[sageofages]

Originally Posted by recruitment

i walked over somewhat confused with no idea what or why... was this peculiar or was it normal? there were three of them, only one rho chi from our group and two others whom i had seen and already knew what houses they were in. they already knew me and asked me to come inside. the immediately told me how things do not always turn out like one would expect and that i should give these houses a chance and that i would find my home... i knew that. but each of them said they were so sorry, but it just happens... but they were all good houses... and that i should not drop out of recruitment... yet. yet? drop out of recruitment? that thought had never entered my mind... our mother would die! then they handed me "the" envelope. my heart was in my throad... being a proper young lady i very politely asked if i was supposed to open it right then or if i could please go and meet my friends and open my envelope with them? they said it would be far better and that i should open my envelope with them. it apppeared thinner that lyndsay's... but i could tell there were invitations in there. so i carefully, wantinig to save it for memories, opened "the" envelope to find my invitations... all three of them. i had been cut by eight houses for "eight party day... eight houses? my. three. my heart was pounding so fast... but i saw that i was invited back to aspen, vail and taos. three. but i really liked all three of the houses and i was definitely relieved to see that i had been invited back to the houses that were the most important to me... but cut my eight houses? eight?

cheers!

That had to have been so painful and felt like a slap in the face. Ouch.