Tuesday:
All seven potentials woke up the next day eager to see who would be their next potential Big Sister. Sonya and Alex felt whoever came to them today would not be as good as who visited them yesterday. Gina and Daphne were both hoping for someone better. Sure, they'd gotten along with the first ones, but they both felt their potential Bigs had rubbed them the wrong way.
Maisy hoped for someone a little more interested, as Melanie had seemed very apathetic about the job. Susan and Janine were the only ones who did not feel like today's candidate had to be better, or might be worse, than yesterday's pick. None knew when they'd be approached by the next one, they'd have to wait and see.
Sonya:
Jennifer was the next Sister the chapter had picked to be Sonya's potential Big Sister. Sonya met up with her after lunch, when she and Alex parted ways to their first afternoon classes. Sonya was just about to head to her Organic Chemistry lecture when Jennifer met up with her. Sonya giggled when she realized she had not noticed she shared the class with Jennifer.
"It's a big class, so of course you would not notice one individual person." Jennifer told her, trying to defray Sonya's embarrassment.
Sonya had to agree. There was at least one hundred people in this lecture. Sciences were popular majors at Miggs-Tristan. At least one third of Miggs-Tristan's student body were in S.T.E.M. majors. Jennifer did not need to explain why she had been picked for Sonya. Sonya already figured from what Allyson told her yesterday that the reason she was picked was because they had similar majors.
"So what made you pick Biology of all things?" Sonya asked Jennifer.
Jennifer smiled. "I was born with an uncommon genetic mutation. It "deformed" me so to speak, so I went into Biology to learn more about it and how it worked. I've had to hide it from a lot of people. One of the reasons I love being in the Sisterhood is that they don't care about how it presents itself. They accept me as I am. I never felt that before. Why did you pick Chemistry?"
Sonya laughed at this question. "Where I'm from, people hate science. They're all the typical "science deniers" you hear about in the news. Everyone felt that since I'm a pretty girl, science was no place for me. I want to prove that I can be more than a pretty face. I always liked Chemistry. I like understanding how everything interacts with the world."
Jennifer could not hold back her laughter. "I thought people like that were exaggerated. I never expected they'd actually exist."
Sonya sighed. "Sadly, at least where I'm from, they do." Jennifer giggled.
"I pity you." She quipped.
"It's not so bad. I do have to keep quiet a lot when I'm home because they would all jump on me if I tried to use what I've learned here to prove them wrong. My family is very conservative. I'm the only liberal in my family. They all hope I'll "come around" one day. That's not happening. I'm trying to get a job somewhere far from home when I finish here. To be honest, I can't stand my family. How is it for you?" Sonya asked.
Jennifer just laughed. "I see my mom a lot actually. She's the Chapter Advisor. She actually convinced me to join as she told me they'd accept me regardless of my disorder. I was apprehensive, but I found out during Instatement Weekend that she told me the truth. I was very happy about that. I haven't seen my dad in ten years. He divorced my mom when I was eight. He couldn't handle having a "deformed" daughter." Jennifer said sadly. It made Sonya kind of upset to see this.
Sonya was surprised to see Jennifer perk up again after this. As they walked to their class, they talked about what problems they had with it and other classes they had to take for their majors. Both agreed that OChem was a hard class. Sonya saw as they talked that Jennifer seemed to listen more than speak.
Jennifer told her she was a shy person. Having to hide her "deformity" for so many years made it hard for her to approach others. She told Sonya how before she joined AAM she rarely hung out with others outside of school. AAM had opened her up as a person. Despite the small amount of conversation from Jennifer, Sonya did find out that Jennifer and her mother were very close and that she had a best friend from her teens that knew of and accepted her disorder. Try as she might, Sonya could not seem to get Jennifer to divulge what she had.
Arriving at their lecture, they decided to sit together and spend a little more time chatting before class began. They knew once the professor started lecturing they'd have no time to talk. Dr. Clarkson was notorious on campus for never-ending lectures. Sonya and Jennifer both laughed at the times they saw other students fall asleep from his droning voice.
They did not have much time to talk after the lecture was finished. Jennifer's next class was in an hour, but Sonya's was just fifteen minutes from the time they left their lecture. Sonya had enjoyed her time with Jennifer, but she felt already that Allyson would be a better choice for her. She would see if tomorrow's candidate could top Allyson.
Alex:
Alex met with Nina, her next potential, right as she and Sonya met up at Milton for lunch. Alex was awestruck as she viewed Nina. The girl was beautiful.
"She has to have modeled. She's gorgeous." Alex thought.
"Hellooooo, Earth to Alex." She heard Sonya shout, which knocked her out of her daydream.
She blushed as she realized she'd been staring. She could not help it, Nina was definitely the kind of girl she dreamed of dating, but always felt was out of her league.
"Sorry." She said quietly. She blushed more when Nina just giggled.
"Sonya, would you mind if Alex ate with me today?" Nina asked. Alex was surprised at how quiet Nina's voice was.
"Sure. Just don't hog her all day." Sonya quipped. Nina giggled again and Sonya headed for the food lines. Nina and Alex did too, but to another station. Alex was glad to see that like her, Nina was careful about what she ate.
"So, why you?" Was the first thing Alex asked Nina. Nina just blushed.
"To be honest, I have no idea. We're not in similar majors. We're both quite social and we're from similar backgrounds. I really have no clue why they picked me for you." Nina said.
She was quite for a moment, her tongue out over her lip as she pondered, then she spoke again. "I don't think it's because we're both lesbians. That's never a reason."
Alex had a stunned look as she heard this. Both girls picked for her so far had been lesbians like her. She shook her head in exasperation, a bit miffed at this realization. "Geez, they gonna just pair me with other lezzies this week?" Alex asked.
Nina laughed as she said this. "No, you got Amelia tomorrow. She still isn't sure what she is. She's done guys and girls, but still doesn't know what she prefers."
Alex chortled. "So, two lezzies and a potential one. You know there is more to me than just that I like chicks." Alex quipped. Nina giggled again.
"I know. Believe me, it was just coincidence that two of your potentials ended up being lesbians. We have quite a few in our Chapter, so the odds are good you'll have one as a Big Sister. It's kind of a tradition for us. When we were founded, most sororities wouldn't let gay women join. We were one of the few that did not bar them." Hearing this raised Alex's spirits. She knew that struggle well.
