Here are my tips!
1. Remember that sorority rush is a
system. If a certain house cuts you, it's not personal, and they're not really cutting you, there are lots of circumstances involved. Maybe they didn't rank you as high as you ranked them, maybe lots of girls ranked them as high as you did and they could only ask so many people back. Don't hold it against them, just move on, it all happens for a reason.
2. Throw all your expectations out the window. Forget all your preconceived notions and give every chapter and every girl you talk to a fair chance, because, hopefully, that's what they're doing for you. And be enthusiastic. Even if you can't really see yourself in a certain house and you still have to go to a party there, be nice and courteous...it's not being phony, it's being a good sport. There were some houses I thought I would like, and I didn't, and there were other houses I didn't think I would like, and I did. So you never know!
3. Try to remember or write down little details about some of the people you talk to. If you get asked back to a house and you end up talking to a girl you've already talked to on a previous day, it'll make that person feel good if you can remember their name or something they're involved in on campus...It shows that you really were listening when they spoke to you.
4. Last tip...Before you start rush, think of a list of a few really good questions to ask the girls you talk to when you go to rush parties...It'll get you prepared, and it will be a good way to keep the conversation going and it shows interest.
