Texas A&M Rush as a Sophomore

[33girl]

Originally Posted by dnall

Sorry for busting in... My qualification to answer this is pretty limited, so just take this for what it's worth & if these girls say I'm wrong, listen to them instead.

Don't lie about having gone through rush before. You don't have to shout it from the mountain tops, but don't deny it. Assume they know. If you assume it'll come up, you have time to prep a few responses. You can VERY effectively spin the reasons for not having taken a bid before. Just don't outright lie to people. They may see a lot of rushees, but they aren't dumb.

In the meantime, and in addition to the advice above, make friends with people. Go to fraternity functions & philanthropy events. Sit by and talk to greeks in classes. The advantage you have now that incoming freshmen don't is you can network with people. That and you know a lot more about the orgs and rush process. Some things may be working against you, but others are more in your favor if you make the most of your opportunities. Take the glass is half full view of it, cause the alternative doesn't do you any good.

This was actually spot on. See, busting in is good.