living in a sorority house?
 

I am a transfer student and I am rushing this Fall.

I just found out that my new housemates are sisters of this one sorority
that I have been interested in.

Is this a bad thing if I don't get a bid from them? I haven't met any of them yet but I don't know if this would hurt my chance of getting a bid from that sorority or help me. The chapters at my school doesn't have sorority houses and I think they might actually use that house for some of their sister activities.

I don't want to be in a uncomfy situation if I end up not getting a bid from them or end up joining a different one. Well, I don't know if this chapter is actually agoing to informal/COB this fall. They might not participate.

If this house serves as the sorority's "home base" - even if it is unofficial - they should have cleared all that up with you before you agreed to move in.

It could help you or hurt you - help you in that you'll get to know them better. Hurt you if you start acting like you assume you'll get a bid from them because you live there.

Of course if they aren't doing COB this fall it's a moot point.

If you hit it off with your new housemates, they will probably do everything in their power to talk you up to their sisters at recruitment, but there are no promises you would receive a bid from them. It's not just up to your housemates.

Also, I can't see why they wouldn't be aware that if you go through recruitment, that you should have an unbiased recruitment just as they did. Anything else would be dirty rushing. If they turn out to be good roommates and you join another sorority, I can't see why things would need to get awkward at all. You are roommates sharing a house and have common and separate interests.

If they are having their sisters over for a sisterhood event, it is still your home and they should clear any events or parties with you. They can't just arbitrarily kick you out if they decide it is a sisters-only night if your name is on the lease.

Find out if this is going to be an issue, and if it is you may want to consider finding a new place to live. Although if this is a house for sisters, I can't imagine why they didn't fill the spot with a roommate who is a member of the sorority if this were the case.

I'm guessing this could be favorable to you because you can get a better sense of what the sorority is really like than you could just by going through recruitment.

it would probably be good to just get to know them as people, and that you might be interested in joining a sorority, but you don't have to tell them which one.