vlogging the entire SORORITY RECRUITMENT *what's it's like/behind the scenes* as a Recruitment Guide

[@florencejunesandbloom1142]

wow this is the best recruitment video i’ve seen! so interesting

[@MyDriftingDesk]

OMG thank you so much!!! ❤️

[@ButterflySamurai]

This was interesting to watch! I’m in a NPHC sorority and this process is so different. I like knowing everything about sorority life and different organizations

[@MyDriftingDesk]

omg, I know! it's sooo different!

[@cambriabartlett]

this youtube video is like a comfort video for me. anytime im bored or not feeling well i always come back and watch this video because i love it so much, love you marissa

[@MyDriftingDesk]

♥️ love you too!!!

[@xoxoxoxo3068]

No me too it’s so crazy ahaha x

[@SaraJill]

Thank you for answering the disaffiliating question!! I was wondering how that would work since you have a following. Glad you got to have this experience

[@MyDriftingDesk]

Of course!!! I was curious too, especially in my situation, so a lot of PNMs knew who I was already but I didn’t openly tell my girls or anyone what chapter I was in. I left my social media the same but if they knew, they knew! I didn’t want more people knowing so I didn’t say.

[@nicolekawa1265]

How the heck do you not have the PNMs doing their ranking on a computer?!?!?!?

[@MyDriftingDesk]

!!!!!! I don’t know why we haven’t moved to digital yet. It’s still all on paper 😅

[@kayanna9843]

My school is paper two. I don’t know how they figure it all out within like 2 hours

[@annanorton1163]

We did it all on an app at my school this fall!!

[@madeleinembrown9703]

My school used an online system but it glitched last year :/ way quicker but not 100% reliable

[@jordandarling5663]

We had to fill out a paper with our info and ranking then it got moved online so if anything crashed they had the info still

[@brittonowens7074]

As someone who went through formal recruitment in the Fall I found this video to be so interesting! Great video as always!

[@MyDriftingDesk]

Thank you so much!! 💖

[@JASLZFreeman]

I’m super late but who loves her intro !!!!

[@MyDriftingDesk]

aw thank you so much!!!

[@heidiwilt6718]

I went through recruitment in Spring 2018, was on the other side in Spring 2019, and I will be a Rho Gam for Spring 2020 and I am so excited!!

[@MyDriftingDesk]

ahh! Being a Rho Gam is so exciting!!! Have fun!

[@ROSABELLE1996]

I love that you recorded the process of recruitment. I am so thankful the recruitment process is not a two weekend process at my college. It's usually just a weekend process because we only have 4 sororities.

[@MyDriftingDesk]

our process is so crazy but it's cool to watch lol

[@anto4380delaguaridaa]

Your video was actually so entertaining. I'm from Mexico so it's super interesting to discover more about sororities

[@MyDriftingDesk]

aw yay! I'm glad you liked it!!

[@lileighmontgomery264]

I'm researching sorority ins and outs for a book I'm writing, and your videos (especially these behind the scenes vids) have been an invaluable resource. Thank you for your sharing your experience.

[@MyDriftingDesk]

I'm so glad you enjoyed them and they've been helpful for you!

[@admirbarucija2018]

I’m super excited to watch once I get home!! I hope you’re having an amazing weekend 💕

[@MyDriftingDesk]

ahhh! I hope you like it!!! 💕

[@admirbarucija2018]

Marissa Nicole thank you so much, I appreciate it!!! 💕

[@maddieevans1299]

I plan on rushing at my school this fall and I’m still really nervous, but your videos make me feel a lot better about it!

[@MyDriftingDesk]

it's totally normal to be nervous, but don't worry you're gunna do great! ❤️

[@audge590]

this was so interesting! im from a small school and we're the only panhellenic sorority on campus. I did formal in the fall and our "rounds" was just my chapter. we didn't even have rho gams at all!

[@MyDriftingDesk]

omg WOW! I mean that makes sense for a smaller school but OSU has so many PNMS and so many chapters so we definitely have to do it a little different lol.

[@gracebloomfield7386]

I just rushed at Ohio State! So fun, love your video!

[@MyDriftingDesk]

AW OMGGG. where did you find home?!

