What happened?

[uk2011]

Originally Posted by Lala9825

I was rushing this year as a fresheman, and had some interesting results. I was very prepared going into rush with recs for every house, appropiate outfits, and conversations dos and donts. I went to all the houses with a positive attitude, and was smily, outgoing, interested in what was being said to me, and kept the conversation flowing. I went to all of the houses the first day, and thought I had great conversations with all of the houses, but i had an idea which two I wanted to cut. The next day my schedule said I had been cut from three of my top houses, and had to go back to my bottom two. The next day of rush I had the best natural conversations at 3 houses, only to find out the next day i got cut from all of my top choices except for one, and yet again had to go back to my bottom 2. Im all for giving sororities a chance, but I could NEVER see myself in the bottom two and would never wear my letters in public although I was still polite and friendly. Any advice about what may have gone wrong?

So I know that a lot of people are going to beat you up on this, but I completely understand. I got cut from two houses where I really felt at ease and the girls kept telling me how much they wanted to see me back the next day. When I got my schedule the next day, I saw that they had both cut me, and that I was going back to a house where I sat in awkward silence for 45 minutes. I didn't feel comfortable there at all, and the girls that I talked to acted like they were bored out of their mind.

I was completely shocked at the way it turned out, because it just seemed so random. I still don't know what happened, but on Pref night, I went back to another house I initially didn't really care for, and the girls were wonderful. I didn't end up joining that house, but I gained a newfound appreciation for them. I do love where I ended up but what was so hard for me was that the girls in the first two houses seemed so fake and I couldn't understand why they were telling me they loved me and hoped to see me back and then they cut me. I guess I'll never know.

So do what feels right to you, if you're still going through. I just accepted my Bid today, so I am completely new to all of this. But I did want to say that I understand, and I know what you mean.