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			Round 3I'm exhauted.  There's no other way to put it - emotionally, physically, mentally, everything.  Things didn't go as well as I would've liked them to and I had a total freakout on the phone with my mom during a break.  I just feel like I should still be home.  I feel guilty for even starting this process and I don't really know if I want to continue.  I got asked back to two houses, one of which I really enjoyed, the other I just keep getting asked back to and I just don't fit there.  I feel awkward and I can't join an organization to join an organization, its not me.  I simply could not accept a bid from them.  All of the girls are genuinely nice people, but nice isn't enough to build a sisterly bond on, for me.
 Today I toured:
 Trafalgar Square - I remember thinking last year that this house was where I could see myself the most.  Out of my two options right now, I still think that.  The girls I spoke to today were much more active in conversation and within the house itself.  They were down to earth and really chill people.  I felt more comfortable here than I have in the previous two rounds.  The house was really nice, too, which was a plus.  This was my third choice from the five of the last round, so I guess its not all that bad.  I've heard things about the sisters not getting along well, but they all seemed very cohesive to me.  I suppose thats part of rush though, even if it is forced.  It didn't seem forced, at very least to me.
 Big Ben - Nothing new here.  More stunted, awkward conversation.  Smiling and nodding.  Pauses.  At this point in the evening I was so fed up with everything I just didn't care anymore.  As I stood waiting to go inside, I looked over at Millenium Bridge (which happens to be across the street from Big Ben), wishing I were there instead. The house was cute, but on the tour the sisters seemed so indifferent towards the house and towards eachother.  I didn't feel welcomed, I didn't feel the love that I felt at Trafalgar Square.  Even if I go to prefs here, one round can't change 3 previous ones of me feeling strange here.
 
 Honestly, at this point, if I am invited back to both I would suicide Trafalgar Square.  Again, I'm not one of those people who can lukewarmly enter something.  I go into things headfirst, balls out.  Its actually something I got from my dad.  He was a no bullshit kind of guy and I inherited that from him.  I can't bullshit my way through a sisterhood.  Its disrespectful to those who are in it for the real deal.  If theres anything I learned from him, its that respect for others, no matter who they are or what you think of them, is always of the utmost importance. If I am put in the situation where my only possible choice is Big Ben, then I have to respectfully bow out.
 
			
			
			
			
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