[srmom]

ggirl, I'm going to tell you a story about two young ladies I know (I wrote a recruitment story on one of them a couple of years ago, and a followup).

Both of these girls are DROP DEAD GORGEOUS, like the kind that when they walk in a room, eyes follow them in admiration, lust and jealousy - get the picture?

To top it off, they are both sweet as can be and have amazing personalities, had resumes to back up the looks, basically - total packages.

Girl 1 goes to a small southern private college with an uber competitive recruitment - she has the ultimate rush, never getting dropped, holding all the cards in her hand - she pledges the "Hot Girl" house.

Girl 2 goes to big public uni with uber competitive recruitment - she has the complete opposite rush experience. She is dropped by all the "big houses" and is left to decide among the smaller, less "hot girl" houses.

Girl 1 ends up miserable! Her pledge class is full of a bunch of stuck up snobs. Cliques form, and because she didn't go to the right summer camp, she's not in the clique - no lie... She ends up transferring and affiliating with her sorority at her new campus. She is now happy as a clam.

Girl 2 ends up getting really involved in her new house. She LOVES her new sisters!! She ends up as the rush chair this year, pulling in some fabulous pledges! The house is totally where she was meant to be, she has been able to truly be a part of something great!

Moral to the story - don't judge a book by its cover. The shiny glossy cover looked great to girl 1, but the content inside ended up being horrible. The plain cover didn't wow girl 2, but the content ended up being exactly what she needed, and she became able to be a part of the story.

Give your house a chance. You said these girls made you feel comfortable and at home - I can tell you that THIS is the most important part of being in a sorority.