[preciousjeni]

Originally posted by texas*princess
Hi texasgirl12345!
As a fellow Texan, and person who went through a somewhat similar situation, I just wanted to chime in here, because after I transferred I felt a little bit the same as you do right now.

When I transferred, I was a junior, so I felt a little awkward about going through rush even though I knew it was something I really really wanted to be apart of. I thought none of the groups would want me because I was "old" () or I would completely freak out b/c of all the crazy stressful rush stories I heard on this board. My first university was a very small one, and I didn't know a lot about NPC sororities or even the ones that were on my new campus. I thought I would just try to start up a new one on campus, but it didn't quite work out. So I decided to do what adpiucf and some others have suggested: I went out on a limb and got to know some members of the sororities on my new campus, and lucky for me, I found a place that I can call home I couldn't be any happier than where I am now, and I am sooooooo glad that I listened to everyone who told me to just go out there and get to know the sororities on my campus, because then I wouldn't have a zillion amazing women that are now my Sisters!!!

Like you, I also felt like I would be at a disadvantage b/c when I transferred to my school, I didn't know a single person... but one of the cool things about rush is that you meet SO many people... like your Rho Chis (or whatever they are on your campus), people in your rush groups, and sisters in all the houses.

Whatever you end up deciding to do, I really hope you keep all your options open. You never know what could be waiting for you if you just open your eyes to something you didn't see was right there the whole time.

But you have to remember that some chapters have hard and fast rules about taking anyone who is further along than freshman/sophomore. Perhaps if you focus more of your energy on organizations that don't have strict rules against sophomore/junior/senior, you'll have a happier time! You can usually get this information from your Greek Life office or Student Affairs.