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DAY 3:

Sisterhood Day was here! I put on a cute sundress and sandals, got gussied up (curls and all) and headed out the door for what I hoped to be a full day!

We all received our schedules in our Pi Chi meeting. Everyone was SO nervous. Our Pi Chis had warned us that there was the possibility that we could only be invited back to one or two houses… some girls had already been cut from recruitment because no one had asked them back! I was scared, let me tell you!

Luckily, I received my schedule and sighed with relief: this is what I saw:

Vanilla
Orange Crush
A&W
Strawberry
Dr. Pepper
7Up
Cotton Candy
Pink Lemonade
Strawberry Banana
Watermelon
Red Raspberry

I felt so blessed to have a full schedule! I had been dropped by Bubble Gum (therefore Orange Crush was still on my list), but I wasn’t bummed at all! It’d be a busy day with a full schedule, but I was SOOOO ready for it!

Vanilla was up first. Their skit had an adorable theme and it made me smile because it was a little cheesy but it tied in with their sisterhood. I realized Vanilla’s color was my favorite color (something I hadn’t realized the first day) . The girls I talked to were great and made me feel at home. I left with a good feeling about this house.

Orange Crush was next. The girl who came and got me was so excited to have me back, even though I’d never met her! Their skit was well rehearsed and overall, I had a good time with them. I still didn’t think it was the perfect fit for me, though.

A&W’s skit was incredible. Girls sang and it made some people cry. It had funny parts and sweet parts and I was astounded. Vanilla and Orange Crush’s skits were not NEARLY as good as this one! I like A&W more and more and really hoped to be invited back to the next round.

I went to Strawberry after A&W, and their skit was funny but I still didn’t feel like I belonged there. I continued to feel like I was being watched by the alumnae volunteering and it creeped me out a little bit! I swear I saw a lady point at me and whisper into the house mom’s ear. Nothing was bad about the house, I just didn’t feel especially moved by anything I’d heard from the girls rushing me.

Dr. Pepper was incredible… again. The girls were extremely polished like they had been on open house day, and their skit was like a Broadway production. Everything was so perfect, I couldn’t fathom how they pulled everything off with such grace! I wanted to keep them on my list because I knew their chapter was a special one.

I was so excited to go to 7UP again… and I loved it just the same! Not only did going there remind me of my grandmother, but I thought their skit was very creative, the improv was incredible, and the girls were all hysterical. Boy, they put on such a great rush and I really loved my time there! Unfortunately, the skit was so long that I felt I didn’t get to talk as much as I wished I could have. I had such a good feeling about 7Up. I just felt like that’s where I could be!

But then of course, I had Cotton Candy and they surprised me yet again! Their skit was great and the girls were easy to get along with and very carefree. I felt so happy at all of the chapters, I wasn’t sure how I’d ever make a decision!

Next up was Pink Lemonade, which I had loved on Open House day. They had a good skit and great dancing, and they were so hospitable. I really enjoyed going back to Pink Lemonade, and I had a feeling that I’d be returning to this house….

At Strawberry Banana, I fell in love all over again! I had loved it so much the day before, and the girl I talked to had the same name as me. We had a blast chatting and I felt so comfortable. Their house was so “Me” and I wanted with all my heart to get asked back so that I could learn more about their philanthropy, which I thought was really interesting… no one else had one like it!

Back at Watermelon, I still didn’t feel the vibe… their skit was funny but I didn’t understand the TV references they kept making. I wanted to like this house SO bad because so many other girls did, and I knew the chapter was excellent and respected on campus, but I just wasn’t feeling like it was where I belonged…

Lastly, Red Raspberry was a HOOT! The skit was actually super raunchy and I was a little taken aback by it… but I laughed harder than I had all day. My conversation was good at this house, but I felt like I didn’t get to chat long enough. Nevertheless, it was a good way to end a long and crazy afternoon.
I had a lot of thinking to do waiting in line to pref. I had so many houses I absolutely loved. I again only had to rank a bottom 4 in order, but I decided to make my list of who I liked best… It went like this:

TOP 7:
Strawberry Banana
7Up
Red Raspberry
Pink Lemonade
Cotton Candy
A&W
Vanilla

BOTTOM 4:
Dr. Pepper
Watermelon
Strawberry
Orange Crush

I reasoned with myself in this way: I told myself to be honest. I probably wouldn’t be asked back to all of my favorite 7. So what I did is I put my absolute favorites in the safe list (Strawberry Banana, 7Up, Red Raspberry, Pink Lemonade, Cotton Candy, A&W) and then padded the last spot with Vanilla. I liked Vanilla and something stuck out to me about it. I didn’t want to risk losing it in the bottom 4, so I kept it in my top.

Dr. Pepper was in my bottom because I had a feeling that I wouldn’t be asked back… the girls were so polished and I just felt like as amazing their chapter was, I probably wasn’t supposed to be in Dr. Pepper… it was a little sad for me to realize that, especially since our family friend had been rooting for Dr. Pepper all along!

I preffed my bottom 4, and prayed for the best!