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Bid day
Okay - can you tell that I do not like stories that drag out forever, especially ones that have already happened! So here is the conclusion.
Back in the 90s, there was no such thing as guaranteed placement like there is at some universities today. I had to wait in my room for what seemed like forever to wait to see if my Rho Chi knocked on my door with unfortunate news that I had been released. Luckily this did not happen.
We were all to go to a specified place, get in line according to our last name and pick up our bid. Once opened, run to the ampitheater to our screaming new sisters. finally, my turn. I took a deep breath and opened. You guessed it.
ANGEL...........what?
I felt all the air leave me. I wanted to cry so bad. I knew that I could go talk to the FSU girls in Angel and they could help me, but what about my Candy cane friends?
So I walked, not ran like everyone around me to the ampitheater. I passed the Candy canes, there was Jennifer and Carol crying so hard. It was awful! I finally made it to the Angels and found out the members from FSU had to leave after pref. We were greeted by another university chapter and by all the local alums. I knew NO ONE. I went back to my dorm room to change for the off campus bid day activities. There Carol and Jennifer and I met up. We all cried and hugged. You see, what I did not understand then, was that a few girls do not decide for the entire chapter. While I was on their bid list, I was not high enough. I decided that i would not go to bid day and told Jennifer and Carol that. They encouraged me to go and see about it. So I did.
I still did not have a good time. The next day, I went to the consultant in charge of the colonization and told her I wanted to break my pledge. She said she would happily do that if i would do her the favor of giving it two weeks. I agreed. I never tried to quit again. It was the best sorority I could have ever chosen! I had more Angels in my wedding than Candy canes, even though I still LOVE Carol and Jennifer!
Curious as to what the Angels are?
Well I was not very creative!
PI BETA PHI!!!!!!!!
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