I joined a house that was never even a consideration for me during Rush. I went through rush wanting this one house so badly I could taste it and I was invited back to all rounds there except for Pref. I was crushed.
I had 3 Pref invites however (which was the max. number allowed) but two of those houses were just not at ALL what I was looking for and the third, while it is a big and popular chapter on my campus, I couldn't see myself ever just hanging around with those girls. I honestly had no idea why they kept asking me back and I never had over the max. number of invites so I could have released them. I withdrew from rush the morning of Pref and thought I had made the right desicion by not joining a sorority. However, I later regretted it once school started and all my friends were so happy in their respective houses. I didn't go to any of the COB events offered by any houses b/c I had already seen them during rush and I just was being obnoxious and I refused to give them a chance at all. Luckily Phi Mu just HAPPENED to be colonizing at my school that fall and I went and had an interview. I was offered a bid a few days later. I decided to give it a chance, mainly b/c I loved the color pink, (How stupid is that?? But really I didn't have a whole lot to base it on, since there was no existing chapter) Now almost two years later I can't imagine ever being anywhere else but where I am. My chapter has been through highs and lows, but we all love each other dearly and have a blast together, plus we have a brand new beautiful house to boot!
Funny how things end working out, isn't it??