I, myself...rushing at a big SEC School knew it was going to be difficult going through formal rush as an upperclassmen. Even though I was a transfer student and am going to be here another three years, I was cut down to 4 after the first round. I understand wanting freshman for 4 active years, however all I thought in my mind was they wanted quantity over quality, and I felt that I could have brought a lot to the table as far as helping out with a sorority. In terms of rushing in general...I'm glad I did it. I made tons of friends and still talk to just about all of them. We have a connection thats says, "we went through this together." Unfortunately though, I know a lot of girls that I had gone through rush with had told me that they hated the group they were in but just accepted the bid because there was no place else to go and that they wanted to be in a sorority really badly. I also know quite a few girls who dropped out/couldn't get initiated because of grades. I agree with the statements of freshmen transferring or flunking out because rushing the first semester of school is stressful on the work load, especially since it is such a drastic change from high school. But, on the other hand, upperclassmen have already proven themselves without even meeting with sisters of a chapter. They have proven that they can maintain a GPA, stay in school, balance their time and still want to be apart of something not because "the mixers are fun and the boys are cute". After rush was over, I checked out the other organizations on campus and was lucky enough to find a home. I am glad to report I have been involved in working and having a blast with my future sisters this past semester!
Any insight on this? Good luck to all those rushing this spring!