Bless her heart. I came so close to dropping out of rush myself. I had been having a wonderful time, particularly at 2 houses, and so of course I ranked them 1st and 2nd after the 3rd round. But on pref day, when I got my list of houses to go to, neither one was on it. I was really, really crushed. My biological sister (an alumna of one of those houses) consoled me and really encouraged me to go to my pref parties, even though I really did not see myself as a member of 2 out of the 3 houses I was supposed to go to. But I had been telling her all along that I liked Gamma Phi Beta, so I went to prefs, and well, you all know where I ended up. But for Blazercheer, don't worry. If you can C.O.B. sometime this year, check it out, it seems like it would mean a lot less pressure for you. And look at it this way--if you go through formal rush again next year, think of all the advantages you'll have that all those freshmen won't. You'll have been there for a year already, you'll have that college experience, you'll know where everything is, you'll have more to talk about at any party, and you may already know some girls in some of the houses. And even if you don't end up Greek, I have to tell you that I think being a college cheerleader is amazing! Those spots on college squads are so hard to get, especially in Southern schools. You are so lucky, and you must be so talented. You also have a wonderful, supportive mom, and you are lucky enough to have a sister your age (my biological sisters are all a great deal older than me, so I don't feel like I've had the opportunity to be as close with them as I'd like to be.) Please don't let it get you down, and above all things please remember to not take the rush stuff personally. As my sister told me, rush is a system. It may not always work for you. But that doesn't mean that you wouldn't be a great asset to any organization, Greek or not. I hope this helps you!
I'm editing this to add a P.S.-- I don't know how many sophomores go through rush at VSU, but if it means anything to you, when I pledged last year as a freshman, over half of my pledge class was made up of sophomores!