[AnotherKD]

I'm slightly confused about how you would be able to have your choice of when you'd like to pledge as well, but I'm going to ignore that and try to answer as best as I can.

It sounds as if you're already tight with these girls. Is it safe to say that you're spending a lot of time with them and just want to be part of their ritual and wear their letters? I know it seems like time is slipping away from you, but if for some reason you really are allowed to take your time and pledge at a later date, I would take them up on their offer once you decide to not transfer. If you join now, and then transfer, you will have such a limited experience and will not get another chance at your new school to go through rush. Granted, it would be extremely difficult anyways as you'd be older, but that's just another angle. Would it be worth it to be in your sorority for just a short time or do you want to chance it? The full experience of greek life is being there long enough to become ingrained in your chapter, to have a little and grandlittle, to build relationships with people throughout the greek system at your school, etc.

I transferred out of my sorority to a school that didn't have a chapter. I'm glad I did it, and I did it purely for scholastic reasons. I think it's important for you to consider how transferring schools could bring up your GPA and possibly get you in a better position to go on to grad school, a great job, etc. And if you're not all that happy now, being in a great sorority isn't going to change the root of the problem, which is ultimately that you don't like the school itself. If you love these girls and they love you as well, they should always be your friend, no matter if you go to their school or if you move away.

I guess to tie it up in a big bow, I'll just say that I think you should consider your choice and how it will affect you 5 years down the road and not immediately. Just my $.02.