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So heres comes round 3. I started the day really positive that I would see my favorite houses on it, so I headed to my Pi Chi to get my schedule and this is what it said:
1. Lime Green
2. Gold
3. Black
4. Crimson
I was so upset. I really liked Lime Green and Gold, but Crimson and Black didn't have me as convinced. Mostly I was shocked not to see Navy, Forest Green and Orange (major letdown!). I thought I made good connections in those three houses and would surely be asked back. I was also upset not to see Teal, but not as surprised due to my experience the last round. My good friend in my rush group had the same exact situation as far as being cut from her favorites, so we sulked a bit and talked to our Pi Chi about how upset and shocked we were that those houses we thought we really made a connection at had cut us. I wasn't at the point of dropping out of recruitment or anything, I was just really bummed about my favorites dropping me but my Pi Chi put it into perspective (Her advice: "if you thought you made a connection and you didn't get asked back, those girls were probably just being fake...and wouldn't you rather not be in a house like that and be in one that saw something in you and wants you to be their sister?"). But I still had good options and I went on with the day trying to stay positive again and hoping that I would be able to find a home (I am little miss optimism about everything, so I tried to maintain that during recruitment, or at least pretend lol)
Lime Green= This is the round I fell in love with this house. I had liked it enough every round, but it was never my favorite. However, they did an amazing job with their video; it was really funny, sweet and really made you want to be part of their sisterhood because they looked like they were having such a great time together and being themselves. There was a lot of candid footage of them goofing around together and a ton of super cute pictures. The sisters also showed you photos of their time in Lime Green, but I clicked with the girl so much that we basically just chatted through that portion.
Black= I wasn’t so impressed this round. The video was cute, but just ok and the girl who rushed me was very nice but not terribly interesting. For some reason I didn't feel as comfortable here. I wasn't convinced about their sisterhood.
Gold= I also really loved it here this time. All the girls looked so amazing in all Lilly Pulitzer dresses (I am a sucker for that lol), and the girl who rushed me was super sweet. She was the best friend of a girl who had previously rushed me which I think I figured out from pictures, and she was just great to talk to. Their video wasn't as much candid and was more posed photos, but it still managed to make everything they did look fun, and it just seemed like such a genuine house.
Crimson=I had a good time here, but nothing made me completely fall in love with it. I felt pretty comfortable here, but I didn't necessarily feel at home. I honestly don't remember too much of it.
Now after round 3, we ranked our top 3. Next round was prefs, so we chose the ones we would most like to pref at and then ranked the rest of them in the order of what we would want the most if we didn’t get our top 3, and there were a max of 3 pref parties. This was kind of an easy decision for me after this round, and I ranked:
1. Lime Green
2. Gold
3. Crimson
4. Black
I was still trying to maintain my optimism, but after that morning I had this major fear that my favorites would drop me again, so I was completely jittery and freaked out in the time between round 3 and prefs. I started to tell myself that my life would be fine if I didn't end up in a sorority, just so incase anything happened I would cope well.
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