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Round 1: OPEN HOUSE
I groan when I meet Lisa, because standing right near her is Legacy. Legacy looks bored, and has her booklet (which the other girls are excitedly flipping through) tucked under her arm and is tapping her toe. Jane is not in my group either.
I flip through mine: the pages are glossy and letters and blonde girls stare back up at me.
Lisa chatters on for a while and we're off.
-Chi Omega-
The house is beautiful, with white pillars offsetting gigantic black doors. No one appears to be around, until Lisa knocks on the door. Girls barrel out of the door with a roar. It takes me a second to realize the roar is a cheer complete with clapping. Our line moves forward and I'm wisked away by an absolutely beautiful brunette. We talk, but I'm still a little uneasy and stunned so I remember stuttering, blushing, and being very embaressed. I really liked the brunette and the equally stunning girl she was replaced with and hope I am asked backed. I doubt it though, because I was very awkward there. I scribble down in my book (I notice other girls doing this as we leave, and I decide it might be wise) that I really liked it, the girls were pretty, the house was gorgeous, but I was very awkward.
-Sigma Kappa-
The same scenario takes place here and I am a little more prepared. However, I am NOT prepared for the sheer amount of girls in this house. I have never seen so many women in one place, and I though Chi Omega was huge!!! I don't really recall much from this and I have nothing written in the margins next to it.
-Delta Delta Delta-
This chapter is SMALL. I am double-rushed here. It is awkward as well. When the blonde rushing me asks my major and I reply "Chemical Engineering", she blinks at me for a moment (while twirling her hair) and asks why I'd waste my time on that. The girl I'm being rushed with (Ashley) makes a joke that its to meet men. Blonde continues to twirl her hair and tells me I don't want to mix with nerdy men. There are many silences, and Ashley and I look at each other with sidelong glances. My book has a "No!" underlined three times written on the top of this page. I remember nothing else about the house, except that upon leaving I now knew what a bad rush party was like.
-Zeta Tau Alpha-
This house was beautiful. I was in awe walking up the driveway to the huge brick home. I don't recall much about it, except really wanting to impress these women (and they were very much women, not girls!). Both ladies rushing me were perfectly put-together blondes. I just got a very good vibe from this house. I'm not sure if they did from me, though. My book has only "Wow!" written in it.
-Alpha Delta Pi-
I remember almost nothing about this house! Neither good or bad. I can't even remember my initial opinion about it. My booklet is no help whatsoever either! I do remember hearing Legacy saying that these girls would take anyone and that they were on the plump side, which confused me. (I wondered what she thought of me if those girls were plump!).
-Delta Zeta-
I adored this house. The girls I talked to were so friendly, the house was beautiful, and our conversations just flowed. They were also a gigantic house. Legacy upon leaving LOUDLY proclaimed she would end up here, which I took to mean I had no chance. However, I really liked it still and hoped to get another invitation.
-Pi Beta Phi-
I don't remember much about this house. Someone in my group whispered that these ladies were known as the party girls, and I remember thinking that was not an association I wanted for the rest of my life. There's a question mark drawn on the top of my booklet.
-Delta Gamma-
Katherine's house! Hurrah! I was not paired with her, but I loved the house because she was in it (she did wave to me) and Jane wanted it too. I have a heart and a yes drawn on the top of this page, and I have underlined many things about their symbols and colors.
We go back and we are supposed to rank the houses. Oh: that's why we were supposed to take notes.
I look over my notes and wish I had taken better ones. I'm getting the letters mixed up in my head constantly. I know I'll rank:
1. Delta Gamma
1. Delta Zeta
1. Chi Omega
1. Zeta Tau Alpha
and Delta Delta Delta in last. But what about the others? I can't remember much, so I just throw them in their based on colors and pictures in the book. (Bad, I know!)
On the way out, I walk with Ashley. I discuss ranking with her. Here, I am subjected to my first tent talk. Ashley knows much more than me and agrees Delta Delta Delta should be in dead last. "I wouldn't pledge them if you ever want a date," she said.
(I'm terrified: sorority life affects who you date!!!). When I tell her my top choices, she blinks at me. "Won't those letters make your chest look funny?"
At home, Kim makes me feel better (again!). She LOVED Delta Delta Delta (and doesn't mind Ashley's comment. "Who cares?" she says, "I don't want to date a frat boy anyways.") I find out Delta Delta Delta is so small because they are brand new on campus. She also loved Chi Omega and Delta Zeta. She thought Delta Gamma was "fake as all hell, Scrubadub".
(This is when I learned how much people's opinons can differ.)
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