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Keep in mind I was only 18 when I decided to rush at UF. I went through the list of all 16 NPC sororities and picked which ones I liked best based on varying reasons. Some of the reasons were valid- such as the philanthropy. Others were not- such as the flower.

- I wanted Alpha Delta Pi because I just love the color azure, I think it looks great with white, and the lion had a special significance for me. Oh, and I had heard that they were very pretty. I wanted to be perceived as pretty.
- I referred to Alpha Xi Delta as "the one with the weird letter in the middle".
- The only one I remembered from the Rush newsletter I received before my freshman year started was Delta Gamma.
- Chi Omega's colors per se are not my favorites. But they are the colors of my mother country's flag. Hence my father would have been very proud to see me come home wearing them. I had heard both positive and negative things about them, but went to Rush with an open mind. It was the last house I visited on the second day of my first round. When I arrived home, I could not stop talking about how much I liked Chi Omega- because of the girls in it, their activities, and what they stood for.
- The Theta colors and symbols did not appeal to me. But I had been told it was the "smart house". That they were smart without being nerdy (this is important and relevant) and people could see me as a Theta.
- Phi Mu has the prettiest house at UF, I love the color pink (especially the shade they use), and they have a lion mascot. And since 1996 I have been having this recurrent dream about Phi Mu houses having spas and jacuzzis inside. Why Phi Mu and only Phi Mu, I do not know. I have dreamt it about both the UF and FSU Phi Mu houses.


By the time I found out about Alumnae Initiation, I was 28 and knew what was truly important. However, I will tell you that I love everything in the GLO I am pursuing AI with. No more spoilers for now- other than the fact that it's a great match in every way.