This is what I hate about formal rush, it not only can work against the sororities, but it can work against the girls as well, and that is not something we want. In a way I feel for the girl, but in another, I don't. She didn't have to accept the bid. She could have waited and attended a informal rush put on by the sorority she wanted and maybe have been picked up. On my campus, when formal rush is over, anyone who didn't get a bid, or didn't accept a bid can be picked up by a sorority so many days after formal rush is over. When formal rush comes around, we make it a point that there is no pressure here. If you don't get the sorority you want, you DON'T have to accept any bid. We do tend to look down on "suicides," but I think it's because they want the girl to be picked up by somebody, and if she doesn't get a bid, she will be disappointed, However, I think that if you really have only one sorority that you would consider joining, then by all means put that one down and no other. I think that it really shows how dedicated you are from the get go.
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Mikki Gates
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