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Should I even try?
Last year I participated in formal recruitment at a fairly competitive school. I was a sophomore and despite my year in school I did much better than I expected. Of the houses I preffed at, two really stood out to me. Let's call them ABC and DEF.
I thought I felt more at home in ABC, but I wasn't completely sure. Finally I chose DEF. Big mistake.
The atmosphere in the house was very different when I was pledging than during rush. I really didn't feel like this was my home, and a few things happened that discouraged me from Greek life at all. I depledged from DEF.
Throughout the year, I became acquainted with a few women from ABC. I began to feel like I made a big mistake in not placing ABC first on my bid card. In my opinion they are an amazing chapter and I would love to be a part of that. Apparently they have trouble showing this during formal rush, and they are the smallest chapter on my campus and sometimes have problems meeting quota. Because of this, they may be likely to participate in COB.
I am participating in a research project for my major this summer, and the conference where I am presenting my work overlaps with formal recruitment, so I will not be able to attend.
Should I contact ABC and ask to be placed on a list for informal recruitment, or am I "used goods" and should I just give up? If I do email them, how should I word it?
Also, even though I am a junior by credit hours, I will not be graduating for another three years. Would this be something to mention?
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