junior rushing at UC schools

ttb3 · #1 08-08-2007, 10:57 PM

hey everyone, ex lurker here. i am going to be transferring to uc berkeley in less than a month (!!!) and im considering going through rush. i have read a lot and learned a lot, but i was wondering if there was anyone here who knew about berkeley, or any of the other uc schools specifically. i am going into recruitment with an open mind, but was wondering if anyone knew which sororities, if any, take a harsher stance with juniors/junior transfers. i do know that they do not have an upperclassman quota, though. how much would that work in my favor?

dukedg · #2 08-09-2007, 12:38 AM

I was a DG adviser at UC Berkeley from 2000 through 2006. Some years Cal would try having Juniors as "free" and other years they counted towards quota. I am not involved this year, so I am not sure what is happening this fall.

Either way, many houses take juniors; however, if juniors are free you have a better chance at almost every house (some almost never take juniors).

Let me know if you have any more Cal questions and I will do my best to answer them.

ttb3 · #3 08-09-2007, 03:30 AM

Thanks! I PMed you. I would love to hear more from anyone!

SoCalGirl · #4 08-10-2007, 03:26 AM

There was a post in the last month or so about juniors rushing at UC schools. The consensus was that they generally don't have issues. We pledged a lot of juniors when I was in school. Yes, some chapters may focus on freshmen but that can change from year to year. Good luck with recruitment!

KSUViolet06 · #5 08-10-2007, 11:10 PM

Here's the thread she was talking about that asked the same question about juniors at UC schools:

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=87586

ttb3 · #6 08-11-2007, 01:10 AM

great, thanks! There doesn't seem to be too much CA stuff on the boards, so that is really helpful.

ttb3 · #7 08-26-2007, 01:56 AM

now that it has started, i am super nervous. i hope i get invited back to the houses i liked!