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When I went through rush (informal rush for Alpha Xi Delta), I didn't know a soul. I found out at the first event that the only girl from my HS who went to the school was a sister. She was one of my orientation leaders (she was a year older than me), but I didn't know that she had pledged. Otherwise, I knew no one. I really knew nothing about sororities, either.
That first night - heck, all the nights - I was so nervous. Somehow, though, I found my confidence. Outside of auditions (acting, singing, dancing), I just had never had many experiences meeting a whole room of strangers. I was pretty sheltered as a kid and didn't have a lot of opportunities to meet a bunch of new people, so I've always been a bit shy (once you know me, however, I don't shut up!).
I remember something just clicking that first night. I thought to myself, this is really cool! I can hold my own! I guess I impressed them enough, because they offered me a bid.
I still credit rush as one of my most positive and growing experiences. I was talking to one of my sisters on Facebook a year or two ago. I had posted a status with the question "what is your first memory of me?" (it was a "game" that was going around at the time). She wrote that I was a "very sweet and talkative girl at rush."
So, yeah, take a chill and just let things unfold. The more you're in the moment, the less nervous you'll be. Good luck!
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