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Orientation

After Edward's call I had gone to bed only to be woken up a few hours later by Alice.

"Bella, wake up!" Alice shook me. My eyes forced themselves open and a very perky Alice was staring back at me.

"Alice, it's two o' clock in the morning. When did you get in?" I asked groggily.

"A couple of minutes ago. After you and Edward left, Emmett stormed off, saying that he had to talk to someone. So it was just me and Jasper. Dinner was free today and there was no bill to pay so we decided to go for a walk around campus. We talked endlessly. Bella, he's amazing. He's the guy I want to spend the rest of my life with. Do you believe in love at first sight? Because I think this is it," Alice sighed. I yawned and pulled myself up into a sitting position. Alice was kneeling by my bed.

"I believe in love, not at first sight. And I'm so happy for you Alice. I just think you two should wait around for a bit and see where it takes you. Love is delicate and should be carried with the utmost care," I said, still sleepy. Alice nodded seriously.

"You're probably right. Wow, Bella. Didn't know you were so deep. And also, thanks for the cookies. I really appreciate it." I had left the cookies I got from dinner on Alice's desk. She must've eaten them already.

"You're welcome. Eating is a good thing to do," I said with a lazy smile. Alice giggled quietly.

"I know. I grew up in an environment where you had to watch every calorie. So it kinda stayed with me. I usually love to eat."

"Well, don't worry about counting calories here. If you wanna eat like a pig then don't let anyone stop you. I'll eat with you. And you can always count on Emmett too. Speaking of which, how was he when I left?" I asked, laughing. Alice shook her head, smiling.

"If I were you, I'd sleep with one eye open. He was pissed."

"Oh, he'll get over it. We always have these little brawls." Alice shrugged and went to her bed.

"Sleep well, Bella. We have a long day tomorrow. Goodnight."

"Goodnight, Alice."

EmPOV

Bella would pay for what she did at dinner. I cannot believe she mentioned Mr. Sheepers! And for no reason too! I knew we had little spats like this but she started it this time so my retaliation had to be better.

I couldn't ask my roommates for help. Jasper was completely smitten with Alice and Alice was close to Bella. And Edward seemed to be becoming good friends with Bella so that was out of the question too. I decided to enlist the help of Ben. He was a first-string sophomore on the football team. We got to talking earlier today and he was a pretty cool guy.

I left dinner shortly after Bella and Edward to go find him. He was in his dorm looking through his football playbook from last season. When he saw me come in he jumped off his bed.

"Cullen! What's up, man? Excited for the football meeting tomorrow?" he asked coming over to give me a fist punch.

"Definitely. I'm also excited for that Greek thing tomorrow. Edward was telling about the fraternity he wants to join and I'm really starting to like it."

"Zeta Beta Tau?" he asked.

"Yeah. You know it?" I asked. He nodded to his desk. There were a bunch of bumper stickers, fliers, and a hat that said ZBT on them.

"You're a Zeta?" I asked.

"Yup. Most of the first-stringers are in that fraternity. There are a couple of second-stringer wannabes but I think they're all legacies. You'd really like ZBT. We party hard, get the hottest girls, and also have all that "it's good for your future" crap. You know, like internships, job opportunities, and a lot of alumni who can pull some strings for you. We got it all, man."

"That's awesome. I'll come check it out tomorrow," I said.

"So what's up?" Ben asked. I smiled devilishly.

"I actually need some help with something." I quickly explained to Ben what I wanted to do. He agreed to meet me at Bella's dorm at six in the morning. I went back to my dorm and set my alarm. Bella had given me her spare key to her dorm, to which I was grateful. Regretfully, I had also given her mine but I pushed that thought out of my head and focused on the look on Bella's face when she gets surprised.

My alarm went off at 5:50 and I made my way to Bella's dorm. Ben was already there waiting for me. I slid the key in the slot and turned the handle when the light turned green. Bella and Alice were both asleep in their beds. Alice looked like a little doll in her pink cloud of a bed. Bella looked so peaceful in slumber that I almost changed my mind about what I was going to do. But then I saw her suitcase peeking out from under her bed and remembered that Mr. Sheepers was in there.

