recruitment and orientation at the same time?!

[KSUViolet06]

Look at the rush schedule and the orientation schedule and see if there are some times that may not overlap.

Call the office in charge of orientation and see if you can do something like go to part of an orientation session.

If you're not doing something REALLY important like registration, I'd suggest skipping orientation.

[AZ-AlphaXi]

Call the greek life office and see what they have to say. Some schools have "special" recruitment groups made up of women who have to attend orientation or have band or sports team practice and they go to parts of parties, escorted by counselors.

[aephi alum]

You can't be the first transfer who's ever rushed. There may even be other transfers planning on participating in recruitment. I'd call the greek life office and the office that runs orientation, and see what you can arrange. If push comes to shove, skip orientation... you can always find out later what was covered in orientation, but if you skip recruitment, you'll be waiting a while before you have another opportunity to rush.

[MaggieXi]

Orientation may not be mandatory for all transfers. I agree with everyone else, contact the orientation office and see what the deal is with people who want to go through recruitment. Plus, you may not be the only transfer and it would be a great way to meet another transfer student if you rushed together!