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Skit Days
Our third round is skit, where the houses get to show us all a little bit more of themselves. This was the 5th day of recruitment (after 2 Go Greek days and 2 Philanthropy days), and by this point a lot of my energy and enthusiasm had kind of drained away in the Summer heat. In the beginning, everyone's running on nervous, happy energy, but by this point everyone just wanted there to be a magical Sorority Sorting Hat that would match us up and skip to bid day. Thankfully the parties started a little later in the morning so I got to sleep in a little, which was much appreciated because there was some drama that morning with a roommate, a boyfriend, and a toilet seat... It's all resolved now and we all joke about it but I was in a seriously grumpy mood to start my day.
When I got my list back I was pleased to see: Ramen, Ginger Snaps, Barbacoa, Clafoutis, Pot Pie, and Cioppino. I was happy to see a full schedule, even though Milk Tea had dropped me, but Ramen had liked me enough to invite me back so I wasn't going to say no!
Cioppino: This was the first house that I went to, and while I didn't know what to expect really, I think they did a good job of setting everything up. Very polished. I know that this is the weirdest way to describe something, but I felt as if they put together an awesome PTA event. And I don't mean that in a derogatory manner at all - it's just really hard to describe the mood. I was able to talk to an officer here who was in the same program as I was, and I got to chat with her for awhile before moving on to a few other girls.
Ginger Snaps: The skit for this house was one of the cutest, and in my opinion, was one of the ones that showed "sisterhood" the best. This house actually rose a lot in my consideration. Whereas I had some strong opinions and very potent first-impressions at some of the other houses, this one kind of flew under the radar for me for the first two rounds, but here they really began to shine. The more that I heard them talk and the more I saw them interact with each other, the more I began to picture myself here. There were a lot of girls here who I could see a bit of myself in, and people who I could definitely see hanging out with in the future.
Pot Pie: I had loved this house all along because it was a lot more relaxed than a lot of the others, but when Skit came around, I thought that they were maybe too relaxed. Their skit was really goofy, but it wasn't very polished. It was goofy in a kind of "oh I forgot my lines, so I'm going to pull some faces and burst out laughing" kind of way. Also, I do have kind of an exacting personality, I would have liked to see more practice. However, when I got to talking to the girls themselves, I really enjoyed my time here. I still feel that these girls are in the top 3 in "sistership bond" if that makes any sense.
Barbacoa: I got a really nice homey vibe from this sisterhood. I got the feeling that these girls were really tight with each other and would support one another through thick and thin. They won't judge, and they're happy to support you through whatever boy, parents, school problem you may have. I made sure to look at the faces of the actives who weren't participating in the skit at all of the houses that I went to, and I noticed that here, the actives in the back were watching their own skit really attentively. At other houses, I noticed some actives were picking at their nails or looking at the floor or talking to each other.
Clafoutis: At this point, this house had started to seriously separate themselves from the rest. Here, I felt so genuinely accepted and comfortable with myself. Sure, maybe they didn't give off warm, cozy vibes, but I felt like I could chill out with these girls and be myself and not be judged. Finding a home away from home with older girls willing to be my guides is my goal, and I saw it here. I got to talk about my crazy passions and not be met with a blank stare. I was able to talk intelligently and in-depth about things I loved to do because there was somebody on the other end who had experienced similar things and me and we could learn from each other. I didn't feel as if I was acting interested in things in order to be polite. At other houses I felt nervous, but here I felt fearless. At this point I had convinced myself that this was my top choice.
Ramen: I was totally looking at them with a fresh set of eyes, but the same "problem" with the first two days came back. I kind of felt like I was being interviewed for an internship or leadership position, not necessarily being looked at as a person. Of course it could just be because my rusher was nervous so she just had a list of memorized questions to ask, but I didn't feel as if I was able to find that warm cozy feeling that I'm looking for. After three visits, I haven't found that "spark."
Ranking houses on this day was the most difficult for me, and the most time-consuming. Usually I'm a person with strong opinions. I like what I like and dislike what I dislike. However, I was second-guessing myself a lot. I had firmly established Clafoutis as my favorite, so they were a shoe in. Behind them though, I also really liked Ginger Snaps, Pot Pie, Barbacoa, and Cioppino. Okay, so that's almost everybody I had on my list, but isn't that a good problem to have? I knew what I wanted my #1 to be, but I kept on arranging different houses to be #2 and #3, but I was never satisfied. I would always say to myself "do you really want to drop that other house to let this one in?" People always say "go with your heart," but that night my heart was greedy and indecisive and wanted them all. So I had to go with my brain instead. I don't know if this was the right decision, but after an hour of rearranging my rankings and feeling so dead tired, I just gave up. I made a points system (scale of 1-5) and assigned different weight percentages based on what I valued the most. After the end of it, I ended up with:
1. Clafoutis
1. Ginger Snaps
1. Cioppino
4. Barbacoa
5. Pot Pie
6. Ramen
I don't know if anyone else has ever tried to assign points to sororities in order to rank them, but I found that it helped out a bit. At first I was uneasy about submitting this, but after I thought about it more on my way home, I came to peace with it and realized that this was actually the best list for me.
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Looking for home in the heart of Aggieland
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