[mizdove]

I got my schedule for the next two days, philanthropy round, and it read
Orange
Lady Jags
Steel
WCSS
F5
TGLC
Peach
GT Blink
Senior Elite
Wildcats

So the houses I had not been invited back to were Coed Elite , Lady Bullets , Panthers, SSX, and Smoed. I didn’t have the full 11 houses possible, but overall I was happy with my schedule. My top choices from the first round had kept me, and I got to give Peach a second chance, which made me glad because it was hard for me to put them in my bottom 4 knowing the girls I did! I tried to just forget about the houses that dropped me because I wasn’t invested in them yet anyway.
During philanthropy round we get a house tour and a presentation about their philanthropy. Most houses have themes for their house tours, and the tour guides dress up and act silly to fit with it (i.e. lifeguard tour guides, “coaches”, etc).
Orange – I had liked this house day 1, but didn’t have that strong of feelings about it. However, on philanthropy day I talked to a girl who was just like me. Some things, obviously, they can pair up from seeing my resume. But there were some similarities they had no way of knowing, so I really felt like I connected with her. They had a fun house tour and their philanthropy presentation was really well done, so I enjoyed myself and felt myself starting to really like this house. We had a little craft but it was kind of open ended and felt a little awkward? But (as you’ll see) I don’t love the little activities and most felt awkward to me.
Lady Jags – This house had been in my bottom four, but I was excited to give it another go. My friend from HS had been in this chapter and then transferred, so she of course talked it up to me. I talked to one of the same girls I talked to on the first day and she remembered me. We did a craft in this house, but I didn’t really get the purpose of it (I think because she didn’t want to spend a long time talking about the craft and wanted to talk about more important stuff). Their philanthropy presentation was good and emotional, I almost teared up, but my conversations weren’t stellar here.
Steel – This was my last house of the first round so I was quite tired the first time around. The second round I talked to a girl who was a total sweetheart. We bonded over our lack of crafting skills, and their philanthropy video made me tear up a bit! Some girls were full on crying (the ones with personal connections). There was no activity in this house which was a relief. Their house is kind of small but it’s cute, and I wish I could explain to you the details that stood out to me about this house tour but it would totally give it away so I won’t. Let’s just say that it seemed like they had a strong sisterhood. I really liked this house.
WCSS – Philanthropy day in this house was strange for me to say the least! I really loved the first girl I talked to before/after the presentation. But after I went into another room I was getting bumped SO fast. I could tell that something had to be off with their groups because I was talking to girls for like a minute and then switching. Their philanthropy presentation was great and they had their house decorated beautifully for it. The philanthropy hits home with me as it is something that’s affected a family member. Plus this chapter is super involved with their philanthropy and have raised tons of money for it, so you could really see their passion. The house tour was fun, but nothing too shocking since I was familiar with it.
F5 – The first girl I talked to in this house was great! I honestly don’t remember who else I talked to that day besides her. We talked and laughed a lot. Our Pi Chi’s told us “drink the water, drink the water, drink the water!!!” because people have passed out in the past. Well, in most houses I drank it pretty quick (I drink a lot of water) and ended up awkwardly holding on to the cup for a while. Well, when I was talking to this girl I totally forgot there was still water in my cup and moved my arm while I was laughing and dumped it all over myself! We just laughed about it! We did a cute activity (not so awkward, but still a little bit) while learning about their philanthropy, which was another great presentation. Their theme for the day was adorable, and the house tour was amazing – like some of the features shocked me and I didn’t even think of existing in a sorority house before then.
TGLC - I was really looking forward to this house as I had enjoyed it so much the day before. Their house tour was super fun. I didn’t connect with the girls I talked to as much as I had during open house round. I still had enjoyable conversations, just not as great. I really like their philanthropy as well and was excited to see their presentation, which I’m sure was great, but I couldn’t really see because I was in the back.