joining an a{meri}can sorority #1

This week has been exhausting, fun, and surreal. 

It is Rush week - a giant version of girl speed dating to get into sororities. There are 900 girls going to 10 houses on Round One, so it is a pretty big deal to organise. Mostly Freshman rush, but there are some Upperclassman (like myself), but it is a great way to meet people. You get given a T-Shirt (which I ordered in an 8, not realizing that it was in an American 8, so you couldn't actually see my shorts it was enormous - great start), to wear to this round. All the girls in the sororities have been practising for hours in the lead up - and you can totally see why. Not one girl puts a foot out of line, everyone is immaculate. Each sorority has a different 'personality', which you get to see even more in Round 2 where you narrow down your options and get to go to a maximum of 7 houses. 

Here the girls do a skit, a little sketch whether it be a play or a song or both, to make you want to join that house. This round is your own clothes, but yet again I was underdressed in converse and denim shorts.. will I ever get it right? You have to make your own name label - some are all pretty and sparkly, with pictures of Chuck Bass or something of the like to show what your interests are. Mine, on the other hand, was made out of a blue post-it note, with a blue highlighter...so my British flag, was err.. blue. The houses can be pretty spread out so there are girls stationed around Chapel Hill giving directions with an emergency box of hairspray, plasters, mints, everything, just in case. You are having to really pace it around in 30 degree heat, so it understandable to get a little (or a lot) sweaty. And the girls in the house are so energetic, doing their routines 8 times in a row, and not a complaint in sight. After I got back from a lecture yesterday I passed out in my full clothes on my bed, so exhausted.
2 more days of Rush to go... I will let you know how it pans out. 
Oh, and this has been a week of 'No Booze, No Boys'. At first I was like, oh that's boring, but now I realise
a) Don't have time for either anyway
b) I'm quite enjoying it.
It ends on Wednesday, so I am sure a big night will ensue. (NB: Boys are rushing this week too, but they have a different 'manly' system, which I have no idea about, because, I am not talking to them.)


All I can say is Go Greek. It is so fun.

(Ah yes and I went to a baseball game last weekend. It is safe to say that baseball as a sport is a more boring version of cricket. I didn't think it was possible, but it is. However, the experience was great, and I definitely went with the right girls. We sat for 5 minutes...got a drink...sat...got some food...chatted...soaked up the sun...and left. Ideal.)

Speak in a few days, love to all xxxxx