The Initiation of Sarah

- (Man) Come on, Patty, surf's up! - (Patty) No, I'm freezing.

- (Man) I'll warm you up. - Yeah, so will the fire!

Ooh. Hi.

- You having fun? - Sure.

Ooh.

Come on, level with me.

Well... actually, I was thinking about tomorrow.

Tomorrow's tomorrow.

I mean, this is the last party of the summer.

Loosen up a little bit.

It just seems so final.

The end of something special.

Nothing's gonna be any different.

Hi, how's it going?

Uh-oh, looks like we got a crasher.

I was watching you swim. You looked pretty good out there.

Thank you.

Your body surfing's off a little, though.

- Yeah, like a rock. - Want to try again?

Sure, why not?

Ooh, the water's cold.

It's not too bad once you're in.

Looks pretty rough.

- Hey, come on. - Ooh, it's cold!

- Let's have a little fun. - (Squeals)

Oh!

What are you doing? Stop it!

Let me go! What are you doing?

You're hurting me! Stop it!

Let me go!

Let me go! You're hurting me.

Hey, don't fight.

Uh...! Uh!

- Stop it! - (Man) What the...?

Did he hurt you?

No, I'll be alright.

You just are gonna love sorority life.

You're gonna meet all the kids who count.

Now, when you go through rush, be sure and be on your best behavior,

'cause they want to see if you can measure up.

Oh, mom, but that was twenty years ago!

It's the same today, believe me.

Now look, this is Rose Reagan's number.

You be sure and you call her the minute you get there

and mention that you're my daughter.

Ok, we'll pull all the right strings, mom.

Oh, I know you will.

I just want it to be as wonderful for you as it was for me.

Oh, it will be.

Oh, and you, too, Sarah. I want you to have a good time, too.

Thanks, mom.

- (Engine starts) - Bye-bye.

You know, I've heard that sororities go a lot by who your mother is.

Then we've got it made!

No, you've got it made.

What if they find out something terrible about my mother?

Now, how can they do that, when you can't even find out anything?

Besides, as far as they're concerned, we've got the same mother, the same father,

we were brought up in the same house.

Well, two out of three is not bad.

Hey, do you know where we are, anyway?

See French hall anywhere on the map?

I'm sorry, I lost track. Um...

- Why don't you ask those girls there? - Oh, ok.

Excuse me.

You look really lost.

- Does it show that much? - Yeah, it does.

Uh, we're looking for the freshman dorm.

Oh, it's down here, two buildings on your left.

- That way? - Yeah, right down there.

There's a parking lot right behind, you can park there.

- Ok. - I'm Bobbie Adams.

Hi, Bobbie. I'm Patty goodwyn, and this is my sister Sarah.

Well, welcome to waltham u.

You'll probably see me later, I'm giving the orientation lecture.

- Oh, good. Ok. - Ok?

- Thank you very much. - You're welcome.

- Bye-bye. - Good luck.

- What was your name again? - Patty goodwyn. Bye-bye.

- Patty goodwyn? - Yeah.

- Yeah, she's got real possibilities. - I think so.

Definitely.

Would someone turn this down, please? I can't really... I can't hear.

Ok, I can't talk over this.

You want to get that for me? Thank you.

Ok, girls, tonight you're gonna be visiting all the sororities houses on campus

as prospective pledges,

and you'll meet the girls who are actives, that's the ones who already belong,

and you can look them over, and they'll look you over.

And then, on Monday, all the houses are gonna send a list

to the administration office of those girls they want,

and you can choose from those who've requested you.

And then the fun starts, pledging.

- Pledging? - Mm-hmm.

That's the period of time during the first quarter

when you're sort of on probation with a sorority.

- How long is pledging? - Two months.

Then hell week, then initiation, then uh... then you're in!

What's hell week?

Ooh, it's uh...

Mm, you'll find out. (Chuckles)

- Um, what house do you belong to? - Alpha nu sigma.

You're kidding! That's my mother's sorority.

- Really? - Yeah.

Then we'll see you there later.

Thank you very much!

Ok, girls, everything understood?

Ok, bye-bye. Bye.

Can I borrow that lipstick back again, please? (Chuckles)

Thank you.

Maybe we better just forget the whole thing.

And live in a dorm?

It's just what I said - what are we waiting for?

You just relax.

They'll take one look at you and sign you on the dotted line.

You mean "us". We're in this together, you know.

Right.

Hello, welcome to Alpha nu sigma. I'm Jennifer Laurence.

Hi, I'm Patty goodwyn, and this is my sister Sarah.

- Uh, this is Kathy Anderson. - Hi.

- Bobbie Adams. Laura o'Neil. - Hi, we've met.

Uh, Patty is the girl I told you about, Jennifer.

Her mother was in ans.

Oh, so was mine. Well, that makes us both second generation.

I'll tell you what, Patty, why don't you come on over

and meet some of the other actives?

Um, Kathy, why don't you take Sarah on over to the refreshment table?

I know you're gonna love some of our girls.

What's your major, Sarah?

Psychology.

Thank you.

Um, what's yours?

Excuse me a minute. Some new girls.

I'll be back.

She ditched me the same way.

Oh, I... I don't think she meant it that way.

Oh, no?

Well, they call it tact.

Everything they do at Alpha nu sigma must be tactfully done.

Even a slap in the face.

Anyway, the food is good.

You want to know where they're coming from?

If you've got looks and bread,

you can flunk study hall and they wouldn't care.

I'll see you around.

Well, since you've been here, have you met any new people on campus yet?

Not too much, you guys are about the first.

Oh, great.

Well, listen, as soon as you get settled in,

- I've got a guy who'll be just perfect for you. - Oh, you're kidding!

- Who is it? Tell me, tell me. - Don't tell her. Don't tell her.

Come on, I want to know!

Listen, you'll love him. He's about 6'2", jet black hair...

What's your major, Patty?

Well, liberal arts for the time being.

That way I can decide which subject takes the least homework.

Well, we're so glad that you came along, too.

I guess we better get going, visit some of the other houses.

Of course.

You owe it to yourself to make some comparisons,

- just to be sure. - I suppose so.

Why don't you visit ped next?

They're the second house down.

What... what's ped?

- Pigs, elephants, and dogs. - (Laughing)

Laura, you are so bad.

It's, uh, phi epsilon delta.

Very old.

And very, uh... intellectual.

Don't pay any attention to them.

Make up your own mind.

Good night, Patty.

I'm sorry, I've forgotten you're name.

Sarah.

Sarah. Of course.

Well, good night.

Good bye, Patty.

Thank you very much, bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

Well, what do you think?

I think we've got a winner.

And a loser. Oof.

Tme - (all laughing)

Well, mom was right.

It's just like it was twenty years ago.

I think they liked us.

Sure.

- What's not to like? - Oh, Alpha nu sigma!

That's a definite nine and a half. Look at that bod.

Come on, Sarah, don't worry.

What are you looking at?

Nothing.

- Sarah, are you alright? - Yeah.

- (Barking) - (Gasps) Oh!

Well, you got past the biggest exam at ped.

You got past old azarak.

You do that to everybody?

No, you have to understand Barbara's warped sense of humor.

You see, you can't let them know you're scared of them.

See, dogs can sense when you're afraid of them,