[DesertRose]

Day 3 - Pref Night

Sally went to Post Office. To Sally's surprise she was invited to only one chapter and that was TRIANGLE! She could not get rid of Triangle no matter what she did. She ran back to her dorm room and called me.

Sally was shocked that she was invited to only one chapter, that Trapezoid was not on the list, and that the only chapter that wanted her was the one that she tried to drop all week.

Sally was worried that she would be the only woman in my family that went through Recruitment and did not get into a Sorority.

I had my work cut out for me when I received the call. First I sat down in front of my computer and did what I do best. Research. I scoured the internet for any info, any scrap of info, any detail on the chapter that she was returning to. I found very little as the Social Media Chair that year in Triangle was not keeping their posts up to date. I did find a photo of some of the girls wearing snap backs and doing some Hip Hop. I also found another photo of some girls wearing jeans, boots, winter jackets at a local landmark. All of the girls were very attractive, fresh faces, nice hair, etc. I could not understand why the reputation was that these were the losers.

So Sally and I had a heart to heart. We talked about what I found on the internet and that these girls looked really nice and frankly looked like her. We talked about what did she want out of her college experience. Did she want to go Greek? If so, this was her only chance this year. Sophomore year it could be harder to get a bid and she would miss out of a whole year of being in a sorority. We also talked that this chapter really wanted her and that she would have the ability to join and make changes if there needed to be changes made.

I told her to dry off her tears, get ready, wear her beautiful pref dress.

So she went with her game face on and decided that if this chapter was her one chance she would go for it. I was proud of her again and how she accepted the decisions of the chapters and went for it.

Triangle - AMAZING PARTY!!!! Sally was paired with a dynamite girl. They talked the entire party (one hour). The ritual was beautiful. She left the party feeling loved and wanted to be a part of that group.

She went back to the PNM room, signed MRABA stating that she would accept a bid from Triangle.

Sally called me and I was relieved to hear how well the night went. She was worried that she might not get a bid. I knew that the college used RFM, but I did not say anything to her. We agreed that she would call me after she went to post office the next day.