But I still think he'd have made one swell bear

I feel like a princess this week. A very sleep-deprived princess. This is the week of initiation into the sorority, so we are having a few days prior to the initiation called Diamond Days which is supposed to be really fun and where we are supposed to spend our free time and nights over at the house as if we lived there. Monday night we had our monday night dinner, deliveries, and chapter meeting as usual but then afterwards I brought all my bedding over to the house and spent the night. I hung out with Sara and Doreen and we made a late night Taco Bell run. I ended up staying up really late until about 3:30, for no good reason besides having a lot of people to hang out with. Diamond Days is filled with gifts and it feels exactly like Christmas. On Monday night we all got these plastic bins from our Diamond Sister decorated with our name and filled to the brim with goodies. Everyone got something different, but Sara got me some cookies, a little football kit complete with field goal stand and football, a book about Northern CA versus Southern CA, and a bunch of snacks. I noticed that some girls got playdough and movies too. I had a great time Monday night and felt like i got to know a few more girls than I knew before, but I woke up the next morning sooooo sleepy and dragged myself to classes all day.

Yesterday, Tuesday, I had to drive all the way home to Valencia because I had an appointment to get a dress fitted. I also got a haircut while I was there because Ive been letting my hair grow for a long time and it was starting to get shapeless and ugly. I cut a few layers in it and added some side bangs which are cute when i have time to style them but tend to get curly as the day goes on which I'm not sure I'm happy about...but I already did it so its too late. I also had a midterm to study for and a design critique to prepare for so I was busy studying almost all evening and into the hours of the morning. The studying paid off though because I feel really confidant about the test. I missed all the diamond days stuff, but heard we got our first gifts from our secret Violet sister so I stopped by the house this morning to pick it up. It was a stuffed lion with a clue that said "I love puppy chow." Don't ask me what that means cuz I dont know. Tonight's clue said "I love trojan football" and I don't think there's a person at USC who doesnt love trojan football so that doesnt narrow it at all. I have a feeling of who it is but I dont want to say in case I'm wrong. We find out tomorrow so it will no longer be a mystery. Everyone is being so nice to us, I keep waiting for them to bring out the embarassment or something, but it just doesnt happen.

I'm debating about whether I want to sleep in the house tonight again too. It was fun, but Im worried Ill be up all night again and I dont want to do that with a late night initiation being tomorrow. Tonight at midnight I am taking an ADPi written test about the history of the organization, blah, but everyone has to do it before theyre initiated. Tomorrow is finally initiation and I will be a delta! Im really excited but am also kind of looking forward to a little free time after this week. I will update and tell all about the initiation ceremony soon.

And there's a semi-formal invite on Friday! I am ready to party.