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The washing machine repairman still isn't here!
One more important thing about my campus... silence didn't start until the first day of rush so that meant you were allowed to talk with the sorority girls all you wanted during the first week of school before rush began. There were rules like the sorority girls could only talk about how great greek life was but not about their individual chapter. Still it was very easy to tell who was who and be influenced. They were allowed to invite us to go out with them so everyone's schedule that week was completely booked! There was only one official all-campus party that they were allowed to invite us to (the rest we would just "bump into each other") but we went out for lunch, coffee, dinner, ice cream, etc. every day. I met a lot of Bordeauxs and Marseilles but not many Givernys or Lyons. I remember specifically going to the all-campus party with the two incredibly beautiful Bordeauxs and we had a blast. I met more people that night than I’ve ever met in my life and it seemed like those two girls knew everyone in the school. I loved the feeling of having people swarming to me and I associated that with Bordeaux. I also remember going to a baseball game with a large group of Marseilles and having a great time. I met two Givernys for lunch which ended up lasting 4 hours because we had such a good conversation. I also felt like I got the cold shoulder from Lyon even though I did meet a couple of them.
My first impressions during that week were
Bordeaux – the stereotypical sorority girls. Hardcore partiers, beautiful, but still really fun to hang out with. I had a friend from high school, Sally, who was a Bordeaux and I was drawn to them because of her. She introduced me to a lot of her sisters and I thought they were all really cool.
Marseille – Didn’t have the best reputation but I wasn’t really sure why. They all seemed like really nice, fun girls and I really enjoyed hanging out with them. I had heard a lot of rumors involving them and things that had happened the year before so that kind of worried me.
Giverny – The few girls that I met were really fun and I liked them a lot but I had heard mixed reviews about this house. Everyone agreed they were sweet girls but their stereotype was that they were nerdy and unsocial. They always had the highest gpa on the row and were involved in everything but were rumored to be the type that would stay in and study on a Friday night instead of going to the fraternity parties. I wanted to keep an open mind but it was hard because my quad mates had already ruled out this house before rush started and I didn’t want to join the “wrong” house.
Lyon – Very southern and conservative girls. I also knew a girl from high school, Katie, who was a Lyon there. She was nice, we weren’t really friends but I had always thought highly of her and enjoyed talking to her before rush started. I didn't meet many others and they never called me to go out but they were all over my roommate. One time they came to get my roommate and invited me to go with them but I felt like the third wheel the entire time. The group as a whole seemed a little stuck up and I just got a bad vibe from them. I heard they were really religious and I’m not so much so I wasn’t sure if they would even want me as a sister. But I also heard that they were the most exclusive house on the row and you should consider yourself extremely lucky if they wanted you. Their eliteness was intriguing so I hoped they would like me even though I pretty much knew it was a lost cause before rush even started.
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