[belated] Recruitment story!

[Miriverite]

Day 3: Sisterhood Day
In my opinion, the longest day of the recruitment process. By Day 3, I was already getting a bit tired - I can't imagine what it's like at universities with over 15 sororities and a weeklong recruitment!

I looked my schedule for the day and was happy to see that I was invited back by all the sororities I had ranked in my top four. My first party was with Libra, so I walked upstairs to their designated room. They had a super-cute theme that involved fireworks on Independence Day. Each of the tables was set up with summery items, and the skits mentioned the variety of majors and extracurricular activities that each of the sisters were involved in. There were some long speeches by some of the members talking about their bigs and littles. It was extremely diverse, and I found myself relaxing and speaking more freely about my opinions, getting into conversations that were deeper than the usual ("tell me about your childhood", "what's your favourite thing about this university?") I still hadn't quite made up my mind about Libra, though, and to tell the truth I had my heart set on Leo, so I walked out fairly convinced I would not be ranking it first that day.

Lo and behold, my second party was actually with Leo! Before I walked in the room, I ran to the restroom to check my hair and clothes. I didn't do this for Libra, but I knew I wanted to make a good impression on Leo. In fact, I had discovered in the past few days that a lot of my dormmates and extracurricular friends were in Leo. If I already knew a good quarter of the sorority, I foolishly reasoned, surely the rest of them would be a good fit for me, right? I talked to a gorgeous junior girl about our future careers (we were both in the same major!) The theme for the party was "picnic in the park", so there were cheery flowers and little snacks at each table. There was a slideshow presentation and several short speeches, which I found rather refreshing compared to Libra's. I left the room feeling confident that I would receive a bid from them for pref, since I had such good conversations and I knew so many of the sisters anyways.

Next up was Aquarius. They had dimmed the lights and put out little candles on each of the lace-tableclothed round tables, which I found really pretty and adorable. I chatted with an awkward girl who didn't seem to know quite what to say. I asked her a lot of questions about her sorority, but she answered in one-word replies or seemed to avoid the question. There was a slideshow presentation, and then I was hastily handed off to another girl, who happened to live in my dorm! Although I knew her as a friend, I still felt slightly awkward talking to her as a sister in Aquarius, especially when I had made up my mind to rank Aquarius as my lowest for the day.

Finally, I visited Aries and chatted with a girl that shared my same major and my love of dance! I had a huge blast at this party and it was the perfect ending to my day. The theme was "camping", but it wasn't utilized much, besides the cute little campfires on each table. The sisters who spoke to me seemed genuinely interested in my activities, and I found myself loosening up and willing to be myself. We chatted in a table about silly things, quirky things, dreams, nightmares, favourite TV shows, and everything in-between. The conversations shifted away from sororities and recruitment and ended up being just a group of new friends having a convo. I wasn't sure if this was the environment I wanted in a sorority though - I wanted to be with a group of girls that would push my limits and make me be better than I could ever be. However, I couldn't just ignore the fact that these girls were super sweet and interesting...

At the end of the day, we were required to rank our top four again. At this point in time, I could already feel that I was fitting in better at Libra and Aries, but my misconceptions led me to rank as such:
1. Leo
2. Libra
3. Aries
4. Aquarius