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Getting ready for second invitation, I was pretty bummed out, because the girls from the dorm were all going back to the same houses, more or less, and none of them were going back to any on my list. I don't remember what I wore at all, but it was the first year that UIUC did a philanthropy round. So, nobody knew if we were supposed to be less dressed up than second round, and most of the chapters didn't know how to hold a philanthropy round.
Marvels: We did a craft that was really stupid, and the girl who rushed me barely said five words. I could tell it was just because she was shy/nervous, but I was worried. Then the girl who rushed me the previous round came over and sat down at our table, and talked up a storm, and told me she was really glad to see me back, so that was good.
Scarlet G's. Another silly craft, I thought, and we were seated at long tables with tons of women on either side, so it was a little too hectic, I thought, when all of the other chapters were getting more personal. I was rushed by two girls who were nice, but neither one struck me as someone I would really be friends with. The one talked the whole time, and the other one was kinda like her sidekick.
Petite Passions. I remember sitting in a girl's room looking through her photo album, and there were tons of pictures of her at her formal with a guy I know. I told her I knew her date, and she told me he wasn't her date, he was the DJ. I said something like "he sure is in a lot of your pictures" and then realized I probably shouldn't have said that, because I realized around that time she must not have had a date.
Ripplers. I don't know why I have such a memory block, but I still don't remember much about this house. I know they were nice girls but I don't remember any specifics.
Ice Pearls. I don't remember the craft here, either, but I remember seeing a lot of the house, and it was really nice. Again, I knew most of the other rushees visiting this house, and I wasn't sure I wanted to join a chapter with so many people I already knew.
So after this round, I wasn't so sure that I was going to be Greek. Rush had gone from being fun to being a chore. I was sick of it, and felt like I had no control in the process. I decided that I would go to prefs where I was invited and see if anything clicked, but if I didn't really feel it, I wouldn't sign a bid card.
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