Gammas Say Relax... It's Just a Crush!

Gamma Chi Delta Sorority has an annual tradition of holding a “crush” date party in the fall. For all other date parties, each Gamma will invite a boy to be her date for the night. “Crush” parties are a little different because each Gamma writes down who they want their date to be and a mass-email is sent to all the chosen dates informing them that they are invited- but they do not know which Gamma wrote their name down. This secrecy is the fundamental aspect of the “crush” theme; Gammas can invite their “crushes” who they might be too embarrassed to ask face-to-face. The whole party is somewhat of a joke because no one really invites their crushes. The Gamma Properties Chair, Alissa Howard, even made a shirt for Gamma’s to buy for their secret dates that read “GAMMAS SAY RELAX… IT’S JUST A CRUSH”.

The hectic planning leading up to the night (i.e. choosing dates, buying shirts, shopping for dresses) was nothing close to the actual event- it was a crazy night! The party started before we even got to the club when big buses came to Trinity University to pick up all the Gammas and mystery dates. The bus driver, Don, was an older man with a great sense of humor- he pulled the charter bus over on US-281 highway as a practical joke telling us that we were getting pulled over by the cops! By the time we got to Medusa’s (the downtown venue at which the function was held), everyone was ready to party! Medusa’s had a huge dance floor – which everyone took advantage of – and a DJ that only played a list of songs that Gammas had previously voted on. The fun night definitely ended too quickly, as people began to get back on the charter buses to be taken back to campus. Walking to upper campus definitely took a toll on my already exhausted feet, but it was all worth it!

About one-half of my pledge class and I waiting for the bus to

take us to Medusa's.