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Day 1
We visit all ten houses for day one. (Yes, it’s a VERY long day in the blazing sun!) I was so excited when I met up with my Pi Chi group. My roommates are also in sororities and I think they were more excited about me rushing that I was! (Well, not really but they were super excited too.)
The first house I went to was Anthropologie. I had been warned that there would be tons of yelling and jumping up and down but I definitely didn’t expect to hear it before they even opened the doors of the house! Their cheer was so cute! (Yes, you’ll hear me say this a lot. I loved all the cheers!) The girl that I had was really sweet but it was her first time on that side of things. She was just as nervous as I was! We had a pretty good conversation but it was so loud in the house!
Next I went to Cathy Jean. One of my best friends was in this house so I was really excited about it. Their cheer was definitely stuck in my head the rest of the day! This house was everything I thought it would be and I loved the girl that was rushing me. We had a good conversation and my friend even stopped to tell me hey! I felt the most welcome in this house, I loved that everyone was saying my name as I walked out.
NY & Co was next up on the list. I knew two seniors in this house and they always talk about how much they love it. I talked to two girls in this house and both of them were soo sweet! I had a great convo with the first girl and laughed a lot with the second. I really liked this house when I left.
BCBG was next & to be honest, I was a little worried about it. I had a friend that accepted a bid here last year but later dropped it. Some things that she said about them & things that they had done really had me scared. But the girl I was rushed by was absolutely amazing! I loved her & we clicked instantly. We spent the entire time laughing about our tiny hometowns and other random things. This was my favorite house of the day.
Next I went to Francesca’s. The first girl I talked to was really shy & didn’t talk a lot. Then when she did start talking, she kind of creeped me out with some of the things she knew about me. (No, not the typical major, hometown, high school stuff. More of the apartment I live in who my best friend from home is. & No, they don’t know each other.) The next girl I had met once or twice before through a mutual friend. We just talked about that mutual friend a lot, since they were now roommates. The next girl was super sweet and I liked her a lot.
Steven Madden was the next house I went to. The girl that rushed me was really nice but a lot of other girls stopped by to talk just for a little bit & introduce themselves. A girl that I knew from last year stopped to talk & I was really excited to see her. Overall I liked this house a lot when I left. (And their cheer is STILL stuck in my head!)
Charlotte Russe was after that & although it’s considered one of the “top houses” that everyone wanted & was talking about, I didn’t like it all that much. I talked to two girls and they were both nice conversations but there just wasn’t anything special about it. I love my friends in this sorority but I didn’t feel like it was the place for me.
After Charlotte Russe came Express. They didn’t seem as energetic as all the other houses & just not as excited. I talked to two girls here and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get them off such “scripted questions”. It was always how was your summer, where are you from, what’s your major type questions & when I attempted to ask something about them or go more in depth with things they would change the subject back to what are your classes, ect. They did seem nice though & were probably just nervous like all us PNMs.
At Forever 21 I have a few friends in it but didn’t get to see them today. They had two PNMs to one sister (the only house to do this). I didn’t really like it and the girl I was with was a really shy freshman. I tried to ask her questions as well but she just gave blah answers. I wasn’t that impressed with this house and just had really awkward conversations.
At the last house, WHBM, I was soooo exhausted. I’m sure the girls there were as well which probably played a role in our awkward conversation. We just couldn’t find anything to talk about. It was very obvious when she grabbed another girl to help her out. I liked the second girl more and we talked about football, which I could go on & on about!
At the end of the day, we name our top 8 & rank bottom two. I had:
Express
Cathy Jean
BCBG
Anthropologie
Francesca's
Charlotte Russe
NY & Company
Steve Madden
1. White House Black Market (WHBM)
2. Forever 21
(Top 8 aren’t in any particular order)
Well I have to go get ready for my Round 3 parties so I'll be back soon!
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