I hesitate to call this a retro story because I don't want to feel old yet :)

[FSUZeta]

what a great story!

[33girl]

I'm digging this one.

[Leslie Anne]

Can't wait to read more!

[bostongreek]

loving the story!

what do the groups without houses do during house tours?

[Pirouette]

Originally Posted by bostongreek

what do the groups without houses do during house tours?

I'm pretty sure they just hung-out, talked, and played games. Since all 3 of my house tours had houses and I was never a Rho Gamma, I never got to experience this, but this is what I've been told by other people who did.

Since I just got back from school, I'll have an update soon. I just want to reread the next section before I post it.

[Pirouette]

Day 4: Preference

I ended-up crashing on Audrey’s futon that night. My roommate was gone when I went back to my room, but her boyfriend was still there. And since he made me feel uneasy, Audrey offered to let me sleepover that night. The next morning Audrey and I got ready together again (I helped her straighten her hair and she helped to curl mine). The dress code for the day was a cocktail or sundress. My dress was black and pink (it’s hard to explain, but it was really cute. I wore it to homecoming that year as well) and I wore black flats even though I knew heals would look better (I had learned my lesson the day before). At the appropriate time, we left for the student center to meet our Rho Gamma. I smiled as I looked at my schedule: Trouble, Candy Land. I was so excited to have my top choices but I knew I would have a hard decision to make when I filled out my preference card.
I looked over at Audrey. She was smiling, but she looked uneasy again. She showed me her schedule: Pretty, Pretty Princess, Candy Land. She told me she felt guilty for still having my favorite when I didn’t. I told her I was still really happy with my schedule and she relaxed. We hugged good-bye and promised to sit next to each other on the bus ride over to Candy Land.

At Trouble, I was met by Elizabeth, the legacy who I talked to several times during recruitment. She led me to the dining room where I got a small plate of food and then we moved over to the living room and chatted on a couch. She gave me a letter telling me how much she enjoyed getting to meet me this week and how she thought I could be an asset to Trouble. We continued to talk about our families and she made sure to point out how wonderful it was to be sisters with her mother and grandmother. She then led me to the chapter room for part of their ceremony. I even started to cry a little (I had borrowed Audrey’s real waterproof mascara this time so I didn’t have to worry about looking like a mess). As I was leaving Trouble, Elizabeth came up and gave me a hug and said she couldn’t wait to see me again. I left with a smile on my face.

I met Audrey on the bus but she wouldn’t tell me how the party had gone at Pretty, Pretty Princess. She didn’t look like she had been crying though. When we arrived at the house, the inside was even more beautiful than it had been the day before. I was greeted by Grace and Audrey was greeted by Katherine. The two of them led us to the dining room for more food and then hugged each other before Katherine led Audrey into the living room and Grace led me upstairs to her bedroom. She also had written me a letter but instead of it being a serious letter saying ‘you could be an asset here,’ she had written jokes and memories from the previous days and ended it by saying “regardless of where you go tonight, I hope we can be become friends.” Then she led me down to the chapter room for the ceremony and I started to cry really hard. These girls were so awesome and I knew I wanted to be a part of them too. Then I looked next to me and saw my roommate. How could these amazing girls want her? My tears of joy quickly turned to tears on anger. I felt so at home at Candy Land, but I had barely survived one month living with my roommate, how could I survive four years with her?

[ree-Xi]

Noooo! I rarely get hooked on these stories.

Did you have any idea she was going through recruitment? (if you said so, I missed it).

[gee_ess]

Oh I love it!! What a dilemma - pledge with the dreaded roommate or not??


Great job and keep it going!!

[FSUZeta]

oh no.......a thing!!

[AOII Angel]

The plot thickens....

[sigmagirl10]

Please please update!! I love this story!

[Pirouette]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

Did you have any idea she was going through recruitment? (if you said so, I missed it).

Yes, I knew she was rushing. Sorry if I didn't make it very clear. I wrote like one sentence about it at the beginning.
We were in different Rho Gamma groups and the last pref party was the only party I had encountered her. I guess it's possible we were at other parties together and never knew it.

[Pirouette]

I was quiet on the bus ride back (I wanted to tell Audrey what was wrong, but I didn’t want my roommate to overhear so I ended-up telling her later that night). Before meeting my Rho Gamma, I snuck off to a bathroom to call home on my cell-phone (this was back in the day when cell phones were bricks and not many people had them) even though the reception sucked. First I talked to my mother who told me to follow my heart. After all, I didn’t know if my roommate even wanted to be a Candy Land. My step-father wanted me to only put down Trouble because it would mean a lot to my mother, even though she didn’t say it was a big deal. After talking to my step-father, I knew exactly what I should do: the opposite of what he said (yeah, I was defiantly acting like a teenager at that moment).


My card looked like:

1. Candy Land
2. Trouble

Audrey had apparently been done before I finished my phone call, so as soon as I filled-out my final preference card and handed-it to my Rho Gamma, the two of us headed back to our dorm. Since this was before cell phones were very popular, we all had to stay in our rooms for several hours before bids were distributed later that night, just in case we did not receive a bid and our Rho Gammas would call our room phone. Needless to say, I wasn’t very happy about spending several hours locked in a room with my roommate and her boyfriend. I changed into sweats then climbed-up to my loft with one of my text books to try to get some of my homework done, but I found it hard to concentrate. Eventually I fell asleep and woke-up with my face lying in my French book two hours later.

[ree-Xi]

Originally Posted by Pirouette

Audrey had apparently been done before I finished my phone call, so as soon as I filled-out my final preference card and handed-it to my Rho Gamma, the two of us headed back to our dorm. Since this was before cell phones were very popular, we all had to stay in our rooms for several hours before bids were distributed later that night, just in case we did not receive a bid and our Rho Gammas would call our room phone. Needless to say, I wasn’t very happy about spending several hours locked in a room with my roommate and her boyfriend. I changed into sweats then climbed-up to my loft with one of my text books to try to get some of my homework done, but I found it hard to concentrate. Eventually I fell asleep and woke-up with my face lying in my French book two hours later.

I COB'd, but I remember waiting by my phone praying that I didn't receive the phone call. It was so nerve wracking!!! I was so relieved and excited when I got a knock at my door instead - bids were offered in person by an active sister, who then took you to the chapter room.

[CougarGrad]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

The plot thickens....

Dun-dun-duuuuuuuhhhn...



Lovin' this story!