[WalkintheWoods]

Thanks for the good wishes NUalumMUmom and ZTA1550! I too hope we aren't picking up the pieces on Sunday! One thing I have noticed is that the structure is very different from when we rushed in that the girls keep going back to a larger # of houses than we did (we went right from 16 to 8, then 5, then 3. These girls go from 15 to 11, then to 7, then 5? then 3. What that means is that some girls keep going back to houses they may not be super excited about. Hopefully that encourages the girls to take a second (or third) look at houses that they my not have considered at first. Our daughter was pretty open minded going in but I know that a lot of girls are very set on one house or a very few before they even set foot on campus. NUalumMUmom, how is your daughter finding the process so far? I'm hoping ours enjoys today. Yesterday she had some houses she really liked as well as some where she just didn't feel comfortable at all. The girls were nice at all the houses but of course each of them have a different vibe. I keep encouraging her to look for things in common with people and if she is at a house she doesn't see herself pledging, to remember that she might still end up with friends there, or end up working with them in some organization. And, it's all good practice for life and career--and who knows how her mind may change as she goes through the week and meets more girls at each house.