With the Phase A parties finally over, I returned to my dorm room to change. Bumped into Steph from down the hall - she asked how things went at rush. I told her that it was fun to see all the houses and meet all of the new people, but it was a little tiring too - I was glad to be done for the day.
Steph is a sophomore and to the best of my knowledge has never been through rush. Despite that, she's very opinionated about the sororities and isn't afraid to share those opinions! She asks me which one is my favorite. I tell her its hard to tell at this point - for the most part, I like all of the houses. But, if I had to give an answer I'd probably say Mayor Quimby. She seems mildly surprised by that, and gives me her take on what the "best" houses are. There are only maybe 4 or 5 houses that she seems to think are "good," but does concede that Mayor Quimby is up and coming and wouldn't be a "bad" house to be in.
She stresses the importance of not ending up in a "shitty" (her word, not mine) sorority. Says that her roommate Laura rushed last year, got stuck in a crappy house, and now doesn't even do anything with them. (I wonder in the back of my mind if Steph has never rushed b/c she thinks she wouldn't get into one of the houses she deems acceptable. Maybe she thinks it is better to never know for sure whether she would have "made it" or not. I'm not bold or bitchy enough to ask a question like that of her though, so I just smile and nod. I can't even figure out what a "shitty" sorority would be - all of the houses had plenty of nice people.) But, I don't want to alienate Steph and Laura, b/c they are 2 of the only people from the dorms I've really hung out with so far. My roommate is not terribly outgoing, not interested in going to any of the Welcome Week parties, and spends a lot of time over at her boyfriend's dorm.
Steph invites me to go to a party that night with her, Laura, and a few other people from the floor. Luckily, I don't have to show up for Post Office until 1:30 pm tomorrow, so of course I agree to go. It is Welcome Week after all.
(Post office = when your Rho Chis meet with the group to distribute invites to the next round of parties.)
I'm not sure what to make about all the "helpful" advice Steph is giving me. Granted, I've only spent 25 minutes in each house, but I don't notice the huge gap between the houses that she professes. Actually, some of the sororities that she insists are the "best" are the ones I only feel so-so about. Makes me a little nervous about what I'm getting into - I don't know anything about Greek Life. 3 days ago I didn't even know what Rush was, now I'm smack dab in the middle of it! If it hadn't been for that phone conversation with Gina on Thursday night, I wouldn't even have signed up. Hopefully things start to make a little more sense at Post Office!