DAY ONE: OPEN HOUSE!
So recruitment began quite recently! I was so excited standing outside the first house, but it was SO nerve wracking! I wasn't prepared for how loud it was and the chants, but it was so awesome to see how excited all of the chapters were about their sorority! As the day went on it got easier and easier to talk to the girls, and it was so hard to rank because I liked A LOT of them! Anyways...on with the show! (These are in alphabetical order)
ARABESQUE- These girls were very nice and welcoming, but I didn't really feel a connection with them. I talked to two girls who were both really sweet and excited about being an Arabesque, but one had very bad breath...which turned me off even more. I just didn't really feel like I belonged there, but I still had fun!
BALLET-This was a HUGE chapter. There were so many girls in the house, and it was SO HOT. I talked to one girl during the whole party, and she was nice. However, all she really seemed to love about her sorority was the mixers, and I want to be much more involved in not only the social aspect but the philanthropy and sisterhood. I still want to give this one another chance, though!
COSTUME-I really liked these girls! I talked to three or four and every single one was so sweet, and all seemed really interested in what I was saying! I also really love this organizations philanthropy, and they seemed to be really involved and really passionate about it!
JAZZ-This party went okay. I talked to one girl who was rushing girls for the very first time, and so she was kind of nervous...there were a lot of awkward pauses in our conversation and we both dug for things to talk about. I did not necessarily dislike this house, I just didn't really feel a connection with it.
JETE-These girls were really nice! I talked to one girl and was bumped to about 2 or 3 others. They had really nice display tables in the house for different aspects of their sorority. The conversation flowed naturally, and I even met a girl in my major. I still felt not so right with this one, and I don't really know why.
PIROUETTE-This was the first party of the day so I was REALLY nervous! However I shouldn't have been...these girls were all so nice! I talked to three different people and I loved all of them. They were all interesting and seemed interested! A few sisters gave a speech at the end of the party, and the other girls were tearing up, it was sooo sweet. When I was walked out, a sister told me she hoped to see me again!
POINTE-This house was...not for me. At all. From the moment I walked in I felt completely out of place. I dug for questions and conversation, but it was the last house of the day and my least favorite, so I had a hard time keeping the talking going! I did not like this house at all.
TAP-This house was one of my FAVORITES. The girl that rushed me was SO sweet and all of the girls were VERY excited. They had so many displays and pictures, and my rusher answered all of my questions and was really interested in what I had to say! She had even taken dance earlier in her life
This was a fun party and a great group of girls!
TUTU-I liked this house, but I couldn't really see myself there. The girl that rushed me was really nice and she was REALLY funny, but I just didn't feel like I belonged there. They made me feel totally welcome though and I had fun!
And so, at the end of that day, we had to choose 6 and drop 3. My list ran as follows:
(Alphabetical Order)
KEEP:
Ballet
Costume
Jazz
Pirouette
Tap
Tutu
DROP:
Arabesque
Jete
Pointe
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