Is rushing out of the question for me?

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Originally Posted by wide-eyed

I think I have a relatively unique situation. I will be a junior in the fall and I desperately want to rush, but not if I'm going to be a laughing stalk.

First, I must explain why I have waited this long. Nobody in my family has ever gone Greek and I'm one of few in my family that has actually attended college. I didn't rush my freshman year because I graduated a semester early from high school, so really I only had the spring semester of my freshman year to jump on board. I didn't rush this year because I was involved in other activities, so I wanted to wait until another year passed so that I could put my sorority first.

Do I have a chance at a moderately competitive school? or, should I stick to the other non-Greek affiliated activities?

Originally Posted by wide-eyed

It isn't? I have been searching and could find threads pertaining to rushing as a junior but many people were either, not at schools with competitive reputations, or they had obstacles stopping them from rushing in the first place (i.e. no Greek Life at their school, currently transferring from another school...).

I guess what I may be really asking is, will my reasons for not rushing previously be considered illegitimate or make it seem like I am indifferent to being in a sorority? Because that is not the case, nor do I want anybody to think that it is.

Anyways, I will definitely make an appointment to talk to my Greek advisor, and thanks for the responses. Any help is much appreciated.

There are a bunch of threads about juniors rushing for the first time. There are also threads about girls who are the first in their families to go Greek or even go to college.

Whether or not the chapters on campus accept your reasons as "legitimate" is unknown until you rush. NO ONE HERE can tell you what your chances are, or give you specific advice.

If you can handle possible rejection, go through recruitment, get recs (if needed - search here for your school to see if anyone else has posted about it), get to know members in the sorority NOW to ease discomfort of going in cold, and talk to the office of Greek Life about the specifics for your school - dates, wardrobe, etc.

It may work out, it may not. The question is, will you regret not trying?

By the way, its laughingstock not laughing stalk. I just got a mental image of corn stalks laughing at me.