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Missing the first day posed a bit of a problem because on House Tour day you can only visit up to 6 houses. Luckily Panhellenic was able to make it so I could still visit all 7 houses. I was with a group of 3 other girls who had the same issue and everything was normal except that at two houses we had to cut our time in half. That meant only about 15 minutes (maybe a bit less). This happened at Glue and Eraser.

Scissors – I remember this day as being amazing as a whole because I loved all of the songs that each house did on our way in! It was such a unique experience that only comes from rush! I really loved these girls and was surprised to find in the house that the old student-body president from my high school (I was also in student council so I knew her fairly well, although she was 3 years older) was in this house. She had originally gone to school somewhere else so I was so surprised to see her. The girls were very nice and I loved their furniture and rooms inside their house! Definitely wanted to come back here!

Glue – I only had 15 minutes here so I was just taken on a quick house tour and so didn’t get to sit down and have a conversation with these girls. All I remember is talking to the active about our love for Harry Potter and I really liked that we weren’t just talking about the basic stuff. I definitely liked this girl, however, I just didn’t have much time in this house so I ranked them in the middle of the pack.

Ruler – One of these girls was in my calculus class and she always wore her letters which were so cute. She was also so nice so I was really looking forward to this house. The house was beautiful and their rooms were to die for! I had some good conversations, but in hindsight I probably seemed as if I was trying too hard. I really wanted to impress these girls and I really wanted to come back!

Pen – This was the house that my friend’s friend was in (the one I had talked to). She had told me they had a reputation of being the party sorority so I had kind of ruled them out, although I tried to have an open mind. I just remember loving the girls! They were so nice and I had great conversations with them. They didn’t seem to fit the party stereotype at all! I ranked them pretty high!

Pencil – They had a beautiful house and gorgeous girls. I had some good conversations although many were surprised at my major. I liked them a lot but just didn’t see myself here because they all just seemed to perfect for me and I didn’t think I could ever fit in here.

Eraser – This was my other house that I only had 15 minutes in. I was double-rushed which I quickly became not a fan of. I become very shy when there is another girl there. The girl who rushed me seemed pretty bubbly but I just didn’t get a good vibe here, but I decided I would definitely be willing to come back just because I had such a short time there.

Stapler – I was double rushed here again which kind of put me off because the girl I was with was very talkative. I felt like these girls were girls I would love to hang out with but didn’t quite get that from the conversation. But, I’d like to go back just to see if it would be better just one on one.

In the end I ranked them like this:
1. Scissors
2. Ruler
3. Pen
4. Glue
5. Stapler
6. Pencil
7. Eraser
I had already been told that since I came in on the second day it could be very difficult for me. I was told not to expect many houses back, but it only takes one! Another note is that I couldn’t decide between Pen and Glue for 3rd and 4th. I was still hung up on the party reputation for Pen but my Rho Chi advised me not to follow that and follow what I had actually seen that day. I admire her for that because she could have easily told me to put her sorority ahead.