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Skits Round
I could have been more nervous to see which houses had cut me and which I would be coming back to. My rho gam handed me my schedule…….. which was full! All 6 spaces were filled! I could not have been more grateful. I was so saddened for the girls on my floor (we all had a group message going on) who had been so quickly cut down to 2. My schedule read:
Camel
Penguin
Giraffe
Turtle
Kangaroo
Dolphin
5 of my top 6 houses were there! I wasn’t disappointed that Tiger had dropped me because I never had felt something really special there. I still didn’t know why Giraffe was keeping me, so I asked my rho gam what her best advice would be. She said that I should politely ask them what they saw in me that would better their sisterhood, because they may have seen something in me that I didn’t see in myself. Always worth a shot….
Camel- The skit here was pretty funny. It sounded like it hadn’t been changed up too much in the past few years. Part of their backdrop fell down about halfway through, which definitely provided some comical relief. I liked everyone I spoke with here, but I still wasn’t feeling like this was it. I could see myself being friends with these girls, but not wearing their letters.
Penguin- I was so excited to be coming back to this house! This time, the girl I spoke with wasn’t as upbeat. She seemed kind of bored which was so disappointing to me, because I thought that this could be it. I work on campus, and had recently found out that my boss was a sister of Penguin in her time at my school as well. I thought their skit was really cute, definitely wanted to come back for pref and give it one more shot.
Giraffe- This time I was paired with an active who had very obvious feelings that I was not in the right house. I did what my rho gam said and asked, “is there something special that Giraffe sees in me that would better your sister hood? I’m not really sure if I would fit in here” to which she responded “well we have a few other blonde girls”…… BLONDE?! This is what you think I have in common with a mere 6 or 7 sisters?! I wanted to leave right then and there. All she saw on me was blonde hair. I explained that appearance really wasn’t what I meant. She really didn’t seem interested in anything I had to say and just kind of stared into space the whole time. Their skit was a lot of screaming/chanting/singing, but no story behind it. I knew that I couldn’t come back here again.
Turtle- Yay! It was time to come back here. The skit was very funny, and definitely more “updated” than some of the others. The snacks were awesome, who doesn’t love popcorn with different flavorings? I sure do. At the end of the day, conversation flowed well with these girls. I could see in their skit that they were all friends, unlike some of the other chapters that really didn’t have too much chemistry while they were up there. I really was having doubts about their house being remodeled though. On bid day, you run to your new house, where you are greeted by your sisters and have dinner. I didn’t know if this was an experience I wanted to miss out on, even though it seemed petty.
Kangaroo- I loved being back at this house for skits. Theirs was my favorite by far. The girls all looked so nice. I was paired with someone new again for this house. I really liked the active I was talking to. She told me how she couldn’t wait to take a little, and all I could think was what if I was her little? This chapter typically excels in a lot of events in Greek Life (Homecoming, Derby Days, Greek Week) so I would love to be a part of a winning chapter. I thought this could be the house for me, and was really looking forward to coming back for preference.
Dolphin- I felt really comfortable here. I was talking to someone new again, but still felt like it could be home. Their skit was a little outdated, but still really funny. They had a drink that was blue that the active warned me I would like so much, it would be “like crack.” Then proceeded to tell me, wait til what they serve at pref! It was funny, but I remembered our rules for PNMs and not bringing up drugs, even in a joking way so I was just like “uhhh haha”. My roommate was legacy here, and I kept thinking about how cool it would be if we ended up in the same house. I thought I wanted to come back.
I was torn; I had 4 top houses, and 3 top spots. All I could think about was what if I ranked the wrong way and ruined my chances in the house that was right for me. In no particular order, my top 3 was:
Dolphin
Kangaroo
Penguin
Houses I would rather not return to:
1. Turtle
2. Camel
3. Giraffe
Immediately after ranking, my rho gam asked me how I felt about my rankings. I immediately told her I wasn’t sure if I should have cut Turtle because of the housing situation. She told me that when she was going through recruitment, the house that she ended up in was undergoing remodeling at the time as well, and she still loved her experience. I was disappointed with how I ranked, but figured it would work itself out in the end. Preference was the next day…. So exciting!
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