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Originally Posted by iwannagogreek

I go to a small (6000 undergrads) top 25 private university in the South. I don't think our Greek scene is super competitive, certainly nothing compared to the big state schools. We have nine sororities on campus, with an average pledge class size of around 35 people. I participated in formal recruitment both freshman and sophomore year. The first time I dropped out before round 4 (pref night) and the second time I dropped out before round 3 (sisterhood round). Both times, I only had one sorority left, and I felt absolutely no connection with any of the girls I spoke with during rounds, so I didn't want to join just for the sake of being in a GLO. Plus the sorority doesn't have the best reputation on campus. Sophomore fall I was going to do informal recruitment, but the sorority I was interested in just took one girl who was the best friend of the recruitment chair. I was really looking forward to joining a sorority after hearing all the stories of my friends at other schools. Plus as an only child I was super excited about being part of a lifelong sisterhood. I hate to admit it, but I was one of those girls that cried during recruitment. Every time I see someone wearing their letters, it still hurts a little. Freshman year was especially tough because my roomie joined a sorority, but she was so apathetic about it, it was infuriating. I've racked my brains for hours, but I can't figure out why recruitment didn't work out for me. I thought all of my conversations during rush went really well and I felt connections with several girls from different sororities.

ANYWAY, my school has decided to add a tenth sorority. They have invited 3 sororites (Phi Mu, Gamma Phi Beta, Sigma Kappa) to make presentations at the end of March, with plans to colonize in the fall and charter in the spring (I believe). I'd love any advice on the colonization process, what it's like to go through the process as a senior. Also, not really important at all since I'll be a senior, but are there usually social stigmas against joining a new sorority? I'd just like to mentally prepare myself; my school has a pretty active collegiateacb page that can get kind of nasty. I'm most excited about the prospect of finally being a part of a sisterhood and getting to be a part of something bigger than myself and getting to form new traditions and set the tone for sisters to come.

I really hope this works out for me!

If you do a search, you will find a ton of info about colony recruitment, including first-person stories from women who have gone through it.