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Day 3 - Philanthropy Day

I was very stoked for another round of recruitment because I just found it so fun! I went to talk to my Rho Chi and get my schedule and she had a “you’re not going to be happy look on”. I got my schedule and was invited back to 3 out of a possible 4 and looking back that was really pretty lucky in and of its self. However, the three I got back were Glue, Stapler, and Eraser. My 4th, 5th, and 7th, choice. Wow was I upset. I had to try really hard to hold it together. I just remember thinking “why didn’t the chapters I loved not love me back” and “what did I do wrong?” My Rho Chi told me to trust the process (her mantra from day 1) and after talking to my best friend I realized that if these chapters didn’t want me, then I shouldn’t want them. I also thought that maybe Glue and Eraser really liked me if they asked me back after only seeing me for 15 minutes. Stapler and Eraser had reputations for inviting everyone back but Glue was one that a lot of people really liked so I was excited to go there and really wanted to try to get to know the girls at Stapler and Eraser better. So off I went!

Glue – I was excited to come back here to spend some more time at the house but I really didn’t know if I would end up liking the girls or not. I not just liked, but LOVED them!! From the first song (where they popped out of all the windows on the second floor which scared me half to death) to all of the conversations, it all was amazing. I was bumped a lot here which I really enjoyed because I got to talk to a wide variety of girls and have some really great conversations. I really felt like this could be my home and I hope beyond hope that I can come back the next day!

Eraser – I had also only spent a short time here the day before so I was interested to learn more about the girls. I was double rushed again and we had the same active the whole time. I felt incredibly awkward the whole time. The girl who was rushing me, who I’m sure was just shy, was just not very good with conversation. At one point she just said to us “sorry, I don’t really know what to talk about”. I just thought to myself, “Aren’t you supposed to be the one initiating conversation?” There were way too many awkward silences for me. In addition, I was pretty disappointed that I didn’t like the house because I loved their philanthropy! It is something I have worked with for 10+ years so I really would have loved to be a part of that aspect of their house.

Stapler – I was also double rushed here again which just kind of makes me feel awkward, especially since this time I was paired with an exceptionally talkative rushee (even though she was really nice). I could pick out a few girls that I would have loved to meet but I again talked to the same active the whole time. She was really nice but we didn’t get past any of the basic introductions which was a shame. I kept wanting to love this house because I felt like the girls in it seemed a lot like me but things just hadn’t clicked yet.

The next day was preference so we could visit up to two sororities. For me it was very easy to rank them:

1. Glue
2. Stapler
3. Eraser