[hsonah]

I go to an elite northeastern school where our rush isn't until spring semester. Coming in, most people know already know one or two girls in each sorority. I don't know any of the girls in sororities, and haven't really gotten to know any that well so far. Last year, around 400 girls rushed, and only 250 ended up joining a sorority, so I'm just getting nervous that I won't get into one, because we only have four.

So some questions:

How necessary is knowing girls coming into recruitment? Does being good friends with one give you a significant advantage, and am I at a disadvantage?

Is there anything I should be doing now to prepare?

How do sororities evaluate PNM's?