To rush or not to rush...

[librababy]

Hey all, this is my first post so bear with me lol

I'll be a freshman at Ohio State in the fall and i'm thinking about rushing. but i'm scared of a few things. so i need some advice and/or support.

i am not one to stereotype. however, after being a cheerleader my freshman year of high school turned out to be everything i dreaded (and every cheerleading stereotype imaginable) i have to admit that i am intimidated by the greek "thing". i am afraid of being hazed, despite anti-hazing rules and whatnot. i am afraid of the frighteningly pretty girls. i am put off by the tales of sexist frat guys and the rape stories i hear. and i am most of all afraid that i will find myself in a situation where i feel like i absolutely do not belong.

so you might be wondering why i even want to rush? because i know that some part of what i'm fearing is not true and that being greek has tons to offer. i am very interested in the positives for all the genuine reasons. i am just feeling hesitant of the possible negatives. *i just wonder how much of the stuff i'm stressing about actually exists and how much of it is in my worrysome head* <-- my key question

i'm sure some of you can relate to feeling this way at least somewhat prior to rush period. does anyone have advice? i really am interested and i mean no disrespect when referring to the stuff i'm leery of, because i know it's so much more than that (that's why i'm interested!). i think my cheerleading experience scarred me

thanks to everyone in advance!

p.s. does anyone know anything about the specific osu chapters? all i know about the greek system there is that they do deferred recruitment. i already have the minimun 12 credit hours from taking college classes in hs. but i am figuring i should wait it out til winter quarter b/c not all the chapters participate in informal recruitment in the fall and i want to get a feel for all of them.