Rushing - Time constraints?

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Hey all-
As I've been thinking about upcoming rush, I'm wondering if I'll have the time to fit everything in my schedule. My top priority is academics, and as of now I'll have 18 credits in my schedule, including two labs and a class at a school a half hour away. This means I'll probably be in class from 9-3:30 every day! Secondly, I absolutely need a job because I need to pay for insurance and stuff. I don't plan on working full time, probably just some babysitting, but I need to do enough to make the dough.

I'm actually more concerned about pledging... I'm sure I can make time for rush week, since I probably won't have a job by then, but can anyone give me a ballpark figure of how much of my time will be consumed by sorority activities? I've gotta sleep sometime!

I know answers will vary from house to house, school to school, but I'm hoping I'll get a general idea. Thanks guys, I'm starting to get excited (I've gone from thinking about just rushing to thinking about the pledge period!), and I don't want to jump into anything that I won't be able to commit to.

Am I better off asking these things during recruitment events?

Thanks again!

-Jamie

edit: To clarify, I'm thinking more of an hours-a-day, or hours-a-week kind of idea. I know that the whole period can be any number of weeks!