I slowly peeled Bella's blanket away from her and hooked my arms under hers. Ben grabbed her legs and we carried her out the door. She was a pretty heavy sleeper so I knew this wouldn't wake her up. It was a long walk but we finally made our way to the aquatic center. It was already bright outside and I prayed the sunlight wouldn't wake her up. We walked to the edge of one of the pools and started to shake her. Her face scrunched up as she started to wake up.

"Emmett?" she asked sleepily, confused. I smiled.

"Karma's a bitch," I said simply. She looked genuinely confused as she started to process her surroundings.

"Wait, wha—AHHHHH!" she screamed as we threw her in the pool.

BPOV

I suddenly felt my body hit cold water. I didn't know what was happening until I was underwater and could taste the chlorine in the pool. I sputtered and splashed around.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!" I screamed once I was able to breathe properly again. I began to start treading the water. Thank God I could swim. Emmett just smiled obnoxiously.

"Making you pay," he said smugly. He high-fived the guy standing next to him.

"By almost drowning me?" I yelled. I wasso mad. Emmett rolled his eyes.

"Please, I knew you could swim," he said, shrugging it off.

"Emmett, I was half asleep! Do you know how dangerous that is, you idiot?" I swam to the edge of the pool and hoisted myself out.

"Yeah, that's why we woke you up first." He and the guy standing next to him burst into laughter.

"Emmett, man, I gotta jet. I gotta help set up the ZBT house. I'll see you there later?" he asked. Emmett nodded.

"Yeah, I'll you there, Ben." Ben walked away.

"Who was that?" I sneered.

"Ben Cheney. He's on the team with me," Emmett explained. I turned to him.

"You're dead to me," I said as I started to walk away.

"Bella, c'mon! It was just a joke!" he called after me. I kept walking.

I was soaking wet. I was glad the tank top I wore to bed was dark blue. It would've sucked if it were white. I probably was a spectacle to all the other students around campus who woke up early as I made my way back to my dorm, especially since I was ranting to myself.

"…that inconsiderate, selfish bastard! Cannot believe he did this to me. I gonna get him back, I swea—oof!" I walked right into Edward, who was gleaming with sweat. He smirked and looked amused.

"Um, good morning?" he asked, trying to hold back his laughter.

"No, it is most definitely not a good morning! I'm gonna kill him!" I yelled. Edward laughed.

"And who do I need to go warn?"

"Emmett," I growled. Edward burst out into laughter.

"He got his payback?" he asked in between laughs. I gave him such a ferocious glare that he stopped laughing at once.

"Okay, okay. It's not funny. What did he do?"

"Him and some other freak carried me to the pool while I was sleeping, woke me up, and then threw me in. Do you even understand how dangerous that is?" I yelled. Edward was trying really hard not to laugh.

"Well, you were awake so it couldn't have been that bad," he said. I fumed.

"I was disoriented! That's why it was dangerous. You never throw a disoriented person into water. What if I freaked and inhaled a lot of water? I could've died!"

"Alright, let's not get so melodramatic. I'm sure that wasn't Emmett's intention. It was dangerous, yes, but I think he just wanted to get you back and have a good laugh at the same time. You aren't hurt right?"

"Well, no. But—"

"Then it's fine. Be mad if you want but you don't look like the type of girl who can hold a grudge for too long," he said with another smirk.

"You'll see. I'm never speaking to that son of a bitch again."

"Would you be willing to bet?" he asked, quirking an eyebrow.

"I…" I knew I couldn't. It was Emmett for God's sake. I could never hold a grudge against him. He was too damn good of a brother. Stupid brother.

"Ugh, I guess your right," I sighed. I started to wipe off water droplets from my arms and looked back at Edward. He was uncomfortably picking at him shirt, which was covered in sweat, and was dangerously close to lifting it up to reveal his stomach. And I wasn't too sure if I could maintain my ground if I saw a semi-shirtless Edward.

