A very merry recruitment

[Scandia]

Woohoo! I'm so happy for you and Tri-Sigma!

[SuperblySigma]

Welcome to Tri Sigma!

[FSUZeta]

congratulations to you and tri sigma!!

[texas*princess]

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND SIGMA SIGMA SIGMA!!!

[violetpretty]

Congratulations Mandy, on joining Tri Sigma!

[MandyPepperidge]

Yes, Babs also received a bid to Tri Sigma. We have been best friends since. The girl that I met on my first night, did indeed wind up being my big sister. She did a good job throughout revealing week to throw me off track though! The girl who became Babs' Grand Big was also one of our Rho Chis.

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by MandyPepperidge

Yes, Babs also received a bid to Tri Sigma. We have been best friends since. The girl that I met on my first night, did indeed wind up being my big sister. She did a good job throughout revealing week to throw me off track though! The girl who became Babs' Grand Big was also one of our Rho Chis.

I knew it!

Originally Posted by TSteven

We all know how this turns out. She and Barbara 'Babs' Jansen join Tri Pi!

Originally Posted by MandyPepperidge

We'll see!!

Originally Posted by MandyPepperidge

I hurried off the morning of house tours in my aforementioned Lilly dress, eager to see my schedule. PNMs could attend five parties and I was certain that I would be going back to five. Imagine my astonishment to see only three houses listed! Kooba and Louis Vuitton, two of my top three, had cut me! Needless to say, I was upset and disappointed. I immediately called my best friend, who had gone through a deferred recruitment up North the previous semester. I told her I wanted to drop. I just couldn’t believe that I didn’t have two of my favorites and the Louis Vuitton sister had implied that I was coming back. The best friend knocked some sense into me by pointing out that I still had Gucci (true) and kate spade needed another chance. I agreed, touched up my make-up, and headed off to my first house.

I arrived at Mulberry and was greeted by the sister I had clicked with on the first day. She and I repeated our conversation from the previous day as she showed me around their house, but at least she remembered me. Their philanthropy was a cute idea, but I didn’t like the other sisters I met that day. Conversations felt forced and everyone seemed a little… tired? I chalked it up to the heat, but I left feeling like I did not want to be a Mulberry.

After Mulberry, I headed to my favorite, Gucci. I was surprised, delighted, and very nervous when the first round girl’s big sister came out to retrieve me. I had to make a good impression! She and I had a nice conversation, but we didn’t have a lot in common. I thought I blew it with her. I was very thankful and happy when her little/my rush crush (yes, PNMs get rush crushes, too!) took me on the house tour. I don’t remember thinking one way or the other about the house as a physical place. Instead I was just enjoying the conversation and trying to make another good impression. I took a chance with that impression when I inhaled some cookie dough as she and I made our way out of the house, but hey, I needed to show that I wasn’t too uptight. She thought it was funny and admitted that she was planning on doing the same thing after the day was over.

From Gucci I headed to kate spade. A sister greeted me and we started our tour of their very gorgeous house. It felt very cozy and like a real home. I also liked the deck that they used to tan on. Even though I felt like kate spade wanted me and their President made it a point to find me during the tour, I realized that I did not belong in kate spade. I decided to drop the hint during the tour. I think I asked the sister if she knew from day one that she wanted to be a kate spade, to which she answered a very enthusiastic yes. When she asked me if there were any houses I felt like I belonged at, I said ‘Yes, there was a house today that I know I want to be in.’ I was disappointed that kate spade wasn’t the house for me because I really did want to share the sisterhood with my other friends, but I knew that I wouldn't fit in there.

After my last house, I went out to lunch with some girls in my Rho Chi group. Both were non-first years and were dealing with the rejection of houses they liked. Each of us still had our top house left though. One girl, we’ll call her Babs, and I had become friends quickly during rush and we made plans to go out that night. She was also leaning towards Gucci and I was excited that we might end up together.

[LucyKKG]

I don't get the Tri Pi joke. Anyone?

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by LucyKKG

I don't get the Tri Pi joke. Anyone?

Ah, youth.

Animal House reference.

ETA: That's also why MandyPepperidge & FawnLiebowitz's usernames are hilarious...

[LucyKKG]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Duh! I thought Mandy Pepperidge sounded familiar, but now I get it. Oops!