Favorite memories from your active days

[NYCMS]

Reading all the posts about rush beginning has brought back so many memories of my days as an active so thought I'd start a thread on some favorite memories. Here's just a few of mine:

1) Storming out of the house screaming our rush songs at the top of our lungs.

2) Candlelights! I don't know if a lot of girls get engaged (or pinned - do they even get pinned any more?) in college now, but it was so exciting when a candle, surrounded by flowers, arrived at our formal dinners and we'd sing our song and wait with anticipation for the pinned or engaged sister to blow out the candle.

3) My chapter house had a large fountain out front and at the end of the pref party, the active would walk the rushee - who had been given a carnation (our flower) at the door - to the fountain and tell them to make a wish and throw the flower in the fountain. It was such a special moment as a rushee and an active and from a visual perspective, it was beautiful.

4) Being a Rho Chi - gave me appreciation for every house on campus. Loved watching the process through the rushees' eyes. Enjoyed getting to know the Rho Chi's from other houses. (edited since I had forgotten it was RHO Chi and I had put Gamma Chi, LOL).

5) Doing silly things in groups. My college had a movie theater on campus and every December they showed the Olivia Hussey 'scary movie" called "Silent Night, Evil Night" which was about a sorority house whose members were being stalked - the guy got in through the basement. A crew of us went every year. We had a basement in our house where everyone stored their luggage. I remember many of us going down there together to get our bags after seeing that movie, LOL.

6) Lanz flannel nightgowns. For whatever reason, everyone wore them backwards (back of gown buttons worn in front).

7) My Bid Day. I preffed two great houses, would have been happy in either, but it was clear after the pref party which one was home. I remember opening my bid card in the Student Union and the thrill I felt learning that the house I wanted also wanted me.

There are so many more, of course. What are some of your favorites?