The next morning I couldn’t wait to get to the Student Union to see if I got a bid! I got in line and couldn’t stop fidgeting until it was my turn. I told the girl at the table my name. She looked in the card file and pulled out an envelope. Yay! I had a bid. I ran out into the hallway and opened the envelope. There was a card inside with an etching of a sorority house. I knew immediately which one is was. It was…….
Not the end of the story.
Nope, not by a long-shot.
I had received a bid to
Water Skiing! I was so excited I was jumping up and down. I read the card and it said to call the chapter house right away. I bolted back to the lounge.
“Irene” had been at
Water Skiing’s Preference too but I had lost track of her as the rushees were leaving the house. I wanted to call her too. Oh! I also had to call Suzanne.
I grabbed the hall phone and nervously dialed the phone number on my bid card. A girl picked up and said, “Hello, this is Water Skiing!” I timidly said, “Hi. This is Leslie _____.” I heard her shout my name out and could hear a crowd of girls in the background cheering and clapping. I giggled. They were so sweet! She told me to come down to the chapter house at a certain time that afternoon.
I got off the phone and dashed into the lounge to change clothes and find Irene’s phone number. I came out and was just about to pick up the hall phone when Robin from
Soccer stepped out of the elevator. I was surprised to see her. She said, “Leslie,
what happened?!” I felt horrible. “Oh, Robin.” I looked down at the floor and quietly said, “I’m not Jewish.” I looked up to see her face was a cold mask of fury. She turned on her heel and was back in the elevator before I knew it. I ran after her, “Robin, wait!” She wouldn’t even look at me as the elevator doors closed.
It took me a while to recover from that uncomfortable scene. I finally grabbed the phone and called Suzanne
. She had received a bid from
Croquet
and was absolutely thrilled. I was happy for her.
Croquet was a wonderful house. She was happy for me and my bid to
Water Skiing. Next, I called Irene. She had received a bid to
Water Skiing too! I asked her if she had called them. She disinterestedly said she hadn’t. (Funny, it never occurred to me until writing this that perhaps Water Skiing hadn’t been her first choice.) I told her to call them right away. I knew she would love hearing the cheers in the background.
Later, Irene and I met up and headed over to the
Water Skiing chapter house. We were greeted with hugs and laughter. The pledges all got these adorable hats. We took turns introducing ourselves to the entire chapter, which included telling them if we had eligible brothers.
I met a lot of my pledge sisters and just loved them. I was blissfully happy.
I had no idea what drama was yet to come.
Soccer – Robin met me as I came through the door and I just wanted to hug her. The sisters were, as I recall, all in black dresses and wearing their lovely pins. The Preference ceremony was beautiful but I had trouble focusing on it. I felt so comfortable with Robin and with all the girls I had met at this chapter but, obviously, many other thoughts were occupying my mind. 
can't wait to hear the final chapter of this wonderful story!!!
Or how the girl from the bus ride plays into the story, if at all.)
Will be interesting to hear! Not as intriguing as all the plot twists, of course, but still something that piques my curiosity. 
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