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Second part of the First Round:
First let me say that there are some chapters that I don't remember exactly what happened. This is not to say that I didn't have fun, or appreciate their time and effort, but that over time they all kind of blended. There were no AHA! moments that really stick out to this day.
But moving on: The second party of the day was at a house that was struggling. (I know that they left shortly after my rush.) The thing that stood out, to this day was that the girls looked defeated. And at a time when we all wore long, hopefully, swinging hair, they still teased (or ratted) their hair into beehive like 50s era hairdos. They were nice, but they had an air of failure.
Two other houses went and gone and then I went to a house that was considered "popular". I was paired with this absolutely adorable girl who mentioned that she was in fact a "Sweetheart of Sigma Chi." I had heard the song, from the 20s or 30s (?) and I thought that that was cool. The rushees were served coke in small bottles with straws. The girl I was with asked for, no begged for, a coke from one of her sisters. Five minutes later she started that dry raspy cough. I took the straw out of my soda, handed her my drink and said, "Share?" After some hesitation, she took it and drank. We left on excellent terms.
The last house was different. A few in my group were muttering that this could be a waste of time (something they didn't say about the moribund house by the way). The door to the house opened, the Rush Chairman (chairperson...chairwoman?) came out and said, "Won't you join us?" And we went inside. I knew one of the girls from high school, not well...But the girls were warm and welcoming.
Second round:
Ms. Chicago, as I will call her, knew her stuff. She knew what to say where and why. We started to talk and she gave me her list of favorites. The last house was a waste of time. Why? She calmly answered, "It's a JEWISH house." aha..................Then she looked at me with a lightening bolt of insight. "Are you JEWISH?" yes..........Ms. Chicago remained diplomatic. She said something like....you'll see...and went off to make more and new friends.
Invitations to second round: I received 4 invitations out of a possible 8. I was surprised. But what surprised me most was that my new best friend's house wasn't there. At that house you only spoke with one active so it wasn't like the other girl(s) could have hated me. I wasn't happy. I though that I had met the most false human being on this earth. The house that I had a rec to also dropped me. The invitations that I received were to: one house that I truly don't remember, the house that was going out of business, the soda sharing house, and the laid back house.
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