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The next party was
Pumpkin. I knew IMMEDIATELY that this would be completely different from Key Lime. They had us sign in just like Key Lime did, and they also had hand-made name tags for each PNM that we wrote our names on. The girls here seemed a lot more high-strung. The two girls I didn't like were also here. I was on time for this party, and they had us line up outside the door before entering. I wondered if
Key Lime had done this, since I had missed the beginning of their party. When we entered, the girls were all singing and clapping – I knew that sororities did this during formal recruitment, but I was not expecting it in the fall. It was definitely cheesy, but kind of cute, and I liked that they had put in so much effort.
The girls here had a LOT of energy and all seemed very excited. Some of them seemed kind of ditzy and I felt like a few of the conversations were superficial. I talked about the Babysitter's Club books with one girl, another one told me all about their social calendar - which was REALLY impressive. The girls all seemed to be involved in other things as well, which was a huge plus for me. I felt like I had a lot less in common with them than the girls at
Key Lime, but because they were all so outgoing I thought that maybe that was better – I tend to be friends with more outgoing people anyway. On the other hand, these girls were so intense that it was almost too much.
Their theme was definitely not as cute as
Key Lime's, but I decided I was not going to be superficial. I was astounded at how close these girls seemed. I never believed girls who said they liked everyone in their sorority until I went to
Pumpkin. These girls were insanely close. While I felt like I had more in common with the girls at
Key Lime, I felt like
Pumpkin had the closer sisterhood I was looking for. But I just wasn't sure.
The next night at
Key Lime, I got to meet a lot more people than the first night. They seemed so much more intelligent and mature than
Pumpkin, but at first I was kind of bored. I liked them, but I wanted sisters I could have fun with! At one point we had turned into a group conversation and I zoned out – a sister asked me a question and I had to ask her to repeat it because I was not paying attention! The conversation was just SO laid-back. We hardly talked about sorority things at all.
It got better as the night went on, though. I had a conversation about books with Rachel, a girl I had kind of known from outside, and felt like I really clicked with her. Their theme was, once again, adorable. And the girls all seemed really great. I just didn't click with most of them. It didn't feel like home. Neither of them, really, felt like home. After this party I was kind of depressed, because I didn't know what to do. I didn't know if I should wait till spring, I didn't know if I wanted
Key Lime or
Pumpkin or a different sorority or none at all. I was so confused. I felt like
Pumpkin was going to overwhelm me and take up all of my time, but
Key Lime was so laid back that I wasn't sure if it would be enough for me. At the end of the night I decided I was leaning
Pumpkin. They had one more open party the next day. After that, it all depended on where I got invited back, and it was out of my hands.