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12 Parties
The first round of parties was a blur. That probably hasn’t changed much in 29 years! It was over two evenings; six parties each night. I do remember thinking it was weird how we’d be directed to a chair and then the sisters would sit on the floor around us. It felt awkward to me, but I guess it was more polite than making a rushee sit on the floor! The whole practice of the sisters lining the hallways and singing loudly while the rushes filed out the door kind of freaked me out a little. Everything seemed a lot more structured than I’d thought it would be (although not as structured as it actually was, as I’d find once I was on the other side of rush).
After the 12th party, we sat down with our Rho Chi group in the student union ballroom and filled out our cards. I really liked Aries, Cancer and Sagittarius and I really didn’t care for Aquarius and Pisces. The reason I didn’t like the latter two? Their houses were not on campus and I couldn’t imagine walking so far every time I wanted to stop by. As you can see, I had a highly scientific plan in place. Then I didn’t much care for Leo because they pretty much left me alone on a chair and ignored me! I felt like Mohammad, Clayton, Sidney and Jugdesh from the Omega rush party in Animal House! None of the other sororities really stood out one way or the other so I didn’t feel like I could decide on them without more information.
The next round, my schedule was as follows:
Aries
Cancer
Sagittarius
Gemini
Cancer
Leo
Taurus
Virgo
Oh! Did you want to hear about my wardrobe choices for the 12 round?
I don’t have pictures from Day 2, but on Day 1 I had on a bright yellow miniskirt and an oversized white t shirt with three buttons at the neck and multicolored drawings of the Eiffel Tower all over it. In addition, I belted the t shirt with a wide turquoise colored leather belt slung low around my hips. White sandals completed my snazzy ensemble. I don’t remember if this took place before or after Labor Day so I’m not sure if the white sandals were appropriate or not. Oh, and Lord help me, I had a leather turquoise headband holding my bangs back.
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