[SmartBlondeGPhB]

If first semester freshmen can't rush, the Fall recruitment will be all sophmores (or higher). They will be transfer students, women like you who didn't rush and those who did but didn't get bids.

If it's like my alma mater, the Fall is informal and very laid back.

I would think that your medical leave is a very valid reason for not going through spring recruitment and a group that would "hate you" over that doesn't seem worth joining.