her that I then went to alcohol counseling, but it didn't help.

I then told her that I joined Student Government, but got kicked off for sleeping with all the boys on the executive board.

She then asked me why I wanted to join a sorority. I told her it was because of boys and booze. I had her rolling on the floor with laughter. Another girl then came up to me and started to mock recruit me. She said I had a very pretty name. At that very moment my mind went back to the movie "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," and I told her I was named after the car that I was conceived in! It was epic!

She then asked about my kid that I named Minnie after Minnie Mouse (of course!). After all of this crap that I was telling them, it was then time to end the mock rush. They did a great job handling my awkwardness and it made me proud to have them in my house.

Kappa Delta Recruitment 2010

So, for the next three weeks, I will be going through a process called Panhalletic Recruitment. Kappa Delta, plus nine other houses will be rushing girls of every age, grade, and ethnic background. This is a process that I have had the honor of going through two times. I am kind of nervous, as well as excited to see the new potential members.

It is like a high when talking to all the new potential members. When I am standing on the stairs of the Kappa Delta house, anticipating the doors opening to let the new girls in, I get a nervous feeling that excites me. The fact of getting to meet so many amazing girls, is such an honor and thrill at the same time.

When the end of the three weeks is up, we then decide on our new members. The process is a hard and long one, but one well worth going through.

On bid day, which is when all the new potential members find out their houses, it is a day of happiness and new beginnings. Just seeing the new girls running up to our house with smiling faces and sometimes tears, is an amazing and epic feeling.