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I never really thought about being Greek at all till I was at college. I didn't have any good friends who were in sororities and I didn't understand how the system worked and what the perks of it were. I thought about going through Formal Rush just for the heck of it but my parents didn't want to drive me back to school early second semester. First semester sophomore year I saw the signs for informal rush and signed up just for kicks. I wasn't very impressed with rush itself--I thought there was more to it than an open house and progressive dinner--but was definitely drawn to a couple houses. On pick-up day, I didn't get a bid from any of the four houses and was really disappointed. However, a few days later I found out that I did have a bid from one house, but the Dean of Women (who insists on bid-matching all by herself) screwed things up and didn't tell me I had a bid from the Alpha Xi Deltas. I was really surprised and had to think about it for a week. I had almost convinced myself not to do it because, frankly, the only person I actually knew in that house I didn't like, and because of money issues, and because on my campus Alpha Xi is the newest, smallest, and least popular with the girls (guys love us though). Then they invited me over for dinner and just to hang out. Being there with them, when it wasn't an official rush function, made me see how comfortable life was in that sorority and how much fun they had with each other. I called and accepted my bid that night.
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