Before I knew it, Day Two had finally arrived. I met up with Boston and our Rho Gam group outside of
Dasher, and nervously lined up to get my invite list. As I waited, I noticed that a number of girls in my tent already had their lists and were quite upset. Apparently, not everyone had gotten 7 invites - the Rho Gams were trying to calm these girls down, assuring them that this was
very common and not to worry about it too much. Finally, it was my turn. I approached Boston and tried not to look as nervous as I felt. I took my list and had it unfolded before I even made it back to my seat. My schedule read.....
Party 1 -
Vixen
Party 2 -
Prancer
Party 3 -
Comet
Party 4 -
Dancer
Party 5 -
Jack Frost
Party 6 -
Dasher
Party 7 -
Blitzen
I was absolutely ECSTATIC! I had gotten invited back to my two favorites, and almost my entire top seven! I was so thrilled and so relieved, I didn't even care that I'd been cut from
Rudolph. Jamie was very happy with her invites as well, although she only had six. I texted Kate and Mary as well, to see if they got their top choices. Kate didn't respond, but Mary wrote back immediately. She'd been cut from
Cupid, the house where she was a
chapter legacy! I was very surprised (as was she!) - I thought for sure that legacies were automatically in. Or at the very least, I figured she would've made it to their Preference ceremony. We both had
Prancer for our second party so we agreed to talk later. I couldn't help but feel a touch guilty about my full invite list. So many girls had been let down, I thought there may have been some kind of mistake. Or maybe I had just gotten lucky?
I was quite happy to be returning to
Vixen, and I was even happier when Ava spotted me and waved - she remembered me! I thought that was the coolest thing. Day Two is known as Philanthropy Day - each chapter has the girls do a craft and talk about their philanthropies. I can't say what the craft was at
Vixen because it would be a major clue to this sorority's identity. It was easy and quick, though, which I liked: it left more time to chat with my rusher! I remember that when I'd finished decorating my craft, I signed it "♥
XYZ" (the sorority's letters) and my rusher got all excited and told me how sweet that was. I had a nice conversation with her, and was a little sad when another sister took over. This second girl was not quite as sociable as the first. She was a little awkward, and kept reverting back to those same typical Day One type questions: "What's your major?" "Where are you from?" "What'd you do in high school?" I was pretty sick of answering these questions. I left
Vixen feeling a little on-the-fence, but I was fairly sure I wanted to give them another shot.
I met up with Mary in the tent outside
Prancer. She was very frazzled, and said she'd had a hard time staying positive at her first party. She'd immediately called her mom after getting her schedule, and she was NOT happy with
Cupid at all! Apparently she'd already called the chapter and local alumni association, and was on the phone with Nationals that very moment. I asked Mary how SHE felt about this, and she responded, "Honestly, I didn't like them all that much. I don't think I would've fit in there... I actually really really liked
Comet!" Sure enough,
Comet was on her schedule as her fourth party - but Mary only had six invites as well! I somehow managed not to show her my own schedule, again feeling guilty for having seven invites. How on earth was this possible?? The whole selection process seemed kind of iffy to me if a girl as smart, outgoing, and well-rounded as Mary could get cut from four sororities. I didn't have too much time to ponder this, as it was already time to line up!
I didn't expect too much from
Prancer today, having not been too impressed by them the day before. I was picked up by a different girl, and we only had time to introduce ourselves before the lights flickered, and she explained that we would be watching a short film about the sorority's philanthropy. I wish I could describe the video better but, again, I don't want to give too much away - all I can say is that I was tearing up at the end! Their philanthropy was an AMAZING organization that did such wonderful things. I was a little embarassed that I had gotten so emotional, but when my rusher returned to pick me up I noticed that her eyes were a little watery too. This was really touching to me, and I could tell that their philanthropy really meant a lot to these girls. I really enjoyed talking to this first sister, as well as the two other sisters I met. I left
Prancer with a MUCH better feeling about them, but I was still more excited about going back to
Comet next!
At the beginning of the party,
Comet also showed us a video about their philanthropy. It was nice, but it didn't tug at my heartstrings like
Prancer's did. Next up was the craft - apparently
Comet and
Vixen had similar philanthropies because they did the exact same craft! I found this kind of strange, did they know they were doing the same thing? Nonetheless, my rusher was not very chatty - I assumed she was giving me a chance to finish my craft before we got to talking. I decided to sign it the same way I'd signed it at
Vixen's, because that had gone over so well with my rusher - "♥
ABC" this time. She didn't say anything when I held it up, but instead took me away from the table and led me into a nice sitting room just off the entryway. There were already quite a few pairs in here, but there was room for just me on the end of one of the couches. My rusher sat in front of me on the coffee table. And then.... nothing. I sat up a little straighter, wondering why she wasn't asking me anything. She was blankly staring at a painting on the wall. I cleared my throat. Nothing. "Sooo, um, what's your favorite thing about
Comet?" I asked. "I really like my sisters," she said. And then, nothing. Wait, what was going on here? I looked around the room - all of the other rushers were fully engaged with their PNMs. I started to get extremely nervous - had I done something wrong? Did she not like me? What should I do? I asked another question, and she gave me an even shorter response. The party had to be ending soon, what could I do? I thought about trying to talk to the
Comet next to mine, but she was double-rushing two PNMs and they were all laughing, really enjoying their conversation. I felt so completely helpless. My mind went completely blank and I couldn't think of another question, so we wound up sitting there in painfully awkward silence for ten whole minutes. No one bumped her. No one seemed to notice that she was not talking to me. Everyone in the room was having a great time, except for me. When it was time to leave, I was one of the first ones shooed out the door. I desperately looked for the nice girl I'd talked to the day before - maybe if I said hello to her, she would vouch for me? I couldn't find her. I was so upset! Did this mean I wouldn't be asked back to
Comet? What had I done wrong? Why didn't that girl even attempt to talk to me?
Feeling absolutely awful, I trudged over to the tent outside
Dancer. Could this day get any worse? Stay tuned for Part Dos!
EDIT: Don't worry, I too was convinced that reindeer was Donner... imagine my surprise when I googled the reindeer yesterday and found out it was actually Donder. I'm pretty sure we're not alone though, everyone ends up singing "Donner" anyways!
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