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1. Once signed up for recruitment, you will be placed with a Rho Chi (or Gamma Chi, or whatever....they all mean Recruitment Counselor) who will be your guide through this process. Don't be afraid to ask her anything -- except which houses are best/worst. She's a member of a sorority too, so try not to offend her. She's there for you so ask her about any questions/concerns you may have.
2. There will be a series of parties to which all rushing women are invited. After this series of parties, there will be invitation only parties. Sororities will issue invitations to individual women based on how well the members feel that each individual rushee will fit in their sisterhood. These invitations will be given to you in the form of a list or set of cards by your Rho Chi. It is a mutual selection process -- you will be able to go to a percentage of the parties you are invited to (sometimes you have to go to all of them...if you can go to a total of 11 parties but you are only invited to 8, you must go to all eight to stay in recruitment). If you are very uncomfortable with a certain sorority, you will eventually get the chance to decline their invitation to their party. However, in the early stages at least, sororities hold more power in the selection process. If you do not receive an invitation back to a particular sorority's party, then you are considered "cut" from that sorority. There are no mistakes. If Zeta Xi Gamma does not invite you back to a party, then ZXiG was not for you. Trust me. If you are cut, try to keep an open mind -- there are many sororites into which you may fit beautifully...think about all your options! Generally you will receive fewer and fewer invitations (all the while expecting to cut some sororites) until you ideally end up with a couple sororities who are willing to offer you a bid, or invitation to membership. There is a chance that you may end up with no bids, or many bids. Your Rho Chi can guide you through these scenarios.
3. As a junior, you are probably at an immediate disadvantage in a large Southern rush. I don't know the specifics of your school but most sororites like to give bids to women who will be financially active for four+ years (read: freshmen). Also, a 3.0 is not that high especially when compared to rushees who are coming of a 4.0 high school career. Sometimes this is the only criteria upon which a sorority can base it's decision. Also, you are 23 -- as old as most seniors. How well are you really going to fit in with a pledge class made up of mostly 18 year olds? I'm sorry to be a downer, but all of these things will be serious issues with some sororites. I do hope you are placed, but expect heavy cuts along the way. Best of luck to you.