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SO, I know it is about a month late - but I've been very busy and somewhat forgot that I had promised to post my daughter's story!
So, we will start with day one.
They attended 7 parties and an informational session on Sigma Kappa's recruitment.
Marc Jacobs: This was the very first chapter that my daughter visited. She said she was extremely nervous at first, but once she started talking to some of the girls in the house, she started to feel more at ease. My daughter was a runner in high school (cross country & track) and had a great conversation with a girl who was also a runner and told her about Mizzou's running club. Overall, she said she enjoyed this house but didn't absolutely love it.
Chanel: My daughter really loved this house. She said every single girl in it was absolutely beautiful, and she met a girl who's cousin went to her high school (a big deal since my daughter comes from an extremely small town and went to Mizzou not knowing anyone).
Dolce & Gabbana: Another house my daughter really loved. She said she felt very at home here, and had great conversations. She said everyone she talked to seemed extremely nice & the president made a point of introducing herself to her. She also had a great conversation with a girl about traveling, which they both really enjoyed.
Stella McCartney: My daughter had, unfortunately, heard that this wasn't close to a "top" house, but she absolutely could not figure it out! She said that all of the girls she talked to were extremely pretty, and they seemed very proud of their sorority. She said she felt comfortable here.
Gucci: My daughter didn't like this house at all. She said that the set-up was very awkward for PNMs to talk to sorority members, and it was so loud that she was basically screaming. She also said that she talked to the same girl the entire time, and the conversation started to get awkward.
Steve Madden: My daughter went into recruitment wanting to love this house, because we have a very good family friend who is an alumna who wrote her a great letter of recommendation and speaks extremely well of her days as an active member. She liked this house, but felt almost as she had to try too hard to impress all of the girls. She didn't love it as much as she thought she would, but decided she would like to go back.
Prada: This was the last house of the day. My daughter said that she didn't remember much from this house since she was so exhausted and her feet were killing her, but she said her conversations were a bit awkward.
Day 2 of Round 1
Alexander McQueen: My daughter enjoyed this house. She had good conversations, said the girls were all very pretty, but nothing really stuck out to her. She said she'd like to go back, but wouldn't be extremely disappointed if she did not.
Calvin Klein: My daughter said that the girls in the house were sweet, but her conversations were a little awkward and she didn't feel that she'd fit in here.
Vera Wang: This was another house that my daughter went in really loving, because of a family friend of ours who was extremely proud of her letters and wrote her a good rec. My daughter said this house definitely lived up to what our friend had said and it was definitely one of her favorites.
Kate Spade: My daughter had heard great things about this house, and how almost all the girls who had visited it really wanted to go back. My daughter said all of the girls were gorgeous and super sweet, but she just didn't feel a connection with any of them. My daughter's friends were shocked (as was I) when hearing that she didn't have a great experience, but she just had awkward conversations.
Betsey Johnson: My daughter said that the outside of this house was gorgeous, and she really enjoyed her time here. All of the girls were extremely nice, and she bonded with a girl who was also from a very small town and didn't know anyone when coming to Mizzou. She said she could see herself here.
[COLOR="DarkSlateGray"]Rachel Zoe: [/COLOR]My daughter bonded with the first girl she talked to over running, and was even disappointed when that girl left, ha. She said it was one of the best conversations she had during rush just because they laughed and didn't talk about all of the same old boring stuff.
Ralph Lauren: Last house of round 1! My daughter loved their philanthropy, as it is extremely close to her heart. She liked the girls in this house but wasn't sure it was one of her favorites.
Time to preference! My daughter only had to list the three she did not wish to return to in order, but she informed me that these were her rankings (in her mind).
1. D&G
2. Chanel
3. Rachel Zoe
4. Vera Wang
5. Betsey Johnson
6. Alexander McQueen
7. Steve Madden
8. Ralph Lauren
9. Marc Jacobs
10. Kate Spade
11. Stella McCartney
12. Calvin Klein
13. Gucci
14. Prada
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