[howtheSunrose]

We didn't rank or receive cuts after Open House.

It's Philanthropy Night. I wore a blue summery strapless dress and silver sandals with a small heel. I noticed several of the girls who were a bit.."sparkly"..at the prior event had toned down their outfits.

I knew each sorority's philanthropy and had connections to most of them. All in all, I was ready to go despite my confused feelings.

First is T.S. Eliot, much to my relief. WOW, these girls were energetic! I'd never seen so much enthusiasm in my life. You could tell they really cared about service. I was little shocked by an experience I had during our craft. My rusher was sweet and talkative, making me feel right at home. When it came time to rotate, my new rusher bounded over and gave me a once over. Usually, I'd right these things off as my own paranoia but I could tell I was being examined a little too closely. Does she not like me? Oh, well, it's just one sister. All the rest I'd met were wonderful so I left the house with general good feelings.

Next comes Yeats. I was really looking to get a better feel for this sorority. Once again, my rusher did not engage me in much conversation. I ended up leading most of the chat and things got better. There was lull in time between the rotation so I was left alone with my craft and a little bored. Still, it's not as if they aren't nice, I thought to my self. I knew a couple of my friends were starting to get Yeats fever and I could see that this group had its own special bond.

It's time for Dylan Thomas! Once again, I love how organized this group is. My RA rushed me and we had a good, but not great, conversation. All the girls I met were fun but I couldn't tell if they liked me. Well, enough to give me another invitation, anyway. I knew, however, I wanted to see more of this group! Their reputation on campus was good as well.

We're finishing up with Plath. I love their philanthropy and have a special connection to it. I make sure to tell my rusher this and she seems pleased. The craft is fun but doesn't require too effort. Our conversation flows well with a few awkward silences. I feel like my rusher is a little bored towards the end. I reminded myself that this was the last visit and crafts in general seemed to be hit or miss. By the end of our craft, my rusher had warmed a lot and felt better about the situation. Oh, and here I spied the newspaper editor! She made sure to speak to me and make feel welcome.

We went back to rank. I knew my first and last choices but the middle was a confusion. I'm afraid I listened to a little "tent talk" to make my choice. You'll see how this influences me in the future...

Ranking
Dylan Thomas
T.S. Eliot
Sylvia Plath
W.B. Yeats

After our ranking, my Gamma Chi group met to talk about how we felt the night went. One of our gamma chis asked to talk about anything "weird" the sororities did. I thought that was bizarre but laughed a little at some of the other PNMs observations. Then our Gamma Chis asked us to guess which sorority they were in, I knew one had to be a Yeats and I felt a little bad for ranking them last in front of her. The other was a Thomas, I just knew it. Funny how I knew what the Gamma Chis were but couldn't come up with the perfect ranking!

It's time for Skit Night, where I become a little too dead set on one sorority.