Today was one long day! Sisters came to set up at 8 am and were still cleaning up close to midnight. We again met all 200ish PNMs which is a lot for a chapter our size. Only about 10 PNMs have dropped since the beginning of Recruitment, which is good news - just about everybody seems to be enjoying themselves! All the hard work we put into decorations really paid off. A lot of sisters remarked that PNMs told us our theme was the most creative and best decorated of any sorority!! It was really exciting to hear, especially since we did so much work on it. We were also the only one that served food, which was definitely popular with a bunch of tired, hungry girls
I talked to a lot of really amazing young women tonight. The PNMs are gaining more self-confidence now, which is good and bad. The quieter girls are coming out of their shells more and seem more willing to talk, but the girls who aren't interested are making it more obvious. There were a few who just refused to talk - were staring around the room, giving one-word answers and generally acting miserable. The parties are only a half hour long - is it really that difficult to be cordial?? Anyway, the vast majority were very sweet and excited to be there. I got a chance to talk to
Kelly, Lily, Elizabeth, Jenny and
Vicky, who all seemed to be having a great time. I've heard
Lily is now thinking she likes both Minerva and Venus again... whereas before she wanted to suicide Venus (my chapter). It makles me a little worried, but I know she'll end up where she's meant to be.
Vicky seemed a lot more confident and relaxed today, which was really good to see.
The energy of the sisters was still pretty high today, though we were all starting to drag towards the end. It's so hard to keep things fresh when you've done the same party 6 or 7 times in a row! We just keep reminding ourselves that this is the first time the PNMs have seen us this round, even if we've seen a million of them. Honestly, though, things got a little strained as the day went on. Some sisters were snapping at each other over bump groups or opinions on PNMs, which was kind of sad to see. We're such a tight-knit group and really almost never have any drama... but three weeks of non-stop preparations, decorating and rushing with the same group of girls can make you annoyed with them no matter how much you love them! Hopefully we'll all be back to our happy selves for the next party.
The next round should be shorter - after tonight all the sororities have made their first cuts and the PNMs did their first ranking. We're hoping for high returns! Our release figures are such that we couldn't cut too many PNMs. Obviously I can't tell you much about voting, but it lasted a long time... since it's the first time we've voted on these PNMs there were a lot of differing opinions and strong feelings (positive and negative). Luckily everyone was very respectful of others' opinions and we were all able to come to a general consensus on most girls.
Ok, time for bed! I'll be back with more soon! Have fun at your respective Super Bowl parties tomorrow!
