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Pref
I opened my invites to find:
Dawn
Mary Anne
I was bummed... I knew I probably wasn't going to get into Kristy, but I had been having a great week there and didn't want it to end. To make matters worse, my best friend was going to Stacey and Mary Anne and had been loving Stacey all week. I really wanted us to end up in the same sorority!
Dawn: The girl who preffed me had been in one of my classes all fall. She started by telling me how she thought I was the perfect fit for Dawn and she could see me in Dawn so well. I know it was a compliment, but I felt hurt by these comments. If I was a perfect fit for Dawn, why didn't she make an effort to talk to me before this week? She continued by telling me that many girls join Dawn who wouldn't normally join a sorority so I wouldn't be alone. It was clear girl didn't know me at all. I wish I had spoken to the girl I met the first night- we really connected! Unfortunately, she seemed to be the only one all week. I left feeling like Dawn hadn't taken the time to get to know me AT ALL.
Mary Anne: I was picked up by my closest friend! She explained that she had been trying to see me all week, but it just hadn't worked out. She introduced me to one of her favorite sisters, a girl who later gave a speech about her experiences in Mary Anne that had me near tears. I looked around the room during the ceremony and realized that I felt comfortable at Mary Anne and had met almost as many new sisters during the week as I had known going into recruitment. However, I also realized that there were a ton of other PNMs who also knew a lot of Mary Annes and that I might not get in.
I think it's pretty obvious who I listed as my number one choice. Ultimately, even though it was also my mom's sorority, I chose not to pref Dawn. I was just so uncomfortable with the assumptions they had been made about me and the lack of effort they seemed to put into knowing me.
In the end...
I got Mary Anne! My best friend ended up preffing Mary Anne and also getting in!
I joined Chi Omega!
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