one thing i've heard is that, when meeting an upperclass woman, it is considered inappropriate if you ask her what sorority she's in. maybe the best thing to do is to form casual friendships with lots of different sorority women. if they are interested in you becoming a member of their house, and they want to talk about it, maybe they'll bring the topic up themselves. once they've known you for awhile, they might ask if you're going to rush, for instance. at which point, you would say, "yeah, i'm really excited about rush, i think sororities look like so much fun & a great way to get involved blah blah blah." be as vague as possible. i wouldn't tell you to come right out & tell her that you want to be in HER sorority, because you might look like you're trying too hard. also, bear in mind that she's probably not even ALLOWED to ask you which houses you're favoring before rush has begun. at my school, according to panhel pre-rush regulations, we're only allowed to talk about how great the greek system is, etc., to the freshmen women. we're not allowed to say how our own sorority is best & that the rushee should definitely go there. we are supposed to portray a positive image of the system as a whole and not use the fall before rush to sell girls on our house alone.
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