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Day 1, Round 1
For the sake of anonymity and simplicity, each house will be a country that I want to travel to!
Italy- First house! My first reaction as the doors opened was “Oh my god it’s so loud!” Throughout the entire Greek Village it went from dead silent to a deafening volume as all of the houses were cheering and chanting. (Something we’re practicing quite often now) Once I got inside it didn’t quiet down at all. There were so many sisters and PNMs talking that it was pretty difficult to hear what the girl was saying and whether it was nerves or a lack of connection, I didn’t really have a great time here. To be honest, this was also a house that I already had formed an opinion of during my freshman year, so I wasn't going to be too upset if I wasn't asked back.
Spain- Okay, so it was just as loud here as it was at the other house so I figured it was something I’d have to get used to. Before recruitment started, this was my favorite house. I had researched it online and fell in love with all of the trivial things (like symbols and colors), but I loved their philanthropy as well. By the time I left I was still so in love. The sisters had the cutest chant and I had a great conversation with a couple girls, one in particular who was in show choir like I was so we gushed about it the entire time. I absolutely wanted to be asked back.
Greece- I already knew a few girls from my dorm freshman year who were members of this sorority and who loved it. This house was known for its philanthropic achievements on campus and for having a strong sisterhood. Overall, everything was okay. I had a nice conversation and wouldn’t have minded coming back.
France- This is another one of the sororities that I had preconceived notions about, but knowing that I could be completely wrong; I was still excited to go to this house and give it a try. However, I really didn’t click with the girls I spoke with and left pretty sure knowing I wouldn’t be asked back.
Cuba- I loved the philanthropy of this house, and the girls all really seemed sweet. I had a pretty good conversation and would have loved to been asked back to get to know more about the sorority.
End of Day One! Overall, I loved every minute of that first day. Once I got over how loud each of the houses were, I felt like I had had some great conversations with some of the girls and was looking forward to meeting the remaining 5.
Round 1, Day 2
Austria- I talked to a couple really sweet girls, one of whom I had had an art class with the previous semester it was fun to talk to her about it. Overall I really, really liked this house.
Morocco- I had a great conversation with the sister at this house. I have really strong ties to dog and dog rescue, and the girl I was paired up with had done it as well, so we talked about that for the majority of the time. This is also trivial, but I love their colors and mascot, so I was really hoping I’d be asked back.
Australia- As soon as my pi chi group arrived to this house, it started thunderstorming which meant we had to be locked away in a tiny room all squished together while remaining silent until it was time for the party to begin. By this point, the hot Carolina sun was starting to get to me and I had had some pretty strong opinions about this house, so I unfortunately was not in the best of moods. The conversation felt extremely forced and I remember I repeated myself a couple times. I knew I wouldn’t be asked back to this house.
England- This house was absolutely gorgeous and had a strong presence on campus. Many people wanted to be a member of this house as the girls were known for being classy, smart, and well put-together. Every girl I talked to was extremely sweet and I felt as though we had pretty good conversations. I wanted to return to this house.
Ecuador-Finally! The last house of Round 1. I honestly can’t remember much from it. I know that they had a great philanthropy and I enjoyed talking to the girls at this house. I would have loved to have been asked back.
For the first round, we were able to rank our top 8.
I had:
1. Spain
1. Austria
1. Morocco
1. England
1. Cuba
1. Greece
1. Ecuador
1. Italy
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1. France
2. Australia
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