Throughout the week of August 18-23, our chapter held formal recruitment. It was a long week of conversations, rap battles, and learning to love our sisterhood even more, but we survived! We were fortunate enough to welcome 45 new members into our sisterhood! While recruitment week can be very stressful, it is also one of the most exciting weeks of the year. A few of our sisters tell us what recruitment week was like for them:
Senior Charlie: "I knew that I would cry on three party day when we did our Rose Ceremony, but I had no idea that it would be happy tears. I am so incredibly thankful to have been offered a bid
into AOII three years ago; my life would not be the same without the beautiful women I am surrounded by each day."
Senior Jaclyn: "Seeing all the new member run to our house on bid day made me think of how this house has helped me grow over the last 3 years and how it is going to be the best four years of their lives like it was for me. If it wasn't for my bid card saying Alpha Omicron Pi I truly would not be the woman I am today."
Junior Taylor: "My favorite part of bid day was truly seeing all of my sisters bond. Even while I was watching the older girls, it looked like we were interacting as if it were the first time we met. On bid day, you can really feel the excitement and electricity in the air as we finally get to meet the new baby pandas and rekindle the memories of past bid days. The excitement and electricity is almost tangible; the connection between everyone is so powerful! It's something really special and moving."
Junior Shelby: "This year, I disaffiliated from the chapter to serve as a Rho Gamma, or Recruitment Guide. While it's tough to distance yourself from the chapter throughout the week in order to help girls find their home away from home, it made me realize just how much AOII means to me!"
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| Welcome home, baby pandas! |
Senior Charlie: "I knew that I would cry on three party day when we did our Rose Ceremony, but I had no idea that it would be happy tears. I am so incredibly thankful to have been offered a bid
Senior Jaclyn: "Seeing all the new member run to our house on bid day made me think of how this house has helped me grow over the last 3 years and how it is going to be the best four years of their lives like it was for me. If it wasn't for my bid card saying Alpha Omicron Pi I truly would not be the woman I am today."
Sophomore Katie: "My favorite part of bid day was being as excited as the new members were to have then run down the street!"
Sophomore Madison: "I was surprised how much more I loved the other side of recruitment this year. As a sophomore, I remembered clearly how I was looking for genuine people in a house the previous year. I had the amazing opportunity to share with others why I love my house as much as I do this go around, and I generously expressed how the woman of alpha omicron pi challenge me to be the best version of myself on a daily basis. Seeing the new members' excitement to be a part of something bigger than themselves renewed in me a great love for my sisters, one I never would have imagined."
Junior Shelby: "This year, I disaffiliated from the chapter to serve as a Rho Gamma, or Recruitment Guide. While it's tough to distance yourself from the chapter throughout the week in order to help girls find their home away from home, it made me realize just how much AOII means to me!"
We are so excited to get to know our new members and share with them everything we love about our sisterhood! ALFA.
