Ok. Last night was so much fun! We got there and everything started around 6 o'clock. My pi chi's name is Julie and she is really cute and nice. Our theme is sponge bob square pants. haha. she bought us folders and memo pads and stuff.
The first party we went to was
blue, and we were standing outside in the humidity for like 15 minutes waiting for them to get ready and stuff. All the pi chi's and the other people were being all secretive about the rooms and it was really funny. When the doors opened up, you could see inside the room and it was sooo pretty. It was definitly the best looking room. There were flowers everywhere because their theme was "garden party". They walked us to white garden-y chairs and we sat while the sisters stood behind us and talked to us while they showed their video. It was cute. And they were all really cute in their matching outfits...
The girl that I was paired with was really nice and easy to talk to.. just small talk basically, but it was easy to make conversation. I could fit in with this group.
The second room was
red. The song they sang was really "sisterly" and cute. The theme they did was really original and well set up and the slide show they had was cool. The rooms were all really hot, but we all made the most of it. I think that I liked this group the least of the three, but not by much or anything. The main thing was that I didn't really click with the girl I was talking to, and they didn't have the rotation thing down at all, so I was just with her the whole time. She asked me like 19 times if I had any questions... and I ran out of things to say. Not much common ground. So i don't think I made too good of an impression. I have heard a lot of really good things about this chapter, so Im not ruling it out. I hope I get to go back there tonight and talk to someone else.
The last chapter we saw was
purple and I
loved this group. The first girl I got paired with grew up in Jax (like me) and her boyfriend and my ex-boyfriend used to play baseball at BK together, so we had something to start talking about.. and she was really easy to talk to. They had this rotating thing where they would switch who your main person was.. and the second and third girls I talked to were just as cool as the first. Very talkative and funny. A girl who I hadn't met came up to me and said she recognized me from philosophy class and just wanted to say hi.. which was nice. This group is really into intramural sports and stuff which I love. Also, they all seemed so friendly with each other. I felt really included and welcome.. this was the only room that I didnt feel nervous in, I just felt like I was talking to people I already knew. It was really nice. Before rush, this was the group that I was least interested in, for superficial reasons.. but now Im really excited about going back there!
Overall, the night was really fun, but exhausting. I was tired when I got home. I had a good time though, and I love my pi chi group. I really hope some of those girls end up as my sisters. This morning my pi chi called me and told me I had been invited back, but I dont know which groups I will be visiting. Its philanthropy night and I love my outfit. So im excited. I will write more when I get home.
-Kalie