Hey Jennifer-congrats on your acceptances & good luck on getting your first choice!
GreekChat is a great place to get the scoop about what joining a GLO is all about. Here is a link to an older thread on
Rush FAQ's that might be a good place to start (along w/the links that TSteven provided).
If you have specific questions, I'm sure you will get loads of answers & opinions. To address some of your already posed questions:
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are there costs? How are sorority girls seen my non-sorority girls at college? What's it like living in a sorority house, and is the party aspect as huge as i've heard?
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Yes, there are costs which depend on whether the chapters at your school have houses or not. I've heard of monthly dues as low as $30, and semester dues as high as $3,000. You can probably get an idea of what you are looking at from the school web-sites or Greek Life offices.
I didn't live in a house-but I hear more positive stories about it than not. I think I would have loved it, even if for only one year.
Every school has a different Greek community/reputation. I personally had many great friends outside of the sorority-some thought it was nothing more than a "rent-a-friend" and others thought it was fine, just not their bag. I was not friends with anyone who looked down upon Greeks, but in my later life (I'm an alum) I have met many people who will start saying bad things about sorority women, and after they find out that I am Greek (and relatively normal), they often think twice about their preconceived notions of what a sorority woman is. There are those who think sorority women are nothing but the stereotypes--and some of the stereotypes do actually exist, but as with anything, don't believe everything you see in the movies. Same goes for the partying--some schools have big parties, others don't. Some chapters seem to thrive on it, others are more involved in sisterhood and other activities. You will get a better feel for this when you arrive at your new school!
Again, good luck to you & keep us posted on your adventures (we all love a good rush/recruitment story & one w/an international potential new member (PNM) would be extremely fun to read!).