I was in a sorority, had a boyfriend all thru college, had many non greek friends, worked 20 hours a week, maintained Dean's List grades junior and senior years and never regretted being Greek.
Chapter was on Mondays for us, all houses were the same. We were done by 9 or 10 and everyone went out after that. Nothing other than Chapter was mandatory.
Look at it this way, if you don't go Greek, you may regret never going thru Rush to see what could have happened. If you do go Greek, and find out its not for you (which I don't think you will), you can leave your GLO.
I was not sure at orientation I wanted to go thru Rush so I didn't. I regretted it the instant I got to campus and saw everyone who was going thru Rush.
I think, when you're interested in greek life, and you go to a school with a huge Greek system, it becomes hard to avoid and you do find yourself wishing you were a part of it. That is how I felt my freshman year.
Good luck and keep us posted.
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