Junior looking for some help on pledging as an upper class student
 

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I've been wondering about this too. Are there ANY success stories with rushing as a junior?

My friend transfered to U of Illinois (hugely greek school) and got a bid as a junior through formal recruitment. It's not unheard of.

Wow, that's a relief...I seriously thought that because a girl is a junior, she doesn't necessarily get a bid. :)
I was curious though, because I rushed this year during August, and got dropped, and am therefore willing to go through formal recruitment next fall. I do hope that doesn't sound dumb or stupid.

One of my sisters in my pledge class was a junior, we were all highly impressed by her courage.

Of course there are. There are lots of them! It really does depend on the campus though; at some you wouldn't have a chance and at others it's pretty common for Juniors to get a bid.

I pledged KD as a Junior! :)

HottyToddyChick rushed at Ole Miss and got a bid as a junior just a few weeks ago

I'm not sure about the big greek schools. I know with us (as a local) it doesn't count against them. It is sad because they don't get to stay with us as long, and we urge them to work their way up in eboard more quickly and to take a little, and they usually get to have a little earlier too.
We've even taken seniors before. :)

Well yes, you thought correctly. Actually, no one going through recruitment necessarily gets a bid, freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior. The general trend is that a PNM will have the most choices as a freshman (or sophomore if freshmen are not allowed to join). Juniors generally have fewer choices, but it is not unheard of, even at competitive schools, for juniors to get bids.

When you say you "were dropped" do you mean that you were cut by all chapters on campus, or you were cut by some and decided to drop out of recruitment?

this statement makes me feel like you all were kinda looking down on her... IDK.. =shrug==

IDK...maybe this is just me, and I'm possibly taking this the TOTAL wrong way because of my history at my very NON competitive school where class standing doesn't really matter AT ALL...

I was one of 6 juniors in my new member class last fall. It depends on where you go to school, but its def not unheard of or impossible.

I don't know about SUNY schools but I also transferred from a community college to go to a four year in NY. Greek life isn't so competitive at my school and therefore class status doesn't seem to affect getting a bid or not. I got a bid and am so excited I did. However, I would suggest: 1) Keeping your grades up 2)Get to know girls involved in greek life 3) Keep an open mind and 4) Be yourself! Good luck :)

By "dropped", I meant I was cut by all chapters. It was more of a gradual thing...most of the chapters at my school dropped me by the third round of rush.

On UGAs greek life website, you can see who all pledged/got a bid and what year they were..there was only one junior to get a bid. I'll be there next spring and I'm SUPER nervous about all that, but I'm going to try and rush fall.

But I've known girls at schools to get bids as juniors..it's not unheard of at all..but it really honestly depends on the school, I suppose.

Remember though, not many junior at UGA rush, so it may be that only five started the process, and some of those may have dropped out after getting cut by just a couple of groups since they had their minds made up in advance.

You could call Greek Life to see if any juniors actually got dropped by all the groups. You might be pleasantly surprised. Good luck!

Ummm there is a huge difference between UGA and a SUNY school. Since I don't go to a SUNY school, I can't speak for any of the sorority chapters at any of the schools, but I do have friends who joined sororities at their SUNY schools and from what I hear, it is pretty common for juniors to rush and get bids there. One of my friend's pledge sisters was a junior transfer, actually.

Keep in mind, ugamountaineer, the one junior to get a bid does not reflect the number of juniors that COULD have received bids had they considered ALL chapters at UGA. I'm willing to bet that many more juniors dropped out after they were disappointed with their invite lists. Sure, some were probably cut from all chapters, but I will bet a lot more took themselves out of the game.

And yes, like cuteASAbug said, you'll have an easier time as a junior PNM at a SUNY school than at UGA.

There were 5 juniors and 1 senior who recieved bids at my school, plus pretty much every sophomore who went through (I think there were 15 or so). The juniors and senior knew a large number of girls in the sororities that they already had their hearts set on, some of which were extremely competitive chapters, and all of them got their first choice.

I think if you're an upperclassman, have good grades, some basic involvement, and know a lot of girls in the chapter- your chances would be better then someone missing a few of the things I mentioned.

Good luck!

I pledged as a junior.

Hey there, i just transferred as a junior to SSU in california and rushed the national sororities. i did get into one but it was the newest one on campus though my room mate who is also a junior rushed and got into an existing one. it usually is harder for upper classmen to rush but it isn't impossible...a sorority should extend you a bid if they like what they see in you, not what year in school you are.

I know some that got bids as a junior in the fall, but the ones that wanted the more "exclusive" houses on campus did not. I know one girl who got a bid in the spring. She has since deactivated (not saying it was her problem or the house's problem).

It is hard because (personally) I needed a semester to warm up to all the girls and then another semester to really get to know all of them.

I rushed as a junior. Most ladies that went through/go through recruitment at my alma mater were freshman and sophomores. But at the same time recruitment at my school was not very competitive, though I was cut heavily because of my junior standing.

The schools with more competitive rushes like SEC schools for example are totally different and USUALLY (though not impossible) it's hard for upperclassmen to receive bids and upperclassmen going through recruitment should not be suprised if they are cut heavily either.

I pledged as a Junior when I transferred to the main campus. I was invited to three Pref Parties, which was the maximum.
We had 3 Juniors in my pledge class. Several other chapters also had Juniors.

ditto.

I went through formal recruitment this fall as a junior AND a transfer student. I was fortunate enough to have a full schedule throughout the process and recieved a bid from Kappa. I am the only junior in my pledge class, but there were at least 3-4 others in my Rho Gamma group that recieved bids to other chapters. So, its not impossible and I would definitely recommend giving it a try.

Good luck!

I pledged as a sophomore and I had two juniors in my pledge class, with a few to come after me. No biggie at non-competitive schools IMO.

Last fall (2006) my sorority gave bids to a senior and to two juniors. And this fall another senior. I would suggest getting to know the girls outside of recruitment and see where you think you will best fit. Sometimes C.O.B's work best for upper classmen, it is usually less stressful for both parties and a lot more relaxed.

I rushed and sucessfully received a bid as a junior and a transfer. It was a great experience! I don't know what SUNY school you're at but I have a bunch of friends involved in greek life at some different ones. Most rushed as freshmen or sophmores though. My suggestion would be to try it and the worst is you don't get a bid.

At my school it is definitely not uncommon, although we are not a huge greek school, it is just far more important that as a junior you can show you have something to offer the chapter in a shorter period of time. Grades and activities are huge to us, we figure by junior year you should have done something.

It's definitely possible, but not commonplace I had several friends rush as juniors and all got in. I actually heard seniors getting bids but for those seniors they knew like every single person in the sorority.

My college was in the middle ground of competitiveness, so it makes sense to me. Although many pnms were freshmen, girls from all class levels (undergrad only) rushed. It was not looked down, and definitely not discouraged to rush by your year although they provided a caveat to those upperclassmen, "it's definitely worth trying for but keep in mind the sorority is looking for all different things"

I rushed as a Senior though my case was a little different because I was a founder. However, I was involved in many activities on campus prior to being Greek!