[Lovethesand]

So Debbie's 4 houses (out of a possible 9) are:

Big Beach – They were her bottom 3 but she was relieved to have them. She said beggars can’t be choosers. Great attitude, Debbie.
Coronado – She couldn’t even remember them from Round 1 but was happy to have them.
South Beach – Debbie liked them and was looking forward to getting to know them better.
Sunset – Same as South Beach.

Day 3’s lone house was Big Beach. She wanted to like these girls because their philanthropy is special to her but she just couldn’t click with the girls. One of the actives from Round 1 came by and said hello to her and I told her later that was a positive (and I know nothing about recruitment). She said it felt so awkward but she’d wait until she visited the other 3. She did say she liked the physical house itself and would love to live there. I don’t mention that you have to be a part of the house to actually live there. Don’t think my parental wisdom will be appreciated at this point. Debbie does mention that she talked to her Gamma Chi after her visit and talked about her "weak schedule" according to Debbie. Debbie feels much better after talking to her. And even her Gamma Chi said it was good that the active came by and said hi. Debbie says, “If I manage to get a sorority, I want to be a Gamma Chi”. So there’s a little woe is me attitude mixed with some positivity. Fun times.

Later that night we talk via Skype (the first time for me and the webcam - do I really look like that?). As soon as she sees me she says, “Mom” in that voice and starts crying. Trust me I can start crying too but this time I’m not a marshmallow and keep it together. We talk about the day, talk about the cuts (and it's not release to her, it is cuts), and by the time we hang up she’s feeling better. Thank goodness. Nothing like your baby being upset to ruin a good night's sleep.

Parental tent talk says cuts were tough. Some houses used a 3.5 GPA as a cutoff and some houses released 400+ girls the first round. So that would be Debbie. Winner, winner, chicken dinner. I don't even know how accurate this is, I don't tell Debbie, I just have a drink for every .1 she was off on the GPA.

As a sidenote, I'm not slipping into the dark side at this point. I am well and truly living in the dark side right now. I'm the epitome of every bad dancer mom, soccer mom, skater mom, hovering mom you've ever laughed at. I'm not proud. I realize but I can't help myself. I reach out to multiple women who I consider Greek experts and they are lifesavers. They listen to my rants (no raves at this time) and they give me great advice to share with my daughter. These women are fantastic - THANK YOU!

Time for mom and Debbie to regroup.