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Day 2
Hi there. I’m not sure if anyone is actually reading this or not, but I figured I’d keep going for a bit just in case.
On day 2 we had pretty much the same deal we had on day 1 (for all the first 3 rounds we all to go every house, then for pref night we go to 2).
Today we started at Monkey Bars. We went in and I was picked up by a girl who recognized me from something I do on campus. We sat down and started chatting. I was with her the whole time, while other women filtered in and out, and we talked and made crafts for their philanthropy. It kind of felt like being at home, I clicked well with the girls I talked to, and the conversation was really natural. They then gave a quick presentation on their philanthropy and academic. I really like that so far they’ve given a lot of good info as well as time to get to know the women. I also really like that they have the highest GPA, both at my school, and that they recently won some sort of national award for academics too. I’m a very academic person, so this was great. Plus, their philanthropy is one that I believe in.
Then we went to Slide. I was picked up by a woman who it just wasn’t flowing with. She was really nice, it just wasn’t quite right, but I was passed off and got to talk to 2 more great women who I clicked better with. Then we played a fun get to know you game with a ball (tossing it around and answering questions- there were only 8 or so PNMs my round). I liked that they were kind of goofy and didn’t mind being sort of awkward, but the woman who talked to me about their philanthropy (the first woman) didn’t seem too excited about it. That really bummed me out, since I’m really passionate about community service, and like the people I do it with to be too. But it might just have been her, or the fact that we weren’t clicking. I like this house a lot, but not as much as monkey bars. The other thought I do have is that this is the house you tend to see wearing their house stuff around campus, whereas the other two seem less into house pride. I kind of like the whole wearing letters or symbols, even if its little (like a necklace). I want to be proud to be a part of my house.
Our final stop was Swing set. This party was also kind of hard to get started. We were in big groups for the craft, which made it hard to have really personal conversations, but when they rotated, I got to talk to a few women who were great. We clicked right away and had some great conversation. I also got to ask about what they liked best about their sorority, and they said that they really liked how even beyond their organized events they all hung out together a lot. That’s really special to me, since I already have plenty of people I only really see at club meetings, I’m looking for something a little deeper in a sorority. The one problem is that there is one girl in this sorority that used to live on my hall and doesn’t like me at all. I’m not really sure why not, or if she could keep me out, but I wouldn’t want to go in with tension with a sister right off the bat, but at the same time, I don’t want to let one girl ruin the sorority for me. For the record, our sororities are pretty small (usually under 45) and there are only 40 PNMs going through, so one sister makes more of an impact than if I had 200 of them.
Summary: I’m totally loving recruitment, and am pretty sure that I’d be happy and could make a home at any of the houses, but am leaning towards Monkey Bars because it just kind of feels like home to me. Good thing I have another day of all three before I have to rank them, and then pref before I have to decide.
Any advice is encouraged. Thanks so much.
Oh, and if you think you know my school, please don’t put it on here, but you can PM me and I’ll tell you if you’re right or not.
Have a great night!
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