A Day in the Life of a PNM

[twinkle555]

im glad your back!! patiently awaiting more.....

[sarasmile]

Your experience at Dooney and Burke sounds bizarre.

[ASUADPi]

Originally Posted by ErinBee

The last house to visit was Burberry. Their house was really beautiful, but it wasn’t even decorated. I only talked to one girl the entire time, which I thought was kind of weird. She was really sweet, but I was really intimidated by the house and everything. I was really impressed with the songs they sang at the end, but I knew I did not fit in at all.

Can I say, I too am surprised (even though I'm not from Texas or have seen their recruitments) that the ladies didn't decorate their house. That's weird.



I am thrilled that you got Kate Spade! Congrats to you and AXO!!!!

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by ASUADPi

Can I say, I too am surprised (even though I'm not from Texas or have seen their recruitments) that the ladies didn't decorate their house. That's weird.



I am thrilled that you got Kate Spade! Congrats to you and AXO!!!!

Actually, as crazy as it may seem, the R we did the very best in while I was in school, we didn't decorate. But every other house was so OVER decorated, we purposely did a 180 - and had a 100% return rate!

Congratulations to you, ErinBee, and to Alpha Chi Omega!!

[ErinBee]

I was horrified and talked to my best friend (she was in a sorority at another school and transfered but her chapter isn't on campus), and she was appalled. I'm typing more right now!

[ErinBee]

Day Two: Skit Day

We could only go to 3 parties this round and Burberry cut me. I honestly wasn’t surprised.

Coach: This was the first house I went to and I was so excited to be back. A lot of girls came up to me and said hello again. I felt really welcome. I talked to a couple girls for awhile and then they did their skit. It was so funny. I had tears in my eyes. I was seated front and center, I don’t know what that means, but I’ve heard they seat people in particular spots. After the skit was over, the chapter advisor came up to me and knew my dad’s girlfriend. She was the sweetest woman in the world. I even felt really comfortable with her. There wasn’t one person that I didn’t enjoy talking to. When I left the house, I still knew I was going to be a Coach.

Dooney & Burke: I did not want to come back to this house at all, but I put on a smile and figured that I would talk to different girls this time. This day was much better, not great, but better. The skit was really cute and the two girls I talked to I liked a lot. I don’t have much to say, but it wasn’t bad. I still knew that I could never see myself here, but I still wanted to give them a chance.

Kate Spade: I was excited to see what the house would look like this time. The day before, they really blew me away. Before rush, I really didn’t see myself here. It was more like they weren’t on my radar, but they kept surprising me. The house looked incredible, it was completely different from the day before. I like the girl I talked to a lot. I felt like I was trying to keep the conversation going. I kept telling her how tired I was and that I felt bad and I didn’t want to seem like I was unhappy to be there. I think she was equally tired too. I loved the skit. During it, they played a rap song that was remade to be about their sorority. The girl was really excited about it and I loved it. After the skit two other girls came up and said my outfit was really cute and that I was wearing one of their colors. All four of us then start talking about this store that I love. Surprisingly, I actually admit that I love High School Musical. They both love it also. I was really surprised and we started laughing like we had known each other forever. This house definitely was moving up in my book.

Rankings after day two:
Coach
Kate Spade
Dooney & Burke

[littlemissvixen]

Yay, I'm rooting for Coach! Sounds like your dream sorority so far

[ErinBee]

And the drama starts…

Day Three: Preference Day

I wake up, excited to see where I got invited back to only to find out that Coach cut me. Once, I got back to my room…alone, I started tearing up. I thought I fit in there. For a second, I thought about dropping out. I didn’t want to not give the other chapters a chance though. I decided that after pref night, if I didn’t see myself in the two other chapters then I would drop out. I called my dad’s girlfriend (Coach at another school) and started crying. Then I told her that maybe this is how it was suppose to be and I would just have to see what happens. Then I begged her not to call anyone, especially the chapter advisor.

Dooney & Bourke: I was still not looking forward to go to this house. But I still wanted to put my best foot forward. The girl that prefed me had briefly introduced herself during skit day, but I had not gotten a chance to talk to her. We clicked right away and I started tell her how I was torn between chapters and some things had happened that I didn’t expect and I know I was confused. I felt like I was talking in code by not using any of the chapter’s names. She gave me really good advice and told me that the answer really would come to me at the right time and I would just know. All the sudden the answer did just come to me. It was toward the end, I started crying my eyes out, and I am not a crier. I never cry in front of people. I guess that’s what rush does to you. I told her that her chapter wasn’t one I was torn between, but I love her. I told her that I wanted her to know, because I didn’t want to take the spot of a girl that truly wanted to be there. She started crying to and said that she was really glad I told her and glad that she helped me. I swear she was like my personal Rho Gamma. I absolutely loved her and she told me that on bid day to come find her so she knows where I went.

Kate Spade: The house looked amazing again. When I walked in, Sam greeted me and took me to a table. I was really glad that she prefed me. The second I sat down I started crying. I felt like an idiot because I just started babbling that I was tired and didn’t know why I was even crying. She was really sweet and we talked a lot more about how she felt in Kate Spade. She told me that we had a class together last year. I admitted that I remembered but didn’t say anything because I didn’t want to seem like a stalker. One of the members gave a speech that sent the entire room into tears, including me…again. I’ve repeated the story several times and cried every time. Finally, at the end I told Sam that I really felt comfortable there. She told me over and over how she could see me there from day one but didn’t know how I felt. Then I explained how I thought I was going one way, but then realized that I wasn’t being true to myself. When I left the house, she told me that hoped she would get to see me again.

My rankings were:
Kate Spade
Dooney & Bourke
Coach
Burberry

I knew that I wanted to be in Kate Spade. I knew that Dooney & Bourke were not going to offer me a bid, but if they did I would turn it down. I knew that I had almost no chance in being offered a bid by Coach, but that night I felt like I would accept one. By the morning, I had completely changed my mind and knew that if I didn’t get a bid from Kate Spade then I would continue on in my non-Greek college experience.

[ErinBee]

I'll wait until the morning to announce if I ended up anywhere and the chapters.

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by ErinBee

I'll wait until the morning to announce if I ended up anywhere and the chapters.

Wait until morning??? NOOOOO! Darn.

[ErinBee]

I'm a horrible secret keeper. So I ended up in Kate Spade! And here are the real chapters...


Burberry is Alpha Delta Pi

Dooney & Bourke is Sigma Sigma Sigma

Coach is Zeta Tau Alpha

and Kate Spade is...




Alpha Chi Omega!!!

[AnchorAlumna]

Congratulations!

[AOII Angel]

I hope you enjoy you time in AXO...sounds like you found a group of girls that you feel at home with. Congratulations!

[AnatraAmore]

Awww... congrats to you and AXO!!!

[Hopeful_Bubbles]

Grats to you and AXO!!