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The thing that made me want to join my chapter from the start was the genuine friendship and fun I had with the girls. When I was rushing, summer rush was still allowed on my campus and I got calls from chapters over the summer that I met during orientation. I was turned off by one chapter because the first thing they invited me to was a "clothing optional" keg party at a fraternity house... no thanks, not my type. I declined. Another chapter would call me almost every weekend, but I had to decline because I had a season pass to Magic Mountain and went nearly every weekend... I think they thought I was lying to them.
But then there was Gamma Phi... the very first rush event was a laid back barbecue at a house 4 of the girls shared... a ton of the sisters were there and I was scared to go, but ended up clicking so well with a group of the girls that they invited me to a KA party that night... I'd recently met a KA while working at the mall and we'd been talking a little, but I didn't think he'd even be there. Turns out, he lived at the KA house and it was his birthday... I had so much fun with these girls that night, just meeting a ton of people and being myself (a big dork) that I couldn't wait for rush... We even stole a set of the guys' wooden letters and we had them all the way through July until about October when I pledged... they didn't get them back until we threatened to paint them pink... I love how I could just act like myself around these beautiful, friendly, and amazing girls the first time I met them... I've only been able to do that around one other person ever (coincidentally, my best friend, who's a Kappa)
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