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Oof! I am so completely exhausted... my day was 12 hours long at UCF today (granted, I'm including the time I was there to get my parking permit). Visited all 10 chapters, ate lunch, and waited 3 hours to turn in our choices.

So yeah here goes!!!!


Taxi Driver was the first house of the day. I already knew to expect cheering and stuff from reading the stories on here but OH GOODNESS. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS IN FOR! I was double rushed and bumped twice. One of my rushers actually was my roommate from last year, so it was nice to get to see her =] I didn't have a huge connection to this house today, but I know that I get along with my ex-roomie and therefore I'm guessing there are some others in her group I'll like too.

Rocky Horror was next. I was really excited to meet this group, but not gonna lie, I didn't really get that spark I was hoping for. I hit it off really well with one of my rushers, but only one of the three.

Paper Moon was the first house I really liked. I got along with my rusher so well-- our conversation flowed the entire time, they didn't bump or double rush, and we were a lot alike! The group was really nice and energetic, but not so much so that it seemed fake. You could tell they all really loved their sorority.

Star Wars was a sorority I had a big misconception about. The ladies I talked to were so nice to me and not fake at all. They totally understood where I was coming from when I said I wanted sisters and not just a bunch of people to go to parties with.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind was the second biggest surprise of the day to Star Wars. I didn't know what to expect at this house, I hadn't really heard much about it at UCF, but the second I walked in my rusher and I began talking like old friends. We were so similar! Regardless of where I pledge I totally can see myself staying close with her.

Kramer vs. Kramer was probably my biggest disappointment. I didn't really hit it off with any of the ladies I spent time with, but their philanthropy is so interesting to me. Hopefully I'll get to go back tomorrow for philanthropy day and show my enthusiasm for it.

Jaws was next. This is one of those sororities that everyone wants to join, but I decided to go in with a completely open mind and not let the stereotypes associated with the group sway my opinions. I ended up absolutely loving all three girls who rushed me--they were all big into sisterhood and philanthropy which are my two main interests as far as sorority life goes. I really liked this house and hope I'm invited back tomorrow.

Willy Wonka was crazy. I wasn't feeling too well (stupid Florida heat), and I was double rushed by a girl I had nothing in common with. The other girl being rushed (idk if this is proper terminology but I promise it makes sense in my head) was from the same town, high school, major, etc as our rusher. I just really didn't get a good vibe from her.

Grease was another big surprise. I had so much in common with the girl who rushed me and our conversation flowed really easily the entire time.
LAST HOUSE!!

Rocky was our last house of the day. My first rusher and I didn't really have that much in common, and I can't really say my second rusher and I had a lot in common either; however, the second girl who rushed me had very similar ideas about sisterhood and what a sorority should be to me, and I think that's why I ended up liking her so much.

At the end of the day (well... 3 hours after the end of the day), my rankings went like this:

(in order we visited... we don't rank our top 8 houses)
Taxi Driver
Rocky Horror
Paper Moon
Star Wars
Close Encounters
Kramer vs. Kramer
Jaws
Rocky

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9. Grease
10. Willy Wonka

As of right now, I definitely have my top 3/4 (which I'm sure you can tell by reading my descriptions of them), but I'm staying very open to all of my possibilities still. I'll update y'all tomorrow during the day with my list if I can, then I'll recap once I get home. I had so much fun today but I am so completely exhausted! I'm going to bed as soon as I post this, which is wayyyy early for me!

Hope everyone (especially the other ladies rushing at UCF) had a great day today! Thanks for all the well wishes; it means a lot. <3