Milli's Retro Thread

[Benzgirl]

Where is, "Smells like Teen Spirit"?

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

Where is, "Smells like Teen Spirit"?

pssst...Benz...that was '91/'92... this was just pre-"grunge"

And your new sig made me laugh. I love Karen, even when I didn't like the show much the last few seasons, she always cracked me up.

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

pssst...Benz...that was '91/'92... this was just pre-"grunge"

.

Then I'm really old!

[milli vanilli]

First off, sorry about the blinding bold font below. I couldn’t get it to go away and didn’t want to retype the descriptions so I was stuck with it.

As I mentioned, we could attend up to eight houses for House Tours. I opened my invite list and was really disappointed to find I did not have a full schedule. Only seven houses had invited me back to House Tours- Nothing Compares 2 U, Vogue, Poison, From a Distance, Hold On, Pump Up the Jam and Rub You the Right Way. I was dropped by Vision of Love, Because I Love You, It Must Have Been Love and Do Me!

At the time, I was shocked because other than Do Me! (at which I had asked for food) and Vision of Love, I was dropped by houses that were considered less competitive, and I still had what were supposedly the “top houses” on my schedule. However, I was really excited to still have houses that I liked on my list, including my favorite, Poison. Anyway, here are the House Tours reports:

Nothing Compares 2 U: This sorority’s physical house was small compared to the others. I had heard that, because of its smaller size, not all members could live-in the standard two years that members lived-in at the other houses at this university. I didn’t see the woman from the first round that I felt I had really clicked with. Like the first round at this house, I only talked to one woman. The problem was that we struggled to carry a conversation with each other. I left this house doubting that I would get asked back.

Vogue: I remember thinking the house was decorated cute but don’t remember much else. Again, this was the house that had a reputation as struggling, and I was hoping I would be able to drop them after this round. (I know; I shouldn’t have listened to the stereotypes.)

Poison: I recall a safari theme. I think the women wore khaki outfits. The house was really pretty. I again liked the women I met but didn’t feel the conversation was as good as it was during the first round. That had me worried as I still felt that I would fit in well with these women.

From a Distance: I don’t remember much about the tours at this house. I do remember this house being the subject of a widespread rumor that they had automatically cut everyone with grades below something like a 3.5 after first round. I didn’t have grades that high and had gotten an invite back, so I knew it wasn’t true.

Hold On: So the party before Hold On was the empty party on my schedule since I only had seven houses and not eight. I decided to stop and get a soda at a convenience store near Hold On and wait it out there. As I was walking by Hold On, my recruitment counselor with the anchor earrings was stationed outside Hold On and spotted me. She invited me to hang out with her during this party. I was really flustered. I didn’t feel like I could say “no, I don’t want to be seen hanging out in front of Hold On and not at a party” so I said “yes” and sat down with her and we chatted. A few minutes later, the recruitment chairman for Hold On came outside to ask what was wrong and why I wasn’t inside. My recruitment counselor explained that I didn’t have a party to attend so we were hanging out until the next party when I was scheduled to attend Hold On’s tour. The recruitment chair was very gracious and told me she looked forward to seeing me later. However, I was mortified and certain that Hold On would drop me after this round, having learned I didn’t have a full schedule. The actual tour at Hold On was nice, which was a pleasant surprise following the snobby hotel theme from the day before. The physical house was really beautiful, and the rooms were decorated very cute. I had a nice conversation and was glad that I was able to see a better side of this house. However, I doubted I would get asked back after the strange “why aren’t you inside” exchange.

Pump Up the Jam: I don’t remember much from the tour at this house other than feeling bad for the women since they had to give tours of this house and have it compared to the other sorority houses on campus. (Recall that this is the house that looked like it was built in the 60s or 70s).

Rub You the Right Way: I believe this house had a cruise ship theme. The conversation was ok but not great. I still felt intimidated by how pretty the girls in this house were. There was also a widespread rumor about this house that there was a sign at the back door that read: “Do you look like a Rub You the Right Way today?” I doubt this was true, but that was the rumor going around. I was worried that these girls were out of my league and that I wouldn’t fit in.

We could attend five houses for the third round, Activities Day. I had attended seven parties during Hours Tours and marked down Vogue and Pump Up the Jam as the two houses I did not want to return to for Activities Day. Poison was still my favorite.

Heather had sustained pretty heavy cuts after Open House but still had a few houses on her schedule that she was excited about. Amy’s experience was similar to mine- she had lost some houses but still had a pretty full, if not full, schedule. I think Do Me! was still her favorite, though she was starting to like From a Distance a lot too. I don’t recall seeing Jen since before the Open House parties, so I wasn’t sure how it was going for her at this point.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by milli vanilli

my recruitment counselor with the anchor earrings

Ummmmmm.... infraction??

And, I'd like to request more recruitment threads with song names as the codes because that alone adds so much comedy to the story (intentional or not...):

“Do you look like a Rub You the Right Way today?”
Poison was still my favorite.
I think Do Me! was still her favorite

[deadbear80]

I think she said before that her recruitment counselor wore anchor earrings to throw off the girls. She stated in an earlier post that this RC was not, in reality, a DG.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by deadbear80

I think she said before that her recruitment counselor wore anchor earrings to throw off the girls. She stated in an earlier post that this RC was not, in reality, a DG.

Ah, sorry, didn't catch that detail, thanks. Tricky RC!