I am an only child who came from Goodyear, Arizona and despised the thought of “rushing,” or recruiting, as Creighton calls it, for a sorority. I have always heard that rushing was more about what I wear, how pretty I look, if my hair is curled enough, which boys I like, etc. I enjoy getting dressed up and curling my hair and putting makeup on as much as the next girl, but I could not see myself doing that every day. I could not see myself going out to the frat houses every weekend, as I imagined sorority girls doing. Now, I am not saying this lifestyle is bad; it is just not ideal for me. Coming to Creighton, I still had these hesitations. 

However, I realized because I moved to another school in a new state, I should find out how Creighton runs their recruitment process instead of assuming Creighton recruitment is like the University of Alabama and Arizona State recruitment. I started asking around about what sorority recruitment is like on campus and to my surprise, Creighton’s recruitment process is different. 

Creighton’s recruitment process is more about learning who you are as a person and what you value, not the clothes you are wearing or how curly your hair is. This is done through a five-day process. Starting with the first day being super relaxed and comfortable where everyone gathers and learns how the next five days will be laid out. The first official day is called Philanthropy Day. This is where each potential new member (PNM) wears a simple outfit and goes to each of the sororities to have conversations with three to four active members within that sorority. Then each PNM ranks their top five sororities. The second official day, Sisterhood Day, is a business casual day where you find out more about the sisterhood aspect of each of the sororities you get asked back to. Each person is invited back to a range anywhere from two to five sororities. Then you rank the top two sororities you connected with. From there we received a two-day break due to the start of the spring semester. The third official day is called Preference Night. This is where everyone gets super dressed up and meets with the one to two sororities that selected them back and dive into deeper conversations to see if they truly connect with the girls within the sorority. This is the night most people either realize exactly the sorority they want to be in or have a hard time picking between two. After ranking our top sorority, we came back the next day, Bid Day, to find out which sorority also picked us. 

Throughout this entire process, I found myself being drawn toward each sorority’s philanthropy and quickly realized the connections I felt were what was going to help me make my decision at the end of Preference Night. Ultimately, if I could offer any advice to those on the verge of joining a sorority next school year, looking for a group of sisters or even a family to have on campus, I would go through the recruitment process with an open mind and look for those connections. I can confidently say those connections are how I realized I had found the group of girls I wanted to call my sisters.