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Great advice! Lavender, not all of the chapters will do COB, but there will be a few who will have events over these next few weeks, and others may hold COB in the spring.

Go to the Office of Greek Life in the Student Union and talk to the Greek Life Adviser. Tell them you missed recruitment, but you are interested in joining a sorority and would like to have your name sent around to the chapter recruitment chairs (the office keeps a list of unmatched and/or unaffiliated women from formal recruitment that the sororities can use).

Some of the chapters will advertise open recruitment events. Definitely pop by the student union, check the Central Florida Future, and drive down Greek Park once a week to see if there are any signs or notices.

Also, if you have any Greek friends, pass along to them that you are interested in COB. They'll know to invite you to theirs (if applicable/desirable), if they hear of any sororities holding COB events they can tell you, and/or they can pass your name on to their sorority friends in other chapters. UCF is a very Panhellenic community-- the sororities have strong relationships with one another and the ladies have close friends in other chapters.

If it doesn't work out this fall, put your feelers out for springtime or consider rushing in the fall. Statistically speaking, freshmen have the best shot at a bid, but plenty of sophomores, juniors and even occasional seniors (not that many rush) rush and get bids to all 10 of the UCF sororities.

Meanwhile, please get involved on campus! It will give you a fun activity and you will meet a lot of Greeks so you can network and learn about COB opportunities! The sororities place huge emphasis on extracurricular involvement and their members have to be involved in non-Greek activities. You'll find a lot of Greeks within SGA, CAB, BCM/Campus Crusade/Hillel, Phi Alpha Delta/Mock Trial Team, Circle K, the business school's pre-professional fraternity (can't think of the name!), and the honor societies (there is one with Greek letters unrelated to the sororities and fraternities; can't think of the name... but there are quite a few Greeks!).

CAB and SGA are the biggest clubs and have a lot of subcommittees. The Greeks are super involved with these organizations. Definitely join the organizations that interest you most... you may find a "sisterhood" in one of these groups and decide not to rush a sorority or you may meet some sorority women and COB their sorority or rush in the fall. Either way, it is a win-win!

Just remember to keep your grades up and to project a classy image IRL and online. You're representing your family, your hometown and UCF... and perhaps one day, a sorority! It takes a very long time to build up a positive reputation, but you can ruin it overnight.

Best of luck to you and Go Knights!