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to pack up! Classes begin tomorrow. Scholarship is important to us."
There was a general round of laughter like everyone knew this was tongue-in-cheek. My new house wasn't known for its high GPA.
"But before we go, we have an important announcement." She bounced on her toes like the former cheerleader she was. "Exciting news! For the first time in years, we actually have spots open in the house for five lucky pledges to move in immediately!"
A momentary, stunned hush fell over the girls. This was unprecedented. No one got to move into the house until second semester. At the earliest . I had been counting on that.
Then someone whistled and everyone started cheering. I cheered with the rest of the pledges, trying not to stand out. Girls whispered to each other, speculating. I crossed my fingers, hoping that I wouldn't get one of the spots.
Kelly whistled to quiet us. "The recruitment committee, along with the officers, spent hours coming up with the fairest way to fill these spots. We voted on which girls we thought would be the future leaders of the house, which would represent us best, and whom we thought would fit in the most. We've been watching you today to confirm we'd made the right choice.
"It was a tough decision. We would love for all of you to be able to move in immediately. We're so excited about getting to know all of you and know you'll all be fantastic assets to the house. Remember—we handpicked each of you!
"But we voted, taking into consideration rush crushes and recommendations. One girl stood out as the leader."
I relaxed. There was no way that girl was me.
"Alexis Turner, you're our top pick!"
My mouth fell open. Either I was a better faker than I thought, or someone had set me up. My mouth went completely sandpaper on me. I panicked. Live in the house so soon? It was terrifying.
The entire house was looking at me, the pledges with a mixture of envy and disgust. Kelly had just drawn a target on my back. I was public enemy number one. The girl to take down.
I stuttered. "I don't know what to say. I'm overwhelmed." I blinked back tears that they all mistook for joy. "Thank you."
Kelly beamed. "Alexis, as our top pick, you get to pick your roommate. Pick a pledge, any pledge."
Every girl in my pledge class turned to me. Morgan was wearing a smug look and I got the feeling she was behind this. Whoever I picked would be loyal for life and everyone else would hate me until I could prove myself to them.
The house leadership was watching to see to see what my strategy was. I could have done something democratic, like had the others vote. Or something random like draw names. I knew very few of the others and none of them well enough to make an informed decision.
I simply blurted out a name. "Emily! I pick Emily."
I don't know what I did right, but Kelly smiled broadly and nodded subtly to the other officers. They approved of my choice. All I knew was that if I hadn't picked her, Emily would have hated me. I would have lost the only friend I had. I still might. Emily grabbed me and squealed in my ear as she hugged me. As I bounced up and down with her, acting excited, I worried that living in the house would go to her head and separate us in the end.
"Great!" Kelly beamed. "We'll get your things and move you in tonight. Now for the other three…"
She called out three more names, but they meant nothing to me. I kept thinking this was like some kind of survivor reality show and I had just shown my strategy to the opposition. Next time someone took a vote, I was off the island.
Chapter Six
Alexis
It was a good thing I hadn't settled into my dorm room yet. I'd barely even seen my randomly assigned roommate. Both of us had been too busy with recruitment. She had pledged another house. When she saw my Double Deltsie shirt, I think she was glad to see me move out. She'd pledged a less prestigious house. Her envy was palpable.
My new sisters packed me up and moved me into my room in the house
There was a general round of laughter like everyone knew this was tongue-in-cheek. My new house wasn't known for its high GPA.
"But before we go, we have an important announcement." She bounced on her toes like the former cheerleader she was. "Exciting news! For the first time in years, we actually have spots open in the house for five lucky pledges to move in immediately!"
A momentary, stunned hush fell over the girls. This was unprecedented. No one got to move into the house until second semester. At the earliest . I had been counting on that.
Then someone whistled and everyone started cheering. I cheered with the rest of the pledges, trying not to stand out. Girls whispered to each other, speculating. I crossed my fingers, hoping that I wouldn't get one of the spots.
Kelly whistled to quiet us. "The recruitment committee, along with the officers, spent hours coming up with the fairest way to fill these spots. We voted on which girls we thought would be the future leaders of the house, which would represent us best, and whom we thought would fit in the most. We've been watching you today to confirm we'd made the right choice.
"It was a tough decision. We would love for all of you to be able to move in immediately. We're so excited about getting to know all of you and know you'll all be fantastic assets to the house. Remember—we handpicked each of you!
"But we voted, taking into consideration rush crushes and recommendations. One girl stood out as the leader."
I relaxed. There was no way that girl was me.
"Alexis Turner, you're our top pick!"
My mouth fell open. Either I was a better faker than I thought, or someone had set me up. My mouth went completely sandpaper on me. I panicked. Live in the house so soon? It was terrifying.
The entire house was looking at me, the pledges with a mixture of envy and disgust. Kelly had just drawn a target on my back. I was public enemy number one. The girl to take down.
I stuttered. "I don't know what to say. I'm overwhelmed." I blinked back tears that they all mistook for joy. "Thank you."
Kelly beamed. "Alexis, as our top pick, you get to pick your roommate. Pick a pledge, any pledge."
Every girl in my pledge class turned to me. Morgan was wearing a smug look and I got the feeling she was behind this. Whoever I picked would be loyal for life and everyone else would hate me until I could prove myself to them.
The house leadership was watching to see to see what my strategy was. I could have done something democratic, like had the others vote. Or something random like draw names. I knew very few of the others and none of them well enough to make an informed decision.
I simply blurted out a name. "Emily! I pick Emily."
I don't know what I did right, but Kelly smiled broadly and nodded subtly to the other officers. They approved of my choice. All I knew was that if I hadn't picked her, Emily would have hated me. I would have lost the only friend I had. I still might. Emily grabbed me and squealed in my ear as she hugged me. As I bounced up and down with her, acting excited, I worried that living in the house would go to her head and separate us in the end.
"Great!" Kelly beamed. "We'll get your things and move you in tonight. Now for the other three…"
She called out three more names, but they meant nothing to me. I kept thinking this was like some kind of survivor reality show and I had just shown my strategy to the opposition. Next time someone took a vote, I was off the island.
Chapter Six
Alexis
It was a good thing I hadn't settled into my dorm room yet. I'd barely even seen my randomly assigned roommate. Both of us had been too busy with recruitment. She had pledged another house. When she saw my Double Deltsie shirt, I think she was glad to see me move out. She'd pledged a less prestigious house. Her envy was palpable.
My new sisters packed me up and moved me into my room in the house
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