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And because i'm not going into work for another hour i'll post a bit more...
I was pretty sick to my stomach all day Friday waiting to hear if I’d been invited back to anyone’s Pref. I was hoping I’d get at least one invitation, but was terrified that I wouldn’t. Finally, it was time to meet with my Rho Chi and find out and I sat there shaking. She handed me 2 envelopes. 2 invitations! Both Spring and Summer had invited me back! I was so excited!
I’d be attending Summer first, and Spring second. I spent Friday night in my dorm trying to get caught up on a week worth of school work knowing that if I got a bid, I’d not have any time to do any homework the rest of the weekend and if I didn’t get one, I’d be too depressed to do homework. It worked out pretty well either way.
So, Saturday came and I spent a lot of time getting ready for Pref. I wore my favorite black dress. I loved that dress. I considered it my “lucky dress”, so I was glad I had it with me.
My first party was Summer. Marie picked me up at my door and put a bracelet on my wrist (i'd have to return it at the end of the party of course, but it had meaning for the pref ceremony or something). She handed me a flower and took me to the party. Their pref was so pretty! It was held at a building on campus and it was just beautiful. The food was delicious and the ceremony was so heartfelt. At the end of the night Marie said, “I’m not supposed to say this, but I really want you as my sister.” And I cried. I was pretty sure I wanted to be her sister too!
My second party was Spring. Tara picked me up at the door. It was weird because she didn’t give me a flower or anything. They did that AT the party. Their party was at the Spring House at a nearby college. I walked in and was given the flower, one of my favorites. The house was so beautiful. I remember that all the girls wore black, so I kind of looked like one of them already. A couple of people said, "See, you already fit in here at Spring!" Their ceremony was beautiful too, it was sad though and I cried a lot. Tara held my hand when I cried and told me how much she wanted me to be a Spring, and I thought I’d like to be one too!
Then it was time to leave the party and meet with my Rho Chi. What was I going to do? I loved both groups! As I sat there in the cafeteria with my bid card, crying, I looked up towards the sorority halls and I saw something in a window that made my decision for me. I ranked the groups, signed my bid card, handed it in to my Rho Chi and went to bed.
I prayed that night that I’d receive a bid. While I had signed my bid card a certain way, I knew that I could find true happiness with either group, if they’d just let me in…
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