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Does age really have an effect on whether or not you get a bid? During orientation, there was a Greek Life lecture and they said that anyone can rush, sophomores, juniors and seniors. Why do they prefer 18 or 19-year-olds?
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This thread from earlier in the summer has several pages of thoughtful answers to the question about older college students going through recruitment:
http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ighlight=older
I'll repeat one of the things I mentioned in that post:
Because of your age, chapters are going to be concerned that you'll join, not like it, and drop out. Or that you won't be a very involved member because the activities will seem too juvenile or out of sync with what you want to do. You need to convince them that you've done your research regarding activities and requirements, and that you're fully on board. This includes study hours, philanthropy events, recruitment events and mixers with 18-year-old fraternity men.
Depending on the campus (I haven't looked up what campus you're at), being a sophomore in formal recruitment will severely limit your opportunities. Chapters want members who will be around for 4 years.
You seem to be really fixated on the idea of joining Theta during formal recruitment next year, so you need to do some research about the chapter and your odds of getting a bid next year from them.
For example: have you met any women in that chapter? How do you know that you'll mesh well with the personality of the women? There are plenty of legacies every year who really want to love their legacy chapter and then find out that it's a terrible fit.
Does your campus typically bid sophomores or older pnms during recruitment? You need to figure our your chances of getting a bid next year if you go through formal recruitment (hint: search GreekChat for info on about your campus).
Does Theta typically bid more or fewer sophomores than the average chapter during formal recruitment?
I personally think that the Pi Phi colonization is your best bet, and you'd be a fool to not at least go through the process.
Also - if you are INITIATED into an organization, you can never join another org. If you accept a BID to an organization, you cannot pledge another org for a calendar year (in this situation, I believe you'd still be eligible for formal recruitment next fall - someone correct me if I'm wrong). If you go through recruitment and do not accept a bid (sign a bid card), then there is no restriction on pledging another org.