"Why're you so sweaty?" I asked.

"I just finished running. Gotta stay in shape for football, you know?" He gave me another one of those stunning crooked smiles and, surprising even myself, I didn't swoon.

"Oh. Where you going now?" I asked.

"Well, look who's a little stalker? Is that a female friend thing? I wouldn't know. You're my first," he said, lifting an eyebrow. My face immediately went into flames.

"I didn't mean…I just wanted…I-I-I—"

"Relax. I was kidding. I'm heading to my dorm now. Orientation starts in two hours and I gotta shower and get ready. And I'll be sure to tell Emmett you forgive him."

"Please don't. I'd rather he suffers for at least a couple of hours," I said forcibly. If I only wasn't so sensitive…

"Fair enough," he shrugged. I suddenly started to feel the uncomfortable cling my clothes had to by body. I was sure most of the girls in my dorm were already up, wanting to look perfect for their first day of college. I sighed.

"I really need to go shower. These pajamas were not made to be wet."

"And I should probably shower before I start to make my eyes water." I laughed. I was pretty sure a guy like Edward could never smell bad. It didn't fit.

"Well, I guess I'll see you at orientation. I really need to hurry. I don't want my new roommate to see me like this."

"Oh, that's right. Jasper's friend is rooming with you guys."

"Jasper's friend?" I asked, surprised.

"Yeah. He and Rosalie were best friends since they were kids. He was thrilled when he found out she was coming here. They're almost like brother and sister. That's what he told me," Edward explained. I shrugged.

"Well, hopefully we'll turn out to be good friends," I said simply. I said a quick goodbye and ran to my dorm. Alice was just starting to wake up when I ran in.

"Bella?" she asked sleepily.

"Good morning, Alice," I said while looking for my bag of toiletries, robe, underwear, and my clothes for today.

"Bella, why're you all wet?" she asked, confused.

"I didn't sleep with one eye open," I said simply. It took a couple of seconds but she finally got it.

"Emmett," she chuckled. I just nodded, grabbed my bag of toiletries, underwear, and robe, and ran out the door.

The girls' bathroom was just at the end of this floor. The boys' bathroom was on the other side. When entered the bathroom, I stood, my feet rooted into the floor, and took in the scene before me. It was a scene that could be described as two different things: a guy's paradise or a girl's nightmare.

There were half-naked and naked girls running around everywhere. It was utter chaos. There was a short line for the showers so I patiently waited for my turn. The bathroom was basically a large room with multiple curtained showers. There was another room adjacent to this one where I was sure was the room where the girls dried their hair and, if they were quick and lucky, straightened and curled and did their makeup.

My turn finally arrived and I jumped in and out of the shower, not wanting to dawdle for too long. I quickly grabbed the towel I took from the stack near the entrance of the bathroom, dried myself off, twisted the towel in my hair, put on my underwear, slipped on my robe, and went to the vanity room. There was another line to get to the mirrors where all the hair dryers were and I was getting impatient. I wondered how Alice was getting ready. Finally I got to the front of the line. I started drying my hair really fast. I put the hair dryer down while it was still running and started to comb through some extra knots in my hair when another girl cut the line and started to dry her own hair with my dryer.

"Hey!" I exclaimed. The girl turned to give me that obnoxious "what do you want?" glare. But this enabled me to look at her face. She was excruciatingly beautiful, even with messy wet hair. It looked like a blonde wave of radiance. I could only imagine what it must've looked like when it was done properly. Her face was enough to kill the self-esteem of any girl standing nearby. She was only wearing her bra and underwear, the fancy lacey kind, and I was able to get a good look at her body. Her stomach was perfectly toned, an obsession she must have no doubt, her legs went on for miles, she had that perfect California tan, and in a complete non-homosexual kind of way, she had breasts that any girl would kill for. I was envious before I realized this was the same girl who gave me the dirty look in the traud yesterday.

"What?" she said bluntly. I was automatically put into fury just at the attitude she was giving me.

