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Open house got cancelled due to the weather so we went straight to round 1!
So my schedule for Round 1 was London, Sydney, Rome, Tel Aviv, Los Angelos, Paris, and New York City
London: I really liked this house, the conversations didn’t really get below the surface level very much but I still enjoyed the girls I talked to. I talked 4 girls and then we were put into groups to play an ice breaker game which I thought was cute. None of the conversations I had with any of the girls felt awkward or forced which was good so overall I liked this house.
Sydney: One of my very good friends was in this house so I ended up talking to her for a little bit, but I was initially picked up at the door by one of her pledge sisters who I had previously met at one of their events. I liked the first girl and obviously getting to talk to my friend was a relief because I knew her. Another girl who I had also previously met came over while I was talking to my friend. I felt kind of weird talking to her, because it kind of felt like she was grilling me. She just kept firing question after question, and I felt like I was being interviewed more than having a conversation. The last girl I talked to I really liked, I felt that the conversation was really easy and we were talking about things completely unrelated to sororities or school. Even though I felt weird talking to that one girl, I still really liked this house.
Rome: These girls were all very nice, but I didn’t feel like I could see myself being friends with them. I had decent conversations with a couple of girls, but I found myself waiting for the round to be over and wasn’t very excited to be there. I didn’t show that though, I tried to keep a smile on my face the whole time and seem engaged in the conversations.
Tel Aviv: this was the local sorority. Since a big part of the reason why I want to join greek life is for the connections you get through alumni, a local sorority felt kind of limiting to me and wasn’t really what I was looking for. I went into this house already knowing that I wanted to drop them. I know that isn’t something you are supposed to do, but I did anyway. The conversations I had here were okay, they were honestly kind of weird and I didn’t feel like I connected with them at all.
Los Angelos: This house was awkward at first, because nobody picked us up at the door so we all kind of just walked in and wandered until we found a girl to talk to. I ended up standing in a group with 3 other rushes all talking to two of the actives. It was also very loud and hard to hear the girls rushing us. The conversation was pretty basic. We then played a little ice breaker which I really liked. After that I talked to two girls, again nothing really below the surface but the conversation didn’t feel awkward or forced so that was good. I saw a girl who I had met at one of their events and I ended up talking to her for a little bit and she mentioned that she was excited that I ended up coming out for greek life which made me feel good. Overall I liked this house and could definitely see myself in it.
Paris: This house also did not have anyone pick us up at the door so we wandered until we found someone to talk to. I talked to three girls and enjoyed the conversation with both of them, one of the girls asked me some really interesting questions which I liked. I really liked this house, but the only thing I don’t like is that they are the smallest on campus with only about 40 girls.
New York City: Since I had been hanging out with these girls, I was excited to go here, but also nervous, because I really wanted to make a good impression. I was picked up at the door by a girl I knew, but hadn’t really talked to that much before which was good. We had a really good conversation I think, we talked about all sorts of things and the conversation never really got awkward. I really hope I get invited back by this house.
After the last house we went straight to ranking. Since we have 7 organizations on campus we ranked our top 5 and then our bottom 2. Even though we rank our top 5 all as number 1, the order still matters. As I was walking to the location where we rank I was kind of unsure on who I was going to rank as my bottom 2. When I sat down and started ranking I did it without thinking. I think it was good that I didn’t think about it, because it allowed me to not second guess myself. My ranking for round 1 was
1.New York City
1.London
1. Sydney
1. Los Angelos
1. Paris
2. Rome
3. Tel Aviv
I hope I get a good schedule tomorrow for round 2!
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