Preference round was here! I was oh so nervous to get my schedule. I had kept my fingers crossed all night hoping to not get that ominous phone call, and I didn't! This meant that at least one House had preffed me. I could not control the whirlwind of thoughts that flooded my mind as I walked across campus in my cocktail dress to meet our Rho Gamma. I kept hoping that I would have two parties for pref. and not just one like previously. I guess part of me just wanted to have the complete experience. However, I decided that no matter what I would attend whichever pref. parties (or party) I was scheduled for and keep an open mind. Still I couldn't help but feel anxious I really hoped that I would be preffed by at lease one of my top choices. Once I arrived at the meeting spot our Rho Gamma's made us sit and painfully wait a while longer to give us our schedules. Finally, I got my schedule...
Preference Round: I had been invited back to:
Ken
Woody
I was absolutely delighted! Not only did I have a full schedule but I had also been invited back to my #1 favorite House! I could not help but smile as I rushed over to my first party
.
Ken: My first pref. party was
Ken. This is the House that had also preffed me in the fall. As we walked into the House each girl was introduced to the rest of the House by a member that she had spoken to prior in the week. When it was my turn I was paired with a girl that I had not spoken to before pref. Funny thing is that I recognized her from High School and she also recognized me (we had not been friends...just seen each other around). She was a very sweet and soft spoken girl. So soft spoken in fact, that I had trouble hearing her through out our whole conversation. The room was so loud and I was straining to try and catch what she was saying, but she would just not raise her voice. From what I could gather we talked mostly about teachers from our High School. I did ask her a few questions about her sorority, and why she had chosen it but her responses were very nonchalant. She didn't seem too excited about her House or rush for that matter. I just felt like our energy levels did not match. Then, it was time for their ceremony. Now to be honest I was not exactly excited to see this ceremony given that I had already seen it in the Fall (the surprise factor was sort of gone). However, I still found it quite beautiful and many of the sisters cried through out it. I left this House with that same exact feeling I had left it in the Fall. The girls were great and sweet, but something in my heart just told me that I did not belong there.
Woody: I was so excited to attend
Woody my second pref. party! We lined up outside the House and each girl was introduced by a sister that she had spoken to before. The sister would also say something special about the girl that she had learned about her throughout the week, which I thought was very sweet! When it was my turn I was introduced and taken into the House by the very first girl I had spoken to. She was so excited to see me, and I was completely stoked to see her! We had a great conversation, and the way she spoke about her House and the bonds she had made really touched me. I then spoke to a second girl that I had not yet talked to. Still we hit it off immediately, we were chatting, laughing, and sharing the best stories! It was just so great! Then, it was time for the ceremony. The ceremony was so beautiful, and the love that the girls had for each other could simply be felt. These girls did not want someone that was like them, they wanted someone that was themselves. When the ceremony ended the girl I had been speaking to led me out, and she shared a few words of what her sorority meant to her, which was very touching. I couldn't help but tell her that I felt very at home there, and that I could see the special bond her and her sisters hold. I left this House just knowing in my heart, my mind, and my soul that I belonged there. I wanted to be a part of
Woody so much. I could only hope that the sisters felt the same about me as I felt about them.
I headed over to rank the houses and considered ranking only one (
Woody), but I decided to rank both. I really wanted to be a part of a sorority, and I knew for sure that this would be my last time rushing. I did not have to think twice about how to rank the houses. My rankings were:
1. Woody
2. Ken
As I turned in my rankings, I took a second look at the paper just to make sure I had ranked them correctly and turned it in. All I could do now was pray that I would get my top choice! Regardless, the next day I would be a member of a sorority...I couldn't be more thrilled!
Hybrid Mode
