My story (condensed):
I was unsure about rushing. What did it entail? What did women in great chapters have that I needed to acquire in order to be part of some kind of sisterhood or group? I didn't understand; furthermore I didn't understand the way formal recruitment went and what it had to do with anything as pertaining to the aforementioned qualities necessary to being in a sisterhood.
Furthermore, I'm not the typical Greek, nor am I the typical anything. I never was in a clique in highschool, but never had many friends from many different cliques. I did my own thing and ended up in a decently-ranked school.
At the time, I had a roommate that went through Rush with me anddd you guessed it - she was the stereotypical (she said this herself) blonde-haired, blue-eyed All-American cheerleader. Nothing wrong with that; she was a sweet girl and we got along just fine. HOWEVER, Rush was
absolutely fantastic for her in that she never got dropped
once. I, on the other hand, was dropped by all but five houses (out of 16 total sororities), three which I chose to pref at. Yes, it was something of a bummer, but my self-esteem didn't take a beating because I understood that I wasn't what the typical sorority was looking for, so I didn't expect fantastic, or even negative, results. I didn't fit into a clique so I couldn't be in a very very Southern sorority, nor could I be in something of a South Floridian one...there was no clear-cut answer for me.
BUT THEN..I realized something on my card. Zeta Tau Alpha, a very well-respected, and even revered, (a top?) house at the University of FL, kept calling me back. Interesting. I went with it.
Filling out my bid card wasn't easy. I had preffed at 3 great houses, 2 of which I really really felt connected with. After deciding to take a chance and choose a sorority that housed many a Dazzler (the UF dance team) and Gator cheerleader, but also more than a few engineering, information specialist, and biology majors, I chose it. Zeta Tau Alpha.
On bid day, the girl that preffed me cried and hugged me. Everybody was so nice!
My roommate also chose ZTA.
There's no happy ending yet, because I'm just starting to feel at home and get my bearings in college, but I might come back 6 months later again with an even better tale!
Hybrid Mode
