[BamaGirlPNM]

Well today was the first round of Ice Water Teas and it was absolutely exhausting. Luckily it wasn’t too hot outside, but I still feel dead after just the first day of an 8 day long process! My Rho Chi group met in front of April Fool’s Day as that was the first house we were to attend. My impressions of the first eight houses were as follows:

April Fool’s Day: I was super nervous since this was the first house my group visited, and I think the girl I was talking to was too. Actually, she flat out told me she was. The conversation was jumpy and a little awkward and the party seemed to go on forever! I was glad to be out of there and hoped the rest of the day would be better!

Fat Tuesday: This house was second and I was absolutely relieved when the girl I knew from my high school picked me up at the door. Our conversation was great and totally relaxed; completely different from the first house. I met a few more of the actives who were all really sweet also. I really liked this house.

Valentine’s Day: The girls in this house were stunning! I got picked up by a girl from my home town that I didn’t previously know. She was really sweet but the conversation felt forced and a little fake. She introduced me to the president, recruitment chair, and exec board which was intimidating but made me feel confident that perhaps they liked me. I left this house feeling good.

MLK Day: This house was great! The girl I talked to was really laid back and although it was hard to hear I think she liked me because she asked for my name again before I left the party.

Memorial Day: After all of the hype and thinking I was going to love this house I HATED it! The girl I talked to was so fake and kept looking around like she wasn’t really listening to what I was saying. The conversation was so forced and awkward and the girl practically pushed me out of the door, not to say I wasn’t eager to leave!

Halloween: I would say there was nothing that stuck out (good or bad) for this house. The girl I talked to was nice and she asked my name again (just like at MLK) before I left so I took that as a good sign.

Earth Day: The first girl I talked to at this house was great; but the second girl seemed bored with me, and the third almost refused to contribute more than a few words to the conversation. I felt uncomfortable here and did not want to return.

Groundhog Day: Well I expected to hate this house… and I loved it. The girls I talked to were super bubbly and nice! I felt like this was my best conversation of the day (save the best for last right)