"Who do you think you are?" I asked.

"Um, I think I'm the girl who got here first," she replied icily.

"Are you blind? Or maybe deaf? Because I was using this not even two minutes ago. And who are you to be cutting lines like you just did?" I asked accusingly. She just scoffed.

"Well, I think you're the one who's blind. I was standing right behind you. What's the word for people like you? Airhead, perhaps?" she said arrogantly.

"Oh, there'll be nothing but air in your head once I'm through with you," I said menacingly, advancing towards her.

"You wanna fight? You obviously don't know who you're dealing with."

"A soon-to-be airhead, perhaps?" I said, narrowing my eyes.

"Ok, break it up!" A petite brunette put and hand on each of our shoulders and pushed us farther away from each other. "Either finish with the dryer or take this outside because there's a line and my hair is starting to frizz." I glared at the blonde goddess one more time before gathering my things and walking back to my dorm.

While walking back a group of guys, towels wrapped around their waists, started to whistle.

"Hey baby. Watcha hiding under that robe?" one of the guys called. The other guys started laughing and praising him. I rolled my eyes and continued to walk. If there was anything I hated about co-ed dorms, it was this. Why did guys and girls have to live on the same floor? Why couldn't we be separated by floors? I felt incredibly bad for the girls who had to room with guys. How awkward must that be? I thought it was bad when Alice and I found out that two obnoxious guys, who happened to be best friends from high school, were our dorm neighbors. I thought I would hate living in the dorm. While we were unpacking yesterday they had the nerve to come by and hit on us. It was incredibly uncomfortable but we ignored them and they soon got bored and went away. I never had guys hit on me before, so I had absolutely no idea how to handle anything. But Alice completely kept her cool and continued to talk as if nothing was happening which kept me more at ease. I walked back into the room to find Alice already showered and dressed.

"Hey. How'd you get ready so fast?" I asked, quickly pulling on my clothes.

"There's a prep room next to the boy's bathroom. It has a couple of showers and sinks and stalls so it's convenient. Girls don't use it because it's so close to the boys' bathroom and most guys don't use it because they have no problem waiting for showers and they take really quick ones. A senior on this floor told me about it," she explained.

"Ugh, maybe I'll do that tomorrow. The bathrooms are utter chaos. It was crowded and hot and steamy and I had to wait in a line and there was this one bitch that cut in front of me and was all—"

"Hello?" someone called from the door. I immediately stopped talking and we both looked at the door. Standing there was the blonde bitch I met in the bathroom. Did she seriously come back to have it out with me again? As she caught my eye I glared at her. She responded back with a smirk. Alice didn't seem to notice.

"Yes, can we help you?" she asked politely.

"This is my room," said Rosalie. Alice's eyes lit up. My heart immediately halted to a stop. Did God intend to pull happiness from right under me? On purpose, did he make me really happy with the situation I had going on here only to have it come crashing down?

"Rosalie Hale?" she asked, excited.

"Yup."

"Oh, finally! I've been dying to meet you. My name is Alice Cullen. I'm from here, Los Angeles. And this here is…Bella," she said slowly as she finally noticed the tension rolling off of me and Rosalie. Alice chuckled nervously. "Do you, um, know each other?" she asked.

"Oh yes. We met quite recently actually," I said acidly.

"Yeah. It was really crowded in there, Bella. With the way you are, I hope it didn't make you feel…lightheaded," she said with mock-innocence.

"Trust me, honey, you keep talking and your gonna be feeling a little more than lightheaded," I retorted back.

"Are you trying to say something?" she asked, advancing on me.

"Well, if you actually had something in that pretty blonde head of yours, you would've known that I already did," I said, also advancing on her. I was pretty sure she was about to start ripping my hair out before Alice broke us up.

"Ok, ok. You two don't like each other. I get it," she said, holding us apart. I went and sat on my bed while she went and sat on hers at the opposite end of the of the room. Alice stood stuck in the middle.

