what a fun thread! and its totally meanignful to me.
yes, i did get my first choice, and it only took a year and a half! i went through the first parties of formal rush at IU, in the fall of 2001. when i returned for the next rounds, i had been dropped by everyone but 2 houses. of course i had had a favorite, and of course, they werent one of the 2 that invited me back. i was bummed. i dropped out of rush. later in january i went to an informal party at one of the houses that had asked me back, but decided that even though they were super sweet girls, they werent me.
then there was the chance that tri sigma was coming to colonize at IU sometime soon, so i was working with the group of girls that was trying to head that up. all the while, i was still jealous every time i saw my favorite group on campus, and eventually accepted (grudgingly) that i wouldnt be one of them. but i worked with the tri sigma wanna be group through spring and fall of 2002 only to have it lead nowhere.
i ended up transferring to indiana state, and was pretty sure i was gonna be a DG because thats what my best friend/roommate was, and i already knew most of them. but then i found out that my *favorite* from IU Was doing informal as well, and i knew i owed it to myself to check them out. so i did. turned out i loved them at ISU as much as i had at IU, if not more so. and they loved me too! i am now a very very very proud member of alpha chi omega. it was a long haul, but every day i look at my lavaliere, or my history book, or talk to one of my sisters, i am reminded that the long trip was worth it
AX love and mine
roxydiva
*Edited for spelling and to add more details!