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So off to college.
The scholarship I was offered was merit-based. I test really well, and as we know I like school, so my "numbers" were really good. I signed up to live in the Honors dorms on campus, and I decided I would rush. As high school wound down, a few of the girls in my senior class who planned to attend my mom's school asked her for a recommendation for recruitment. I did not do this. I did not collect any recommendations, at all. My mother did not suggest that I do so - remember she wasn't super involved, and probably didn't know whether they were really necessary.
Recruitment occurred the week before school started. We had to get permission to move into the dorms early. There were a handful of women who were participating in recruitment on my floor - including my next door neighbor. Boy, did I admire her. She was polished and friendly, and always wore an amazing perfume that was just right - not too strong, but not forgettable. Her outfits were lovely. MY outfits were just the best things in my closet. I did not buy anything extra or special for recruitment. I waffled between "oh I really hope people like me" and "this is all so silly." I am absolutely a joiner and an extrovert, and I liked the idea of belonging to a Sisterhood, but I definitely had gotten an earful of "Greeks are just buying their friends" from someone, so I really wasn't sure it was for me.
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