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So what did I do? I talked to my Rho Chi. Not gonna lie, since I wasn't a freshman, it wasn't hard to know which sorority ]my Rho Chi's were in. My favorite was from Haunted Mansion, and I talked to her. I hadn't cried at all during the process but when I was talking to her I started to cry. Even though I was realistic with the whole process I still obviously wanted to be in a sorority. I wanted to belong to a group and have sisters and do all the fun things that sororities do and just be a part of Greek life as a whole.
After talking with her, I decided to drop. And I honestly would have ranked the one sorority left if for one thing.... that a new sorority was colonizing on campus. I decided I would take my chance with them. Is it shallow that I'd rather take a shot at being in a new sorority than being in the "worst" one? Maybe. But also as someone older it would be cool to be in a new sorority, to be a founder, and to get possible leadership positions right out the bat.
The new sorority's recruitment process ended in October, which is why I couldn't finish my story until now!
While I was talking about formal recruitment, my friend Jane* in my grade became interested. She accidently missed the registration deadline. So as I was going through formal, she was considering the colonization recruitment. By the time I dropped, we decided to go to the information session for the new sorority.
Apparently there were 600 girls who registered for the colonization and/or went to the information meeting, and they only were looking to take 200. This made me worried. Did I screw up my chance of going Greek by not ranking the other sorority? I came into the colonization process thinking it wouldn't be very difficult at all. Regardless, I did my best to say quick hellos to the women from the sorority. It was them I'd have to prove that I deserved to be in their sorority, not girls on campus. I also went to an informal event to talk with some other hopefuls and to say hello again to the sorority consultants (two women from other chapters who recently graduated).
During my interview I was asked pretty basic questions. They went over my resume and I asked a few questions about the philanthropy and leadership positions. I was interviewed by two women. One of them seemed interested, but the other, who was higher up, seemed uninterested. Not unkind, but perhaps bored. On the way out I said a few words to the consultants, trying to be friendly and help them recognize me!
They had another event where we met current sisters from chapters nearby. They were all dressed up and I guess it was a fancy version of second rounds? We talked about everything from leadership to social events to philanthropy. I guess they were getting in as much information as they could! The girls seemed nice and seemed to love their sorority (I think most girls do, though). We didn't have much time with them but I met a girl named Sarah* who I talked to for like 20 minutes before the actual event. She was also my grade and she was a lot more confident about getting in. The next round was preference night and she wasn't even considering the fact that she might not get an invite. Regardless, Sarah seemed sweet!
They told us that we would get an e-mail telling us if we were invited to preference round. We were told not to wait up for the e-mail. Good thing I didn't], because sometime after 2am I got an e-mail from them.
I was invited to preference round!!! I was excited but not tooo surprised. When I entered and left the room from the previous event, the consultants said hello and goodbye, and they didn't say that to everyone. It felt good to know they recognized me and I think they liked me!
My friend Jane also got invited to preference too! She had to buy her dress but I just wore won I wore to a football game earlier that weekend (lol). As they called our names in for preference night, I heard Sarah's name! Yay! She didn't see me yet but it was nice to know there was a familiar face in the room. During preference night they had us talk to current sisters and consultants. The two girls we talked to (there were like four of us PNMs) were very nice. We PNMs didn't get to talk much because they were so talkative and they were from the same chapter so they kept bouncing off each other. They kept talking up the sorority a lot! Even though it was annoying just listening it was really nice to hear all the good stuff they had to say. Another girl came over who I could tell was hilarious and just gave out a cool vibe. During this part I awkwardly took a chocolate they had out to wrap up my gum in. It was really awkward and I should have just swallowed the gum before I entered the room. >.<
Near the end we did a ceremony. It was nice but I didn't get goosebumps or anything. Then we all left and I saw my friend Jane waiting for the next party since her time was scheduled different from mine. She was sort of nervous but I was glad I was done. There was really nothing I could do anymore. Although I really really wanted to get in, I pretty much set myself up for disappointment in the back of my head. Setting my expectations low was a way of not getting overly upset. I guess it's not the best way to cope but this has been a super stressful semester and it was just easier.
Again, they told us not to wait up. Bid day was really quick; the very next day. So I would know when I woke up.
*Names changed
Also! Massie got into her legacy!! Woop woop! She was so happy and I was so happy for her!
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