not rushing freshman year - making a mistake?

[33girl]

You sound like you really don't want to rush at all, no matter the year. It's not a "must" for a happy or successful college experience. Is a boyfriend or someone else encouraging you to rush? There are tons more activities you can get involved with at USC.

[SChopeful]

Cheerio: if I do decide to rush sophomore year, would it be much harder to get a bid? One of the girls I know there told me that last year, so many freshmen rushed that they didn't even come close to being able to guarantee everyone who didn't drop anything a bid.

33girl: no one's pushing me to rush - I've just heard multiple times that the major I'm in is pretty heavily Greek, and I'm also in the scholarship dorm, so I really don't want to end up limiting who I hang out with by not participating in something that's a big part of life at USC. I didn't think about Greek life at all when I was choosing my school, and anyone I've asked recently has just said "oh yeah you should go for it!"

Titchou: Do you have any suggestions on how I might do that? I really don't know anyone who did their undergrad in the US other than people who are currently in college.