[@AllieMiller23]

I go to a tiny school where we have 4 sororities with about 60 people total, 3 days of recruitment and each set of rounds is only 2 hours long. Seeing what the process is like at such a different school is crazy. I can’t even imagine recruitment being that intense. I need to start appreciating the Rho Gammas more!

[@MyDriftingDesk]

oh wow!!! that sounds so much better than our sun-up to sun-down 2 weekend recruitments hahah.

[@caycayette]

I loved this video. I am going to be a rho gam in the fall and I feel like this video has helped me get ready and excited!

[@MyDriftingDesk]

aww omg!! I hope you have SO much fun! 💛

[@midnightharmonyrose7323]

awwww the video looks great muh!! your videos are always something i look forward to, thank you!!!! ♡

[@MyDriftingDesk]

aww thank you so much!! 💖

[@midnightharmonyrose7323]

you are such a positive person and you have such a radiant personality but you’re so genuine and don’t pretend like you are perfect, my day is 100 times brighter because of your videos. i love you tons and hope you are having a great weekend!!

[@MyDriftingDesk]

omg thank you so much! ❤️that just made my whole day!!!

[@midnightharmonyrose7323]

awwww!! i am so glad!!

[@BriannaaNicoleYT]

I just got my Rho Gam and now it feels so surreal. Cant wait for the fall!! This video was amazing 🥰

[@MyDriftingDesk]

ahhh how exciting!!! 🧡 have fun!!

[@luciazuniga6756]

Very informative and educative video. I was wondering what tho gammas did during recruitment. Good job!

[@MyDriftingDesk]

I’m glad you enjoyed it!!! 💖

[@tesoro.g6252]

Heyy, I have a question💖. I’m 13 and from the Netherlands. I plan everything years ahead. I’m planning on going to college and a sorority in America (i know, everything is going to cost me a lot of money, but I have a job so let’s pray😂) During rush week, people don’t have a home on gollege yet right? Where are they going during rush and where should I go? (I know it’s still 3 years but I wanna be prepared😌☺️) 💛💛💛💛

[@MyDriftingDesk]

Girls who rush prior to the semester starting typically live in the dorms they were assigned as freshman. Each school works a little different though, so I can't say for sure what would happen at the school you decide to attend.

[@tesoro.g6252]

Marissa Nicole thanks❤️❤️

[@amandazakelj189]

Hey! Amanda from Kappa here. Glad you enjoyed being a rho gam :)

[@MyDriftingDesk]

ahhh!!! Hey Amanda!!!! ❤️it was so much fun!!! I hope yall had a great recruitment and a fun bid day!!!

[@madisonconrad624]

I did sorority recruitment at The Ohio State University this year !! Morgan is the sweetest :)

[@MyDriftingDesk]

aww where did you run home to?!?!? 💕

[@madisonconrad624]

@@MyDriftingDesk Delta Zeta !! 💕

[@katdrinkard3271]

Haha I also go to a big state school and I cannot believe y’all still use paper to rank😂 it’s also wild bc y’all have more sororities than we do and our recruitment is an entire week

[@MyDriftingDesk]

I KNOWWW!!! It’s ridiculous!!!

[@ColorMeKatie05]

I was on panhel (I think you called it PHA) at MSU a few years ago and MAN this made me miss it. I probably got around 3 hours of sleep a night. It was insane but the time of my life.

[@MyDriftingDesk]

HAHAH right!!! running on NO sleep was awful then, but I wish I could go back now!!

[@juliadevincenzi3405]

i am a freshamn and i think these videos are so interesting and fun to watch ahha

[@MyDriftingDesk]

omg thank you so much! 💖

[@reginaldquarshie1265]

Such a fun yet educating video.It must have been super stressful editing this vid......Great Job!!!🔥🔥

[@MyDriftingDesk]

um SO stressful hahahha. but it was fun!

[@miaromo1436]

Hi! As a freshman you get your forms apart from the housing for the sorority houses, once I get my house what will happen to my dorm will I have to pay for both housing expenses and dorm expenses?

[@miaromo1436]

Dorms*

[@MyDriftingDesk]

Different schools do it differently but typically your freshman year you dorm and then you can move into your sorority house your sophomore year. I would hope some schools wouldn't have you pay for both.

