[TheLambdaChiGuy]

Hey man. My first semester at college I rushed TKE. But I also made sure to check out the other fraternities. TKE is kinda the "cool party guy" fraternity on campus. The guys all liked me, and wanted to bring me on. Fortunately or unfortunately (depends on the way you look at it), I didn't have the grades out of high school to pledge first semester. However, this time gave me the inspiration to do better in school, and also gave me a chance to get a better view of each fraternity for a while before I made a decision. I began to see that our TKE chapter really wasn't for me, for although I made some good friends, i didn't really care for many of the other brothers.

However, I did become really close with the guys from our Lambda Chi Alpha chapter here. I really fit in, and everybody seemed to be close. It was at this point that I remembered some stories from my older sisters who joined sororities when they were in college. One of my sisters joined the "barbie/pretty girl" sorority, and the other joined one that she had a blast at their rush events. Can you guess what happened? Well, my one sister who joined the "barbie" sorority played softball, basketball, etc. in high school. This was looked down upon by her sisters, and made her feel uncomfortable. My other sister fell in love with all the fun she was having by choosing the sorority that she fit in most.

So I took their advice, and I went with Lambda Chi, and I couldn't have made a better decision. I still stayed friends with many of the TKE guys, and we still hang out.

Moral of the story is, be sure to check out everyone. If most kids are rushing TKE at your school, that's probably because it's the "cool" fraternity. Make sure they're the kind of guys you'll enjoy becoming your closest friends. And to be blunt, if 500 kids rushed, and only 40 were picked up, chances are you weren't #41 in line. Normally for fraternities, if you're someone they'd like to reevaluate and see come back, they'll at least come and talk with you and say they'd like to see you come out next semester. Just remember that you would be calling the guys who mostly voted no against you your brothers.

BTW, what does your SU stand for?