Sugar & Spice's Rush Thread - Page 3

KDHoney · #31 09-10-2002, 03:16 PM

TRL is a video countdown show on MTV...it stands for Total Requests Live.

sugar and spice · #32 09-11-2002, 12:01 AM

Okay, ladies, here's the wrap-up for tonight:

House #4: We were double-rushed again (some girls were and some girls weren't), but it was much smoother this time than last time. The girls I talked to weren't too chatty, but between the rusher, the other rushee and me we managed to have some good conversations. I liked this house -- it seemed very diverse in terms of different types of people, and very involved in a whole bunch of different activities -- but there are definitely some that come before it. I'd like to go back, though, and get a better feel for it.

House #5: Oh my god, we walked into this house and it was unbelievably noisy! All the girls were screaming so loud. The first girl that rushed me was super-cute and chatty and friendly and sooo enthusiastic, and all the girls after her were similar. There wasn't a single dull moment in the conversation, and all the girls absolutely LOVE Madison, so we bonded over that. I told one of the girls how much I was enjoying rush, and she was so surprised. She said, "Every other girl I've talked to has just been, like, eh." I had a ton of fun with these girls, but so did a bunch of the other girls in my group, and I think they'll definitely be one of the more popular houses. Their theme was Planet ________ (like Planet Hollywood), the room was plastered with movie posters, and the girls sang a bunch of songs from movies with the words altered to fit their sorority.

House #6: These girls were nice, but I just didn't click with them. For some reason their skit didn't do it for me, and I didn't have great conversations with the rushers -- not terrible, awkward conversations, but lots of pauses, stuff like that. We just didn't really connect.

House #7: These girls were so down to earth and energetic and fun -- I talked to four or five different girls and had really solid conversations with all of them. They had a Grammies theme with a lot of singing and dancing and it was cute. I accidentally matched their clothing scheme -- red top and black bottoms -- which they all thought was cute. Definitely one of my top choices overall.

Now we've got a day off and then the last four houses of first rounds are on Thursday -- and then we rank them!

And actually, I think I'm kind of liking the way the schedule is spread out, since I woke up this morning with the beginnings of what will become The Cold of Death (one of my friends has been sick, and I guess I caught it from him). Hopefully this will give me some time to recover between rounds!

KDHoney · #33 09-11-2002, 12:08 AM

Take care, rest up, and continue to have an awesome time!

GeekyPenguin · #34 09-11-2002, 01:02 AM

I can so relate to the cold of death! It sucks! Luckily I'm only rushing one house!

Glad to hear you were having fun, good luck with the next day!

GPhiBLtColonel · #35 09-11-2002, 02:08 AM

I wish I knew which house was which! It is killing me to know if Gamma Phi Beta did a good job or not! I am sure they did though, right? Heh heh

AOIIalum · #36 09-11-2002, 06:29 PM

Sounds like things are going pretty decent for you, sugar and spice. I'm glad!

As for the Cold of Death, do whatever you can to pump fluids in your bod, rest whenever you can and eat healthy. Hopefully by tomorrow's parties you'll feel much better. Good luck!!!

Christin

aprilxo · #37 09-12-2002, 11:00 PM

Yeah! I'm glad it's gone well so far

Your thread was getting to the bottom of the stack... so I thought I'd bump it up. Hope things are still good in your neck of the woods....

sugar and spice · #38 09-13-2002, 02:43 PM

Sorry I made you guys wait so long for the update -- my computer was doing some crazy things last night and I couldn't sign on to the internet.

I also forgot to mention that after Monday's 90-degree heat wave, it dropped to about 50 overnight, and Tuesday it was absolutely freezing. Last night, though, we finally hit a happy medium and had absolutely perfect rush weather.

House #8: I'd heard these girls were a little stuck up and very concerned about appearances, so I was kind of apprehensive about this house. However, from what I saw they were very sweet, fun, and even a little bit goofy. I talked to some really nice girls. There was only one girl that I felt uncomfortable with, and that wasn't because our conversation was full of pauses -- it was because we both had so much to say that she occassionally interrupted me. (I'd much rather have that than an awkward, pause-filled conversation, though!) They had a "secret garden" theme with lots of flowers; it was very sweet.

House #9: Somewhat similar to House #1, although I felt more comfortable here. The conversation flowed better and I got along with the girls, but I don't feel like I had that much in common with them. I wouldn't mind going back here and seeing more of what they're about, but right now it's not one of my favorites.

House #10: I'd also heard things about these girls being kind of snobby and unapproachable, so I wasn't too excited about this house, either . . . but I ended up loving it. The first girl I talked to was really pretty and intimidating, but she was really nice, too, and all three of the girls after that were so awesome. Two of the four girls I talked to were English majors, like me, so we talked about classes to take and good professors. One of the girls had an almost identical schedule to me -- she'd either taken or was taking every class I have this semester! Another one of the girls ran track in high school, and so we talked about that -- the different events that we ran, what we liked and didn't like about different races, indoor vs. outdoor meets. The time went so quickly here that my rusher and I were still talking as the other girls were being herded out the door, and we hardly realized that everyone was leaving -- I was the last one out of the house!

They had a "cabana" theme here and served us yummy frosty drinks with little paper umbrellas in them -- very cute!

House #11: These girls had an American Idol theme -- they didn't seem to be too enthusiastic, but I'll cut them a little slack since one of the girls seemed to be losing her voice, and it was the millionth time they'd performed it. My conversations with the girls were mixed -- a couple were pretty generic, but some of the girls seemed really cool, and I really liked one of the girls -- we talked about our siblings: her sister just got her drivers' license, and mine just turned 16 so she'll be getting her license soon. So that led to stories about driving and learning how to drive . . . I just felt really comfortable with her.

I'm not going to tell you guys how I ranked the houses, but I will let you know that I had seven (yes, seven!) houses I really liked, three that I wouldn't mind going back to to get to know the girls better, and only one that I can't see myself in at all, so I'm considering myself pretty lucky. I'm trying not to pick any real favorites until Pref, so that if I get cut I won't be too heartbroken.

Now we've got to wait until Tuesday to find out who invites us back, so I'm just keeping myself super-busy this weekend to distract myself! I've got soccer practice and a game, a party to go to, hanging out with friends, the football game tomorrow, our Rho Chi-sponsored "Sex and the City" party, and lots of homework, so I think Tuesday will come soon enough! And fortunately my cold has been kept under control with lots of rest and juice -- all I've got is a little case of the sniffles and a mildly sore throat, both of which are knocked out with a bit of cold medicine and more juice.