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Sorry for the delay. I caught the cold/flu bug that's going around and I've been spending as much time in my bed as possible.
Round 4 [Preference]
I showed up to get my list of who I was invited back by and I was a little surprised that Shirt wasn't on it. I was okay with it since I still had Fleece to go to but I didn't like that my chances of joining a sorority had just been cut in half....
Fleece wasn't until the 2nd time block so I had a while to kill. Myself and anyone else with an empty block were sent to a lounge area to wait. We all discussed chapters we liked/didn't like, what we think we did right/wrong, tried to guess which chapters our Rho Chis were a part of, etc.....but it was still the looooongest 2 hour ever.
Finally it was time for our group to go get on the buses. We all got dropped off at our respective locations and waited till it was time for the ceremonies to start.
When we finally were let in to the room I was SO impressed with how beautifully decorated it was. It was simple and elegant and peaceful. The ceremony itself was also incredible. The active who stood behind me [she shall be called Jenna] during the whole thing (along with a bunch of the sisters) started to cry and the combo between that and the ceremony, I cried too. On one hand, I was glad that their ritual was touching to me, on the other hand, I felt like a weirdo for crying in the Pref ceremony cause most of the other PNMs weren't.... [[after reading other people's recruitment stories, I realize that's pretty typical]].
When the ceremony ended we were seated with the actives for refreshments/light snacks and we got to ask any last minute questions and make our final impressions on the girls. Jenna was my "host", she was refilling my drink & bringing me cookies, and we chatted the entire time even though it seemed that we were supposed to be switching off...we clicked well and she made me super comfortable. She made me sure that I wanted to be a Fleece. Her best friend, "Krista", hopped into the conversation and I liked her right off the bat too. We chatted for a few minutes and then the Rho Chis gave a 2 minute warning. I told Krista how much I liked Fleece and how I was now very nervous for the next day because I was nervous I wouldn't get a bid. She gave me an encouraging smile and said "nothing to worry about" and escorted me to the door. I definitely didn't want to leave that room. I liked them soooo much and if I wasn't offered a bid by them the next day I was going to be majorly bummed.....
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Hybrid Mode
