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Next day, back at the classroom, the Rho Chis are very serious and say that this is it. We have to really think about our decisions. The cuts will be bad and we have to try to stay positive. I am one of the first to get my sheet, but I don’t turn it over right away because some other girls are already crying and I am scared to look. The Rho Chis tell us to look at our lists and then we should probably talk with one of them before circling anything since this would be so emotional. I turn mine over and…

Waterford
Kilkenny
Limerick
Wexford

Again with the Wexford! A line has already formed by the Rho Chis, but I am not going to talk to them. That would be humiliating to talk about being cut and stuff. (I wasn’t exactly an open book back them.) Instead, I calmly circle

Waterford
Kilkenny
Limerick

All along I have told myself that as long as one of my favorites was there I would stay in it. I am thrilled that 3 of my favorites are on the list! I was worried since last stage I had 3 favorites and 2 that I was not as excited about. I can’t believe I have retained all 3 of my top choices!

The Rho Chis tell us that after prefs things will be handled differently. Following our final party we are to come straight to our classroom to rank our chapters. Then, we are to stay by our phones (no cell phones back then) the next day until a certain time to make sure we don’t get “the call.” If we don’t get the call that we haven’t been placed, we should go to the Union to get our bids.

Later I went to Lox, Stock, and Bagel with Jenn and Shar. They had more than 5 invitations third stage which makes me a little envious. I interject that I had a full schedule but I didn’t tell them one of the parties was Wexford, which I had previously cut. I knew Shar would not approve of that! Shar is going back to her favorite, Kerry, and her “fallback” as she calls it, Leitrim. I can’t remember where else. She already knows who she wants to be her pledge mom in Kerry. I don’t know what she is talking about.

Jenn is going back to Clare, Kilkenny, and Offaly. She is having a tough time choosing. I hope I see her at Kilkenny tomorrow – we have really hit it off and I can see that she is not superficial and chose chapters because of the people she met there.

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Out of the running is:
Alpha Gamma Delta and the mysterious Wexford (again).