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I just got back from Bid day and it was an amazing experience. I have not seen such a genuine smile on my daughter in years.

Ok, back to last Monday.

She lives with 3 other girls and they are all going through Recruitment. There is currently a little tension in the apartment over a party last week so it's going to be an interesting week. 4 girls in recruitment plus walking on egg shells at the apartment.

My DD has a couple of houses in her mind based on what she has heard but knows not to make any decisions based on the hearsay. I have found out since she has completed the process she did have one she really wanted in the beginning because she didn't want to hurt feelings of a relative. But she let that leave her mind once everything got going.

She attended 7 houses on the first open house day.

First was Corps of Cadets she knew one girl in this house. The girls she visited with were nice although the main girl she talked to knew very little about TAMU. That bothered my DD. In her mind everyone should know all about TAMU and all its traditions. She has heard that this is the party house but she knows to form her own opinion. Nothing she has seen today makes her think that is true. She wouldn't mind returning here but it's the first house and she does not know what is still to come.

Next was Reveille - She had great conversations at Reveille and talked to many girls. The conversation flowed and never felt forced. She would love to return here.

The 3rd house of the day was Kyle Field - Lots of girls in her Rho Gamma group want to go here. She had a great visit and would be willing to go back she had nice conversations with more than one girl.

4th house - Olsen FieldShe was really surprised here. She visited with several officers and had an amazing conversation. She really wants to return here.

5th house - Fish Camp from what I have learned now she really wanted Fish Camp to be her home. She only talked to one girl though and they didn't really hit it off. She was very disappointed after this party and was very confused by the way the party went.

6th house - Muster - Although she was hot and tired she was excited for this house. It was nearing 100 degrees with tons of humidity. She was amazed at this house, it was a beautiful building and the women there were lovely too. She met the President and two VP's and had fabulous conversation with everyone. She left this house believing this could be her home for life.

7th house - Bonfire ---- She felt like she was at Bonfire. The sun was blazing and she was ready for the day to be over. She had woken up at 5 am and it was nearing 3 pm. She's just ready to be done. She walked into Bonfire and was greeted by the little of one of the only girls she knows that is Greek at TAMU. She then talked to a couple of VP's and got to wave at her friend. It seemed that everyone knew her name and as she was leaving they were all calling her name as she left the house.

This long day is finally over. I got more details than I expected from her. She did want to see her mom. She was really funny because she said "I want to see you, but I don't want you to have to drive over." Ok what's a mom to do? drive an hour and make the daughter happy or come home and read greek chat. I drove the hour, took her chick-fil-a and laid down with her and got her to relax. She was very stressed out.