So recruitment technically started on Sunday, when we attended Greek Forum. It was so fun seeing the Rho Gammas all dressed up in their silly costumes! The skits were so funny and although sitting on the floor for two hours was killer on my backside, it got me so excited for the rest of the week!
Today (well, technically yesterday now that it's past midnight...silly me!) was UCF Day 1, and we each visited 6 houses. It was so long and tiring but everyone was super sweet and outgoing! My group visited:
Marilyn
Audrey
Grace
Bette
Elizabeth
and
Clara!
Marilyn, my first house, was SO beautiful! I've been lurking on GC long enough to have expected the door chants but they still blew me away! I was ushered in and greeted by a really lovely girl, we had a nice (albeit brief!) conversation. I was bumped to another girl who was also so nice! I couldn't find anything I didn't like about this house.
Audrey was a house that I knew a few girls in, so I was definitely excited to see the inside. It was breathtaking! Although I didn't see the girls I was friends with, I did speak to one of their big sisters! These were definitely my best conversations of the day, they were really memorable and I especially remember the conversation being natural. This was my favorite house I visited.
Bette was a house I'd definitely heard of, so I had an idea of what to expect, but I was blown away. These girls were breathtakingly gorgeous! It was intimidating, since the atmosphere in this house was much more poised and refined than the others. The girl rushing me didn't seem very interested in me, so it was definitely a confidence killer and I don't think I made for very good conversation. I won't be surprised if this house isn't on my schedule Wednesday, but I don't mind.
Grace was next, and boy were we SWEATING by this house. It was 100 degrees at one point! Nevertheless we made the best of it, and we visited the Grace girls. This chapter doesn't have a house, but the girls were so excited it definitely made up for it. Unfortunately the girl I spoke to was pretty awkward conversation-wise, and I didn't feel a 'spark' here. Then again, it's only the first day!
Next came
Elizabeth, who also don't have a house, but they were all so sweet! I was double rushed here, the only time all day, which wasn't very fun since the member rushing us definitely paid more attention to the other girl. I still had a nice conversation though, and the girls all seemed so in love with their sorority it made me want to come back.
Finally, (thank goodness!) came
Clara, the last house of the day! This was the house I was most excited about visiting, since I'd done a little bit of research and found out their philanthropy is something very close to my heart! The girls here were SO laid back and sweet and diverse, I definitely adored this house.
I can't say there are really any houses I dislike, thanks to GC advice I'm definitely just trusting the system, being myself everywhere, and hoping for the best! I'll update you all tomorrow after we finish visiting the next six sororities, including a presentation on Gamma Phi Beta which I'm so excited for!
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