[s0phie]

Thanks for the wish of good luck.

As for the overlapping of parties: no two parties happen at the same time EXCEPT for at the end of rush. Anyway, the closed parties are the ones which only a certain number of invitations can be given out, but anyone can attend the open parties. So, I guess it's like everyone still has a chance, even if you weren't invited to the closed parties. But... let's face it... not being invited to a closed party to me feels like you're not at the top of their list for being recruited, even if you aren't OUT.

The tough thing about my school's system is... is no one is cut during RUSH, but at the end, there is only ONE pref party that you can attend. So you place all your eggs in one basket and if they don't want you, then you've got nothing.

One of the sororities that I really would like to join, I've heard of them stringing along girls until the end just so that they can get that person's friend, and then that girl ends up with nothing at the end. I think that's horrible! But that also makes me want to put my friends at an arm's length, just so that they know I'm not attached to anyone. (That doesn't mean I'm ignoring anyone, but I'm going to make efforts for them to get to know ME, and not me attached to another girl.)