Phase A, Saturday parties
For the second day of Phase A, I attended the following chapters:
Troy McClure
Nelson Muntz
Sideshow Bob
Monty Burns
Barney Gumble
Milhouse VanHouten
Disco Stu
Artie Ziff
This is going to be a long day - one of the chapters is 10 blocks away from the rest of them, and we have to walk there in the hot sun. My Rho Chis warned us that we were going to have to walk fast to make it there on time for the party.
At least I have on semi-comfortable shoes.
Troy McClure The girls in this house seem really fun and friendly. They had a hilarious skit - showed the stages of college life, with someone spoofing being a freshman, sophomore, junior, senior. This house also had a piano, and one of the girls was from Ann Arbor so she recognized the name of my hometown.
Nelson Muntz The girls in this house seemed very informal and laid back. We talked about athletics and flag football - girls in this chapter seemed really involved. They were very fun and friendly. Had a piano, and their skit was from The Brady Bunch.
Sideshow Bob The girls in this house were very friendly and asked creative questions. The girl I talked with had red hair too, so we joked about that. They had a very pretty house, and also had a piano. This was a punch party, and everything was going well...until I started choking right as the skit was about to start.
One of the sisters quickly escorted me to the restroom, and I missed the whole skit. They were pretty nice about it, but I'm sure they must have thought I was a total dork.
Monty Burns This house was okay - maybe I was just starting to get a little tired, but I wasn't really "feeling it" here. The girls seemed alright and were nice enough though, and I got the impression that they were into sports too which is a plus I guess.
Barney Gumble This house was okay. I was really starting to get tired (coming off that 10 block walk each way to the other house), and I'm embarassed to say that I think I might have dozed off for a little bit. There were 2 people from my rush group talking to one active...the other PNM from my rush group was doing a lot of talking, we were sitting on a
very comfy couch, I leaned my head back for a moment, and...
I feel terrible about it - the girls were fairly friendly from what I remember and I didn't mean to be rude. The heat and exhaustion were just getting to me, and being doubled up with another PNM gave me an excuse/opportunity to zone out.
I don't know who's bright idea it was to have PNM's sprint 20 blocks (round trip) in stifling heat, but I have to think it put this group at a serious disadvantage during rush. I can't be the only one who zoned out on them unintentionally.
Milhouse VanHouten These girls seemed fun, and the girl who escorted me into the party was very nice. They had a nice house too. I think I'm at the point where I'm so tired and ready for this day to be over that the houses are all starting to seem the same to me. Need to fight through the exhaustion and deal with it though - only 2 parties left after this, and I'd hate to screw something up that could keep me from getting into the right house for me. I did like this house though.
Disco Stu I had a great guide who was very friendly. The house was gorgeous - it was just built 3 years ago, so its definitely one of the more modern and contemporary that I've seen so far. Their skit was Pauly Shore. They also let you wear letters as a pledge, which is pretty cool. Suzy said later that none of the other chapters do that - you have to wait until after initiation to wear letters.
Guess I'm showing my age a little with that comment... 
Artie Ziff Last house of Phase A. I try to muster the last of my enthusiasm, because I know the day will be over in just 25 short minutes. The girls I talked with were really nice - they had a great skit with music and vocals. I liked this house.