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Originally posted by AchtungBaby80
I've been thinking about this question because it seems to come up a lot in these types of threads. One thing I remember hearing a lot from girls who ended up depledging was that the houses they joined actually ended up being quite different from the image that they had projected during rush. There were two or three houses in particular that I heard this about, and these houses, according to the new members, put a lot of effort into making their house seem a lot "better" (more fun, I guess they meant?) during rush than they really were, and they also treated the rushees like royalty whereas when they pledged, they got a lot less attention. Maybe a similar sort of situation went on in this case, or in any other case where a girl chose to depledge. It sounds reasonable, because we all know how hard it is to get an accurate idea of what a house is like during rush just because everything is so hectic and fast. Or I could be wrong, I don't know...but maybe it's something to think about.
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I agree. I think that rush can send a fairly inaccurate message of what certain houses are like. I know that in my case, the house I saw during rush wasn't the exact same house that I saw after rush. In that case, it was okay because I still "fit" with both houses -- in fact, I actually fit with the "real" sorority better than the one I saw during rush. This isn't true for everyone. One of the sororities that I liked during rush and that was on my bid card? I later found out that they hazed.
I just think this is a no-brainer -- what you see during rush isn't always what you get, and that can lead to some bad fits.