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Originally Posted by Senoritis10 (Post 1841982)

While I know I won't be an active member for as long as an incoming freshman, I have relocated permanently to my college's town as there are schools with professional programs in my major within driving distance. I will be around as an alum, and I plan to be involved.

Several friends of mine are Greeks and I share the sentiment that it's not 4 years, it's for life.

Although your reason may be honorable, I believe that it will be a very tough sell to the group of collegiate members that will be recruiting you. Being an active member of a collegiate chapter and being an active alumna member are two totally different things. Also, if I read correctly that you were released by these same collegiate chapters during a previous recruitment, what makes you think that this time will have a different outcome? I wish you luck in whatever you decide to do but please be prepared for the possibility of a similar situation this second time around.

Don't bother. Sorry to be blunt, but if you weren't offered a bid before, I doubt you would be now.

If you were already cut and you weren't a senior, your chances are likely not good at this point. However some of us are going to get called out for being big meanies so here's your happy rainbow sunshine answer from me.

Sure go for it! What have you got to lose?

Okay back to normal.*sigh* Greek life isn't for everyone, I wouldl love it if people, including helicopter moms, would realize that.

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Originally Posted by Kansas City (Post 1841795)

If you (1) are already feeling burnt out on college as your username may suggest, (2) have previously been dropped by all chapters on your current campus, and (3) have not made any personal improvements that might make you more attractive to chapter memberships (increased grades, extracurricular involvement, etc.) I personally wouldn't want to put myself through recruitment again.

Exactly.

I have to second the comments....rushing as a senior will be hard. I mean, sororities are looking for members that can add to their organizations and bring something to the table. As a senior, you'll go through your new member period and then have about a semester as an active, and that is just kind rough. I feel like you might be disappointed too, you might feel like youre just starting to get into it, then youre going alum?

Granted, seniors do get bids, and some really enjoy it, but its just kind of a weird experience. You might not get the real sisterhood feeling if you do get a bid (which may be a hard and upsetting process in itself).

Although, if it means alot to you, go for it! It never hurts to try.

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Originally Posted by tld221 (Post 1841965)

Then that student isn't senior - you'd be something like a 4th year student. Its similar to freshman =/= first-year student, because they could be a transfer student, or a freshman with sophomore standing.

True, but technically speaking, at most universities someone with X-amt of credit hours = a senior. So even if (in a hypothetical world) the OP was going to be around for another year or two, she'd still be considered a "senior" by the school

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Originally Posted by Senoritis10 (Post 1841982)

That doesn't really answer the question on WHY you want to join... and why NOW?

I'm not trying to be a jerk about it, but those are questions that you will very likely be asked during recruitment. To say "Well, I'm going to still be in this geographical area, so I can help out as an alum in 6 months!" doesn't answer that.

If several friends of yours are Greek (assuming they are on your campus) your best resource for information would be them since they have a better understanding of the campus culture.

If you really do want to rush, I a) would be prepared for major cuts and to have toexplain why you rushing now, and b)how long you have left at the school. I just went through rush as a senior and had to make it VERY clear how much longer i was at school for. It is possible to get a bid as a senior, since I did it, but I knew going in that I was going to be cut by most if not all chapters.

My campus wasn't very competitive, but even still, I only remember 5 seniors getting a bid... and 3 were to a colony. The other 2 had a ton of friends in the chapter, and had a lot to offer the chapter in GPA, connections, involvement, etc. It won't be easy, but I guess it depends on your campus.