Round One (actually Round Two) Meet the Beat….I mean Meet the Greeks
Sorry for the delay GC. So yesterday we met our Recruitment Groups and walked down Abbey Road to the houses. The other PNMs in my group were a lot more talkative yesterday than they were at Orientation. There are some PNMs in my group who’ve been on campus for a year or two already and have friends in most of the sororities. Others, like me, are brand new to the area and to Greek Life.
The four sororities at my school, the University of Rock, are:
Lennon
McCartney
Harrison
Starr
The Meet the Greeks Parties were pretty short. All we had time to do was go on a tour of the houses and then talk to a few sisters. The parties will get longer as the week progresses. Yesterday I went to:
Lennon: Wow! I recognized so many people from class, work and other clubs that it was crazy! I asked a few questions about the sorority, but I was paired with a really talkative PNM named Rita who barely let me get a word in edge-wise! I really look forward to going back to this house and meeting more sisters.
McCartney: This party was so LOUD! I had to yell at the sister I paired with just so she could hear me. The conversations here were good, but the McCartneys seemed like they might be a little too girly for me. I really liked the layout of the house and the girls were sweet and friendly, but I need to visit this house again before I can really form an opinion about it.
Harrison: I didn’t get to ask many questions about this house because we were so busy just talking! The conversation just flowed naturally because the sister and I had a lot in common. We could, and did, talk about anything; even the space between us all and the people who hide themselves behind a wall of illusion, and how they never face the truth. I really like this chapter.
Starr: This is the smallest house on campus. There are some good things about being in a small house, but I didn’t really get to talk to the Starrs much. We were all being shepherded around the house so quickly that we could only say about 3-5 sentences to each sister at most. This was also the first party I went to, so maybe we were all just nervous. I really want to go back to Starr to try to make a stronger connection.
The next event will be tomorrow and I’ll be visiting all four houses again. At U Rock we won’t be making cuts (or getting cut!) until the round before Pref. That being said, I definitely have some favourites at this early stage of Recruitment.
1. Harrison
2. & 3. Lennon and McCartney (these houses are tied. I like them both but need to go back to both of them.)
4. Starr
Alright guys, I’ve got to get to class. Stay tuned for the next installment and thank you once again for your compliments.
