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the door and gave me a hug.
    Immediately, I could tell from their faces that something wasn’t right. Something was definitely going on. What now , I thought. Myra and Bridget quickly headed into the living room.
    â€œDang, y’all got into it already?” I screamed out, madder than my dad would be if I’d told him I wrecked my brand new Cadillac CTS.
    â€œIt’s the two of them,” Chandra said, pointing away from herself. “Don’t even look at me. I think they’re crazy for even talking about them dumb sororities in the first place.”
    â€œWait a minute, wait a minute, what’s going on, girls?” I handed Chandra my purse and went over to Myra and Bridget. As I placed my arms around the two of them, I knew we couldn’t have any beef this early. “Y’all, we’ve got our own place. We’re not supposed to be arguing. We packed all that stuff away in the freshman year drama suitcase. I’m ready for a fresh start with my closest girls. I’m ready for us to have a super year. It’s going to be a great time pledging Beta this year. There’s no need to argue and fuss about when we’re going to pledge now. They may not have a line this fall. But whenever they do, we’ll be on it.”
    â€œYou better tell her!” Myra said, looking at Bridget, removing my arm. “Because I now know Rho Tau Nu is the only way for me.”
    Okay, at that point I was really confused. Why was Myra talking about pledging the brown and peach? We hadn’t had that in the plan. All last year we were at every single Beta Gamma Pi function. We didn’t attend any other events. What was this?
    â€œAnd that’s where we are very different because I want to try and be a member of Mu Eta Mu, okay?” Bridget said to me. “I’m sick of that wench thinking her way is right.”
    â€œWho you calling a ...” Myra uttered as she tried to reach over and strangle Bridget.
    As I kept them apart, I scratched my head. Now my other girl was talking about wearing silver and gold? What in the world was going on? They knew the sunrise and sunset colors of lavender and turquoise were the colors we were going to sport.
    So I turned around and looked at Chandra. “Help me out here! What are they talking about? What changed?”
    â€œUm, again, I’m repeating—I don’t know why y’all are thinking about any of them crazy sororities,” Chandra said.
    â€œBecause they’re founded on Christian principles,” Bridget uttered, as she rolled her eyes at Chandra.
    â€œAnd it’s a great social organization to network and meet new people to do other big things, and it’s a community service thing,” I said. “But y’all ... Beta Gamma Pi? I thought we were all going to be Betas? Everybody. All four of us.”
    â€œMy mom’s a Nu,” Myra said.
    â€œWe know that, but you said you knew she’d been inactive all your life so they couldn’t be about much,” I said, reminding her of our conversation before we all went our separate ways last summer.
    Myra just shrugged her shoulders. “Well, over the summer she joined a local chapter and I met a bunch of the ladies. They are professional women who really are making a difference in their careers. Plus, they are the largest sorority for a reason. Rho Tau Nu is doing major projects. RTN, Hayden. Sorry, girl. You can switch too.”
    Bridget grabbed my hand and said, “My mom’s not Greek, but I’ve done a lot of research over the summer and Mu Eta Mu is for me.”
    â€œAll of y’all are stupid,” Chandra said.
    â€œJust don’t none of you talk to me,” Myra said, going to her room.
    â€œLike that will bother me,” Bridget said as she went upstairs and slammed her door.
    Chandra plopped on the couch and said, “All of you guys will need me before I need you. Those Greek letters will let