 Hi guys. Welcome back to my channel. Today's video I'm going to be discussing my rush week at UCF. I did go through sorority recruitment and I went up until preff night. So if you guys want to stick around and hear the story or my experience, then just keep watching. If you guys are new here, I would love to have you be a subscriber. So just click the red button down below and also turn on your post notifications. I just share my life and all my fun experiences. It also means the world to me if you follow me on Instagram. So check that out down below as well. I just wanted to preface this by saying I am not against sororities. I actually was super excited to be potentially joining one. I have been on rush tick talk and I just love seeing and hearing people's experiences. Getting into my experience. I had a pretty good experience and if I can find them, I will post some pictures so you guys can see kind of like what it was like. So starting off, I did have like a rocky start because there's certain like requirements I think like certain classes like you need to have so many, you need to be taking so many credits and I was going to be taking a trade class at Valencia because I didn't really like it at UCF but I ended up taking it at UCF long story but that's just for another time. Maybe my college experience video like actually what it was like going to UCF. But long story short, there was some drama with that because I was going to be taking a math class off of campus. So from the beginning, it was a little bit of a struggle but it all worked out and everything was fine. I did end up taking trig at UCF. Just a side note. What I remember was you had to upload a picture of yourself and like share your major on this website. I think it was UCF Panhellenic website and you just like input all this information. It was almost like you were applying for something, which you kind of were but like obviously you would get accepted because you're going to go through the rush process. So I just remember uploading my picture. I put my senior picture. It was this picture and I thought it looked good in it. So I'm like, oh, maybe they'll like, you know, think I'm pretty or whatever. And I'm just going to say this too. A lot of people are like, there's no tears and blah, blah, blah. Guys, there's tears of life. Okay. There is a class system of life. There is, you're never going to get away from that. So when people say things like there's not a tear system, they're just lying to you. I'm sorry. I was never in a sorority. So maybe people would say like, oh, Alex, like, you don't know what you're talking about. But just knowing and being on planet earth, I know that there's a tear system because there is and anything you do, cheer, dance, sports, whether it be like basketball, baseball, soccer, whether you play the violin or piano. Yes, there's a tear system, gymnastics, no matter what you do in life, jobs, there's always going to be a tear system. So yes, there's a tear system at all the colleges with these sororities. So I just want to throw that in there also to feel like this shirt gives panhellenic vibes. I don't know, very pastel. I know that my shirt was like pink and it had UCF and Chevron. It was like a green or like a yellow. I don't actually remember or still have it, but it might be in one of the photos. I know this video is like all over the place, but this was in 2015. So I'm just kind of like going off of like my memory and stuff. First was meeting all the houses and the girls. And that is when they just like scream at you in the door and like chant and stuff. And I thoroughly enjoyed meeting everyone. There's only like a few houses that I just didn't really vibe with, but that's okay. One of my roommates was actually in a sorority and first sorority was like really nice, but they didn't have a house. And that was like one of my biggest criterias like they needed to have a house because like that's part of the experience and that's what you're paying for partially. The second day was like philanthropy day and that is when they just talk to you about their philanthropy. Like some were like St. Jude, Ronald McDonald house, autism speaks. Like they support a lot of nonprofits. Like each chapter has their own. And I remember I got called back to like a lot of the houses I really liked on the second round. And I was excited about that because two of them were like top tier, I guess it was Katie and ZTA. I think out of all of the houses, my favorite one was ZTA. I would love to have been in that one. And I did get called back to both of those for the second day. So I think I'm actually kind of proud of that because I don't know my roommate that was in a sorority. She was like saying that some of the girls in some of the chapters were like bragging on like how many they cut. And she was like talking about like some of those and I'm like, well, I made it to the second round. Yes. So I was kind of excited about that, just knowing kind of how they were and stuff. So that was cool. I liked Kappa Alpha Theta a lot, but they like dropped me I think on the first round as well as Kappa Kappa Gamma. I really liked them too because a lot of people in my major, which was Biomed, were in Kappa Kappa Gamma and I would be like kind of cool to be in that sorority with them. But I think they those two that I really liked also dropped me on the first day. So I was like, okay, I really like ZTA. I was hoping for them and everything. But obviously that didn't work out. But I do remember getting called back to those two houses on the second day, which was the philanthropy day. And after all of the days, you would wait in this big long line at the Panhellenic place because then you would file in and then you would rank and you didn't have like a lot of time to do this, you would like rank the sororities that you liked. So I'd always put like either ZTA or KD like on the top just because and since I'm a legacy of both of those sororities, like maybe that's the reason why I got called back for the second round. Because Valerie was a ZTA and then Sheri was a KD. So I really only think maybe that was the only reason why I got called back. But whatever I like to think of it being my good merit and personality and maybe looks who knows. But anyway, so we put all of our like preferences and stuff and then that would just be like the end of every day. So then going to day three, day three was video day. And I remember video day was pretty cool. I got to see videos of like