Transferring Questions!

[33girl]

I will answer in red.

Originally Posted by geedprobz

ay ay ay hehe ok let me try this again. If you will read my original post with my original questions i think a lot will be cleared up.
Is it really that bad that i'm giving my current school another chance? I want to stay there and I think greek life will open me up to new friends and will make my college experience there more enjoyable. That is why i'm considering rushing. I want to transfer ONLY if things do not get better this coming semester. Is it a question of your academics? If your major doesn't have what you want or your school doesn't have your major, that's not going to "get better." If it's a friends problem, it might be remedied if you receive a bid, but sorority life will NOT make everything perfect, and you shouldn't expect it to. If it's a money problem, you should be aware by this point of how much you'll be able to fix it.

Okay and for the BIG topic of discussion haha Correct me if i am mistaken, but just because you accept a bid, doesn't mean you are initiated. There is a time period in between and you can drop before you are initiated and have no further permanent ties with that group. I want to try it out because I feel it will help me blossom in my current school so I will no longer want to transfer. If I was happy enough to initiate with that group, I wouldn't leave them. If your social/friends life is the ONLY reason you want to leave, that's fine. But again, don't put all the pressure on a sorority to make things not suck anymore. That is unrealistic.

Also, going into pledging with an attitude of "if this doesn't do enough for me, I can drop out" is not giving it your whole heart. Not giving it your whole heart is not going to have good consequences.

My question was in fact, that if I didn't like my school after trying things out, if I even receive a bid at all, would it be impossible for a Junior (that is what i will be IF i transfer in the fall) to get a bid. The SEC school I am considering as an alternative has many options for greek life. Are ALL sororities that strict about receiving Jrs.? SEC schools have many many many beautiful, accomplished, high-GPA FRESHMEN women chomping at the bit to join them. These freshmen women will, theoretically, provide them with 4 years' worth of involvement and dues. If you're only going to provide them with 2 years' worth of those things, you need to show that their ROI is going to be worth taking a chance on you.