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On the first day, I attended:

High Beams: This was the first house that I went to and boy was I blown away! Their door song was so loud! All of my friends had told me about the door songs and what to expect, but it was so much more than I could imagine. The girl that I talked to told me she was super nervous and it was good to know that it wasn't just me who was freaking out! I liked this house, but I didn't really feel like I connected.
Fan Dance: The girl I talked to at this house was from my hometown so we talked about a restaurant that we both loved from there! I also saw a three girls that I went to high school with who came and said hello to me. It was good to see a familiar face!
Get Hoppy: Although I had several friends in this house, the girls I talked to didn't impress me at all. It was downright awkward at one point as I was leaving the house and the girl I was paired with wasn't even talking to me. I tried to keep things from being awkward by trying to talk to her, but it was like talking to a brick wall. I decided that I would prefer not to go back to this house.
Sparkle Glow: I was really surprised by how much I loved this house! Their door song was so cute and upbeat and all the girls were wearing the cutest outfits. The girl that was paired with me and I had SO much in common and I loved how the things we talked about were not the trivial questions like, what's your major?, or something like that. I had the biggest smile on my face when I left the house! I definitely wanted to go back here.
Sunkissed: This house was nice, but it didn't really stand out to me. The girl that I talked to made me feel really comfortable, but I just didn't see myself in Sunkissed when I looked around the room. They have a great reputation and are a wonderful sorority and I felt like I'd be honored to be invited back, but I just didn't see myself fitting in here.
Scarlet Begonia: I'd had very high expectations for this house seeing as I had a really good friend in here, but I only talked to one girl and I felt very awkward during most of the conversation. She even asked me the same question twice! I still really liked this house, but I hadn't been super impressed.
Tusk in Sun: I have to admit that although I had tried to come into Recruitment with as open of a mind as possible, I already had quite a bias towards this sorority. A close family member is an active here, and a lot of my close friends are as well. Needless to say, I was really excited to go here, and they didn't let me down! Even though I had been paired with a girl that I didn't know already, I absolutely loved her! We had a lot in common and our conversation just flowed so well that I was sad to leave when the time came.
Tickle the Ivories: Being an upperclassmen, I already knew a lot of girls in this sorority, and I had a feeling I just wouldn't fit in here and I was right. Although the girl I was paired with was really funny and nice, we talked about things that I wasn't really looking for in a sorority. I did not want to go back to this house.
Lush: This was my last house of the day, and I and the rest of the girls in my Rho Chi group were so tired! But I was really excited to be ending at Lush because my roommate is in this house! This was the first house I had an opportunity talking to girls I already knew at, and I was so glad because I felt like I could really relax and be myself. I really liked Lush, but when I looked around the room, I felt like I just didn't live up to the beautiful actives. I did want to be invited back to this house.