She checked her phone and looked around. “We’re crazy early. What should we do?”

“No idea.” I shrugged.

Before we could make a decision, a girl with an all-pink outfit approached us with a bright smile and a stack of pamphlets. “Hiya, gals! Are you two rushing this year?”

I considered it last year, much to Kelly’s displeasure. She hated Greek life and wanted nothing to do with it. I told her it could be fun, but she said she’d rather me stay a hermit.

I took a pamphlet, ignoring the glare I got from Kelly. “I thought about it. Do you admit sophomores?”

Her smile widened. “Of course we do! Just between us, there are only two houses that don’t. Beta Kappa Pi and Theta Nu. We try to avoid their Debby Downer attitudes.”

With a look from Kelly, that said how the hell am I supposed to remember that? I tried to take mental note of the names.

Looking over the pamphlet, I searched for dates and deadlines. “Is there a date on here?”

Pink Girl pointed out the date on the back. “Yes ma’am! Phi Beta Lambda at your service! Please consider rushing us this year! We will also be at the big back-to-school bash, so come say hi if you see me. Happy first day!”

We watched her as she happily skipped away to another group of girls arriving on campus, probably giving them the same spiel she just gave us.

“Ugh,” Kelly rolled her eyes. “You aren’t still on the sorority thing, are you?”

I shrugged. “It could be fun. I want to have a normal college experience with you. If we joined, we could make some new friends. You might even find yourself that hunky man you were talking about earlier and start your little mafia side gig.”

She shook her head as I followed her inside, pushing past the large double doors. “If you want to check that out, go ahead. Personally, I have no interest. No major yet, and I prefer to play things by ear. Be a little spontaneous before settling into big decisions, yeah?”

Meandering down the hallways, we had plenty of time to kill. With me being the forever early bird and Kelly being fashionably late, we settled on an hour early to campus. It was nice to take in the sights before everyone else rushed into the building–it helped me keep calm.

“Look,” Kelly pointed down the hallway. “I wonder what kinds of sugary goodness awaits in that vending machine.”

“There better be sour gummy worms,” I mumbled, hoping for my comfort snacks to ease my anxiety.