"Ok, guys. This is not how I planned my college experience to be. And I am not a happy camper when things don't go as planned. We three are supposed to be best friends."

"You and it can be best friends and you and I can best friends. But I will not be best friends with that," I said icily. Rosalie gave me a fiery glare. Alice frowned.

"That's not how I want it to work, Bella. But over time I have come to learn that you can't expect so much of people. So here's what's gonna happen. I'm pretty sure that in a couple of days I can deal with you two hating each other. But you have to be civilized. No more fighting, insulting, bickering, and definitely no more references to the word "airhead" unless we're talking about the candy. These are my rules and if you can't follow them, so help me, I will make you follow them because I will make this work," Alice said, determined.

I couldn't understand what Rosalie's problem was. I didn't like her because she was a bitch. But she obviously had some problem with me before out little showdown. She glared at me the first time I saw her. Did I do something? I didn't even speak to her or go anywhere near her until ten minutes ago. Did she know I was her roommate and thought that I might've taken the bed that she so painstakingly reserved for herself? Was she just naturally a bitch? Alice was still standing where she was when she looked at the clock.

"Oh, my, God! It's time to go. Orientation starts in fifteen minutes." She went to grab her purse that was on her bed and turned to walk out the door when she suddenly stopped. She was staring at me.

"See something you like?" I asked sarcastically.

"More like something that needs fixing," she said.

"What?" I asked. She kept staring at me, assessing. Finally, she took a breath.

"Bella, your outfit is very boring." I looked down to what a was wearing. I was wearing a pair of comfortable skinny jeans, a long white t-shirt, and my favorite pair of Converse. I didn't see anything wrong with it. It seemed very ordinary.

"What's wrong with it?" I asked. Alice looked at me apologetically and at the same time was scrambling for the right words. Rosalie just sat back and smirked.

"It's just, it's really bland. And it looks so incomplete. Like you took an outfit and took out some of the parts."

"Well, I don't exactly dress to impress," I said, raising my eyebrows.

"That may be so, but it's our first day of college. Don't you wanna look good? Here, just let me help a little." Before I could object to anything she was already digging through her closet. She threw me a long black sleeveless cardigan-like thing that resembled a really long, soft vest. It hit just below my butt. She came to me with a light scarf and wrapped it casually around my neck and slipped on the vest thing. She stepped back to look at her work.

"Well, I think that's sufficiently better. I'm guessing by the looks of those shoes that your not willing to change them? You could trade them for these." She pulled out a pair of dangerous looking black pumps.

"Not a chance, Alice. I have to feel like me somewhere." Alice frowned but put them away. She tried to get me to wear a fedora, saying it would complete my look, but I put my foot down, saying we were late. We already missed breakfast and we had to cross our fingers that there would be something at the orientation.

We ran out the door, myself keeping far away from Rosalie, and started towards Royce Hall where the introduction would take place. As we got onto the Bruin Walk, the famous walkway where a lot of student events happened, it got incredibly crowed, new freshman making their way for the beginning of orientation. When we got to Royce I found the Edward, Emmett, and Jasper waiting for us outside. I couldn't help but notice the flock of girls around them. They didn't seem bothered though. Edward saw us first and waved us over. Alice immediately started smoothing out her hair.

"Bella! Over here!" Edward called. We made our way over and Jasper's eyes lit up when he saw Alice.

"Jazz!" Rosalie called. She started running towards him. Jasper was caught off guard before he realized who was talking.

"Rosie!" Rosalie got to Jasper and he lifted her up into a big hug. Rosalie started to laugh.

"You can still pick me up?" he joked. He scoffed.

"Please, you're practically a feather," he said.

"Am not!" She laughed again. "Oh, it's so good to see you! I was damn bored at home what with you at football camp and all our friends shipping off to different parts of the world. Damn private school. What is it with rich kids going to Paris or the Hamptons or some crap like that for the summer? What is so wrong with Dallas?" she ranted.

"You went to Italy every summer since we were eight for a month," said Jasper. Rosalie rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, but you came with me for about two weeks at a time. It's not like I left you stranded to make friends with the possum in your backyard."

