Question about Juniors rushing at UC schools...

[vepeters]

Here at UC Davis we don't judge on grade. In fact, we will take Seniors, too. We judge on the personality only. Actually, we have a rule in my sorority that we can't judge on grade level, but we should have pay special attention to freshmen since they will be around the longest. It is a really popular option to transfer from a community college or junior college in CA and rush as a junior.

[GPhiB_007]

At Berkeley, Juniors don't count towards quota (only freshmen and sophomores do) so it is definitely not more difficult to receive a bid. I know at least a few girls who pledged as juniors. It definitely is more about personality and whether the girl clicks with a sorority than anything.

[gphiangel624]

Juniors (including junior transfers) at UC Riverside tend to have the same chances as any other student. They do count toward quota still, but as there are really not that many of them that go through recruitment, it isn't often a problem for them.

[PeppyGPhiB]

I'd say the most competitive rush in Calif. is at USC, which is not a UC school. I wouldn't say the UC schools have extremely competitive recruitments where grade would hurt you...in fact, as others have said, being a junior on a campus with "free juniors" might actually be a good thing.

[Esquared333]

Graduating from UCI last year and joining a sorority my junior year, I can say from a first hand experience that you are given a fair chance during recruitment.

Sure, a young freshman has "4 years" to dedicate to the prospective chapter, BUT I have seem some transfer students really become leaders in the Greek Community at UCI. It's especially important for transfer students to have that initial connection with the campus they are transferring to because they, unlike students who started as freshman, usually have no connections with the students and campus. So, I would say go for it!