Here we go with Skit Round! For this round I wore a pink cashmere V-neck sweater, a black pleated knee-ish length skirt, and tall black knee-high boots…and the requisite pearls from grandma
Ok, I was really nervous heading to my PX meeting to pick up my schedule, I just had a pit in my stomach. I saw my list and unfortunately Bedtime Bear and Friend Bear had cut me. Those were considered really strong chapters on campus, and I couldn’t help but feel that I hadn’t put my best frozen foot forward. I was a little crushed by this, but I still had Secret and Funshine where I had had great times during the second round. Although I was cut by two of my favorites, I did have a full schedule, so I couldn’t get too down. Good Luck Bear was not on my schedule either because I had cut them because I was so turned off by the I-shamelessly-flaunt-my-money-to-impress-people girl. Some PNMs in my PX group were surprised (aka thought I was nuts) I had kept Love-a-Lot over Good Luck, especially Nicole. How could I have cut such a popular house?! Her incredulity made me a little nervous…was Love-a-Lot really that undesirable?
If I remember correctly, Kristen still had Good Luck Bear (her legacy sorority), but did not have a full schedule. She was not invited back to Funshine, with which she had been slightly obsessed, either after Open House or House Tours. Lauren and Amy did not have full schedules either. Lauren was IN LOVE with Secret Bear, and I think it was on her schedule for skits, which made me excited because I liked them too! However, I did feel a little guilty expressing my disappointment about not being invited to Bedtime nor Friend when my friends did not have full schedules for skits.
Wish Bear
AMAZING SKIT. At the end of the day, this skit really stood out. I was extremely impressed. It seemed like they put a lot of work into writing the script and they executed it perfectly. Hilarious. The costumes were also really memorable. I really hit it off with one sister I met who was friendly, quick-witted, and down-to-earth (even though I’m kind of a space cadet sometimes!). The polished, preppy, and put-together recruitment chair came over to chat and she was sweet, warm, and easy to talk to. I feel like maybe her preppy put-togetherness may have been intimidating to some or turned off some PNMs, but I adored her! The only thing was…not many of the the sisters seemed like her, maybe a handful (I’m totally down with a diverse “look” or style, but when you’re a PNM you tend to want to pinpoint chapters). This chapter had been getting by on my list for not standing out strongly negatively nor strongly positively after the previous parties, but I had a better impression after this party, and I started thinking that I could see myself here especially since Bedtime and Friend were no longer options.
Funshine Bear
This skit was not impressive. I remember really WANTING to like it, and it had funny moments, but it was an overdone theme/characters, and quite forgettable. On the other hand, my conversations here were so memorable and I felt so welcomed and wanted. A was about 2 minutes late to this party, which I was concerned about esp. after what happened at Bedtime Bear…I desperately wanted to keep Funshine on my list for pref! However, the girl who greeted me at the door was from my state and I gave her a huge high five—I felt like this house wouldn’t judge me for something like that; I could just be me here. Loved talking to this home-state girl, and the next sister I spoke with who kept grabbing other sisters to come say hello. It seemed like whatever hobby/interests of mine that I told her about there was a girl in the house who she grabbed for me to meet. I remember telling her I really enjoyed photography, and she’s like, “Oh! Sally loves photography too!” and if Sally walked by she would grab her. (I just want to clarify that this wasn’t staged, they did not bump me, this girl actually happened to walk by exactly as we were talking about it!) I also just loved the other girls I spoke with. Conversation flowed naturally, and I felt like they wanted me there, and I walked out of the party with a lot of confidence, but I really did not want to get my hopes up. Also, I was worried about their skit not being very funny at all, I wanted to make sure I joined a house with a great sense of humor!
Laugh-a-Lot
This skit was just awful. I felt a little bad. It just seemed…flat and tired. This round dragged. However, I did like the sisters I spoke with, and I had good conversations, although I don’t remember specifics. I had a long conversation with a sister I talked with on the first day. I really liked her, but I wanted to meet more of them! I wish their skit hadn’t been so long, so that I could get a better feel for the chapter/other members! Then somehow the energy spiked during the chants on the way out of the party. This was really fun! I really didn’t know what to think after leaving. I had a feeling that they wanted me, but I wasn’t sure if I wanted them. This house was on Kristen’s schedule, and I remember at the end of the day her telling me how much she loved them, so maybe the skit actresses were just “off” when I was there? I was a slightly confused about how I felt here.
I wanted to get an update up ASAP, so those are the first 3 parties of the 6-party Skit Round…the next 3 will be coming soon!