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So today we had house rounds. We could be invited back to up to four houses. All day I had knots in my stomach, and I just wanted to see which ones had invited me back. When we got to our meeting spot our rho gammas took us each individually to another area to show us who invited us back. As each girl in my group was called over I got more and more nervous. When my Rho Gamma called me over I saw that my list said

Snickers
Sour Patch Kids
Starbursts

At first I was slightly disappointed that Swedish Fish cut me but I realized that as much as I loved these girls I also loved a lot of the girls in other sororities and that if they cut me then it obviously was just not the right place for me.

With that house rounds began. We had an hour with each sorority that we were invited to. Walking to their houses in the snow and waiting outside until it was time for them to let us in was not the most enjoyable experience but it was worth it. This is what I thought of each chapter today.

Snickers- This was the first house I went to and instantly when I walked in the door I felt like I was at home. It was so much fun. When we walked in they split us into groups and gave us house tours. From the outside of the house it looked so small but when we got inside I realized it was actually huge. It was like a maze to get to all of the rooms, but I was really impressed with it. They told us about their philanthropy which I absolutely love. Then we watched a power point about the sorority and it was so sweet, I almost got a little teary eyed. It was obvious that they all loved each other and were all best friends. Then I had a conversation about my favorite books with one of the sisters, and they all laughed at me as I attempted to finish eating half of a giant cookie before walking out the door. They also complimented my polar bear hat, which made me very happy. I definitely loved this group of girls and could see myself as one of them. They made me feel very welcome. I really hope I get invited back tomorrow.

Sour Patch Kids- This was the second house I visited. I thought the house was very nice and that the girls were very nice but I just didn’t feel the connection to them. They served great food, and we did a fun icebreaker with M&Ms. We also made Valentine’s Day cards for their philanthropy which was fun. I was disappointed that I didn’t connect to them more because I really thought they were such a nice group of girls.

Starbursts- This was the last house I visited. When I walked up to the house I was in awe. It seriously looked like a castle to me. We talked to them for a little while in this big room and I met a lot of girls who I hadn’t met already. They were all very sweet and they seemed more talkative and less cliquey today. They didn’t keep to themselves like they did yesterday which was a good thing. I got a ton of compliments on my Pandora bracelet and compared mine to like 3 of the sisters’ bracelets. They also gave me compliments on my shirt but I’m guessing that was mostly because it was their color. They gave us house tours. The house was beautiful inside and I swear my jaw dropped every time I walked into a new room. In every apartment in the house they had a group of like 5 girls who talked to us about different aspects of the sorority, I thought this was very nice because it helped us to learn more about the sorority and it helped us to get to know them better because they were in smaller groups. It was obvious that these girls were extremely passionate about their sorority. I could definitely feel the love in that house and could see myself there.

At the end of the day we got to pick three that we liked to go back to tomorrow. Since I only had three it was not a tough decision. I’m hoping to get invitations back tomorrow. Tomorrow is preference rounds so it is a little nerve wracking but I feel like I made a good impression on them so now I just have to wait and see.