Questions from a senior rushing at NCSU

[Barbie's_Rush]

Originally Posted by Resevoir12

Hello,
I'm planning on participating in formal sorority recruitment at North Carolina State University this fall. I will be a senior and have two semesters left at NCSU.

Why I waited to participate in recruitment...
I did not participate in rush during freshman year due to health problems which caused me to withdraw from classes (more specifically, I was in the hospital for multi drug resistant infection for over a month).
During sophomore year I was participating in multiple internships; one in state level government and another at a law firm. These internships conflicted with rush because we had training during recruitment week. The internships were also for course credit and I could not leave them.
Junior year I became involved in a well known campus organization and their fall retreat conflicted with rush. Over the past year I became a leader within this organization and have been heavily involved in campus life.

My current GPA is 3.633 with a 4.0 in my major and I'm in the top 17% of my class. I know alot of girls who are members of the sororities on our campus from living with them in housing, classes where we were close together, or campus life and I feel that would not be detrimental (i.e. I don't have a bad reputation).

I want to participate in rush because I want to find the type of sisterhood and connection with other girls that's been missing in my life. I'm open minded about where I think I would fit in because I know many young women in different sororities. I waited until this year because it is free of any time conflicts and I know I will have the time to fully participate in sorority activities.

There are, however, a few things I have questions about:
I interned at the office of a prominent, elected government official, who is still in office, for over a year. Is this something that is okay to talk about or not?

During junior year I was an intern at NARAL Pro-Choice, a political action group for women's reproductive rights. While I understand that I should be careful to not bring up any kind of Roe v. Wade type of conversation, is this internship okay to put on my application for recruitment?

My grandmother and aunt were both members of sororities not located on our campus. Should I still list that I am a legacy?

On that same note, I have a cousin in an active sorority's chapter on another campus. Are recs important at NCSU recruitment? And should I try and obtain one from my aunt who was in a sorority not on our campus?

And, finally, are my explanations for why I deferred recruitment until now acceptable?

Thank you for taking the time to read this, I know it's a long post.

Originally Posted by Resevoir12

Hello, I'm trying to become a member of sorority XYZ on my campus and they have an informal recruitment in spring. What they do is interview the potential member and explain the new member program, financial responsibilities, etc. of being a member of XYZ.

Bid day is only two days away and despite the recruitment chair stating she would like to interview me she hasn't contacted me within the past five days since our last email correspondence.

What can I do to contact her before bid day without appearing too nagging?

Thank you.

Hmmm.