I'm so scared and excited to death

[irishpipes]

Hey Future -

I wouldn't get too worried about the influence of your high school friends. At a large SEC school with a huge recruitment, you probably will not see your friends that often during the process. I had a similar desire to separate myself from my high school persona during rush, and it was no problem. There will be dozens of rush groups (or whatever your school calls them) so the chances of being in the same one as your friends is slim. You may want to limit your contact with them during the off-hours if you are worried they will try to influence you. You will meet so many new people that you will be able to get through the week without your high school companions.

Some high school friends remain important to us our whole lives, but they are few and far between. Once you become immersed in collegiate life, you will find that you don't have as much in common with most of your old friends as you thought, and you will naturally drift apart and become close with your new college friends. College is the best time you will ever have - Greek life or not. Enjoy it!