A retro tale: 10 years ago today.........

[ZetaGirl22]

The next day, I had to go to the Union to get my invites. I was very nervous as I found Megan, who handed me my list. It looked like this:

The Smashing Pumpkins
The Cure
The Clash
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Live
Nirvana

I was overcome by happiness and incredible devastation at the same time. I was ecstatic that Nirvana wanted me back, even though I missed their party. I was also very happy about The Smashing Pumpkins and Mighty Mighty Bosstones, but I was crushed by the fact that both The Pixies and Weezer had released me. Megan saw this and encouraged me to be positive. I still had several chapters left that I REALLY liked, and the rest I still felt good about. That helped me put things in perspective, but the rejection I felt really stung, too. But I had a decision to make. I could go back to 5 chapters, and I had 6 on my list. It was between The Cure, because of the awkwardness I'd felt at their parties, and Live, just because I hadn't connected well with the member I had met during Tours. I decided to keep The Cure, because even though there were awkward moments, I had genuinely liked all the members that I had met. I marked “Regret With Interest” on my card for Live. Megan also made sure to tell me that Set of 5 would be more dressy, and most women would wear black pants. Now, when a sorority woman at Maryland 10 years ago told you to wear black pants, you knew EXACTLY what she was talking about.

Ten years ago, “sorority girl pants” were all the rage. They were a nylon/cotton blend stretchy bootcut pant with an elastic waistband. EVERYONE was wearing them. I already had a pair because they had been popular in my high school as well. They were from Express, of course. (In case you hadn't already noticed that theme LOL)

There was one day to wait until Set of 5 parties started on Saturday. I started getting very excited. The feelings of rejection didn't last long for me. I was totally focused on making the best possible impression on my remaining 5 chapters.