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Originally Posted by Benzgirl
I'm picturing the Ferris Beuhlers to look like Sloane Peterson (Mia Sara)
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Actually they did! With spiral perms. They were a very pretty group of girls.
On to the first round...
The first night of rush was three parties. Best Friend had coached me about how to act for rush: Be really friendly, make a good impression. Since this was late September, it was time for fall clothes. I wore my navy blue LL Bean button down corduroy shirt dress, a maroon Gant paisley shirt under it, a maroon Aigner belt, and my navy suede espadrilles. There were a few girls on my hall wearing pants, and I looked at them with the same disdain you’d have for someone eating with the wrong fork: they just didn’t know any better.
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off: This group’s facility was small-ish, so they didn’t have a lot of room for moving around. Chairs for the rushees were on the perimeter of the room, with chairs for the sisters in a circle facing them. We went in single file and were seated, and it was like musical chairs for the members. When the girl to the right moved over, it was time to meet a new sister. This was one of the two traditionally Jewish sororities on campus, and the girls were all sophisticated, pretty and bubbly. My roommate’s older sister had been a member of this group at SPS and had deactivated three years earlier, so she was going to cut them after the first round before they could cut her.
St. Elmo’s Fire: I went to this party excited to tell the members about how a bunch of my friends had just pledged St. Elmo’s at Big State U. The couple of times that I brought it up, the members didn’t seem too impressed. This was a classy, conservative group of girls.
Sixteen Candles: Oh, I was excited for this one! We met a group of alumnae who explained that the sorority would be recolonizing that year. I talked to a nice alum and was sure to follow Best Friend’s advice: Be really friendly, make a good impression. They showed a slideshow, and told us that this would be their only party of rush, and would have events after rush. I was a little confused about why such a great group would have to do this.
Next day, the rest of the parties:
Pretty in Pink: Any of the guys who commented about this sorority talked about how it had the prettiest girls, and the easiest too. I really liked everyone I met, and they were a sassy, enthusiastic group.
Breakfast Club: What a fun group! I really liked all the girls I talked to here, and they really seemed to like each other. This was the other of the two Jewish sororities, though more non-Jewish girls joined here, I’d heard. I could see why. They were a blast.
Fast Times: I was re-acquainted with my new friends from the meet and greet here, and the President stopped by to say hello. I also met the Rush Chairman, who seemed really happy to meet me. I felt so welcome and happy here, I hated for the party to end.
Some Kind of Wonderful: Finally! I was really excited for this one. I learned from their composite in the Go Greek book that they weren’t as large as the others, but I knew how good they were at Big State U. This was the only party with two rushees per sister, and even then there were long lulls in the conversation. I was trying really hard to be really friendly and make a good impression, but it was hard since the sisters I met didn't seem to be able to do the same. I wanted to like it here, I expected to love it here. I just didn’t.
Footloose: Judging by the photos in the Go Greek book, my dorm friends and I had concluded that this was not going to be a group we’d join. Still, the girls were friendly and talkative, and it was a much nicer experience than the let-down of Some Kind of Wonderful.
Valley Girl: This group seemed to have the highest percentage of blondes. They were nice, and the Valley Girl that I’d met at the meet and greet waved and said hello. I liked them, but didn’t really love them. I was surprised that they were so good, knowing that it wasn’t a really strong group at Big State U.
Our Rho Chi met with us individually the next day with our invitation lists, and we could go back to six parties. I’d been invited back to all eight, and I quickly crossed off
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off after that weird rotation experience and
Some Kind of Wonderful since it was so painful.
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