Haha yeah and there are PLENTY more breeds that I didn't use!
Ok, these are my personal impressions of the houses I went to on the first day. As you know, MY views don't account for EVERYONE'S views thats why they all turned into ponaynays!! haha!
**Oh which by the way, I guess an important fact is that I am a legacy to one of the 11 houses.
For security reasons. I'll name the 5 pnms Pony1/2/3/4/5. Sorry if that gets confusing!
Let's start with a little pre-recruitment fun, eh?!
Well. My roommate (Pony1) and I hung out with 2 (Ponies 2 and 3) other girls from Pony1's highschool who were also freshman and went to party a little bit before classes started. Well the Ponies1, 2, and 3 knew a girl who was a Thoroughbred from their old school as well. So that TB invited us all to hang out with some of her sisters and also show us around (mostly to the fraternities haha). The whole time I was just thinking how nice and awesome these TB's were! They weren't really "dirty rushing" because they weren't constantly saying things such as, "You should join TB because it's the best house and yadda yadda yadda," and they didn't say anything negative about the other houses.
So going into recruitment I thought "WOW I love theses girls! They're so nice and down to earth!"
We ended up hanging out with the TB's for the majority of the nights previous to class and recruitment. During this time Pony2 had her heart set on TB. End of discussion. However, I knew I had an automatic in (unless they had good reason to refuse me) to one of the houses. I had grown to be familiar with that house and my sister was still at the school. I was pretty torn at this point but still not too stressed. I wanted my Pony friends (haha sorry but that sounds funny) to be as open minded as I was because I hate seeing other people get hurt and I didn't want that to happen to them.
Well, orientation came and I got a little more excited but I still wasnt 100% sure I want to join a sorority, and if I did I was nervous that I wouldn't have a chance in any other house except the one I'm a legacy in because they pretty much ALL knew my sister. But as I said above, I still wasn't stressing over this because I knew I would end up where I needed to be.
Day 1 of official recruitment came and the first house on my list was TB! I was escorted in by one of the girls I had been hanging out with too!! I was sooo happy I started the whole thing with a familiar and friendly face! This made me so excited for the rest of recruitment! The bump groups went smoothly (as it did in each house) and the second girl I talked to was really nice as well. She was a little uncomfortable though because she had a wicked cold sore and she was embarressed, but I told her I didn't mind it at all and all she had to do was listen to my manly, raspy, lost voice and laugh it off! haha! (having no voice really sucks when all you do is TALK TALK TALK!!) Time passed quickly and before I knew it I was back on the bus to go back to the auditorium.
The next house, Arabian, was nice I guess. I had heard, and could tell by the way the girls looked, that it was a top house on campus. I knew the moment I starting talking to the first Arabian that it wasn't the house for me. To put it nicely, she was slightly spacey. she wasn't stupid or anything, she just seemed uninterested, bored, or something, I don't know.. it just wasn't a pleasant conversation haha! I also don't know if she was genuinely nice or if she was just fake. I can only remember talking to her and this was only because she reminded me of a much more spacey version of a friend from home. No one else stood out. This, for me, was not enough to request to come back on the third day. I heard the chanting begin a signal that it was time to leave and I was thrilled! I could NOT wait to leave! I was just bored and unintersted.
Next I went to Hackney. HOLY COW!! I'm sorry but some of the girls I talked to were quite awkward. The one's who weren't awkward were boring. I think I would explode from lack of release of energy if I lived in such a house. The Hackney's aren't simply laid back like the Dales or even the Chincoteagues (which I will tell you about next) they're just... boring. Don't get me wrong, they're very sweet girls, I just would not fit in because I like to go out and party, and they don't. This 30 min dragged on for what seemed like hours! As long as it seemed the only thing I can remember is that it was boring... which is kind of sad. BUUUUT, I was beyond happy when we went back to the bus.
Ok, Dales. The Dales' house was soo cute! It was the smallest and had the fewest girls (we're talking like 10 maybe live in?) It's more of a farming, agriculture house. I just remember walking in and feeling like I walked into my aunt's house around Thanksgiving! The smell was beyond amazing and just cozy. The girls were incredibly nice. The only downside to talking with them was that there were maybe 7 pnms to 1 Dales. As much as I liked the girls I wanted a more Greek experience if that makes sense. It just more like a group of girls rooming together..? Ya know? Not so much like a sorority. Since it was so little we all basically got a house tour that night. This house ended up feeling like another quick trip, which was nice considering the previous 2 houses seemed lie forever. So, we left this little homey feeling house and went back to the bus after that quick half hour.
Now it was time for Paso Fino. Who you talked to in this house heavily affected most people's decision. I personally did not have a good experience. The people I talked to were so different! One was nice but kind of odd.. I don't really know how else to describe her other than that. While the other was also nice but in a fake way. She didn't seem interested in me at all. I don't know if it was because I just wasn't the type they were looking for, or if she knew my sister so she felt there was no point, or if she was simply just tired since it was one house away from being the end of the day. Either way this made me feel like they were all going to be pretty fake or too diverse (which would make it clicky) and I didn't want to be a part of several groups within one sorority. The actual talking was horrific too. There was soooo much echo that I couldn't even hear the girls talking who were RIGHT next to me and basically screaming into my face! This really sucks when that person also has a breath that isn't so friendly to the nose. Anyways, as nice as they made themselves out to be I felt it was too fake for my liking and being fake is really one of my biggest pet peeves. I'm sure you've figured out where I stand with this house.
Last but not least, the Appaloosas. I loved the people I talked to! They were so easy to make converstion with and keep it going. It wasn't just "so how do you like being an App?" or "what's your major and where are you from?" It was real conversation to really get to know eachother and I really enjoyed it! When the first girl was bumped I was disappointed because I didn't think the second girl and I would click like I did with the first but she turned out being just as friendly and engaging! We laughed almost the entire time and got along great! I had a good feeling about this house because they seemed to be genuine and just fun people. I hoped I would be back for the 2nd round. I was sad to see the lights flicker when time ran out and had to go back to the bus, but also relieved because it had been a LONGGG day and I couldn't talk haha!
Oh I also found out at the end during the reveal that my Gamma Chi was an App!
Day number 2 will be in the next post and Ponies 1-5's views will probably be in the 3rd
Fall '07 Rec. Story as a PNM!!
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