I was very anxious to get my invite list for the second round. When I opened my list, I was very surprised to see only five houses listed, instead of a full schedule of seven. The two girls in my rush group who were also sophomores had similar results. Not to overcompensate, but I now know that it was due to a few reasons. The first was probably my age; at the time (and even a bit today) many of the chapters did not take non-first years. Second, my GPA wasn’t high enough to go back to two houses; we’re talking 3.7+ for non-first years. Finally, and this is my take, I probably didn’t earn points for my nametag. I’ll explain. I had a flamboyant nametag which flaunted where I was from. Needless to say, my homestate is not the least bit Southern and it often finds itself as the bane of many Southerners.
But I digress! My invite list had me going back to my three favorites: Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Kooba, as well as Mulberry and kate spade. I was disappointed to not be going back to Longchamps or Coach, but knowing what I know now, these weren’t the best fits for me.
So let’s get to the meat! The first house I visited was
Mulberry. At this point, I have no recollection of their skit. The girl that I clicked with the round before made it a point to stop by and say hello, so that was nice. Nevertheless, I left feeling ambivalent towards this house.
After Mulberry, I headed to one of my top three,
Louis Vuitton. I had a great time there. I enjoyed their skit, although it wasn’t one of my favorites, and I loved seeing more of the house. As I left, the sister I was talking to made it a point to get the spelling of my name correct and she told me she was looking forward to showing me more of the house. (Oops! That’s a rush no-no!) I was ecstatic about the prospect of coming back to Louis!
I then headed to
kate spade. I loved their skit as well. I also thought it was funny that the girl who met me at the door was wearing the same Lilly dress I was going to wear for house tours. Just like the day before, I met some of the executive members which I took to be a good sign. Although I left thinking kate spade wanted me, I still wasn’t sure they were the house for me. Again though, I wanted to go back and give them another chance.
My fourth house was my favorite,
Gucci. I though Gucci had an adorable and very funny skit. The personalities portrayed were all very different and it seemed diverse in that sense. I liked that this house didn’t seem so cookie cutter or fit a particular stereotype. The girl who I had clicked so well with gave me a wave during the skit, but we didn’t get a chance to talk. Gucci was definitely staying at the top of my list.
The final party was that of
Kooba. There was a lot of hype about their skit and they did not disappoint – it was hilarious! It was much funnier than the other houses’. One of the sisters I had spoken to two days prior waved to me and I liked the girls that I met that day, too. I didn’t feel like I got to know the sisters I met during skit round, but it didn’t change my opinion of Kooba. They were in my top three.
After skit round, I ranked all my chapters as 1, but I was hoping to not visit Mulberry again.
Can't wait to hear the rest!
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