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PREF NIGHT.
We had a day and a half in between Day 3 and Day 4 (Pref Night), so I was SUPER nervous. I felt like I could practically barf on cue if someone asked me to, and I had constant butterflies in my stomach.
Went to campus to meet my Rho Chi group, and finally got my schedule after waiting for what seemed like forever (they told us to come super early because I think they expected girls to be late?). It said:
1. Pete
2. Jack
Was suuuuuper thrilled to get Jack and was pleased that I didn't get Toofer. At this point I wasn't sure how to feel about Pete, but I knew that a lot of girls said that Pref Night changed their minds because its so special and intimate, so I decided to just go with the flow.
PETE: I reached Pete and the girl I was paired with was one I had spoken to before. We got really cute little name tags and little cupcakes to eat (and I'm never one to turn down a cupcake, hahaha). The conversation was pretty easygoing, and we talked about our families and things like that. After that they had the ceremony of girls speaking about how much Pete meant to them and the President gave a really heartwarming speech. The pref night event at Pete soon ended, and I had to give my name tag back to the girl who I was speaking with. When I gave it back to her, she said "I'll save this for tomorrow!" which was kind of weird because our Rho Chi told us that the actives weren't supposed to say things like that...oh well, haha. I just smiled and thanked her for a great evening and we hugged goodbye. Upon leaving, I realized that the girl I spoke to forgot to ask for my calling card, so I rushed back and told a girl there. When I gave it to her, she said "Oh, I'm really glad you came back tonight! Hopefully I'll see you tomorrow!" which was (again) a little weird for me. I chose not to think over it too much and focused on getting to Jack.
JACK: I was a little more nervous for Jack than I was for Pete. The decorations for this house were INSANELY good. I don't want to reveal too much because I'm pretty sure one of their decorations is unique to this house (from what I've Googled, haha) but it was pretty impressive. The girl who I spoke to was one who I had briefly spoken to on one of the previous days, and I think that we were from neighboring hometowns. When we sat down at the table, she asked me if I looked at the card. Unsure about what she was referring to at first, I realized that inside our little place cards were handwritten notes from the actives! The note was REALLY sweet and personal and it made me feel so special. We were doing the typical "so how are you doing? Pref night's so exciting!" thing until she asked me, "So I know I'm not supposed to ask this, what house did you just return from?". This question made me feel REALLY uneasy, since I'm pretty sure that we weren't supposed to talk about the other houses...in my mind I was thinking "then why did you ask it???". In that split second, I almost half considered lying and saying I went to a different house since I knew that this sorority had a closer relationship with this house than with the house I went to for Pref. But I ended up just telling her the house I did go to. She then asked me how it was, and I tried to give her as neutral of an answer as possible, by just saying it was alright. I wasn't sure if she was fishing for a particular answer, but I definitely didn't want her to think that I lost interest in Jack. The rest of the night went reasonably well--the ceremony that they performed for us was beautiful, and the speech that the President gave made me feel like I loved this house even more. At the end of the night I was definitely sorry to leave, but I hugged the girl who I spoke to during pref and went to meet my Rho Chi.
When we met with our Rho Chi, she gave us information about ISP-ing. The benefits, the risks, etc. I wasn't sure whether or not to ISP Jack or not, since I felt a strong connection there more than Pete. I decided in the end that I didn't want a situation like last year, and that I'd rather be in a sorority than not be in a sorority at all. I put down Jack as my first preference, and Pete as my second preference.
Will post Bid Day details tomorrow and I promise I will NOT let weeks and weeks go by...hahaha. Stay tuned!
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