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Originally Posted by graciegiraffe07
I am a rising sophomore at a small college with a large greek population. I have social anxiety disorder, and it is very difficult for me to speak to people I am not used to, even if they speak to me first. I am a sweet, nice person, but I am afraid that because of my disorder I sometimes give people the impression that I am stuck up and unfriendly. I know several girls in sororities on my campus from class, dorm, etc. but I am not really friends with any of them. I want more than anything to break through my disorder and make friends. However, I am afraid that some girls that are acquainted with me may have gotten the wrong impression of me. I want to rush in the fall but I am afraid that this will hurt my chances of getting into a sorority and later, thriving in it. When I go through recruitment, should I tell members I talk to one on one that I have SAD, or should I just suck it up and try my best to show them how sweet and fun I really am?
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I admit my understanding of your condition is limited, but what I do know is that it will make your life and especially a traditional southern formal recrutiment difficult. I hope you are seeking treatment. As others have said, if you find a way to inform rushers in a casual manner it
might help.
However, and please know I'm not trying to be hurtful, merely honest. You had an entire year on campus and you got to know some actives. You're worried they think you're stuck up, so I assume you didn't approach them to explain in a private, less intimidating setting. You should have. Then they could have presented it to their sisters. That would have been far easier then trying to explain in the 15 minutes of a 1st round party to someone who doesn't know you and has no reason to go out on a limb for you. What may happen now is if your rusher explains your condition to the chapter, those who know you respond "I've known her over a year and she never even bothered to tell me any of that."
I do wish you luck.
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