Did you get your first choice sorority?

[Shellfish]

My story's kind of embarrassing now, because my school had a fraternity-esque rush at the time, so some girls from my dorm floor and I went to a couple of parties for free food--the parties were advertised as "make your own salad" and "make your own sundae." I hadn't really thought about sororities beforehand, being completely clueless, but I had such a great time with the sundae girls that I kept coming back.

Nothing against the salad ladies, though, or the third sorority I never even visited.

[DGTess]

Originally Posted by Shellfish

My story's kind of embarrassing now, because my school had a fraternity-esque rush at the time, so some girls from my dorm floor and I went to a couple of parties for free food--the parties were advertised as "make your own salad" and "make your own sundae." I hadn't really thought about sororities beforehand, being completely clueless, but I had such a great time with the sundae girls that I kept coming back.

Nothing against the salad ladies, though, or the third sorority I never even visited.

We did the same thing, though I don't find it embarrassing, and wish more schools rushed like this. I rushed only DG of the five chapters on campus, and though I'm still friends with women in other chapters, didn't consider any of the other groups.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by DGTess

We did the same thing, though I don't find it embarrassing, and wish more schools rushed like this. I rushed only DG of the five chapters on campus, and though I'm still friends with women in other chapters, didn't consider any of the other groups.

It's nice that it worked out well for you, but something like this usually doesn't always work out like that for everyone. Too often girls rush only one chapter, don't get a bid, and wind up anti-Greek - when they could have found their home if only they had looked at the other chapters.

[DGTess]

Originally Posted by 33girl

It's nice that it worked out well for you, but something like this usually doesn't always work out like that for everyone. Too often girls rush only one chapter, don't get a bid, and wind up anti-Greek - when they could have found their home if only they had looked at the other chapters.

I think it's the difference in the type of school, too. "Being in a sorority" was not a big deal for most women, and I don't know of a single woman who became anti-greek when she didn't get a bid. Not to say it didn't happen. There was so much else to do at school that others simply made different choices.

I think those of my generation, at least at private and independent schools, also were less concerned with what anyone else did than is generally true today. I don't like to make such great generalizations usually, but it was a different place and time. I don't even know if it would work at CMU today.