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[susan314]

After Post Office...

I head back to my dorm room. I'm looking forward to Phase B and going back to the houses! On my way to the dorm room, I bumped into Steph. She asked me how things went...I filled her in on my invitations and who I decided to cut. She looked at me somewhat dumbfounded and said "you cut Waylon Smithers?" I could tell that she disapproved. I shrugged and said that I liked the other houses I was invited back to better. She shook her head and told me that I was crazy for cutting one of the houses on sorority row - said I'd probably regret it later.

When I get back to my room, I start to wonder if I know what I'm doing. Everyone keeps insisting that there are "good" houses and "bad" houses, but I don't really see it. I've met a lot of nice, interesting people the past couple of days, and all of the houses are big and gorgeous. (Well, I haven't seen Moe Szyslak's house yet since they did Phase A out of a fraternity house. But all of the other houses are nice.) I guess I've noticed a couple of houses that seem to have a lot of really pretty girls, but I didn't necessarily have any more fun at those houses than the others. There must be something I'm missing - everyone else knows more about sororities than I do, so maybe I'm just not picking up on something?

[susan314]

Originally Posted by efcheerBB

::slight hijack:: Also, quick question, about the 314 in your screen name: What does that stand for? I am just curious. Thanks ::end hijack::

I wish I had an exciting or intriguing answer for you, but the boring truth is that my birthday is March 14th.

[susan314]

Phase B, Day 1

I'm a mix of excited and nervous about the Phase B parties today. I'm definitely looking forward to all of the house tours, but I'm starting to feel some doubts about the whole process. A week ago, I didn't know the first thing about sorority life...now I know just enough to be confused.

For the first day of Phase B, I'll be attending the following chapters:

Nelson Muntz
Ned Flanders
Moe Szyslak
Sideshow Bob
Carl Carlson
Milhouse VanHouten

Nelson Muntz I had a good time at this house - the girls were very fun and laid back. Loved the house tour.

Ned Flanders Had a good time talking with the girls here - the girl who gave me the house tour was also named Susan, and we had awesome conversation. I felt like I had known her for years. The house was beautiful - the decor was a little too...pastel...for my tastes, but it was very tastefully done. (Anyhow, what was I expecting? Its a sorority house - of course it might be very pastel and/or feminine. )

Moe Szyslak This was my first time in this house - Phase A was in the fraternity next door. I see why we wouldn't have fit here for the Phase A parties - its a very small house. More like a regular student rental house than the other sorority houses. I think the girl giving me the tour said that 12 people can live in. The girls were very enthusiastic and seemed really fun though.

Sideshow Bob The house tour was interesting - they have something called a dormer. Apparently the day rooms are for studying, hanging out, etc. and everyone sleeps in one big room. I'd never heard of such a thing before, but the girl giving the tour said it was nice b/c you didn't have to worry about if your roommate was on a different schedule from you. (Interesting...my roommate now is the biggest morning person, she's up at 7 am blow drying her hair in our room and is in bed by 10 every night. I like to stay up until at least 1 or 2. Too bad we don't have a separate sleeping room!) The girls here were very friendly.

Carl Carlson Had a good time here. They have a very nice house. I think I see Suzy's roommate, but don't get a chance to say hi.

Milhouse Van Houten The girls here seem like a lot of fun. I was mildly distracted on the house tour by a giant crack running down the wall. (Which is odd for me to notice b/c normally I'm not detail oriented about stuff like that. Must just be getting tired b/c this is the last house of the day, so my mind isn't focused.) Still a very nice house though - its fairly new, I think. And the girls are friendly.


And finally...the day is over. 6 houses down, 6 more to go...

[efcheerBB]

Originally Posted by susan314

I wish I had an exciting or intriguing answer for you, but the boring truth is that my birthday is March 14th.

I was just thinking that it was an area code (me being hopeful) because 314 is the area code for St. Louis which is where I am from.

