My Wild West Recruitment

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That evening was theme parties. 1 hour long, fancier clothes, and at night time. It was cool going to the houses in the twilight, and realizing that hopefully I would be a sister at one of these houses!

Sheriffs’ party was first. We walked in the house and they had lists and pictures representing everything they are involved in on campus. And they have an awesome GPA! Their theme was a celebration….fun skit. I talked to some girls that I had talked to before. They are so proud of their chapter’s accomplishments. They are definitely smarty pants, and have tons of Oreintation leaders, Recruiters, student association leaders and any other leader you can think of. I could really see myself here, and feel like being a sherriff would make it easier to get involved in anything else you would want to do!

Next was the bandits….Wow. All glitzy. Their skit was cute, and all about girl power. They even had a Madonna song! I was humming their songs for days! The video they showed was impressive….tons of pageant winners, homecoming court, fraternity sweethearts, pom squad, cheerleaders….Am I cool enough for this house? The girls I met though were still super sweet, and I got to talk to several of the same sisters again. They are obviously very proud of their chapter, and of the accomplishments of their sisters!

Third was the Deputies….their skit was cute, cute, cute. Great singing, and fun audience participation. They had a great video, too. It was neat, and while they didn’t have all the awards and involvement listed like other chapters, they focused on the fun stuff they do as a chapter. Pictures of races, vacations, football games, parties and on and on and on. They are obviously very close to one another, and love to do things together.


Leaving skit night…I had no idea what I would do!

[msudawg]

The next morning invitations came out.

I wasn’t invited back to the sheriffs! But I loved them! And I’m smart…don’t they want me?

Needless to say, I was kinda upset. I just didn’t see it coming. But I did get invited back to Bandits and Deputies, both of which I love. I just had kinda come to the conclusion overnight that I would pref Bandits and Sheriffs.

I was still excited to be going to two houses, and since I had “maximized my options” I knew that as long as I listed both on my pref card, I was guaranteed a bid! Hooray!

So that night I put on my pref dress, hose, and heels…..and promptly took the hose right back off (sorry, mom) because it was 98 degrees at 6PM.

My first party slot was open, so I waited in the tent, getting nervous with the other girls.

First I went to the Bandits: Their pref party was so pretty. There was singing, and several of the sisters talked about what the chapter meant to them. I was sitting there thinking that I could really get along here, because even though every sister was her own person, they were all so proud to be Bandits. And they all seemed to be supportive of one another. And of course, I am a Bandit legacy and I knew my mom and her sisters would love it! I mean, the Bandits are an outstanding house on campus, and I would be so proud to wear their letters around.

The next party was the Deputies: Their pref had less ceremony and more one-on-one talking. I talked to a couple of the girls that I had really gotten to know over the week, and they were talking with me about what I could see myself doing in their chapter. They seemed to really want me for me, and had gotten to KNOW me.

I left the Deputy house in STRICT SILENCE and walked to where we were to fill out pref cards. Aaack!