"You made friends with a possum? Thought that was the only thing you hated about Texas," Jasper said, confused.

"Well, what else was I supposed to do? It was like a summer pet. I fed it, gave it water, I even got it vaccinated."

"And how did you manage to do that?" he asked.

"It wasn't easy. I couldn't go to a vet because then I would've had to fill out all these papers and my father would've been billed for a possum. So I got the vet technician to give the shots in private."

"Wait, why would the vet tech help you do something like that?" he asked, generally confused. Rosalie flipped her hair and smiled devilishly.

"Jazz, haven't you known me long enough? I can be very persuasive when it comes to guys. He was putty in my hands."

"And now that possum is the healthiest one in the wild, right?"

"Right." They both laughed again and turned towards us.

"Guys, this is my best friend, Rosalie Hale. Rose, this is Edward and Emmett," Jasper said. Edward shook her hand politely. Emmett, on the other hand, couldn't keep the drool in his mouth. And Rosalie knew the effect she had on him. When she took Emmett's hand she flipped her hair, causing Emmett's face to go white. That was another opposite we both had. While I flamed red he always ghosted white.

"It's really nice to meet you," she said to Emmett, obviously flirting. All Emmett could do was nod.

"And you obviously know Bella and Alice," Jasper said, looking at us. He looked at me for all of two seconds before gazing at Alice. Alice flushed red. I coughed. They looked at me. Alice wasn't too happy.

"We kinda need to go inside before all the seats are taken," I said. Alice sighed but she followed. I passed Emmett without looking at him. I wanted to see how long I could last.

"Bella!" he called. I still ignored him. He ran to catch up with me.

"Bella, c'mon. You told them about Mr. Sheepers. What was I supposed to do?" I kept my face forward and my chin up high, refusing to look at him. He huffed.

"Bella, I know you're not really mad at me." I stopped and turned to look at him.

"You can't say that," I said.

"Sure I can," he said with a shrug.

"Why?"

"Edward told me." I turned to Edward and gave him a look that clearly said "you suck". He just shrugged and smiled apologetically. I looked back at Emmett.

"Fine. I'm not mad at you. But I'm still irritated," I said with a huff. Emmett smiled.

"Just as long as you're not mad?" he asked again. I sighed.

"No, I'm not mad."

"Peanut butter slap-clap-snap?" he said, sticking out his pinky. I just rolled my eyes and hooked my pinky around his. How could I ever be mad at him?

We entered Royce Hall. It was quite large. Then again, it was like a mini concert hall for things like the Los Angeles Philharmonic. We quickly found seats and waited for someone to come out on stage. A man soon emerged from the side and positioned himself in front of the microphone.

"Good morning. My name is Rod Lewis and I am the Dean of Students. I'd first like to start by saying welcome and congratulations on your admission into UCLA. Each of you was picked individually by our hard-working admission counselors based on your academic abilities and your personality traits. By being accepted into UCLA, you have shown us that you are not only dedicated to your studies, but you also posses characteristics that can really add a lot to the university and can keep it up at its top ranking. We are the Ivy League of all public universities. UCLA has a reputation to maintain and we're sure you all can live up to it.

"Speaking of reputations, I'd like to talk about two of the biggest programs here at UCLA: our Athletics program and the Greek system. They are two of our most popular programs. UCLA has won fifty-nine NCAA medals. And those involved in the Greek system receive some of the highest GPAs in the university. After the orientation is done, please look on a bulletin board in any building to see which sports are holding tryouts if you are interested. Now, for those of you willing to go on the Greek Tour to explore the different sororities and fraternities on campus, you maybe please leave now and wait outside Royce Hall. You will be instructed what to do there. Those of you staying here, we will discuss the happenings here on campus, classes, and how your years here at UCLA will benefit you in the future." We got up from our seats and saw that there were hundreds of other students getting up too. There were 12,000 students total though so there was still an adequate audience.