[adpi*violet]

Waiting and ready to hear about Phase B, Day 2!
Hope you can spare some weekend time to update.

[susan314]

Phase B, Day 2 update to come this evening. (Have to run to a soccer game soon...)

I did meet someone new from down the hall tonight. Her name is Bethany - she's a senior and on the gymnastics team, so I haven't bumped into her yet b/c she has been busy. She's really nice though - apparently she was a Tri-Delt, and she offered me some encouragement with the whole rush process.

My friend Gina called to update me on how rush is going at her school. Tri-Delts is her favorite house going into preference. (They only have 6 sororities at her school, so rush goes by more quickly.) Makes me sad that Tri-Delts at MSU closed - Bethany was so nice, and it would have been nice to end up in the same sorority as Gina.

[tld221]

Originally Posted by susan314

Phase B, Day 1
Sideshow Bob The house tour was interesting - they have something called a dormer. Apparently the day rooms are for studying, hanging out, etc. and everyone sleeps in one big room. I'd never heard of such a thing before, but the girl giving the tour said it was nice b/c you didn't have to worry about if your roommate was on a different schedule from you. (Interesting...my roommate now is the biggest morning person, she's up at 7 am blow drying her hair in our room and is in bed by 10 every night. I like to stay up until at least 1 or 2. Too bad we don't have a separate sleeping room!) The girls here were very friendly.

i'm imagining Annie - i bet all the sisters break out in song before bedtime in their nightgowns? lol jokes jokes.

i guess its a good way to bond but man those chicks must go at it all the time! i bet it is a hard sell to PNMs in that situation. i'm guessing its a way to save $ and not worry about "filling the house" every rush?

[SigKapCoug]

Originally Posted by tld221

i'm imagining Annie - i bet all the sisters break out in song before bedtime in their nightgowns? lol jokes jokes.

i guess its a good way to bond but man those chicks must go at it all the time! i bet it is a hard sell to PNMs in that situation. i'm guessing its a way to save $ and not worry about "filling the house" every rush?

(thread jack)

12/14 chapters at my school are "dormers", including mine. I don't really see it as being very different, or causing more arguments or anything. To me, I think i would have more roommate issues if I had to worry about waking her up at 2am (or vice versa). The house still has a capacity and we still have "full house" point - and it's still a bad thing to not meet it, lol. The only different between a dormer and a non-dormer is where your bed is located.

(end thread jack)

[susan314]

Originally Posted by tld221

i'm imagining Annie - i bet all the sisters break out in song before bedtime in their nightgowns? lol jokes jokes.

i guess its a good way to bond but man those chicks must go at it all the time! i bet it is a hard sell to PNMs in that situation. i'm guessing its a way to save $ and not worry about "filling the house" every rush?

You may have misunderstood my description of the set up...

(I will note here that there were multiple houses on my campus that had dormers, however I only ended up referencing it in my notes for Sideshow Bob b/c it was the first house tour I encountered it on. So, although you won't see it in my descriptions for other house tours, there were other houses that had dormers...)

In a house with a dormer, everyone still has roommates and a private room with your own closet, desks, dressers, place to sit/hang out, phone line, etc. The beds for sleeping are in one large room (called the "dormer") that is kept dark 24/7 and climate controlled. So, a person can take a nap at 2 in the afternoon in the dormer room without getting in a roommate's way who might want to be studying in or otherwise using your room. If you like to sleep in, you wouldn't have to worry about being disrupted by an early riser roommate, etc.

P.S. My comments above should not necessarily be construed as a hint that I ended up in a house with a dormer. (Or, that I didn't end up in a house with a dormer either.) I had a lot of friends in a lot of chapters, and learned plenty of details about their housing setups throughout my college years.

[AnatraAmore]

Is it update time now??? Please?!?!!? We've been waiting so nice and patiently...

