[33girl]

Just to let you know, two of the sororities at Shippensburg are NPHC sororities. This means that they do not participate in formal rush. The other 7 are members of the Women's Panhellenic Council - there are 5 national and 2 local sororities. I'm not sure what the 10th one would be - I can't find anything on the site about a multicultural or professional sorority.

The "Open House" is the first round of formal rush. The women you talked to were simply informing you to go to the open house and go from there.

I would absolutely NOT have anyone talk to the VP of Greek affairs re your rushing - that would be kind of like having your mom talk to the football coach and telling him to make the quarterback take you to the prom.

In conclusion I echo everyone else who has urged you to change your screen name. Using a name with just a sorority's mascot, colors or flower when you are not a member can be seen as bold and presumptuous - let alone using the name of the sorority itself. It could have a very negative effect on whether or not you will be accepted by the group you have your eye on, or any group for that matter.