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Day 1: Meet and Greet
The first day of recruitment was the longest. We were all going to spend 20 minutes at the sorority houses. Before doing that, however, we had to sit and listen to a lecture about recruitment and how it works. Everyone was so nervous but at the same time anxious to leave and visit all the sororities. We were introduced to all the sororities and their president. They quickly left, we were split up into our Pi Chi groups, and soon we were on our way to meeting all the sororities!

My Pi Chi group first visited Miley Cyrus. We all stood outside while we could hear chanting and singing inside the house? I looked around at other girls’ faces and some PNMs looked confused! We were all thinking, “What is going on in there?” Then the sisters of Miley Cyrus marched out in a line and lined up in the yard. They continued singing and were all smiles. Miley Cyrus sure did seem welcoming! One by one a Miley Cyrus sisters paired with us as we walked in the house. We sat down in a big living room which filled up very quickly and became very loud with all of the women talking. I tried to have a good conversation with the woman I was paired with but at most times it was hard to hear her. I thought my experience there was nice; I was even more anxious to see the other houses!

Next we visited Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift had a HUGE house! All the girls had identical letter shirts and they were really cute. I also liked the song they sang. The girl I was paired with was very sweet. As we were talking we walked around the house a bit so I thought that was nice. We were able to get away if a large crowd was starting to form so it was easy to hear our conversations the whole time. I had a good feeling about Taylor Swift and I felt that I would loved to become one of them!

Next on the list was Katy Perry. This sorority has a gorgeous house on campus and it is also in a convenient, close location to campus. The women in here were very nice but I felt like I didn’t fit in. I would love to be a part of their sorority but I knew I wouldn’t be disappointed if I wasn’t asked back.

After Katy Perry my Pi Chi group visited Lady Gaga. Their house is adorable and they had beautiful landscaping! I thought that their song was really cute too. I was paired with a sister who happened to have the same major as I did so that made a good conversation starter. The women at Lady Gaga seemed very down to earth and I could definitely see myself as one of them.

On our next visit we went to Jordin Sparks. They have a very lovely house. When I stood outside with my Pi Chi group, I was stunned at these women; it seemed like they walked outside in perfect unison and they had perfect matching outfits. At Jordin Sparks I was double-rushed by a sister. I tried to have a decent conversation with her but it seemed like I was trying to compete with the other PNM. I loved Jordin Spark’s philanthropy and color scheme and symbols, but I wasn’t sure if I’d get asked back.