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Meh,


Its really not as bad as some of these people are portraying. I'm going to State now. Things that many people said would never happen during my stay at MS State have happened and are continuing to happen. I think people group Ole Miss and Ms State into these groups that are unbreakable. yeah you have certain fraternities that are Southern based, but honestly you have just as good of a chance as anyone else. My fraternity and so does many others here at STATE have Northerners in our fraternity system.

Your disadvantage in my opinion is that you are coming here and a good number of these guys that will be in your rush class will have exposure because they have been able to attend various rush parties and they go to schools here that people can easily research. But i agree with the above post. Do some research... and Most fraternities have a questionaire for prospective members on their pages, fill those out so they can look you up and find out a bit more about you. Believe me, Rushing is VERY competitive for the Rushee but even more for the Fraternity itself. Every fraternity wants to get the best of the best and they strive to try to reach and contact these people before the other fraternity on campus.

I can't really comment on things at other schools other that MS STATE. but these are strictly my opinions.

1. Don't settle for mediocracy, find the guys that you enjoy and find a home within your selections here at State.
2. Do some research, all schools have an IFC or greek page that you can look up the list of active chapters at the school and you can find out exactly what they do for fun as well as for service.
3. remember greek life isnt all about the parties, brotherhood and service are definitely up there so go into it with the idea that tier systems are set up for the meak and that it only hinders the progress of those that do not "rank". thats a bunch of bologna.
4. HAVE fun... Enjoy Rush and be yourself. Thats the easiest way for the other guys to find out who you are and what you are about, not WHERE you're from.