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Sorry about the wait!!
OK, so i met with my rho chi the next morning to find out which five houses I would get to go to for the informal round (set 3). Once again, my rho chi congratulated me on my invites back before giving me the envelope. I opened my envelope and saw that I got all my top 5 choices!
I was so excited to see the skits at each house during informals, and the parties in set 3 were much longer, so I was excited about meeting more girls.
I got ready, grabbed a coat and was ready for set 3.
Christina Aguilera- They had an adorable skit. I absolutely loved it, and their rooms were decorated beautifully too. I was pretty much cracking up the entire time they were singing. However, I realized that even though they could think of creative lyrics, this was pretty much the end of the road for the Christina Aguilera's and I. I knew I didn't see myself in this house, and didn't really want to join a house with a reputation that was slipping. I thought I might still put them in my top 3 for pref night, only because since I had arrived at school I had heard about the "top 3" sororities, but I would still have to see the rest of the skits before deciding.
Jen Aniston- Their skit had alot of potential. I loved the musical they picked, but the girls in the skit were not very enthusiastic. Moreover, the Jen Anistons were the only house I was going to that was not "top 3" or "up and coming top 3." I didn't think I would be happy if I ended up as a Jen Aniston and was not going to pref them for my top 3 choices. (side note: two of my best friends ended up as Jen Anistons- they were really dissapointed at first when they got their bids, but they stuck it through and now they love their house. I've been to a few Jen Aniston events and crush parties, and I love the girls. If I had ended up in Jen Aniston, I now know I would have been very happy)
Lindsay Lohan- I was not too impressed with their skit. They picked a pretty mainstream musical to spoof, and I felt like they could have done much better performing. They were having fun, however it was more like they were having fun laughing at each other when they messed up. During this skit, I was sitting next to a freshman I knew and didn't really like. As we were sitting there, smiling and laughing at a pretty mediocre skit, the superficiality of rush really hit me. I didn't really feel comfortable at this house, and deep down I knew that. Still, based only on reputation I knew I would pref them in my top 3.
Natalie Portman- Their skit was really cute and put together. They managed to look like they were having tons of fun while still being really put together and on point. After the skit, a Junior who I had met at philanthropy rounds before break came up to me. She was absolutely gorgeous and really well known on our campus. After the first time I met her she facebook friended me, which made me feel really special(something that isn't quite following the rules, but is pretty tame for my school. She never creepily invited me anywhere or clung on to me when I saw her out, like some of the other sorority actives from other chapters). Anyways, this girl ran up to me and said how she was dying to introduce me to her pledge daughter, a sophomore. After I met her, I was even more smitten on the natalie portmans. I really wished I could be in their pledge fam, and knew I would put Natalie Portman on my top 3.
Kate Hudson- Kate Hudson put on a good skit, and I still liked all the girls I had met before rush and in the previous rounds. The Kate Hudsons were really rushing me hard, and I knew that. Still, I decided that I would judge by reputation, and while the Kate Hudson's were pretty much considered the 4th best sorority at my school, I didn't love love love them. I really liked Kate Hudson, but since I could only pref three, I decided not to put Kate Hudson on my list.
So, my preference list was:
Keep- Natalie Portman, Lindsay Lohan and Christina Aguilera
Drop- Kate Hudson and Jen Aniston
I know, looking back on it, I would try not to be superficial in my prefs. Simply choosing the "top 3" at my school because of reputation was not a moove i'm too proud of, but with deferred recruitment it is what most girls (that have the opportunity to) do.
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