[@miaromo1436]

Marissa Nicole will they always have room for you in the house or is it limited to the people who want to live in the house? Lol is there sometimes not enough space?

[@MyDriftingDesk]

depending on the chapter and how many girls are in it and how many rooms there are in the house. ~typically~ anyone who WANTS to live in typically can because there's always people who wanna live out so there's usually always room!

[@juliekonstanserder6245]

Hey Americans!! I am an International student applying for American college but I can’t decide which ones I really want to get into. The ones I am interested in are penn state, NYU, UCLA, Ohio state, university of Louisiana, arkansas, Tennessee or Arizona. Please help me decide😫 I want to major in International relations

[@MyDriftingDesk]

My vote is OSU! But I’m a bit bias lol

[@helena3957]

I literally heard oh wonder and subscribed :)

[@MyDriftingDesk]

HAHAH yessss 👏

[@maddiesisk9268]

im a student at osu and im out here bingeing your videos because i miss campus so much :(

[@MyDriftingDesk]

honestly same :( watching all my old vlogs and missing campus and my friends ughhhh 😭

[@nikkieasley6204]

I don’t understand why people say that sororities are SUPER expensive. The school I’m looking into, it costs an average of $10,000 for a dorm and meal plan per year. In a sorority the average cost of living in a sorority house, the meal plan, and the dues average $10,100 per year. Am I missing a cost? Is it just this specific college?

[@MyDriftingDesk]

Let's break it down: Normal Student Tuition - $10,000 a year Dorm - $10,000 a year TOTAL - $20,000 a year Sorority Student Tuition - $10,000 a year Sorority dues - $6,000 a year (and this is just a normal year, when you first join your new member dues are probably double this for your first year) Sorority fees - $1,000 a year Living in the house - $10,000 a year Other sorority expenses like dresses for date party (most do 2 a year = $100) and formal (most do 2 a year = $100), clothes for TG's and grab a dates (we'll estimate 6 events a year = $240), mandatory t-shirts for events (we'll estimate 8 shirts a year = $280), if you get a little (or in my case 2 = $500), and that's just the basic costs, other stuff comes up. TOTAL - $28,220. soooooooo, on average, being in a sorority can be anywhere around or above (because some sororities cost more/do more events than others/live in better houses that cost more, etc.) $8,000 more a year, which adds up QUICK! and if you're paying for everything on your own (like I am) it is VERY expensive lol.

[@nikkieasley6204]

Marissa Nicole ohhhh okay, thanks for the clarification

[@feliciacimillo]

i’ve been out of college for two years but this makes me miss my time on pha exec and wanting to go back through this

[@MyDriftingDesk]

awww, what were you on PHA exec?!

[@feliciacimillo]

Marissa Nicole vp of finance and administration. it’s still my favorite position i’ve ever held, even over being president of order of omega. nothing compares to recruitment season!!

[@MyDriftingDesk]

aww that's so much fun!!! I LOVE recruitment season! 😍

[@avahackworth7002]

Hi Marissa, you said if we had any other questions we could go ahead and comment and i'm curious to know: do you see lots of sophomores rushing? I will be transferring schools and coming in as a sophomore looking to rush, and I know every school is different but I wonder if it is more common than I think. Please let me know!!! thank you!!!

[@CaitlynnMarie42]

At my school a bunch of sophomores rush!!! It’s encouraged!

[@MyDriftingDesk]

YES I do!!! we have TONS of sophomores and freshman rushing here at Ohio State! transfer students from other universities always rush sophomore year and campus change students coming from a regional campus and just freshman who didn't do it the first year do it their second

[@edwardleecaliforniausa]

Yay Marissa Nicole you are 100% amazing and I loved this channel girl you are 100% amazing and you are sweet person with your good Heart God bless you and God bless your family as well and you are my favorite fan for KZbin channel 💕💕💕💕💕💖💖💖💖❤❤❤🇺🇸

[@MyDriftingDesk]

Thank you so much!!!! 💖

[@Your._favoritegal]

Is it hard getting into a sorority like do you have to pay to get in one or do you have to do a survey ?

