Chloe173's advice in another thread was so awesome on this subject that I actually emailed it to myself! Posted below are her words
Here are a few samples of the type of stuff I went over, and the types of
answers I came up with:
Questions you should be prepared to answer:
-What is your major, hometown, year in school, high school you went to, what
dorm you are in (basic facts)
-Why did you choose XYZ university?
-Why did you decide to rush? (good answers: to meet people, sisterhood, if your
family is greek, philanthropy. bad answers: to meet guys, to party)
-What did you do over the summer? (this may sound shallow, but for many large
universities it's good to talk about a fabulous vacation you took or that you
just enjoyed your family and friends and not summer job or summer school. It
makes you sound more financially independent, and at some very selective
schools, this will be taken into consideration)
-How is your first week of college going? (this is a good time to share a fun
story about moving in or your first class. Stories move conversations along a
lot easier than question and answer sessions and gerenally feel a lot more
relaxed.)
-What are your interests? (have three or four things that you can talk about
for a while or tell a story about. Don't just wing it, if you get nervous you
will want a set answer you can fall back to.)
Questions you Should (And Shouldn't) Ask:
Good questions:
-Tell me about what your chapter does for [insert philanthropy here]. If you
already know the name of the houses philanthropy and have a basic understnading
of what it is, they are going to be impressed. You can find out this
information on the houses national websites or through your schools panhellenic
office.
-Who gets to live in the house and how is that decided? (if they have a chapter
house, they need to have girls living in it, so if you are interested, this is
agreat question)
-What type of leadership positions are available in the chapter?
(again, the house has offices that need to be filled, if you are interested,
they would love to know)
-Are many of the sisters involved in other campus activities? (the more
activites are represented in a house, the easier it will be for you to become
involved int hose organizations?)
-Do you feel you have a strong sisterhood?(every house will say yes, but it's
good to try and gage how real they are being when they answer)
_How involved are your alumane? (This will give you some indication of how
involved you can expect to be after you graduate--sorority for life or for four
years?)
Bad questions:
-So which frats do you hang with most often? (you don't want to come off as a
party animal and there is probably some rule that they can't mention specific
house names anyways. If you really want to know, ask about "Social
opportunities"
-What are dues like/are their scholarships for dues/how much do other
activities cost? (They want someone who can make dues, plain and simple. Most
likely, the panhellenic office can give you the average dues for your
university. It may be superficial, but at large, competitive schools, this is
the way it goes.)
-Don't ask any questions about drinking, smoking, or drug use.
-Questions that lead to conversations and not more questions are best.
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