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Okay... sorry for the delay inbetween postings. I don't have the kind of job where I have internet access, so I'm restricted. Continuing on...

Also, to answer ADGLynn's question, only one of the chapters was present at both schools...

Night II: Wow!

My night started out at True Heart this time. I got a much different vibe from them the second visit. (which is why I love that you visit all 3 groups for two nights at my school - I know it's not practical at schools with many groups, but you can totally see different sides of a group on two different nights, but I digress.) Today's theme was philanthropy and Trueheart had their room set up like a baseball field, with tables at the various bases. On home plate and the pitcher's mound, we got to make Valentine's cards for Veterans and on the other bases was more information about their national philathropies and such. The feeling of the room was really laid back and I really liked it.

The second group I visited was Tender Heart. Tonight this group also made Valentine's cards, but for the elderly. Afterwards, we played a game with cups and talked. It was super relaxed and both sisters and PNM's floated between the groups of sisters. I loved that there wasn't a formal system rotating and because recruitment was so small, (30 PNM's max) everyone seemed to know your name and remember you. (A definite plus!)

Wish Bear was up last. Again tonight I noticed the diversity of the chapter, but I also noticed the organization and planning. Whereas the other groups seemed really laid back with who was talking to who and such, this group did seem to have a rotation system, although I think that the only reason I noticed was that I had been through the bigger recruitment where is was far more obvious. Their philanthropy was really cute (we made pillowcases) and overall I felt really at home here.

After parties, we were told to go home and think about which chapters we felt the most at home at. The next day was Pref and we could accept invitations from up to 2 chapters. Chapters would create the lists of women they were willing to invite back, then when we arrived the next night, we'd find out who had invited us back and, if necessary, cut the group we didn't want to attend. (Which, as a sister I always hated - you get the lists for Pref about 10 minutes before the first party starts!) At this point though, I was really scared. I mean, what happens if I get cut again? I liked all three groups, but wasn't really sure about Tender Heart. I didn't think I could take the rejection that comes with being cut all around again. Nervous, I called Carrie and we talked for a long time about it all. Throughout the last few days, she had left me IM's and voicemails wishing me luck. She told me that I'd never know unless I tried. Plus, this round of recruitment was so different. I really felt that sororities were getting to see the real me because it was relaxed and there were far less PNM's for them to meet and remember. Even keeping that in mind, I was still nervous for the next night...