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When we last left our story, I had ranked the groups:
1. Summer (where Jill’s roommate Marie was a sister)
2. Winter (home of my favorite animal, colors I loved, and a room I was in love with, Careen’s top choice)
3. Spring (where my friend Tara was a sister)
4. Fall (where I was sure I didn’t fit in, but where Beth really wanted to be)
It was time to meet with my Rho Chis. My heart was literally in my throat as I knocked on the door of the conference room she was using and went inside. I was so nervous! When I sat down across from my Rho Chis, they both had this “we’re sorry” look on their faces. I was devastated before they even said anything. They told me that I hadn’t gotten invited back to all 4, and that one of my top choices had not invited me back, but that I did get 2 invitations, so I should be grateful. Grateful? I was thrilled!!! I couldn’t believe that 2 groups actually invited me back, I ripped open the envelope to find out which ones.
I had been invited back to Summer and Spring. At first I was really disappointed that I had been dropped from Winter, but then I remembered how they had made fun of my jacket and looked down on my job, so I didn’t stay upset for long. I was really glad Fall had dropped me, because they had been my bottom choice and I didn’t want to be around Beth that much anyway. I happily accepted both invitations. I think my Rho Chis were surprised that I wasn’t upset about Winter and Fall dropping me, but I was just so happy to get ANY invites, that I’m quite sure I bounced all the way out of their room and back up to my dorm room.
Round Two parties would be the next night, so I had time to think about what to wear and somehow I managed to get some studying done. Round Two was “Skit Night” and I was really looking forward to seeing the skits.
First I went to Summer. They did an MTv top 10 countdown type skit where they used popular songs and made up new Summerish lyrics. It was pretty cute. I remember laughing while watching some of the girls really concentrating on their parts. Marie had told me to look out for her and I did. She smiled directly at me a lot during the skit and made sure to introduce me around again that night. I had some pretty good conversations that night—not just about “what’s your major” type of stuff, but about philanthropy and scholarship and even about my involvement in church. I left pretty happy with how the party had gone. I was pretty shocked to see both Beth and Careen in this party with me. I wondered if they had gotten dropped from their favorites, or if they had dropped someone. I wasn’t sure, but still it surprised me that they were there. Careen really seemed to be having fun, but Beth had a really sour look on her face. Come to find out she didn’t get invited back to Fall!
Then it was off to Spring, and they did the exact same skit as Summer (With a few different songs and lyrics, but still it was mostly the same.) I didn’t know who had copied off of whom, but I was suddenly not impressed with either group. I just wanted them to be more creative! Tara grabbed me and introduced me around again. Again, Careen and Beth were both there. I couldn’t believe that I was in the same parties as those two. Surely there was some mistake somewhere. These girls knew how to be sorority girls, and yet here they were in the same two parties as me. Maybe I wasn’t doing so badly after all.
Or maybe I was…it turns out that Winter and Fall were really the “Premier” chapters at the school. Often Spring and Summer were seen as the “rejects”. Suddenly it began to make more sense. I had been a reject in high school, of course I wouldn’t get invited back to the “good” groups. Perfect! So much for my “change” since High School—it was just more of the same. Well, at least I’d have a group of people a lot like myself. Maybe I’d find a way to fit in.
I didn’t like this pity party I was throwing for myself, so I shut it out of my mind and reminded myself that there were quite a few girls that hadn’t gotten invited back to any groups. I was lucky. There were 2 groups who apparently wanted me! This was a good thing! Once I focused on that, I was more excited than ever about finishing out recruitment!
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