As we got out of the auditorium we saw a bunch of upperclassmen wearing t-shirts that said GREEK on them. Guys were wearing blue shirts with yellow writing and girls were wearing yellow shirts with blue writing. I assumed these were the people who were going to be conducting the Greek tours. Their job seemed to be to separate the girls from the boys so we said our goodbyes to Edward, Emmett, and Jasper and went to the girls side. A couple of more minutes and they finally sorted out everyone properly. A girl got up in front of our side and took a microphone from another girl.

"Hey everyone! Wow, it's so great to see so many faces here! My name is Libby Creller and I'm the president of UCLA Panhellenic. First off, congratulations on getting into UCLA!" There was a quick cheer from all the girls and some applause. The sorority girls behind Libby were also clapping. Libby raised her hands for silence.

"Now that you've gotten into a kick-ass school, it's time to find out how you're going to enjoy your time here. Joining a sorority is one of the most wonderful things a girl can do. But before you decide to join one, you have to consider a few things. Do you like meeting new people? Do you enjoy serving the community? Do you like going to parties or just having a good time with your friends? Do you like doing well in school? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, then you will find home in a sorority. You will find yourself in a room full of girls who want to be with you and who will help you not only during your college years but also in life. Your sisters are your sisters for life and will always be there for you. Being in a sorority is like living with a very large family. It's not always perfect. You'll have your ups and your downs but at the end of the day, you still love each other.

"Some of the perks of joining a sorority are meeting new people. You come to college knowing no one, or at least almost no one. It's not high school anymore. A sorority is like an automatic group of friends because you're all here for a common purpose and therefore have common interests. Another thing is no matter how busy we get, you will get good grades. The Greek system, especially here at UCLA, pride themselves in being able to balance having a good time, and we have a very good time, and getting good grades. You will find that all sororities have a grade-point average that must be achieved and maintained by all members in the sorority. We have study hours, study groups, tutors, and everything you need to reach your goals. We are really strict about attending sorority meetings and events. However, at UCLA, academics are always the priority so if a Greek event comes in the way of your academic life and you have to miss it, just tell your chapter president your situation and she will let you slide. Don't be skipping your study hours or homework just to attend meetings or parties.

"Speaking of parties, that's a big thing in Greek life. Each sorority has a sister sorority and a brother fraternity and many times those Greek communities will get together and have mixers, date parties, etc. During recruitment you will learn more about that. Also, each sorority has a philanthropic cause, which is basically a cause that that sorority supports so you will notice a lot of community service not only to that cause but also to the university and the community.

"There are a lot of stereotypes about sorority girls being blonde, ditzy, rich, spoiled little brats who have their daddies give them anything. Hollywood doesn't give us the best reputation. The truth is we are so much more than that. We are women who enjoy having fun and also pride ourselves in doing well in school. We are committed to lifelong sisterhood and in making the world a better place. So, is joining a sorority the right thing for you?" There was a loud cheer. I looked over to where the fraternity group went. I saw that they had moved further away from us and a guy was still talking with the microphone.

"Ok! Now, there are roughly 450 of you so I need you to split into groups of about thirty. By the time you're done there should be fourteen groups. The sorority sisters behind me are more than willing to help." There was suddenly a lot of movement, girls trying to find a group. Alice, Rosalie, and I stuck together. We decided that each of us would try to round up ten girls. It was the easiest way to get to thirty. It took us about fifteen minutes but we now had a group of thirty girls. We stuck together until Libby came back with the microphone.

"Ok, guys. This is your tour group. A sister will be assigned to you to be your tour guide around Greek Row. Have fun and the best piece of advice I can give you is make sure to meet all the girls in the sorority. This way, you can be sure that you'll be comfortable with the company, learn more about the sorority, and possibly, if you like the sorority, impress them enough to give you a bid. Good luck, girls. And you can see me at the A-Phi house. See ya." Libby walked away and upperclassmen sisters started making their way to find a group they could guide. A small, petite redhead with a pretty face and light skin came to our group.

