[sweptbystars]

In response to all of your questions, as I didn't want to give too much information regarding the school I attend since I don't know what groups may patrol these forums,

1. I attend a university in New England where absolutely no one dresses like this. Every recruitment year excluding this past one, PNM's wore university paraphernalia one night, dressed business casual two nights, and wore a nice dress on preference night.

2. Greek Life at my university is by no means a force on campus, with less than 5% of undergrads participating. It's not like at big southern schools where recs and head shots are required. I think I can say with certainty, being a sophomore definitely did not hurt me. The majority of PNMs were freshman or sophomores. We even had juniors rush in my group.

I also don't want to give off the impression that I'm some unorthodox person vastly different from girls in existing sororities. Not at all. I promise. I'm an average college student and I look and dress like one. Everyone on my campus looks the same. Really.