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I don't know if anyone is reading this story (maybe it's too boring for y'all?) but I'm going to write my update for house tours. When we got our list of parties for this round, mine looked like this:
1. Munich my legacy chapter!
2. Boston
3. Barcelona
4. Seattle
5. Paris
6. London
7. San Francisco
I was disappointed to discover that I had been cut from two of my top three houses, Shanghai and New York, as well as Orlando. I really loved all three of those houses. I was quite happy to see that I'd been invited back to Munich, since I didn't think I'd made a very strong impression there, as well as some other houses I loved.
House Tours Round
So, Munich was my first party. When they called our names at the door, my name didn't get called, which freaked me out! I knew I was at the right party. There was another girl whose name wasn't called as well, so after all the other PNMs had gone into the house, we were picked up together and double-rushed. We got to sit in the garden, and then tour the house. The first girl I talked to was very nice, but she seemed to have a lot more in common with the other PNM, and I was continuously left out of the conversation, despite my attempts to join. The house was totally gorgeous and my tour was great, but I felt ignored by the active who gave the tour, as she really only talked to the other PNM. I left feeling sad that things hadn't gone better at this house, as I really wanted them to like me as much as I liked them!
Next, I went to Boston. The house was beautiful, and the girl who gave me my house tour was so friendly and nice, she gave me a LOT of information and told me some fun little stories. We really clicked, and when we said goodbye she told me she hoped she'd see me again.
After Boston was Barcelona! I was so happy to be invited back to this house! I'd loved it so much during the first round, and this round only made me love it more. The house was gorgeous, and huge, and I had some wonderful conversations. The Vice President was one of the girls who gave my tour (they switched partway through) and I had a great conversation with her--she was so sweet and friendly, and I could really see her as my sister someday soon! I was really sad to leave this house, and when I left, all the girls I had talked to were waving and saying goodbye to me by name.
Next was Seattle. As in the first round, another girl and I were double-rushed. We sort of got cornered on a couch with a girl sitting in front of us, which felt uncomfortable, and we sat for so long that our house tour was kind of rushed. I again didn't click with the girls I talked to (this time I got to talk to two girls) and just something about this house didn't feel right to me.
Then I had a break, and after the break was Paris. This was a great house with fun girls (I had two acquaintances in the house), but I just hadn't felt right there during the first round. When I got to the house, I didn't actually get a house tour--instead, the girl who picked me up at the door took me and sat me down in the living room to talk. Then she was bumped by another girl who sat me down in the garden to talk. This was mostly a good conversation, but she actually brought up drugs (a big recruitment no-no!) and I felt very uncomfortable. The third girl to bump took me upstairs, but rather than showing me the house, she sat me down in the first bedroom upstairs to talk, and the party ended soon after. I was very disappointed that I didn't get to see the house, especially since all the other girls in my Pi Chi group had been given full tours.
After Paris, I visited London. I didn't write much down in my booklet, and don't remember a lot, but I did say that I had a rush crush on this house! The girls I talked to were sweet, open, and genuine, their house was beautiful, and they had a lot of activities I was really excited about!
My last house was San Francisco, and I fell in love! I loved the girls I talked to. We had so much in common, and they kept telling me how happy they were that I was at their house, and that they really hoped they'd get to see me at the next round. Their house was gorgeous, and my conversations were all so real! I never felt like anything was forced, I was never bored, and I could just truly see these girls as my future sisters...I hoped they felt the same way.
When it was time to rank our houses for the next round, we could be invited back to a maximum of four houses. I was surprised to know that we would have to cut so many houses! We had to rank our bottom houses, and could rank the top four if we wanted (I did). My ranking looked like this:
1. Barcelona
2. Munich I wanted to give my legacy chapter one more chance
3. San Francisco
4. London
Bottom Three
1. Seattle
2. Paris
3. Boston
The next round was Greek Pillars. I will update soon!
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