My rush story is much like everyone elses, except for me, in the beginning had I not been"kissed up to" by the other houses on my campus I would have been an AOII from the start.
Prior to rush, I had met some AOIIs who were super nice to me, when other sorority girls from houses that will remain nameless were very rude. Then rush rolls around...and the trauma began.
We have 7 nationals on my campus, and being an incoming freshman with a minumum of 4 years to give is a plus in and of itself apparently. I was also really active in high school(cheer, lots of clubs, etc...) and I had a really high GPA. Now that I look back on it I think, "no wonder they all seemed super nice during rush". So day 1 I went to all 7 houses, and absolutely hated one of them....well 2 really but at the time our cuts were 7-6-4-2, so I cut the one I didn't like. I just didn't fit in there, and the problem was that all the girls rushing me asked the same 3 questions(which they could have gotten off of my application!)
Day 2 was skit day, and I had no clue what the whole idea of sisterhood was, I had good girl friends, but sisterhood? I was skeptical. At a couple of the houses they got a little over emotional during the skit, and at one house there were girls crying...which I didn't understand, so I cut them. Another house I felt I didn't fit in with at all, so I cut them too. AOII was good and still super nice and down to earth, but I wasn't convinced yet.
Day 3- I got asked back to 4, though one was a house that I cut...and going back there was awful. The girl who rushed me had no idea how to converse. AOII, DG and Tri-Delt were all rushing me very hard...and that night I called my mom crying because I had no idea what to do. She told me to follow my heart and go where I felt most comfortable for pref, so I chose AOII as one house(see, I chose them first, I didn't even have to flip a coin!) , and between the other two I flipped a coin. Tri-Delt won the toss.(Arbitrary I know...but it seemed like a good idea at the time)
Pref night -I went to DDD first, and loved it. They had fondue, and we made wishes in the fountain with pearl bracelets. The girl who preffed me said"I can't wait to see you at bid day in DDD letters." I figured, "cool, it's a sure thing!" And then I went to AOII, and pref was great, but I wasn't as sure about them as I had been. The pref ceremony was ok,(it's since changed for the better!) but I didn't know if it was where I was supposed to be. So I chose DDD, then went back home and waited.
In the morning I was stressed, it seemed that 5pm was taking forever to get there. I finally went down to the multipurpse rooms and picked up my bid from my PX. I opened it slowly and was surprised that it wasn't from DDD, but I looked up at my rho chi and she said that she was so thrilled that I was her sister. This made me happy....and now almost 10 years later, I am so thrilled that I am an AOII.
I can't imagine what I was thinking 10 years ago when I second guessed myself...all because a bunch of girls who weren't interested in me before rush changed their behavior, but the AOIIs were cool from the start. I am so thankful that fate stepped in and did what was best for me. My sisters have been there for me through it all...and I thank God every day that I am an AOII.
Well I've rambled,(this is not new
but I know that we all know how lucky we are to have found a home in AOII.
Hybrid Mode
