So you
decided to join the Greek community at the University of Arkansas. Are you
excited? You should be, we are all excited to have each one of you, but first
we have to meet you, and the week it takes to do that is nothing but stressful,
but it doesn’t have to be. I have put together some tips that I wish that
someone had told me. So to start us off lets go over the basics.
You will
have a t-shirt given to you for every day of the week except Preference Night.
Last year when I went through recruitment most of the shirts were pastel
colors. This year I have no clue what they will be. All you need is a cute
simple necklace and some tasteful shorts to put with your shirt and some
sandals. DO NOT OVER DO YOUR MAKEUP. Arkansas in August is hot and humid. You
will feel like you are suffocating. Think about this before you apply your
makeup. Leave the false lashes and the insane contouring at home. We want to
get to know you, and of course we want you to feel comfortable in your own
skin, but applying a mask of makeup is not the answer. Think the girl next door
look, not the latest runway or prom makeup tutorial that you saw on Pinterest. Also,
make sure that you are drinking plenty of water, sweating is your body’s way of
cooling down which can cause you to dehydrate, drink water, you don’t want to
collapse in the middle of a party, if it were me I would be mortified.
Do not ask
what our favorite fraternity is, or if we have a boyfriend, or how often we go
out, or what our favorite fraternity party last year was. Like seriously do not
ask that. Keep this in mind, if it is a topic you would bring up to your
father, or even in front of your very conservative Grandmother, it is okay to
bring up during recruitment. But here is another thing to think about, if those
are the things you are looking to get out of joining a sorority you have come
to the absolutely wrong place. Sororities are about coming together with a
group of pretty awesome gals and trying to make an impact on our community and
our world for the better. Like yay women we are awesome.
Next order
of business: your phone. LEAVE IT WITH YOUR GAMMA CHI OR IN YOUR DORM! I can’t
stress this enough. Number one it is illegal to have it during recruitment, but
number two if you are on your phone all day you won’t be able to see the bright
new faces around you! Take this week that you are mushed together with a
thousand other girls, to make some new friends. You never know someone that you
meet in recruitment could be standing on the same lawn as you on bid day. You
think I am kidding, but seriously it is weird how things turn out. There will
be people to talk to, movies to watch, and coloring sheets to make beautiful,
so embrace it and get to know new people. But while you are meeting new people
do not talk about the houses. Like seriously I know it is hard, but find
another topic. If you say something bad about Delta Gamma Phi, it will be just
your luck that a third generation legacy will be sitting right next to you. So just
don’t do it, you don’t want to be “that” girl.
If you
fall, laugh it off and just get back up. Also, it will be loud.
Like honestly so loud you won’t be able to hear the person kneeling in front of
you, so speak up. If you can’t hear the girl talking to you ask her to repeat
herself. She realizes that it is loud and will not mind at all.
There was
probably a lot of information in this that you may or may not have already
heard, but I hoped it will help you out just a little. Get ready for the
weirdest and most fun week you will never want to do again of your life. But
just remember we are just as nervous as you are, and we are human too.
If you have any
additional questions go to the Greek Life page for help. I wish that I could talk
to you myself, but with the Panhellenic Rules in place we are not allowed to.
www.uagreeks.uark.edu
