Hello ladies...
Prefs was definitely a very long night...but very helpful. To recap, I visited Kappa Kappa Gamma, Alpha Chi Omega and Phi Mu. After the last party, all the girls met with their rush groups in Norman Field (across the street from Sorority Row). From there we walked to our "home base"...the room where we've been meeting to receive our invite lists. It was amazing seeing 19 rush groups walking in their prefs dresses across campus. My home base was in Florida Gym, which is right next to the stadium. I would have to say that it is almost on the opposite side of campus. We walked in silence (for the most part), and stopped traffic everywhere we went. It was quite a sight!
Our Pi Chis had warned us to bring a bag with a change of clothes and comfortable shoes. So there I was wearing a red dress (I was complimented all night! hehe), flip flops, and carrying a huge bag and my red heels in the other hand. The air wasn't on in our room b/c it's on a timer, and doesn't work on Saturdays. It was funny, b/c the moment we walked into our room, all the girls starting undressing and changing into their comfy clothes.
We got our instructions and asked questions. The pizza guy arrived a bit later...so we pigged out! By the time we got our ranking sheets in front of us, girls were freaking out. Girls were waiting in line to talk to the Pi Chis about what decision to make. Then finally, at midnight, all the girls turned their papers in to the computer Pi Chi. (we started at about 10p) She then ran to the computer room....scanned all of our sheets...and we were allowed to leave about half an hour later.
I didn't take too long to rank the chapters...but this afternoon I'll make my final decision.
Now about the actual pref ceremonies...they were beautiful. I was so excited to finally be able to eat! One house served chocolate covered strawberries on a glass plate that had my name written in frosting. Another house put my name on a cupcake. I liked the ceremonies in all the houses, and I even got teary eyed in some of them. In one house, one of the sisters was talking about how her mom died of cancer, and all the support that she received from her sorority sisters.
I do have to mention one thing, at one house, the girl that preffed (sp?) me kept saying "I'm sooo glad to see you again"...."I feel really comfortable talking to you"....."we've all been talking about how cute you are"......etc, etc. I know that this isn't a direct violation of any kind, but after leaving the house I felt really uncomfortable. I felt guilty not ranking it higher than I did....but I didn't like how I felt pressured by the girl. I understand that by attending prefs, the chapter is letting you know that they are very interested in you. But at the same time, I don't like feeling guilty about *not* joining them. Get it? I am confused as it is about rush, so I didn't really like all the added pressure!
There is a ceremony this afternoon at 5p where all the girls will be inducted into Panhellenic as a whole. That is also where we find out our Pi Chis affiliations. (super excited about that...since we started guessing last night) Then at 6p, we all walk to Norman Field and stand in circles according to our groups. Our Pi Chis will hand envelopes to us, and we have to hold them on our head so we don't peek. Then, at the same time, we all open the card and "cry and run" to our houses. Now, I'm not a crier, and I'm definitely not a runner....so if I accept the bid, I'll be walking there! lol....
I'll update everyone when I get back! Thanks again for all the support!
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