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Originally Posted by Lightning Bug!
Maybe someone who pledged as a senior could weigh in on their rush experience? I'm just a little worried about how much the OP can get out of one year...my senior year was a whirlwind of finishing up my life on campus and figuring out what to do the next year, and I barely saw my sisters that year, even though I was living in the house. She might do better to spend a year with a service fraternity.
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I am not saying this on the pretense of priciple, but out of reality. Let me preface by saying that I pledged both an NPC and a national service sorority (different schools). I can relate the level of time and effort spent as pretty equal in both sororities. Pledging a service sorority does take a reasonable time of time, work and effort. While the purposes of existance between social and service organizations do differ, and (in my experience) most of the experiences were service-oriented, it's a commitment.
To the OP: Even if your academic year didn't matter, your grades are not great, especially for a senior. If you have a 2.75 without the commitment of pledging, what will your grades look like if you take on something as time consuming as pledging in (ANY sorority)? THAT is the biggest issue I see.
Your campus culture would dictate the chances of a senior, or any PNM wihtout recs getting a bid to an NPC, but your hispanic heritage would factor nearly zero in this situation. The bottom line is you waited too long to get to the gate and didn't prepare. You said that you were interested last year but were too late, so why wouldn't you have done your homework for THIS year?
If you have a compelling story, do share it (if not with us, then at recruitment). Otherwise, remember that if there are only X number of slots compared to the number of girls rushing, most organizations can be as picky as they want. Best of luck whatever you decide.
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