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JABGBBB · #1 03-31-2008, 12:27 AM

This may be in the wrong place, and if so I apologize. But I am currently a first year college student attending a community college, so no greek for me, but I am transferring to a university after next year. I'll most likely have junior status when I transfer, so I was wondering if it would still be possible for me to join a sorority? I was figuring probably not, but I don't know a whole ton about them yet so I thought I'd ask. I'm kind of bummed about the stuff I'm missing out on by going to community college first (finances left me no choice), and if possible I would like to get as much as I can from the two years I'll have. But if it's best to just not get my hopes up as far as sororities are concerned I'd rather know now than figure it out later.

amenser · #2 03-31-2008, 12:35 AM

First, choose a smaller school. Don't even think about going to a larger school and going Greek. At those places you have to be a freshman to rush and good luck if you're a sophomore. Juniors going through recruitment are just not found anywhere there.

It is not too late to go Greek!

What school are you considering, if I may ask? (Hee hee! AOII might be there!)

I know with AOII, we function well in small schools (big schools too, though) and you can have a GREAT Greek experience at a smaller school too! AND it'll probably be cheaper since a group might not have a chapter house (I know my chapter doesn't).

FlaGirl07 · #3 03-31-2008, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by amenser

First, choose a smaller school. Don't even think about going to a larger school and going Greek. At those places you have to be a freshman to rush and good luck if you're a sophomore. Juniors going through recruitment are just not found anywhere there.

Please don't take that advice in the slightest bit! Don't be discouraged about going through recruitment at a large school. Juniors DO get bids and some chapters even have special reserves aside from quota just for accepting upperclassmen. Please know that you may be dropped from some sorority lists based solely on your year, but do NOT let that discourage you! I rushed and received a bid as a junior at a large school where greek life is a big deal. Actually, my sorority accepted TWO juniors this PC. You must go into recruitment with an open mind and try not to have your heart set on one group. Good luck!

AliceDreams · #4 04-03-2008, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by amenser

First, choose a smaller school. Don't even think about going to a larger school and going Greek. At those places you have to be a freshman to rush and good luck if you're a sophomore. Juniors going through recruitment are just not found anywhere there.

Ignore this. I went greek my junior year and got a bid and I go to a very large school with a very competitive greek system. If you put your mind to it you can do it.

barbino · #5 04-03-2008, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by AliceDreams

Ignore this. I went greek my junior year and got a bid and I go to a very large school with a very competitive greek system. If you put your mind to it you can do it.

Read AliceDreams's recruitment story and several others in the Recruitment Story section of GC that outline the recruitments of upperclassmen that have rushed and gotten bids. There were several of them in the past few months. This will give you a better feel for what to expect. I rushed as a sophomore and got my first choice. It was not unusual where I went to college (The University of Kentucky) for juniors to get bids. Almost all the sororities there gave bids to sophomores and juniors (even second semester juniors). Every college is different, however. I would contact the Panhellenic office where you are planning to transfer to because they might have some kind of statistics that could give you a feel for that particular campus.

KSUViolet06 · #6 03-31-2008, 12:52 AM

This is something that really depends on the school. There are some schools where it's very possible for juniors to gete bids and others where it is quite difficult.

My advice: Spend your time at community college earning good grades and getting involved in other activities. Transfer somewhere that you LIKE and have an academic interest in. Then worry about recruitment.

LatinaAlumna · #7 03-31-2008, 12:52 AM

Amenser, I don't think going greek should have anything to do with a person's choice of transfer institution. Her priority is to earn a college degree. She shouldn't be choosing a university based on what her chances might be the greek system.

Thetagirl218 · #8 03-31-2008, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by LatinaAlumna

Amenser, I don't think going greek should have anything to do with a person's choice of transfer institution. Her priority is to earn a college degree. She shouldn't be choosing a university based on what her chances might be the greek system.

^^^^^^^^

Ditto that!

rhoyaltempest · #9 04-03-2008, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by LatinaAlumna

Amenser, I don't think going greek should have anything to do with a person's choice of transfer institution. Her priority is to earn a college degree. She shouldn't be choosing a university based on what her chances might be the greek system.

I just don't understand what the problem is with this. There are a lot of great colleges out there with great degree programs. So if you pick one that has a greek system because you want to experience greek life as a part of your college experience, why is that so wrong? If the argument is that people should only go to school to get an education, then we are all wrong for becoming a part of sororities, fraternities, and all other clubs/groups for that matter while we're in college.

Many people want a complete college experience or what they think is a complete college experience, which is why you have people that don't live too far from their school still choosing to live on campus. I just don't think that those who are greek (knowing what their orgs have added to their lives) should just tell people to basically just "get an education and don't worry about anything else" which is basically what people are really saying. That's not right.

To the poster, if you have your pick of great schools and you know you'd like to be greek, then choose a school with a greek system. There's nothing wrong with this. So what!

33girl · #10 04-03-2008, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by rhoyaltempest

I just don't understand what the problem is with this. There are a lot of great colleges out there with great degree programs. So if you pick one that has a greek system because you want to experience greek life as a part of your college experience, why is that so wrong?

Because amenser is assuming that if the OP goes to a small school with a small Greek system she'll definitely get a bid as an older rusher, and if she goes to a big school w/ a big Greek system she definitely won't get a bid. Neither is true.

amenser · #11 03-31-2008, 01:04 AM

JABGBBB is thinking of transferring to another school and has obviously thought about going Greek so I'm assuming that the school she's thinking of has a Greek system.

However, if the school she's thinking of is larger, I'm glad to find maybe she'll have a chance as an upperclassman. Thank you for correcting me.

I hope that's the case.

#12 03-31-2008, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by amenser

JABGBBB is thinking of transferring to another school and has obviously thought about going Greek so I'm assuming that the school she's thinking of has a Greek system.

However, if the school she's thinking of is larger, I'm glad to find maybe she'll have a chance as an upperclassman. Thank you for correcting me.

I hope that's the case.

^^^

Based on your posts I've read so far, you might want to step back and read some of the discussions here. Get a feel for the forums before dishing out advice because so far, yours has been...well, bad.

phimu88 · #13 03-31-2008, 02:11 PM

many years ago I went straight to Ole Miss from high school, but 85% of my friends went to jr college. When they finished junior college they went to USM and they all went Tri Delta (well the ones that decided to go through rush). They were all juniors and they all got into the sorority. I am sure that it helped that one of the girls that was rushing had an older sister who was on the homecoming court and was a tridelt too ... but still they all made it not just the one sister.

baci · #14 04-01-2008, 08:08 AM

It can be done and that is what you need to know.

A great deal of what violetpretty stated above is excellent to take note on. Do work on the above and focus on what will make you be a standout candidate.

AlphaFrog · #15 04-01-2008, 02:43 PM

If finances kept you at Jr College, then make sure to budget, budget, budget if you do want to join a sorority.

This is a generalization, so take it accordingly, but if you end up at a school where Jrs don't generally get bids, you probably won't be able to afford it anyway. Our dues weren't anything near SEC $, and I struggled with a PT job.