Thursday was a busy day for all the active Sisters. Now that the interviews for Big Sisters had been completed, it was time for the chapter to decide who would mentor who. They met on Thursday afternoon to determine who they felt was the best fit for each potential.
Thursday night, after they conferred as to who would be the best Big Sister for each potential, Noelle contacted each one to tell them they were required to be at the house Friday night at 5:00 pm. She told them as well that this was a formal event and they were required to dress up. Each had to wear a skirt or dress, and formal shoes. It was preferred the dress be white.
Friday after classes, all seven ran to their dorms to get dressed. Daphne apologized to her coach that she would miss today's practice. Thankfully the season was still months out, so it would not horribly hurt her standing with the team. She was warned though not to make this a regular occurrence.
Susan got to her room before Maisy. She had made sure of that. She didn't want Maisy to see her undress, or in her underwear. She had no trouble finding a white dress. She had brought one along when she came here. It was a very simple dress. No frills or anything fancy, but it would work.
Maisy was disappointed to see Susan already dressed to go when she got back. "Phooey, I thought I'd finally see you in your undies or naked." She pouted.
Susan looked with annoyance at Maisy and flipped her off. Maisy did not have any white dresses, so she had to don a beige skirt and white blouse. The skirt just barely reached her knees. The blouse was also quite tight. Susan hoped the Sisters would not get angry that she was dressed so scandalously despite the formality of the event.
Down the hall, Janine prepared as well. She had no white dress either, so she had to choose something else. The only skirt or dress she had was her old school skirt, the classic plaid schoolgirl uniform. She felt a little silly wearing something from high school to such a formal occasion, but it was all she had.
Sadly it was a little tight on her, as she had gained a few pounds over the summer. Her roommate had not come back yet, so she quickly dressed in her room.
Across the way, Sonya and Alex prepared for the event. Both owned white skirts and blouses. They undressed from their casual clothes and donned their outfits. Neither jumped at the other being naked.
They had seen each other like this often enough already to lose any embarrassment this would normally bring. Both of their outfits were quite modest. Sonya's skirt was pleated, and Alex's blouse was missing a button at the top. She hoped this would not be an issue.
Daphne only had her red dress, as she rarely wore dresses or skirts. It was the one she wore to banquets hosted or attended by her team. It reached mid-thigh, but wasn't very tight or revealing, so she felt it would work. She did not have to worry about undressing in front of others. Years of showering after practice had dulled any shame at being naked around others, and she had a room to herself in the suite at Miggs Commons she shared with three teammates.
Gina's roommate was back when she arrived, so she had to change in their bathroom. She, like Susan, did have a white dress. Her dress was a little fancier, with lace frills on the edges and a sweetheart neckline.
Dressed and ready, Susan and Maisy left their room and headed downstairs to the mansion. They met Janine in the common room and headed for the mansion together. At the exit to the residential campus, they met Sonya and Alex. They met up with Daphne and Gina near the house. Their hearts all beat with nerves as they arrived.
They all arrived five minutes before 5:00. Jaclyn was waiting outside the door for them. "Welcome, potential Sisters." She said to them. "Please form a single file line and quickly and quietly follow me."
As she turned, they lined up behind her and walked in to the mansion. Most of the house was dark, but the main room was lit by candlelight.
They knew as soon as they entered the main room this was a very serious event. All the active Sisters were dressed very formally as well. To all the potential's shock, even Melanie was dressed formally. All seven were shocked to see this.
"Melanie is clothed." Maisy whispered to Janine and Susan.
Both giggled. They, and the other four, all expected her to be naked like she had been at the Rush Party. Even though they had only seen her parade about naked in the house once, it was still strange to see. All the active Sisters were gathered in the room in a tight throng.
Angelique stood front and center with a red book in her hand, with Noelle to her right. Jaclyn stopped them a few feet from the group and asked them to line up side by side. As they lined up, Jaclyn walked over to the group, standing to Angelique's left. Once they were in line, Jaclyn nodded to Angelique. Angelique then faced the potentials and spoke.
"Welcome girls. I am pleased to see each of you here. Tonight is actually about more than assigning you a Big Sister. The reason we asked you to come formally dressed is because this night is also Bid Night. Tonight, before we assign you your Big Sisters, we will be extending a formal bid to each of you. Before tonight, you were only considered potentials. After tonight, you will officially be pledges, or as some say associate members, of our Sisterhood."
The seven potentials looked about each other in confusion. They had not expected this. They thought that the night of the party was the start of their pledging. It seemed that was not the case. Each grew nervous again, fearing they would not be extended a Bid.
Angelique had seen this before. She hated each time she had to let a girl know she would not be extended a Bid. Except for a few girls last year, who turned out to only be interested so they could find a place to party and get drunk. That was not the image Alpha Alpha Mu wished to convey. They were quickly dismissed.
