Scared about rushing as a sophomore for competitive recruitment HELP!

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Originally Posted by ExcitedPNM

Hey everyone, first off I absolutely love love love GC!

Anyways, I am going to be rushing this fall at a competitive SEC school and I am super nervous, almost scared! I have been pouring over GC for months now and preparing almost obsessively for rush but I'm still worried about my chances. I am a sophomore transferring in and after reading GC, I'm worried I will get cut almost immediately

Now before you ask: I have gotten recs for all but 4 of the sororities (2 are pending), and some I even have 2 going in, my GPA is barely under a 3.0 but I've been very involved in high school and college, I've been shopping and working out like crazy to look the part, and practicing my conversation skills until I'm blue in the face. I rushed at my last school and wish I had known about GC, I COMPLETELY did everything one shouldn't do and ended up dropping out from not getting invites to the ones I wanted. Now I honestly will be happy in any and all the sororities at my new school.

Any other advice you can give me, or thoughts? Also, rush is coming up soon and I promise to post my story live for all you happy GC'ers (I know how much I love them!). Thanks

It's great that you seem to be aware about the importance of keeping an open mind. However, your comment about "shopping and working out like crazy to look the part" suggests that you are harboring stereotypes about women in sororities.

You are making changes that, while can be positive - looking your best and dressing appropriately, can also come across as trying too hard. If you are changing things about yourself because you think that you have to be a certain way, you are cheating yourself, as well as others from knowing the "real" you.

I do hope that the changes are a enhanced version of you, and not a facade. I wish you luck during recruitment. As for the grades, you can't do anything to change it, so try to focus on things you can control - get enough sleep, wear comfortable shoes, and keep your heart and mind open.