Originally Posted by tweety721 (Post 1913371)

Hey everyone! This is my first time posting on here and I need some advice. I am supposed to be a junior, but I will be graduating a year later (technically I will be a second semester sophomore when I go through fall 2010 rush). I started college in fall 2008 and had to withdraw from all of my classes and be hospitalized because I had anorexia nervosa. After that I did mostly online classes through both the university and the community college and lived at home up until this semester.

Now I am really strong in my recovery and am really regretting these past couple of years because I feel like I've missed out on a lot. I really would like to turn that around though, and I think that rushing (and possibly being in a sorority) would be a good experience. I really want to get more involved with my school and the community and make new friends.

I have only gotten one B so far (but I'll probably get another one in ochem this semester) and am in Phi Eta Sigma and the self defense club. I also had a job at the university medical center before I had to withdraw and have done a lot of volunteer work. I also took dance for most of my life and was a cheerleader in high school and middle school. My mom and aunt also know a lot of people that could write recs for me. So I think that everything else is good except for all the stuff that happened because of my anorexia and I have a few questions about that---

-Will the sororities be able to see that I had to withdraw from all my classes and that I barely did anything the following spring? How should I explain that? My mom said to just say that I wasn't sure about what I wanted to do so I decided to not waste my time and money and come back when I had figured it out.. but I don't think that sounds very good. :/ I'm thinking of maybe saying I had a medical problem, but not saying anything about anorexia. I did have a few side problems from anorexia like kidney and heart problems that are better now, so should I just say something like that if they ask?

-Will it look bad that I lived at home for so long and that I did a lot of online classes?

-I haven't really met a lot of the girls that are currently in sororities, but the ones that I have met have been really nice. Will it be weird that I will be 20 and none of them know me very well yet? (I am going to a frat formal tomorrow night so I hope to meet more there)

Oh and also I go to the University of Arizona. Does anyone know how hard it is to get into one there (especially for people that are 20)? I'm going to rush anyway because it seems fun and I'd like to see if it's right for me, but I'd kind of like to know what to expect.

I'm soo sorry this was so long! But thank you so much and I'll really appreciate any responses. :)

Originally Posted by tweety721 (Post 1913553)

Thanks so much to both of you! :) That's really disappointing that it's so competitive, but thanks for being honest with me. Both my mom and aunt know a lot of sorority alumni. How many recommendations should I get? Should I try to get all the sororities that I can since I'm not even sure which one I'd want to be in yet? Do they just mail them to the house? Thanks again! I really appreciate it. :)