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I woke up quite early that morning to start getting ready. For Day 1, I wore a light blue dress with brown and white flowers and brown sandals. I headed up to the place we were set to meet, and chatted with one of my Pi Chis and a couple of other girls. I definitely thought I could end up being friends with these girls and I hoped that I would end up in the same sorority as a few of them.

We got our schedules and found out that we would be visiting New York City Ballet, Boston Ballet and San Francisco Ballet that day. Before we left, we played a "getting to know you" game with Starbursts and then it was time for parties!

Ashley and I drove down to Greek Row with a few other girls and walked up to New York City Ballet's house. It was pretty early in the day, and it was already SO HOT. They lined us up alphabetically, and we waited for what seemed like forever. Finally, the Pi Chis started counting down and sounds of cheers, chants and banging on doors spread all thoughout the row. The doors flew open, and in we went. I was taken back by how beautiful the inside of the house was. I was paired with a girl who had the same name as me, from the same state AND she was a dancer too! This was a little crazy. With so much in common, you think we would have had a lot to talk about. Not so much. The conversation was very awkward, and after talking about dance competitions the silence hit. I could tell she was nervous, so I tried not to think she was awkward, but I really couldn't help it. She asked me all the standard questions, but outside of that, nothing picked up. I went from loving the idea of being an NYCB, to not wanting to be one at all. I saw my friend from Orientation and she waved, and then it was out the door and on to Boston Ballet!

The cheers here were even louder than at NYCB, and to this day they still stick in my head. They took us into the Chapter room to listen to the President speak, and then we were scattered around the house. I was sat in a chair and the active sat at my feet, which I really didn't know how to react to. We found out that we were both Pre-Med and taking some of the same classes that semester. The girl's little then came up and talked to us for a little bit which was pretty cool. The only other thing that I remember was that this girl had a very high pitched voice. She was very sweet, and made me feel very comfortable though. I definitely thought I could see myself here. In what seemed like seconds, it was time for us to go.

For the last party of the day, we went to San Francisco Ballet. This house was absolutely beautiful from the outside, so I could only imagine what it looked like inside. I was grabbed at the door by a very cute, bubbly brunette. When I looked around at all the actives, I instantly felt very inadequate. They were all very tall, and very gorgeous. It was like a chapter of models. From the second I walked in I knew I didn't belong there. I saw a lot of actives shooting glances at my back (I have a tattoo between my shoulder blades) and it made me uneasy. My active talked about nothing but the keggers she and her boyfriend would host and how she somehow managed to kill every pet she's ever had. I was not a party girl at this point, so I was really turned off. I wouldn't be disappointed to not be invited back.

Finally, my day was over. We decided to go out to dinner as a group that night, and I was excited for that. We went to a little place near campus and just talked about our days and got to know the other girls. Our Pi Chis tried to get us to guess what their affiliations were, but they wouldn't tell us if we were right or wrong. After dinner, they told us to meet same place, same time to prepare for day 2 of Open House. I talked to Emily after I got home, and she told me that she wasn't sure if sorority life was for her. She was going to give it another day or two and then decide. Laura was loving it just as much as I was.

Next up: Day 2!