I have never been brave enough to post this, but I guess you girls deserve some entertainment! I swear that every word of this is true....
Lord help me, I was an awkward little duckling my freshman year at Ole Miss
Bless the Thetas, they saw past it, and there was a LOT to look past.
During one round of parties, I was chatting away as I was being escorted out of the Pi Phi house, not loking where I was going... and tripped over the threshold at the front door. I went flat on my face, bonked my head and sprained my ankle.
It gets worse....
They called an ambulance and carted me away on a stretcher in front of HUNDREDS of gawking rushees. OHMYGAWD was I embarrassed?
But ladies... it gets even WORSE!!!
Mary Kay Place and a film crew were at Ole Miss filming rush for a documentary that year. As Fate would have it, she was filming the front of the Pi Phi house as I made my "grand exit". I had no idea that she was there and caught me on film.
I heard from the rush counselors that when she heard that I had pledged Theta, she cut my swan dive from the film. I didn't understand why she would do that for me. Heaven knows it could have been exploited. It was not until later that I learned that Mary Kay is a Theta, too! She cut that embarrassing scene to preserve what little dignity I had left!
I know it may sound weird that this is my favorite rush memory, but it is.
It was my first experience with THETA SISTERHOOD and how Theta sisters everywhere look out for one another!