the sisterhood. I actually get really inspired by sorority videos for like my own videography purposes. And I know that's kind of weird, but like whoever produces them and stuff is super talented. There's some really good ones out there. So if you want to get like creative with like angles shots, people poses, check out sorority recruitment videos because like that's kind of where I get inspiration. So check those out. So I got called to, I think my last houses were Delta Zeta and I loved Delta Zeta. If I, if they had a house, I would probably be a DZ because I really liked that sorority a lot. But again, one of my criteria is was they had to have a house. And then I got called back to Chi Omega. This is for video day remember because we're past, we're past philanthropy day. I got called back to Chi Omega and that was like my least favorite one. Sorry if you're in that one. I got into an argument with this one girl about like what classes you had to take as like a biome major. And I'm like, well, my like guidance counselor person like said this and it was like kind of awkward. I didn't really like them. Sorry, I'm just being completely honest. And then gamma Phi Beta and they were nice too. But like, I just didn't really like that one again. Sorry. Again, my roommate was a gamma Phi Beta and she was like super cool and stuff. I just didn't really like vibe with that one. And again, they didn't have a house. And I know that sounds crazy. But again, if you're spending thousands of dollars to be an organization, number one, you should be able to like kind of choose which one you want to be in because you're paying like thousands of dollars and they should have a house. So those are the three that I got to see video day. And one of them, I think it was Chi Omega, they use like the song by the like, it's like think I could fly. It's by Cal Lantis or something. I don't know Pamela reef uses it in one of her videos. So that's why I just think it's so funny. Okay, so next was preff night or preff day. And I got preffed for gamma Phi Beta and Delta Zeta, I believe, I'm not sure. And like, I really liked them. But again, they didn't have houses. And I didn't really like vibe well with the gamma Phi Beta just cuz. So I decided to drop I didn't make it to bid day, because I was like, I don't want to waste people's times and stuff. And my rogue gamma was so nice. I think she still follows me on Twitter. And UCF pan Hellenic follows me on Twitter. So that's really, really funny. Everyone was super nice. And there's another girl that was really nice. And she still follows me on Twitter for some reason, she probably thinks I'm like a lunatic now. But there's really cool people. And I didn't not have a good time. I had a good time up until that time where I dropped. But since I got my little like thing, and it said like, these are the ones or whatever that you're most likely going to get a bid from I just told my rogue gamma like, hey, I want to drop. And she was like, she didn't push me at all. She was like, really cool about it. And I was just like, this is why and blah, blah, blah. So she was like, okay, I had like a couple papers to like sign saying like, I'm going to drop and everything. So I really wish that we had more control over which house we got and like where we felt comfortable and stuff. And in the grand scheme of things, an organization just like anything else, kind of the money is a big aspect. So you know, I kind of looked at it is, if you don't want my money, then like, okay, there you go. Like it's fine. Guess we're just not meant to be. But I think my favorite part was seeing inside of the houses. Oh my gosh, try Delta's house was my favorite. Oh my gosh, it was so big, and it was so cool. I honestly just wanted to get called back to that house because their house was like gorgeous. And like the cars parked in like the driveway, really like cool, nice, classy cars, like, oh my gosh, try Delta's house was like my favorite. I really liked pie pie. Their house was like really cute. It was very like homey. Like, I remember I loved 80 pie, but they dropped me like the first cut. So I'm like, okay, guess they weren't vibing with me. Like I was hoping to get in that sorority, just because I know a lot of 80 pies. But I guess it just again, wasn't cut out, which is fine. But yeah, I think if I did join a sorority, though, I would have had a better college experience. But going back, I think everything happens for a reason. And I'm really happy that I went through the experience because I don't want to like look back and be like, oh, I wish I rushed because I knew I wanted to rush. And I wanted to be in a sorority so bad, like you guys don't understand, like I was ready to buy all of the stuff. But I'm also so happy I didn't just settle with a sorority just to be in one. It's kind of like a relationship, you shouldn't settle. So I am happy that I didn't just settle on one just to be in a sorority. And keep in mind, my background is kind of like from a sorority in a sense, because I did competitive dance and we were like all a team and like, you know, we had our like inside jokes and like all of that stuff and like girly and like fun. I'm glad I did it. I am kind of sad that I didn't get one with a house and everything. And everyone was really nice. Like everyone that was going through rush with me, they were all cool people. And there was like no drama or anything. And meeting all the girls too, like I really thought I was gonna get a bid from Kappa Kappa Gamma because like I knew so many of the girls in there at least like eight because we had classes together. So I'm like, maybe someone's not putting in a good word for me. Like, you know what? All right, I see how it is. Oh, I did want to add it was super hot and uncomfortable during those times, because it was like in the middle of like August. Oh, it was horrible. And like you had to walk to the houses. Like there was no transportation system. So it was horrible. It is what it is. I think sororities should do, you know, like a different system because I just don't like the way they do it. I think it should just be like you should join. If you want to join, you're gonna get your money either way. So like just be more money, right? So I hope you guys enjoyed this video. If you guys have any other questions about sorority recruitment at UCF, leave your comments down below. So make sure to give this video a thumbs up, subscribe to my channel, and I'll see you guys in my next video. Bye.