[@MyDriftingDesk]

you don't pay to GET IN, but you do have to pay to be in one. You get your "bid" first and then once you commit to the sorority then you'll pay yearly/monthly dues to be in the sorority. Every school may do the recruitment process differently, but there is typically a recruitment week/weekend/a few days to meet all the sororities and get to talk to them.

[@marissanicole2478]

I haven’t watched it yet but my name is Marissa Nicole and now I feel obligated to watch

[@marissanicole2478]

Ok now I started and I’m also a rho gam. I’m convinced we’re the same person

[@MyDriftingDesk]

REALLY?! OMG

[@louisethompson8007]

What stops the pnm searching your video from last year to see which sorority your in

[@MyDriftingDesk]

Oh they definitely could lol.

[@nedtechgirl]

You would honestly have to be a little crazy to voluntarily do this, ugh...NAH

[@MyDriftingDesk]

HAHAHAH! It’s crazy!!!

[@QueenBe4Life]

Marissa Nicole haha little does she know it’s much easier being a guide than recruiting

[@MyDriftingDesk]

recruiting is definitely exhausting and hard too!!! They're both crazy, but in different ways. I honestly liked recruiting better than being a guide!!! I loved talking to people all day!

[@xaylinshaniyah4252]

thank you for this vidoe also you are actually gorgeous

[@MyDriftingDesk]

thanks so much! I'm glad it was helpful!!

[@CinnamonToast]

this video gave me a little bit of second hand anxiety but glad you had fun 😂I love your videos for your personality and general college content but sororities would not be for me

[@MyDriftingDesk]

hahaha, it was so stressfull!!!! I'm glad it was enjoyable though lol.

[@noradunn3699]

why did you rush in the winter instead of the fall?

[@MyDriftingDesk]

Ohio State does Spring recruitment as our main recruitment, we don't do recruitment in the fall. I'm not sure why, but that is just how OSU does it lol.

[@ambermeister5670]

Do y’all as RHO GAMAs have to keep what sorority they are in a secret or they don’t care? Just wondering because ours has to be a secret till bid day

[@MyDriftingDesk]

I answered that at the end of the video 😊

[@ambermeister5670]

Thank you!! This is so interesting, I’m in a sorority so watching your video is a different perspective. Only because I rushed informal but never did recruitment afterwards or phc

[@MyDriftingDesk]

I rushed informal too!! I recruited one year formally and now a guide formally so it was cool to get it from all angles!

[@imanidavis753]

Ohio state alum here :) y’all don’t do food anymore??? Food was suchhhhh a big deal hahaha

[@imanidavis753]

WHOA and WHYYYYY did they change to a 2 round pref?!?!

[@MyDriftingDesk]

I KNOWW!!! This was our first year not doing food, VERY WEIRD!!! And also I think 2nd year of going from 3 to 2 for Preference Round!

[@TrulyOutrageous]

wait so you guys don't have to go to class?

[@MyDriftingDesk]

we do recruitment on the weekends!! so it doesn't interfere with classes! the friday that we start it does start around 5pm and if people do have class they're excused for that round or so but everything else is the weekend!!

[@nedtechgirl]

Gosh that just sounds dang exhausting

[@MyDriftingDesk]

It SOOO is 😅😅

[@nedtechgirl]

Seriously don't know how you did it 😂

[@MyDriftingDesk]

by eating a lot of gold fish and getting little to no sleep hahaha.

[@cathykozlowicz5252]

a toenail? you look great

[@MyDriftingDesk]

Hahahahaha thank you so much! 😂

[@ambermeister5670]

Stinks that in PA sororities can’t have houses because they are considered a brothel 😑

[@MyDriftingDesk]

WHAT?! Wow!!! I didn’t know that!

[@potatochowmein]

Same in Illinois

[@MyDriftingDesk]

WOW!! I'm so sorry!

[@januaryembers1146]

same in miami

[@Latte-girly90]

Amanda W so that’s why university of Miami doesn’t have houses? 😳 I was going to apply their but I really wanted the full sorority experience so I applied to UCF

[@itallyuh]

how come y’all don’t dress up

[@MyDriftingDesk]

well myself, and my other friends you saw, were Rho Gams so we helped all the freshman go through recruitment. We're already in sororities, so we aren't rushing lol.