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Originally Posted by lechat
My question is this:
Is it worth even trying to go through recruitment? I've always wanted to be part of a sorority, and honestly if I'd known that transferring late would have affected it - I would have done so much earlier.
I just don't want to apply for recruitment and feel ridiculous. I'm shy and honestly it takes a few times for me to feel comfortable with people. But once I am, I have no problems.
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Hopefully someone will be able to give specific advice for your campus. You can check with your school's Greek Life office to see if Juniors get bids. For some campuses this happens quite often, for others, rarely to never.
Regardless of your chances, you have to draw a bit on your inner strength to go through as a junior, because you will be surrounded by mostly freshman and perhaps some sophomores. You may be the only junior in your recruitment group, so feeling somewhat ridiculous goes with the territory.
If you can brave this, recruitment can be an enjoyable process, however.
You will spend a lot of time talking with others during recruitment, so start practicing now. Befriend other girls in your classes. Start by smiling and asking a question about an assignment or offering an observation about the class or professor. Get around to asking the girl if she lives on or off campus. If you find that she's a sorority member, ask her a few general questions about sorority life.
Join some campus clubs that interest you. Chapters will be looking to see if you have been involved in campus clubs and acitivities. They will also be looking at your GPA, so try to finish the semester as strongly as possible.