Being part of Greek life has been one of the most incredible experiences of my college career thus far. I live for the time spent with my sisters and all of the growth and leadership Chi Omega presents me; however, there is one thing I could do without for the rest of my life: the stress and anxiety that is finding a date to functions. For any of my fellow Greeks—or really any gal with a pulse, you know the panic that sets in as soon as the date list is posted and a deadline to find the perfect date is announced. With semi-formal right around the corner, mission Find Cute Date is in full swing and we’re on high alert; and luckily, the cast of Bridesmaids understands our pain. Ladies and single gentlemen who will be my date, I present to you the 15 stages of asking a boy to a function:
1. The Social Chair announces that the Date List is up. Your old pals Dread, Panic, and Fear quickly re-appear from hiding.
2. Your sisters in relationships and those with potential SO’s start to fill the list up…
3. With each name added, the realization that you’re single AF sets further in.
4. Hopelessly, you begin racking your brain for every boy you’ve encountered in the last semester.
5. An image of a guy from last weekend’s party comes to mind: Was he the one who helped clean the drink off me? Or the one who spilt it? Memory fails. You fall to defeat. The quest continues.
6. You head to Instagram. Where there is hope, there is a cute picture of a boy you have not yet liked.
7. *Anxiously awaits for said boy to flirt back via liking one of your pictures*
8. You grow impatient and consider taking one of your girlfriends instead.
9. The thought vanishes as quickly as it surfaced—just like Amanda Bynes said in She’s The Man, “I’m a bad ass, hunky dude.” You got this!
10.You text the group message with all your best friends about your current dilemma and know they’ll give you the right words of encouragement.
11. Some responses are flattering while others a bit harsher: “Seriously, get your shit together and ask him already!”
12. *Deep breathes* You know they’re right. You scroll through your contacts and find the guy you’ve been secretly drooling over for the past few weeks. You compose the text (three to five times before hitting send) and feel your heart begin to race.
13. Five minutes pass and you begin cursing yourself for asking. You imagine him staring at his phone, thinking of every possible excuse not to say yes.
14. *phone buzzes* He responded! You cringe, heart racing, and slide the text to see his response: “Sounds good to me, can’t wait.”
15. With a Herculean-like force, you throw your hands up in triumph because you, my friend, scored yourself a date.
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