What college year did you pledge?
 

I didn't have the opportunity in my college experience to pledge until the beginning of my sophomore year.

I pledged Alpha Gamma Gamma at USC in the fall of my freshman year (2001). When I transferred to ASU, I immediately pledged KD that fall (2003).

ASU .. :P

I would love to go to ASU :)

Sophomore, Fall '00.

Another question - do you think pledging a greek affiliation your junior year (I think) affected your college experience? To me that would be really late and I would think of how next year would be my last year.

I was a second semester junior. For BGLOs, being a second semester sophomore or junior are more of the norm.

So, I knew I had one year active in my chapter and a lifetime active in DST, beyond my affiliation with an undergrad chapter. I graduated in '99 and have always maintained ties with the women from my chapter. I will always be FROM my chapter and I will always BE a Delta.

:cool:

Winter of freshmen year--2002.

nope. I wouldn't have had any friends at ASU if I didn't pledge. And, since I have atleast three and a half years left at ASU (credits not transferring, lighter courseload, taking time off), I'm going to be with all the freshman in my pledge class til I graduate...unluckily I'm mostly friends with the Juniors and a few sophomores, so I guess I'll gradually get to know the younger girls.

I pledged the work term between 3A and 3B.

What does that mean?

2nd Sophomore semester.

Oooppps... sorry about that.

I'm in a co-operative education program which means I alternate my 4-month school terms with 4-month work terms (where I work full time at a company). Thus my 4-year program takes an extra year, but I get a full 2 years of work experience by the time I graduate. I've heard of some American schools doing this too.

3A is the first semester of Third Year (Junior) and 3B is the second semester of Third year. I was in 3A from May-August 2002 and 3B from January-April 2003. I pledged Kappa in Fall 2002 during my work term.

Cool :cool:

Thanks for the info.

Actually, I know of a lot of American schools that do this, but it's more predominant with technical colleges with an emphasis on computers/engineering/the like. I know both Virginia Tech and NCSU have these types of programs, I have friends in both of them.

I pledged my first semester freshman year. It was the last time a first semester freshman could pledge. I am happy that I did it. :)

My school has the largest co-operative education program in the world... and like the schools you menioned is a very technically based university. (I just can't use the word college - it just means a very different thing up here!)

I don't like to use the word college, unless the institution is actually a College.

Regardless of size, University refers to Institutions with more than one College. For instance, at NCSU we have the College of Humanities and Sciences, the College of Engineering, etc. There are Universities with 3,000 students (and less) and there are Universities with over 30,000 students.

Anyway, that's one of my peeves. End of hijack :D

What does the word 'college' mean in Canada?

Traditionally, a college (in Canada) grants diplomas instead of a degrees. Its programs usually range from 1-3 years. Colleges are considered very applied, while a university is far more academic.

That's changed a bit now, but I won't get in that here. :)

I pledged in the second semester of my Freshman year. My Big Big is a legacy and when she transferred here she pledged in the first semester of her Junior year. One of the girls from the last pledge class is also a junior who transferred in.

I have many friends in CALS!

For non-NC people: College of Agriculture and Life Science... pronounced like COWS. :D I'm such a farm girl.

I guess I'm different on this issue. Although W&L is technically a University, I usually refer to it as a college, although it technically has 3 divisions. I usually go by size I guess. I'm technically wrong I suppose.:cool:

I was so programmed to be a Greek, that I honestly thought that anyone who wasn't in a fraternity or sorority had tried to pledge but wasn't accepted! Yes, I was that naive!

I pledged the first term of my freshman year. I was 17!

Thanks for the clarification. :)

I did it at the end of my second year ( I guess you could call it my sophmore year), but I was a Junior credit wise. So in total I am getting 2 full years and 1 semester of sorority. (Even though I have tons of credits, I will still be graduating in my 4th year, its all complicated and technical!) I was actually contemplating staying active while getting my Masters Degree the year after I graduate to get in some time that I missed!


edited for my horrific grammar!

I joined my house fall of 2002--my junior year. I went through so late since I transferred from a community college back at home to MSU.

sophomore year (a.k.a. now) fall pledge class.

fall of my freshman year...10 years ago! I too was 17.

I pledged second semester of my freshman year.

I pledged Fall 1998 - first semester of my sophomore year.

I am kind of 50-50 on whether I wish I had pledged freshman year. On one hand, I wish I had pledged my first semester there because I would have had a whole extra year with my sisters, and would have made more friends and gotten more involved campus-wide, I think. On the other hand, I'm glad I waited, because I had a MUCH better idea of which group I wanted to join (and which ones I didn't! :) ), so I know for a fact I made the best choice for me and will never wonder if I did. Make sense?

2nd semester freshman year for me...that's the first opportunity you have to be greek at Butler!

I pledged Alpha Phi my first week of school in Fall 2000. I hadn't even been to my first Aerospace class yet! :eek:

Spring of my Sophomore year, 2003

Fall 96

Fall 03, first sophomore semester. Formal rush is in the spring.

Spring 2002 My soph. year

Sophomore yr. fall 2000 (wasn't really pledging because we weren't a chapter then, it was our petitioning)

Fall 1999- my Sophmore year.

I went through Rush my freshman year, and dropped when my two close friends got cut. Then my one friend (who was my soph year roommmate) decided not to go through again, and my other friend and I went. We both got bids at AXO, and viola. We're pledge sisters, became roommates in the house, and we're still best friends... ahh reminscing :)

That's really rude. I'm not gracing that with an answer.

I pledged as soon as I transfered to a school with greeks =) Spring 2002, well I did a local my first semester which I WISH I HADN"T wasted the time it didn't work out well AT ALL !!! if I was at a school with greek life my freshman I probably would've done it earlier, but I wasn't...so...