Hey I'm new i guess i should give some background before i start with the questions. I'm a junior (senior in December!! although it'll be another two years before im out of here) I'm a double major in Communications and English. I've been wanting to rush for about a year and a half now but everytime that i go to the Smoker i get all insecure and end up leaving.
Over the last year i've been looking fairly hard at the fraternities on my campus, watching who they pledge, who they turn away, what activities they do, how active they are in the community, how well are they recieved in random conversation, looking at National Websites and local sites for those that have them, driving by their houses to see if they are taken care of, kept up on any violations hazing or anything else on that line, and just the actions of the brothers in various situations, and most importantly how the brothers treat independents and myself in class and social situations.
Well anyway I've narrowed it down to one fraternity thinking that if i did that then i could put most of my focus on Rushing that particular GLO. Well according to another thread this isn't such a good idea. Since i was a freshman in 99 there have been 3 "new" fraternities to come onto my campus, Sigma Nu recolonized in the spring of 2000, Kappa Sigma came in the spring of '01 and Delta Sigma Phi came this semester. Each of these are very respected fraternities but it seemed as though there was no real brotherhood there at the beginning because they needed people and would take anyone that signed, not saying that they didn't get good people believe me i know a lot of them but there are a couple of people that I know didnt quite meet up with the ideals that they were preaching and i think that if they had been settled these people would have been turned away.
I know what I want, i know that i'm old (well to be pledging) I know that being a double major is tough and might pose a problem, i think that my question is am i wasting my time? I'm asking that if i go up to the booth come January and say "hey I'm interested" (oh another reason i have set idea is because last January I went to the last public rush event late on Friday night, i only met a couple of brothers, i had no expectation of a bid Sunday morning, but while touring the house and listening to the brothers tell me what they were about and what they expected to make the fraternity into and what they expected to get out of it just made me feel so at home. I know that's cheesy and many are probably rolling their eyes but it's true, even though i was there late on Friday night and obviously not a chance of being considered i was still treated with respect and given the information, i was invited to stay for the party they were having and told to come back the next semester.) Ok back to the question if i go up and say hey im interested being a senior by then will i be smiled at and maybe be pushed aside for the freshmen? I feel i have a lot to offer and want to give a lot so how do i say this without saying it with an attitude? I dont want to over do it. I think im just rambling now, but if anyone has any advice besides "just do it" i'd be happy to hear it. Thanks - Cowboy
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