Advice for a freshman with many concerns :x

[jd677242]

Hey everyone, I'm new to this so I hope this is in the right area, but anyways I've always wanted to be a part of greek life (neither of my parents were involved but that never stopped me) unfortunately, I didn't do my research before picking my university of choice and didnt realize the greek life here is only about 2%. I've been rushing around a lot at my university and everything I've heard about the on campus sororities (and fraternities) is very negative. The pledging is very harsh and could be definitely classified as hazing, also the sorority i was most interested in (in a broad spectrum and also talking about the sisters i've met)moved off campus a year or two ago. They've told me they hope to come back on campus within the next few years once all the sisters have left that were involved in moving off campus but i still feel very doubtful whether this is the wrong choice. I was just hoping for some advice, is it a completely terrible idea to pledge a sorority that is no longer recognized in your school? And if so, is it too drastic to contemplate transferring if the other sororities and their style of pledging doesn't fit what you've been looking for.

granted of course, i wouldn't solely make a transferring decision off this. I've had many thoughts about transferring schools and i feel as though this possible disappointment in something i've looked forward to for so long may be the final thing to push me into action. helpp!

Thanks