As recruitment week finally ends and the glitter and flash tattoos are finally wearing off from bid day, we can finally take a seat and realize how hellish it was. Hours upon hours of cleaning the house for hundreds of girls to wander through. Dozens of centerpieces made. So much chanting that you are left with no voice. Feet covered in blisters from heels you originally thought you could handle. A week truly from hell that you are so happy to move on from. That is, unless you are experiencing the unfortunate experience of your rush crush choosing a different sorority than yours.
1. Shock
As you run down the stairs of your sorority house in a dead sprint to see the new member list before anyone else, you can't quite grasp the realization that your PNM isn't on the list.
2. Denial
You proceed with bid day with the rest of your sorority and new members. You secretly believe that there must be a mistake. Surely she will come. There was just a mistake on the list....until you see her running down the street into a different house.
3. Bargaining
You find yourself wanting to go over there and fight in an attempt to win back your rush crush that was undoubtedly going to be your little. You believe you can change her mind if you can just go over there and talk it out.
4. Guilt
You start thinking about what you did wrong when you were rushing her. Were you too over-the-top? Did you ask her questions that were too basic? Did you sound boring? Pretentious? Obviously, it is all your fault.
5. Anger
You begin to think again about going over there to fight for her. You start playing, in your mind, dramatic movie scenes of revenge, trying to decide how you are going to do it. Your ideas run rampant and you sound a little psycho but hey, you're rightfully mad.
6. Depression
Your friends try to console you by reminding you that you only met her two days ago and in a conversation that was less than twenty minutes. You can't help but feel heartbroken though. You know that none of the other new members can be as great of a little as she could have been.
7. Acceptance
You've realized that she probably ended up in a place that was a better fit for her. It is time for you to go have fun with your new members because who knows, you might just meet your little.
