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And the drama starts…
Day Three: Preference Day
I wake up, excited to see where I got invited back to only to find out that Coach cut me. Once, I got back to my room…alone, I started tearing up. I thought I fit in there. For a second, I thought about dropping out. I didn’t want to not give the other chapters a chance though. I decided that after pref night, if I didn’t see myself in the two other chapters then I would drop out. I called my dad’s girlfriend (Coach at another school) and started crying. Then I told her that maybe this is how it was suppose to be and I would just have to see what happens. Then I begged her not to call anyone, especially the chapter advisor.
Dooney & Bourke: I was still not looking forward to go to this house. But I still wanted to put my best foot forward. The girl that prefed me had briefly introduced herself during skit day, but I had not gotten a chance to talk to her. We clicked right away and I started tell her how I was torn between chapters and some things had happened that I didn’t expect and I know I was confused. I felt like I was talking in code by not using any of the chapter’s names. She gave me really good advice and told me that the answer really would come to me at the right time and I would just know. All the sudden the answer did just come to me. It was toward the end, I started crying my eyes out, and I am not a crier. I never cry in front of people. I guess that’s what rush does to you. I told her that her chapter wasn’t one I was torn between, but I love her. I told her that I wanted her to know, because I didn’t want to take the spot of a girl that truly wanted to be there. She started crying to and said that she was really glad I told her and glad that she helped me. I swear she was like my personal Rho Gamma. I absolutely loved her and she told me that on bid day to come find her so she knows where I went.
Kate Spade: The house looked amazing again. When I walked in, Sam greeted me and took me to a table. I was really glad that she prefed me. The second I sat down I started crying. I felt like an idiot because I just started babbling that I was tired and didn’t know why I was even crying. She was really sweet and we talked a lot more about how she felt in Kate Spade. She told me that we had a class together last year. I admitted that I remembered but didn’t say anything because I didn’t want to seem like a stalker. One of the members gave a speech that sent the entire room into tears, including me…again. I’ve repeated the story several times and cried every time. Finally, at the end I told Sam that I really felt comfortable there. She told me over and over how she could see me there from day one but didn’t know how I felt. Then I explained how I thought I was going one way, but then realized that I wasn’t being true to myself. When I left the house, she told me that hoped she would get to see me again.
My rankings were:
Kate Spade
Dooney & Bourke
Coach
Burberry
I knew that I wanted to be in Kate Spade. I knew that Dooney & Bourke were not going to offer me a bid, but if they did I would turn it down. I knew that I had almost no chance in being offered a bid by Coach, but that night I felt like I would accept one. By the morning, I had completely changed my mind and knew that if I didn’t get a bid from Kate Spade then I would continue on in my non-Greek college experience.
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