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that’s not what I had.”
    â€œYou wanted to have an underground experience?” I asked her.
    â€œI meant undergrad experience because, you know, Mom pledged grad chapter. Truthfully, if I had to do it over again, I wish I would’ve pledged as a grad because pledging was a lot of work, but right now the Betas have their heads on straight, and they plan to do it right for your line. They want only a few girls, and they want you, Hailey. They know a good thing when they see one. You are so awesome, Hailey. I am just excited. Tickled purple and turquoise—Beta Gamma Pi colors, okay—that they want my little sister to be a part of our sisterhood. You’re so strong and care about yourself; you could be a great leader.”
    â€œYeah, right. You tried for a position within the national office, and I saw what it did to you.”
    Hayden thanked the waiter as she sipped her water with lemon. Then she said, “Yeah, but I didn’t win. The President appointed me to a national committee, and it’s been great serving. You could go all the way because you have vision. People like you. If you need to try out other organizations by going to their rushes or talking to them, I support that. I don’t wanna cram what I know to be the best down your throat. I feel confident to say that if you go and check out the others, you’re gonna want to come to Beta Gamma Pi. Because when it’s done right, we are the stuff. We are the standard. We are the paradigm.”

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    BIASED
    â€œ I know what sorority I wanna be in,” Teddi said to me as I got ready to go to Rho Tau Nu’s rush.
    â€œThat’s great, girl. I haven’t decided if pledging is for me, but I owe it to myself to go and give everybody a chance and figure out if it’s even something I want.”
    â€œWhat, Hailey? Girl, you are a legacy, and I’m not one. There’s nobody in my family who is a Beta, but I know BGP is it for me. You should know that better than anybody,” Teddi said, almost salty that my mind wasn’t made up.
    â€œWell, I don’t, okay? I know what it’s like firsthand from my mom and my sister. It’s not all smiles. I’ve seen their tears. I just wanna see if there is another sorority I can gel with.”
    â€œYou’re just gonna be committing suicide if you do that, girl. The Betas aren’t gonna want you if they see you trying out everything in the world.”
    â€œIf that’s the case, it wasn’t right for me to pledge Beta Gamma Pi. Besides, it was my sister who encouraged me to get out there and see for myself. She felt confident that I was gonna pick her sorority. If she isn’t sweating it, why should you?”
    Teddi came over to me and grabbed both of my hands. “Look, I know we’ve been distant for the past weeks, and I’ve been really angry with you. The last thing I want is for us to keep having distance like we have. We’re sisters. Not sorority sisters, not blood sisters, but we are sisters connected at the heart, and I want us to experience some things together. We talked about coming to college together to do this stuff. We don’t take classes together. We don’t do any extracurriculars together. Can’t we try to get our bond back? Am I the only one who wants that?”
    Needing to have a really tough conversation with her, I frankly said, “Wait. Stop, Teddi. We don’t take any classes together because I’m in pre-law, and you’re in education. Our scholastic paths don’t even cross like that.”
    â€œWell, we were gonna do stuff with SGA. You were supposed to be in my cabinet. Now there’s a message on my door from the new President saying he wants to meet with you tomorrow. What’s that about, Hailey?”
    â€œReally?” I questioned in a shocked tone. “I’m not going to be able to meet with him tomorrow.”
    â€œYeah, I’m sure