Rushing Around

Posted Sep 6 2010 by Jaclyn with Comments Off

On Sunday night, I walked into University Hall and was greeted by a friendly girl in a green collared shirt. After exchanging some words and giving her my name, I was escorted into a room filled with dresses, smiles, and cupcakes. This was ASU’s Panhellenic Open House.

Unlike most girls in the room, I was a sophomore. I did not rush last year because I didn’t really know a lot of girls in sororities and none of my friends showed any interest in joining. My sister was in a sorority in college and loved it, but I was not convinced it was for me. During my freshman year, I met and became friends with several girls in both Panhellenic sororities. This year I decided that I would give rushing a shot and only pledge if I fell in love with one of the sororities.

The open house was where we, future sorority girls, were split up into groups according to last name. Each group was given a Pi Chi. A Pi Chi is a member of one of the sororities which has separated herself from her sorority for the week of recruitment in order give an unbiased opinion and help to the girls in her group. She told us what to wear each day and knew where we needed to be and when we needed to be there.

After we met our Pi Chi, we played ice breaker games and made nametags. The open house only lasted an hour. This was a great start to a week full of excitement, high heels, and sorority songs. I will write more about my experience in my next post.

Ciao for now!

Jaclyn

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Jaclyn - My name is Jaclyn Frazier. I am twenty years old and a sophomore at Augusta State. I graduated from Augusta Prep in 2009. I was born in Florida but have lived in the CSRA for fifteen years. My parents are still married and I have one older sister. I live with my parents in my childhood home. I have a part-time job as an intern in the Womenâ€™s Ministry department at Warren Baptist Church. I hope to one day have a job in public relations. I enjoy painting, listening to music, and helping others. I am addicted to coffee and cherry coke. I like many types of food but my favorite restaurant is Yosko, a local Japanese restaurant. I spend most of my free time with my friends. If you want to know anything else about me just read my blog posts!