Can't decide- big dilemma, going through Recruitment
Hi there. I am going through rush at an SEC school and I am a sophomore transfer. Needless to say, I went into recruitment into an open mind and literally liked all the girls in every one of the chapters, however there were two chapters that I just didn't feel a fit. Well, it's almost pref night and all the ones that I could see myself in cut me and I was invited to my last choice. These are great girls in X sorority, but I just haven't clicked with them. I have about a good GPA (in between a 3.3-3.5) and was a little involved on my previous campus but I mostly had to work so I could pay for an apartment here and for all my extracurricular activities. (Don't know if that's why they cut me). The thing is, during round 2 I had 5 houses and I felt at home at 4 out of the 5. I got cut from all of them except for one, which was my last choice (as said above). I was devastated and didn't know if I should drop or not? I am in a sophomore group and they have an upperclassmen quota here. The girls in my group literally were here as freshmen but didn't go through rush, but they know a lot of girls in a variety of the sororities, while I know no one in any sorority. I felt like this kind of helped them throughout the process, since they knew them and they would speak up for them during chapter voting. (I know that having friends in sororities DOES NOT guarantee a bid, but I feel like, as said before, the more girls you know/are friends with in a sorority, the higher chance they will stick up for you during voting).
So I don't know what to do, drop rush, go through to bid day and see if I can click (if not, drop before being initiated), go through bid day and see if I can click before signing a bid (apparently we have a week before signing), get to know girls in my classes, get involved, and do spring rush (I know this depends on a chapter basis- but I honestly liked all of the sororities except one or two so my options are open; and I will know a lot of girls by then in each sorority), rush next year as a junior, or to try for the new sorority that is colonizing in the fall.
Please do not bash at me, this is a really tough decision for me and I am looking at all my options thoroughly. Just didn't know if anyone has any advice. Thanks.
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