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Originally Posted by LegallyBrunette
Ohhh, do I see a lesson for PNMs on the horizon?
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I think you might!
I'll keep this thread moving because I'm impatient and hate waiting for updates! So as you remember all anyone could talk about was how much they loved Bordeaux and Lyon. I had convinced myself that all I wanted was Bordeaux also. Some people on my hall had Marseille as their top choice but most saw them as a fall back if they didn't get into Bordeaux. They were very similar houses but like I said there had been some things that had happened with Marseille the year before that us freshman were not really filled in on. Nobody seemed to want Giverny. On Tuesday of that week we got to see who invited us back.
I got my invitations and was invited back to:
Bordeaux
Marseille
Giverny
I was so happy! I pretty much knew I would get cut by Lyon so I really wasn’t surprised. It stung a little since that was my first taste of getting cut but I had assumed I'd be cut from them before rush even started. Plus it made my decision for the 3 houses I would go back to a lot easier and deep down I was relieved that I would get to go back to Giverny because I did like them and I didn’t have to force conversation with Lyon.
Today was philanthropy day. We were given tshirts to wear and I paired it with a skirt and sandals.
First we went to
Marseille. Their craft was picture frames and I’m a very crafty person so I really enjoyed it! The other actives and PNMs at my table were talking about how silly it was to be making a craft and how it was like being in preschool, so even though I was thoroughly impressed with my picture frame I acted nonchalant about itand made a few comments about how it wasn't very good, which was a total lie because it was amazing. We sat at a large round table with a bunch of other PNMs and actives. The girl I was paired with was pleasant and we had a good conversation but didn’t really hit it off. We were at a table with several other actives and PNMs so the conversation flowed between everyone well. I heard from a PNM whose sister had rushed at our school that at Marseille they would give us drinks and the color straw we got signified how much they liked us. For example they would give blue straws to all the girls they really wanted, and red straws to the girls they were lukewarm about. They brought me my drink and it had a yellow straw. I wondered what the meant so I looked around my table and noticed that all but one PNM at my table had a yellow straw. The one girl with a green straw was gorgeous and I suddenly got really nervous that it meant that the yellow straws were bad. But then when I looked at another table I noticed that none of them had yellow, some had green, but then others had red. I didn’t know there were three categories of straws! Finally I told myself that the straws probably didn’t mean anything although I wasn’t totally convinced that yellow was the cut group.
Next was
Giverny. We made flowers out of lollipops by cutting out construction paper in the shape of petals and gluing them on the wrapped lollies. There wasn’t too much skill involved with this, especially because some of the other actives at the table were helping with the cutting so that took all of 2 minutes. So after I got my petals cut out and glued on I was kind of confused about what else I was supposed to do. I noticed some other girls had crayons but I didn’t have any and felt stupid asking them to pass them over so I awkwardly gave my pitiful looking lolly-flower to an active collecting the craft and hoped they weren’t judging me on my art skills. I was paired with one of the girls that I met before rush started, Caroline, and felt like we had been friends forever. We had a great conversation which made up for the lame craft. I really enjoyed her because she was the first person I met in Giverny that fit the idea in my head of who I wanted to be. She was beautiful with platinum blonde hair and just very well put together. She was dating a guy who was in one of the best fraternities on campus and she was just very outgoing but not in an overwhelming way. But she was also brilliant and did several activities that were way out of the norm for what I expected of a sorority girl. I was just so intrigued by her and thought that if she chose to be in Giverny then clearly they weren't a bad house at all. Even though I liked most of the girls I met at the other houses, this was the one house where I didn’t feel like I was being judged and since I was so nervous and insecure I really appreciated the relaxed atmosphere.
Last was
Bordeaux. We made placemats. Again I loved all the girls that I talked to but I was still super self-conscious at this party. I felt like I had to turn on the charm to impress them and I realized that almost all of the PNMs loved them so I had major competition. Other than the fact that I was blonde I didn’t have much else in common with them. I enjoyed going out but wasn’t a crazy partier and I felt like I couldn’t really relate to them when they talked about boys and crazy things they had done. I loved the idea of being a Bordeaux and being surrounded by gorgeous people and always being the life of the party, but as much as I refused to admit it I knew deep down that I wouldn’t fit in here.
So after this party I was more confused than ever. I was convinced that I had come off incredibly awkward at every house and I went back to my room practically in tears. I had pretty much taken Giverny for granted but after meeting Caroline I started to think that maybe they were out of my league also. My quad mates asked what was the matter and I said I just knew I was going to be cut. None of them understood what I was talking about since I had gotten invited back to three houses that day but I knew that the jig was up and all the sororities had realized how awkward I really was. I asked them if I could go to parties with them and their sorority sisters after they got bids and I didn’t. Trying to make me feel better they all said they would. They decided to cheer me up and take my mind off of sororities so we stuffed ourselves with Taco Bell and watched chick flicks all night.
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