And HERE WE GO!

Hello!

Alright, so I wanted to start this blog for my family and friends to keep them updated on the purple. I am so excited to be here at K-state! I dreamed about coming here ever since my big sister moved down here nine years ago. The campus is beyond beautiful and I can't wait to go and take some shots around campus!
I think I am already getting used to the streets, because it is rather small, but I know I will love it here.
This is day four of formal recruitment and I am having so much fun here. I couldn't believe how nice all the girls are and how easy it is to get along with them here. Yes, I was one of those people who saw sorority life as kind of the stereotypical airheads, but meeting all these girls changed my mind completely. I know this is what I want to do because it's just like being on a dance team but without the competitive aspect. You get Big Sisters and a family and do things together and as cheesy as that is I totally love it.
So, day one was moving in and OMG there were a TON of ford girls moving in. I am actually in West hall, directly behind ford, the little midget building :P. First floor ROCKS I can't complain. I did bring way to much junk with me but I think once I get it all where I want it that it wont be so crowded.
Day two was my first official day of formal recruitment. I got up and got ready and we went to have a meeting before lunch. Lunch was in the Derb, which if I might say so myself IS DELICIOUS. Then we went and visited five different houses. It was so much better than I expected. It is really laid back and you just go in and have a great conversation with a few really nice girls. The rooms are BLARING loud and some times you had to lean in to hear the girls talking. Once we finished with that we had dinner and then a short meeting and went to sleep, we were all really exhausted from the heat and walking all over campus.
The next day was SO excited because I went to my legacy houses. I couldn't remember which houses my cousins from New York were in, but I bet it will be fun to hear after I have made my selection. My first legacy house was tri delt. WOW! The girls inside reminded me of Aunt Sandy right off :D. It's funny how you can see tell what kind of girls are living in the houses. The tri delts were very proper and dedicated to the academic part of sorority life. The house was beautiful too. My next legacy house was Kappa Kappa Gamma! I was actually a little nervous going into that one because I really wanted them to like me! Kristin sent me picture texts from when she was in that house and it got me really excited! I loved talking to the girls at KKG and they actually invited me back the next day! [getting a little ahead of myself]. That night we went to the student union and narrowed down our selections. You had to get rid of two houses, which wasn't hard for me considering one house had some girls from high school that I'm pretty sure I couldn't deal with. Other than that particular house I was kind of interested in all of them. I had a favorite that night and it was Alfa Xi Delta. They had a lot of art girls in the house and obviously I'm an art major so what a perfect match right?
Well the next day comes and we find out who invited us back to tour their houses. I was invited back to three houses, so few because of may grades in high school [shame on Katie] however I did get some because I was involved in SO MUCH. Kappa Kappa Gamma was one of mine, Alfa Chi Omega was the second and Sigma Kappa was my third. They were all on the top most part of my favorite list. First I visited KKG which was so awesome. I liked the inside and again I got some really sweet girls. The next house was Alfa Chi. OMG I love this house. It had a backyard, a sun deck, amazing study room, and the events they told me about sounded so fun! They were my favorite today.
After Alfa Chi, I went to Sigma Kappa. They were the classy house and very pretty, close to the stadium and lots of parking. I got some duds to talk to though unfortunately. I did still put them in my preferences because I know I had some awesome conversations with other girls the first time around.
So now I wait for tomorrow when, hopefully, I get invited back to all three to find out about philanthropies and duties as a sorority sister.
Can't wait.


Alright everyone.
Love you all, Good night!