[reverie]

Yay, I've finally gotten to start recruitment!

Gingham was first. These girls are stereotypically "stuck up," but I definitely think I had some of the best conversations with them. I connected with a few girls and they were so sweet. They got really excited when they found out I live in Kentucky (since most people at my school are from the East Coast) so it was a great icebreaker.

Plaid was so energetic. They were bouncing up and down doing their cheers and just general craziness. I had a gym class with the President so when I shook her hand she talked about how she knew me, which was nice. I met some really great girls here too! I talked to one girl for almost ten minutes (as a guesstimate) and she was great. We definitely had a lot of things in common so that was nice.

Stripes was next. I got paired with one of my good friends so it was nice to be able to talk to her again. I pretty much learned the entire history and such of the sorority, which was great. I definitely love all of the girls I met, but if I had to cut one already, I think stripes would be it. I'm keeping an open mind for the next round though!

Polka Dots was my final party. It was their last party as well and my group could tell that they were kind of dragging and tired (and who could blame them!). They were still great girls and I connected with a few of them really well, but not as much as I would have liked to with my hostess. She seemed kind of distant. It was a good experience and next round they're our first house so hopefully I'll get to see polka dots in their element. Plus I love their philanthropy so it should be a great day.

I'm definitely excited to go back (in reverse order) for philanthropy night. It won't be until Tuesday though!

Later I came back to my room, after being so happy and excited about meeting so many great girls, to a couple messages about people being disappointed that I'm rushing or telling me I don't have time to do it. It's crazy having to defend greek life before I've even become greek! I'm definitely enjoying this experience and am so glad that I decided to rush.

Edited to fix my bold tags.