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DAY 3: SISTERHOOD AND HOUSE TOURS
DAY 3: SISTERHOOD AND HOUSE TOURS
It was another sweltering day when I woke up and started getting ready for Day 3. I felt extremely confident and couldn’t wait to get there and see the houses. I walked up to my Rho Chi group and talked for a little bit while she looked for my schedule. There was a lot of gossiping about different chapters going on and a lot of my group had decided to drop out already. (including the rude PNM that was with me during COCONUT). With this school not being super Greek, a lot of girls figured that if they didn’t get their top choices, it wouldn’t really make a difference in their college experience if they didn't go greek. My Rho Chi finally found my schedule and it said
STRAWBERRY
GREEN APPLE
WATERMELON
ORANGE
I had my top choices again!!! I was so grateful and so excited to have my top 4!
STRAWBERRY: STRAWBERRY was first and I headed over there excitedly. My Rho Chi had seemed particularly happy about this being my first house and I wondered if she was one or just trying to trick us. I walked in and was greeted by another pretty and put together girl. She led me over to a seat by a couple of their sisterhood tables and we talked about their different sisterhood events. A couple of girls sang a little song/chant about STRAWBERRY and it was a super upbeat party. Another active then came and grabbed me and gave me a tour of their house. We talked all about a music festival I had just attended as we sat on a bed in one of the rooms. The house was decorated really nicely and the active was really bubbly. I had a really good time here.
GREEN APPLE: I was super happy to be going here again! The actives opened the doors and serenaded us as we walked into their living room and then to the patio. I was paired up with a girl that had a similar major as me and she told me how excited everyone was to have me back. We talked about their sisterhood events before she led me back from their patio to their living room and showed everyone their sisterhood video. It was cute, but not the best made video. While it did really show that they were fun and had a lot of closeness within the chapter, it gave me time to look around the room and not really feel like I would fit in here. Another active came and grabbed me afterwards to give me a house tour and she was a little bit awkward to talk to. She seemed really nervous. The house was cute but not decorated as nicely as STRAWBERRY’s house had. We chatted a bit as we walked through but soon it was time to go. As I was walking out the active suddenly started saying how happy everyone was that I had come today, and that she really hoped that she would see me tomorrow, and how I was amazing etc. I mean it’s always nice to be flattered, but it felt a little bit like overkill. It had been a been a good party, but what she said at the end made me feel a little bit weird about this house.
WATERMELON: I couldn’t wait to get into WATERMELON again. They led us into the house and did a really cute chant with some small choreography before grabbing us. The active that picked me up was so outgoing and was on the Dance Team. She showed me all of their sisterhood display tables and also showed me a connections table. They had a picture of a recent alumnae on display that had written a letter of rec. for me and it was super exciting to see and recognize a familiar face. Girls from the day before stopped by to say hello as well as the Recruitment Chair again. A junior came and grabbed me to give me a tour of the house. I loved the way this house was decorated and the hallways had a ton of accomplishments hung up on the walls. I could tell that this was a really involved house on and off campus. We then headed back downstairs where the president gave us a wonderful speech about what sisterhood and WATERMELON meant to her. This girl was an amazing speaker and, even though I didn’t know her, I looked up to her so much just based on how poised she was.
ORANGE: My next house was ORANGE and after having a super nice day before and really enjoying their philanthropy, I was excited to see them again. However, my time here ended up being a little bit lackluster. I was paired with only one active for the entire 45 minute party. She was one of their girls they showcased a lot on social media and was sweet but we didn’t hit it off at all. I was sat out on the patio and it was quiet (which was nice) but she never took me inside to see their sisterhood tables. I don’t even remember talking about sisterhood events with her, we only talked about surface level first day topics. She then went and gave me a house tour. The way they had timed out their party didn’t really work too well because everyone had moved upstairs at the same time and it made the rooms/hallways really crowded and loud. After such a long time only talking to one girl, we had run out of things to talk about and I was definitely ready when it was time to go.
I didn’t even need to think about my rankings or talk to my Rho Chi about my decisions for pref. I felt good about how I had felt during the day and confidently ranked...
1. WATERMELON
1. STRAWBERRY
2. ORANGE
3. GREEN APPLE
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