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10 Emotions You're Feeling During Rush Week As Emoted By The Friends From 'Friends'

Now you can finally relate to your daughter calling you during the day saying she's starving or dying of heat stroke during rush.

Tatumn Vaught

Aug 19, 2018

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10 Emotions You're Feeling During Rush Week As Emoted By The Friends From 'Friends'

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It's finally here! Rush season is among us and whether you're a freshie jumping out of your pants with excitement or an upperclassman ready to rock it, a whole range of emotions is among you... and who better to express those emotions to others than the cast of "Friends"? Now you can finally relate to your daughter calling you during the day saying she's starving or dying of heat stroke during rush. Here are just a few of the emotions that everyone will experience during their week on the row.

HOT

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Let's be real, we're in Alabama people. It's constantly 95 plus degrees and you're sitting in the blazing sun waiting on going into the next house. Bless that Theta is in Bryant-Denny this year because we LOVE that AC cranking. Even if it rains, it's still hot. So get out your mini fans that connect to your phone and reapply your make up after every house, because you're going to sweat a lot!

EXCITED

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This is the first step to something big. Each house you walk into, you could be meeting your new sisters. So why shouldn't you be excited?!?!? With door songs and smiles in your face, there is no way you can't be grinning ear to ear when you walk into those mansions.

SHOCKED

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Two words. Door Songs. It's a slap in the face when the actives open the door and the chants of each house explode. If you're in the front row of lineup, good luck because it's an experience, to say the least. Also, if you're from the north, you're not at home any more people, welcome to Alabama Greek life.

WORRIED

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Awaiting for your Rho Chi to return with your upcoming schedule for the day is to say the least nerve wrecking. Did my favorite house like me? Will I get an invite back? And don't forget the potential dreaded phone call at 7 a.m., they are never easy.

AWKWARD

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Have an awkward conversation with a girl in a house? It happens to everyone. No worries, it's not as bad as you think, or as Phoebe and Chandler kissing. They will look at you as a whole person and not just based on one conversation. So if you're trapped in that fake smile and awkward pauses, it's okay the parties are only 20 min.

TIRED

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You. will. crash. After the first day of open house, you'll plop on your bed and not wake up until 7 a.m. the next morning ready to do it all again. It only gets worse throughout the week, so drink your Starbucks and put on a morning face, because it is absolutely exhausting.

SAD

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Everyone gets dropped from houses that they absolutely adored. Unless you're a supermodel with a 4.0 GPA and helped starving kids in Africa, it happens. Don't be too disappointed because it just means they were not for you and you'll find your home elsewhere! If you get dropped totally, it sucks, but there are other options on UA's campus where you can still get involved.

HUNGRY

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Burke pizza buffet, bless you. If you're like me and forgot to bring snacks the first day you may just push some girls down in the dining halls trying to go for the food at lunch time. Everyone is working up an appetite and everyone will be chowing down come lunch and dinner time.

FRIENDLY

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The best part about rush: meeting new people. Whether it's in your Rho Chi group or in the houses, those girls could be your friends for life. So take advantage of the time you have together, you're all experiencing the same things and going through it as a group. Plan a late night ice cream run and make some friends cause that's what it's all about.

UNSTOPPABLE

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Be confident. If I could give any personal advice, since I went through rush twice, it's to shake those nerves and be bold going into each house. The girls see that and admire it, which is a great quality to look for when seeking a new member. Always have great posture, hold your head high, and smile like you own the place.

Rush could be one of the best experiences of your life if you make it one. A huge wave of emotions is totally normal and every other girl can relate.

Take advantage of the opportunity you have there and shine! You won't be a rushie for long!

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10 Emotions You're Feeling During Rush Week As Emoted By The Friends From 'Friends'

Now you can finally relate to your daughter calling you during the day saying she's starving or dying of heat stroke during rush.

HOT

EXCITED

SHOCKED

WORRIED

AWKWARD

TIRED

SAD

HUNGRY

FRIENDLY

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May the odds be ever in your favor.

Phase One: The “I got this” phase

Phase Two: The “I have time” phase

Phase Three: The uncontrollable sobbing phase

Phase Four: The “help me, I've fallen and I can't get up” phase

Phase Five: The rejoicing phase

10 ways to prepare for finals week—beginning with getting to the library.

Who knows where we would be without them.

1. Thank you for laughing at my jokes, even when they really aren’t funny.

2. Thank you for singing unbearably loud with me all the time.

3. Thank you for letting me vent to you for hours about anything and basically being my personal therapist.

4. Thank you for ordering pizza with me at 2 in the morning.

5. Thank you for all the movie days when we don’t feel like moving.

6. Thank you for being my workout buddy everyday.

7. Thank you for sharing your closets with me.

8. Thank you for taking naps with me at random hours during the day.

9. Thank you for cleaning our home with me when we absolutely need to.

10. Thank you for all the rides when it’s late and you don’t want me to walk home alone in the dark.

11. Thank you for studying with me in our kitchen when we didn't want to go the library.

12. Thank you for making dinner with me.

13. Thank you for helping with my hair, makeup and outfit every time we go out.

14. Thank you for taking countless ugly pictures with me.

15. Thank you for not judging me when I go too long without showering.

16. Thank you for making our apartment feel like a second home.

17. Thank you for being there through all of our boy troubles.

18. Thank you for giving me a hug when I feel homesick.

19. Thank you for getting excited with me when one of us gets a good grade on an exam.

20. Thank you for still being my friend and not judging me when I say or do dumb things.

21. Thank you for telling me what I should do when I am sick.

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24. Thank you for being super weird with me.

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11. "I shouldn’t have procrastinated all semester."

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13. "We did not learn this!"

14. "I should go get food."

15. "Why do we even have finals?"

16. "I don’t want to be at the library."

17. "Get off your phone."

18. "I can watch Netflix for like 20 minutes and then go back to studying."

19. "I shouldn’t have watched Netflix."

20. "You have to study now!"

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