Round 3—we could be invited back to 6 houses today. I was invited back to four and cried in my dorm because I felt so rejected…I didn’t realize that everyone in my group had received four and we were all in our rooms! We laughed about that later. (: After a pep talk from my mom and my Gamma Chi, I was ready to get going! I had actually been invited back to my 2 favorites and the “lukewarm” house!!! I should not have been upset about getting four and I felt ridiculous as the day went on and I met PNMs who hadn’t been as lucky as I had been. I was going to join one house, not six after all.
Chunky Monkey – I know that I’ve already talked about feeling uncomfortable here but I started round 3 with a fresh mindset, I just wanted a home! The first girl I talked to had the best personality and she was so passionate about her sisters! I was beginning to feel confident until the next girl came in. I’m going to call her the Horror Rusher. Everyone knows the four B’s – boys, booze, bank accounts, and bitches. Guess who talked about all four with no shame? That’s right, Horror Rusher! Now, I’m sure that later on, booze and boys will play a role in college life, if not sorority life…but you would think that you would pretend it didn’t! I felt SO uncomfortable especially because if I drink, I don’t spread it around. I definitely didn’t want to come back to this house anymore and the other girl (I was being double rushed) had the same look of shock on her face so I didn’t feel like I was the only one!
Milk&Cookies – This house had been a “maybe” on my love/hate list all week. So many girls were in love with it and as I said to a fellow PNM in my Gamma Chi group, I “wanted to be in love with it.” The conversations were fine and the skit was cute but I wasn’t sure how they felt about me or if I even had a chance at going back. The girls were very nice and I left still willing to give it a chance if I were to receive an invitation back.
Stawberry Cheesecake – The skit put on by this chapter was SO funny, all of the PNMs were laughing. My conversations with the two actives I spoke to were alright. Part of me felt like I wasn’t their “type” but they never made me feel awkward and unwanted. There had been a few sororities were there were lulls in the conversation but these ladies knew how to rush…I wish every house had been so talkative! I left this house knowing I would be happy if I got invited back but I would not cry if I did not.
Peach Cobbler - I felt so incredibly at home in this house. I was “rushed” by two people, one of whom I had met on the previous day. I had really funny, interesting conversations with these women. This may sound silly but I actually teared up during their skit. We talked about their non-official philanthropy, it’s just a charity the girls enjoy doing on their own time and I was so touched. Everyone was very sweet and I was happy to be back. I left this house knowing I would be heartbroken if I didn’t get an invite back for Pref. I’m actually writing this as I’m waiting for my Gamma Chi to bring me my list and I’m terrified.
