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Pre-Preference
Luckily, I was not dropped from recruitment. Unluckily, my high school boyfriend had broken up with me a few hours before the parties started for the night. Our relationship wasn’t that serious or that great (hindsight is 20/20), but I was pretty upset for the next few days. I was definitely a bit of a mess when I left my dorm that night, and honestly, I think this affected how emotional I got during the parties.
Preference
I received invitations to Snow White and Rapunzel for Preference. I was so happy! I went into my parties with a huge smile on my face and a hope that I would find where I belonged.
My first preference party was Snow White . I was paired with the woman I spent most of Sisterhood Night with and I was happy to see her again. The structure of the party did not allow for much conversation, which I wasn’t a huge fan of, but the ceremony itself was pretty. The sisters did whisper into our ears as we left and that made me a little uncomfortable. Overall, I felt that the sisters of Snow White were nice girls but I just didn’t feel a connection to them or to their preference ceremony. I left the party confused and a little nervous that I would feel the same at Rapunzel.
The atmosphere of Rapunzel'sparty was much less solemn. I was picked up at the door by a sister who I had briefly spoken to during philanthropy night. We had so much in common and I quickly fell in love with her. We talked about our life goals, our families, and she told me all about her little. At this point, I was getting a little emotional after having such a long day and I accidentally mentioned that my high school boyfriend had broken up with me a few hours earlier. Instead of awkwardly ignoring the topic of boys, this sister told me a ridiculous story about one of her exes to make me laugh and then offered some older sister wisdom. About halfway through the party, the president came around and asked the PNMs to move to a circle of chairs set up on the other side of the room. The chapter then performed a short ceremony before launching into testimonials by various about what it’s like to be a Rapunzel. The preference party concluded with a sister singing a song from a very popular musical (which happened to be my favorite musical ever) and as soon as she started singing, I started crying.
I left Rapunzel's party and was convinced that I knew how I was going to rank, but when it came time to write down my preferences, I froze. Rapunzel was my number one choice, but would I also be okay with a bid from Snow White ? What about colonization with Tiana? I had been impressed by their national representatives and colonization would be an opportunity to take on leadership roles almost immediately. I agonized over my ranking for ages and then I finally signed my bid card and went home. I was exhausted and I slept soundly, knowing I made the right decision.
I ranked as follows:
1.Rapunzel
Yep, I suicided. And I will explain why in the next installment (which I promise will come today!).
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