CHB-I think NOT!
Sweetie, lets look at the facts. First and most important, this is one of those "passages" all go through in life. Your sister is experiencing one and SO ARE YOU! This is YOUR time as well as hers and I would think she would understand that. Are you getting any pressure from the homefront?
Yes, there will be opportunities if you do not attend rush, but they will be sorely limited. It just wouldn't be in YOUR best interest to skip one single minute. You've heard from the "moms", you've heard from the actives, and as many have said, it boils down to what you want to do. I did not say THINK you SHOULD do...two different things. We get so caught up in trying to do what others expect us to do, or what we THINK we are expected to do that we put unfair demands on ourselves.
Moxie, if you weren't a sweetheart, this wouldn't even be a question in your mind. I honestly don't think your being there or not says ANYthing about the kind of "sister" you would be in a sorority. It's just one of those nagging questions that pull us away from confidence in our decisions. There will be so many
firsts in OTHER people's lives that if we felt responsible to hail them all in, we may miss out on our OWN
firsts. Go through rush. Be at peace with your decision. Part of growing IS making choices and this is just the first of many. ( The really TOUGH one will be the FIRST Christmas you spend away from home.
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