"Hey, girls. My name is Briana and I'm gonna be your Greek guide. Follow me." It was about a fifteen minute walk. We probably looked like a parade, especially since the boys joined us about five minutes into the walk. Jasper caught up with us first.

"Hey guys. So, how was your Greek introduction?" he asked.

"It was alright. She talked a lot about what sororities do and stuff like that," I said. Edward and Emmett then came.

"Hey. How was the thingy?" Emmett asked. I rolled my eyes at his poor choice of words.

"It was cool. I think I really wanna join one of these things," I said.

"How was yours?" Alice asked shyly, looking at Jasper. Jasper smiled back. Edward raised his eyebrows.

"It was good. I'm really excited. I'm mostly excited to see ZBT," Edward said, his eyes lighting up.

"What ZBT?" Rosalie asked. Emmett immediately jumped to answer the question.

"Zeta Beta Tau. It's the fraternity all the athletes join. First-string athletes. I'm the linebacker on the football team." He puffed out his chest a little. His little explanation worked though. Rosalie definitely looked impressed. I was fighting the giggles that were about to emerge.

"Well, that's quite impressive. Must take a lot of muscle to take on those huge football players. Then again, you're probably a lot bigger than them, right?" she said flirtatiously. Emmett could only nod with his eyes wide open. Rosalie turned to smirk at me. What was her problem? Before I could ask her that, Edward came up to me.

"So what sorority were you thinking of joining?" he asked.

"Alpha Phi. Alice said it's the sorority she wants to join because she's a legacy and all that but I did look into it and it honestly looks like a great sorority to join. Plus, the president of Panhellenic is in that sorority so it must have good influences."

"Yeah, I know. Esme was in that sorority and she says she had the best years of her life there. She did a lot for them but I'm not sure what. Maybe the sisters there will know. But hey, ZBT and A-Phi are brother and sister so we'll be seeing a lot of each other if we get in. If we don't then we'll still see a lot of each other because I'm still rooming with your brother. We can't move into the house until sophomore year. Wow, listen to me talk about already moving in. We really should be worrying about impressing the active members. After all, they're the ones who're going to decide if we get in or not." He a look of worry flashed across his face quickly. I laughed.

"C'mon, Edward. Even you know they're going to love you. You just have this natural draw towards people, both male and female. It's called charisma. Well, maybe for girls it's called something else but you'll definitely get a bid. And I'm sure you're more than capable of surviving pledging. So don't sweat." Edward cracked a gorgeous smile.

"Thanks, Bella. You really are a good friend."

"And so are you. Your welcome." We finally reached the intersection that would lead to the sorority houses and the frat houses. We said out goodbyes and the girls went one way and the guys left the other. It was time for our Greek tour.


okkkk so Rosalie is now the bitch we all know and love :D. but don't worry. there is a reason she doesnt like Bella. and it will be explained in the next chapter or the one after that. im not soo sure yet. yeaaa i know about half of this chapter was about Greeklife but i really wanna go to UCLA therefore i know a lot about stuff there, especially Greeklife. although, i dont know if ZBT is actually the brother sorority of A-Phi. i'll probably find out when i tour there next year!!! also, you got your filling of some Bella/Edward interaction. hopefully it'll get better.

going back to Greeklife for a bit, i just want everyone to know that i really don't know much about sorority and fraternity reputations at UCLA or any college in particular. its all purely fictional excpet for the names. if any reader out there is part of a sorority or fraternity chapter mentioned in this story, don't take anything personally (unless its a compliment, cause those are always cool). and it would really help if you gave me some info about the sororities and frats, if your a part of them (i dont want anyone looking online for me, although thats really sweet. i want personal experiences). it would really help to make the story more accurate. for example, i read on an online sorority/frat rating system ( i think) that Alpha Phi at UCLA consisted of really bitchy, plastic girls. i dont know if thats true but thats not the reputation im going to give the A-Phi sorority in this story. soo thats why personal opinions would be awesome.

again, im talking too much. remember to REVIEW or else you'll get another chapter of the crappy story. and remember to always Love California