Cousin Rushing
 

I just heard that my cousin got into Illinois and is going to be going through rush this fall. She and I are pretty close, and I am so psyched for her. I know she's not considered a legacy because we are only cousins.

I know being Greek is great no matter the letter, and I want her to be in the best place for her, buuuuut....you know, I have that twinge that thinks, 'oh that would be so cool if she and I were in the same house!' It is all exciting; still I would love for her to be one of my sisters! :D

SigKap, I can understand how you feel. Two of my sorority sisters' sisters will be coming to our university and rushing in the fall. They feel very much the same as you.

i totally know how you feel!!! my biological sister is deciding between Iowa (with a DZ chapter, obviously, lol) and Maryland (no DZ chapter and no AGD/mom's an alum) Obviously I want her to come to Iowa and maybe pledge my chapter b/c how cool would that be :)

SigKap-
That's awesome that your cousin is going to rush! We had some in house legacies go through a couple of times. It was so cool to see the XOs' faces on bid day when their real little sister came running towards us on bid day!! I am sure everything will work out!!

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You can probably still write a rec for her even though it wouldn't be a "legacy rec." (I'm not sure how much general recs for non legacies are used in Illinois).

So my mom and little sister are in Maryland right now visiting the U of Maryland at College Park - and my sister is in love with the school and she has officially made her decision to go there... I'm kind of sad right now... i really wanted her to come to Iowa with me and I did have visions of her rushing, pledging, being initiated into my chapter of DZ... heck I would have settled for DZ at Maryland ;) except for the fact that they don't have DZ at MD :( So it's a little bittersweet... i know she'll be happy there and an asset to any chapter at maryland, but i want here here with me, lol!

In case anyone was curious...I talked with my cousin who just finished rush last week. She is offically a sister of Gamma Phi Beta! Granted it's not my house, but I couldn't be happier for her. Her rush (recruitment) experience was wonderful and she found a good home for her. :)