Retro on the Rocks with a Twist?

[Leslie Anne]

Thank you all for your hugs of support. It was difficult. I'm sorry to have been depressing but I had to explain what happened and why I didn't make grades yet again.

I needed a 2.0 to be initiated. Obviously, since I had just up and left school right before finals, I failed a few classes and ended up with a 1.99 GPA.

By summer things had stabilized and I returned to Maryland. I took 3 classes and aced them all. Considering what had happened, my counselor arranged for a "retroactive withdrawl" from my spring courses. I was back on track.

I never told anyone at Water Skiing what had happened. I was too embarrassed by my dysfunctional family. By fall, my pledgeship was over and if I wanted to be in a sorority I would have to go through the entire process of Rush all over again. (Don't worry, I never intended to take you all on that ride again. I'll cut to the chase....as much as possible.)


More in a bit...

[Leslie Anne]

Jess, I can see Denton working well for you with a straight shot down to the Chem building. I loved South Hill though. All my classes were on the mall; Skinner, Francis Scott Key, the Journalism building, etc.

This was before Montgomery was made into suites. (They started gutting the building around 1987-88.) Most of the girls in Montgomery were Freshmen and Sophomores.

My kinda-boyfriend had given me his address at school and I was supposed to write to him when I got to Maryland but I never did. There had been some mixed signals from him before fall, bluster about it just being "a summer thing", blah blah blah. During my sophomore year our fathers were working together in London for a few months. (They're in the same business.) He showed up in London for a visit; I didn't.

I hadn't told anyone in the chapter what happened but they were very supportive about my going through Rush again and trying to re-pledge as you'll see........

[AlwaysSAI]

Hmmmm.....

I wonder what's going to happen next??

I wonder if Leslie is going to love the same chapters she did the first time around???

I wonder if Leslie is going to pledge Waterskiing agian, or will she find her home somewhere else this time????


Some many questions....so few answers!

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by Leslie Anne

...if I wanted to be in a sorority I would have to go through the entire process of Rush all over again. (Don't worry, I never intended to take you all on that ride again. I'll cut to the chase....as much as possible.)

Don't cut to the chase too quickly! I think it would be interesting to hear what your thoughts were a second time around!

[Soliloquy]

Leslie, your story has been wonderful! I am anxiously waiting to hear what it was like for you to go through again.

On a side note: sometimes a dysfunctional family is the best kind of family. In some instances, you really learn how to appreciate each other through the mess-ups you make together or the struggles you survive through.

[Faith4Keep]

Yes- don't leave out any details of your second recruitment experience!