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The next day, I wore a black and white halter dress with black ballet flats. I met up with my group, and we found out we would be going to Atlanta Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. I was so excited for Atlanta Ballet and ABT.
Atlanta Ballet was first, and I could not wait. I knew this was a top chapter, so I was also pretty nervous. Their house was HUGE and so pretty. The Pi Chis counted down, the cheering started, and in we went. I was picked up by an absolutely adorable girl. We circled around the chapter room, to listen to the President speak. Our actives stood behind us, and then moved us to our spot when the president was done. Instantly, my girl was like "I LOVE your tattoo!". That made me feel really good after my experience at San Francisco Ballet yesterday. She never got the chance to ask me the standard questions because our conversation just took off. I loved every second of it. When it was time to go, I just knew I'd be crushed if I wasn't invited back here for Philanthropy round. I wanted to see more!
Next up was Pacific Northwest Ballet. I was so nervous, because this was what people considered to be the best of the best. Perfect Southern Belles (a.k.a. not me). I had had a bad run in with them at an Open House I attended at the school earlier in the year and I was just not looking forward to it. But I was pleasantly surprised. I was paired with a girl from my home state and she felt like somebody I had known forever. She was so funny and I think we laughed more than we talked. As much as I liked her, I knew this was not the house I belonged in. It was time for us to go and it was off to American Ballet Theatre!
It was incredibly hot, and most of us were feeling the weather. A girl standing in line at NYCB actually passed out while we were waiting for this party! I was so excited for this house. There were a lot of ABT's who were friends of my family and I loved them. Soon enough, the cheering started and we were ushered in. I was one of the last in line, and when I walked in there was no one there to greet me. Um, WHAT?! Someone just kind of pulled me off to the side, and I just awkwardly stood in the chapter room and listened to the President speak without an active by my side. Once everyone moved around, one of the girls I had spoke to at First Night Out grabbed me and pulled me over with her and her PNM. She started apologizing and picked up the conversation. I was so distracted from being ditched that I didn't contribute much. I was really upset because I wanted to love this house. When it was time for us to go, I was very glad.
We met with our Pi Chis and they told us to be at the union at 7 to watch a movie and receive our invites for Philanthropy round. We were told that if we weren't invited back anywhere that we would get a phone call by 6:30. At this point, the only group I wanted to see on my list was Atlanta Ballet.
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