I am a longtime lurker, found this site after I rushed, always wanted to post my rush story, and so here it is.
Background: I had always planned on joining a sorority (both my parents are Greek) and so I was very excited for recruitment to start. I rushed as a sophomore at a Southern school. It was a competitive, but not cut throat rush. I was a transfer student and out-of-state, so I had NO idea what the nine chapters at my school were like. I also didn't realize that rushing as a sophomore would be difficult or that I should have gotten recommendations to compensate for my non-first year status.
I will code my chapters after my favorite handbag labels:
Fendi
Mulberry
Kooba
Coach
Longchamps
Louis Vuitton
kate spade
Marc Jacobs
Gucci