For First Timers: When Should/Shouldn't You Rush?

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In the spirit of fairness, when shouldn't you rush as a first timer? We started a thread about when you shouldn't "re-rush" for those who have been through one or more recruitments as potential new members, but what if you're thinking about recruitment and you've never been through the process?

YOU SHOULD RUSH IF:
- You are a freshman, sophomore, junior or senior or transfer from another school (whether a community college or 4 year school)
- You are a legacy
- You're not a legacy
- You have letters of recommendation
- You don't have letters of recommendation (You can get a bid without them, but you'll feel good attempting to at least secure a recommendation for a couple of sororities)
- You're interested in making new friends
- You are interested in getting involved on campus
- Interested in leadership and team development opportunities
- Interested in intramural sports (playing, watching) or you're a couch potato who would rather watch the OC with your friends and bake cookies together
- You love arts and crafts
- You are the least arts and craftsy person in the world
- You have 100 girlfriends
- You have zero girlfriends
- Looking for social opportunities
- You're very outgoing
- You're shy
- Looking for great opportunities to get involved in community service
- Have a decent GPA and at least some high school or college extracurricular involvement
- Look at the dues you might have to pay and know you can find a way to afford them (parents, yourself, work a part time job, etc.)
- Have decent study habits and time management

YOU SHOULDN'T RUSH/JOIN A SORORITY IF:
- You have a very low GPA
- You're over-extended with multiple majors or multiple activities (double majors are fine and if you're a leader in a campus org or an active member in a few great, but a sorority is a time committment too, and you may feel spread too thin)
- You expect everyone to make the effort to get to know you without putting any effort in to come out to events and make friends
- You get crushed at the slightest rejection
- You are easily swayed by the stories of strangers
- You hate having to go along with majority votes and acting like you support it to the outside world

Anyone else? We seem to be getting a lot of these questions. Maybe it would be helpful to have a thread for PNM's to refer to, esp. as recruitments are going on right now.