[LOVEinZTA]

ah, I see, so it's like a sleeping porch. There are 13 rooms in our house each with 3 girls but only 1 sleeps in the room (at a time, most people rotate) and 2 sleep on the sleeping porch. It makes sense now.

[tld221]

Originally Posted by susan314

You may have misunderstood my description of the set up...

(I will note here that there were multiple houses on my campus that had dormers, however I only ended up referencing it in my notes for Sideshow Bob b/c it was the first house tour I encountered it on. So, although you won't see it in my descriptions for other house tours, there were other houses that had dormers...)

In a house with a dormer, everyone still has roommates and a private room with your own closet, desks, dressers, place to sit/hang out, phone line, etc. The beds for sleeping are in one large room (called the "dormer") that is kept dark 24/7 and climate controlled. So, a person can take a nap at 2 in the afternoon in the dormer room without getting in a roommate's way who might want to be studying in or otherwise using your room. If you like to sleep in, you wouldn't have to worry about being disrupted by an early riser roommate, etc.

P.S. My comments above should not necessarily be construed as a hint that I ended up in a house with a dormer. (Or, that I didn't end up in a house with a dormer either.) I had a lot of friends in a lot of chapters, and learned plenty of details about their housing setups throughout my college years.

hmm, okay. so this format works out well also if non-housed sisters (i could imagine that some sisters commute or have their own apt) decided to stay the night?

im still finding the setup weird, outside of my non-NPC scope and what not. but what matters is that it makes sense for you.

[susan314]

Update time. (Hubby and I have a standing Sunday night date to watch the Sopranos and Entourage...had to wait until that was over. )

Phase B, Day 2

Today I visited the following chapters:

Artie Ziff
Mayor Quimby
Clancy Wiggum
Lenny Leonard
Groundskeeper Willie
Disco Stu

Artie Ziff Glad I had this house early on the day's schedule. Was the last Phase A party, so I didn't really give it my undivided attention first time around. Probably same thing happened with the girls in the house too. Good house tour, and I had fun talking with everyone here.

Mayor Quimby I'm so glad I got to come on this house tour - it was beautiful. Definitely one of the biggest houses I've toured so far (if not the biggest). Met another person I have somewhat of a connection to here - Jenny from AP Chemistry's older sister. (My junior year of HS, I took a guest class in AP Chemistry at another local HS. There were several small high schools in our area that pooled resources to give students access to a greater variety of AP classes than we would have had otherwise. Jenny and I didn't go to HS together, just shared that one class.) Debbie, the girl I had amazing conversation with during Phase A, made it a point to come over and say a quick "hi" to me, and said she was happy to see me again. I really love this house.

Clancy Wiggum Nice house tour and fun girls. Steph says this is one of the "good" houses, but I don't really see any drastic difference between this and the ones that Steph says are "bad."

Lenny Leonard Girls are very outgoing and enthusiastic. Seem like fun. Beautiful house. I feel very tall here - everyone is so petite. I towered over everyone I talked with today, and I'm only 5'7"!

Groundskeeper Willie House tour was good, girls were enthusiastic. Steph says this is the "best" house, but I'm not sure what to make of that. Everyone's nice, but I feel a lot more relaxed and comfortable at some of the other houses.

Disco Stu Last house of Phase B! I'm not as tired as I was at the end of Phase A - not as many houses to cram in, and not as much walking this phase. Thank god - its hot outside! Girls are super-friendly, and they seem genuinely excited to have me back. House tour was great too - they have huge bedrooms!

[ClassicBeauty]

so, what are your favorites coming out of phase b?

[susan314]

Originally Posted by ClassicBeauty

so, what are your favorites coming out of phase b?

Mayor Quimby is the one I'd most call a "favorite." There's a big group of others clustered right behind it. The only house I'm fairly certain isn't a good fit for me at this point is Groundskeeper Willie. I don't dislike any of the houses, but I don't feel very relaxed and comfortable there like I do at many of the other houses.