Sorority Recruitment Aftermath
Two weeks was the greatest test of strength and bravery any girl at Texas A&M could face: sorority recruitment. It was a constant battle between sweat and makeup, humidity and hairspray, and most importantly: Potential New Members (PNMs) and the world.
Newly pledged Kappa Omega Janet Landers was excited about recruitment. “When my sisters were clapping and screaming at the door telling us they were ‘red hot’, they weren’t lying,” Landers said. “All of their faces were totally sunburned and every single one of them looked dehydrated!”
Ella Daniels, a PNM who didn’t make it through the week, told The Mugdown about her experience. “I just don’t understand why any girl with any sense of morality would go through this process,” Daniels said. “I was told by three Deltas that I would not only get a bid, but would be iced after! Would you like to know the result? I got cut! I just don’t know how girls can look me in the eye and make a promise and then drop me because I forgot to mention my favorite bar on Northgate. I am a freshman! The only place I know I can get wine is at St. Mary’s on Sundays!”
Fortunately, all of the sophomores got the bids they wanted, newly pledged Alpha Zeta Michelle Jacobson confirmed.“There were only eighty sophomores who went through recruitment,” Jacobsen said, “so we got to pick. Everyone has to meet their minimums.”
All that remains of sorority recruitment week are wrappers from hastily-eaten mints and an array of blotch paper strewn across every house’s yard. While some argue that PNMs who made it out alive deserve a medal of a sort, pins will have to suffice.
-Wehner Dog
Holding her backpack close to her chest all day, one might think that Wehner Dog has separation anxiety. Ah, but no. She is trying to control her pet weiner dog that she carries to every class she has on West Campus. If you offer Wehner Dog a dog treat, she will do your homework for two weeks and fill out four consulting job applications for you.