My Midwestern Recruitment Tale

[ohMycron]

So, we get to Softball and are greeted with a loud cry as the door to the house opened and girls yelled their songs at the top of their lungs. I was so overwhelmed. I feel bad but I think I wrote off Softball completely because I had 100% no idea what was going on. I don't remember anything about the girls. I remember the house was beautiful.


Next we went to Cycling. The same thing happened again! I was slightly more ready this time. I at least got an impression from these girls.... but it wasn't a good one. They were very snobby. The girl who was rushing me (in retrospect, it MUST have been her first time) talked the whole time. There were some questions, but not many beyond "what's your name?". She talked about her LV suitcase, past trip to France, her dad's job, etc. I just sort of nodded. I realized as I walked out that THAT was an example of a house you would cut.


Judo- These girls were without a house. They did an excellent job of explaining it and making it an asset, not a flaw. However, you could tell they were trying to become top tier. They double sat us, which IMHO isn't a problem. However, I (a dark brunette who was not a size two by any means) recieved very little attention compaired to skinny blond triple legacy who was sitting with me.


By this point I was getting worried. I was never going to find a place where I fit. I was seriously considering dropping out, especially as I had a class conflict. I talked to my Rho Chi on the way to the next house and she said that they could accomodate me and do half-parties for the Day 2 of Round I. I was skeptical.


We arrived at Swimming and finally! I felt a click. The house was gorgeous, the girls I talked to were nice, pretty, vivacious, and interesting. I loved it! I was excited because I felt I had finally found a place I might fit into. I was willing to keep going.

Diving and Discus really blended together. There wasn't anything remarkable or negative about either house. (By this point, I expected the cheers and smiled as they sang )


I headed home to share the excitement with my new friends, feeling much better about the rush experience. I thought maybe I would find the sorority for me!

(I'll post Day 2 of Round I later today I hope!)