Rushing as a Sophomore

[deacon14]

thank you everyone for your input! MaggieXi, your post was especially helpful. I'm still yet undecided on whether I will do formal or informal recruitment, because I would really like to bump up my GPA before rushing again. I have a couple weeks to decide, though. And, Optimusprime, I must add that I am not at all angry at anyone's opinions--I just wanted to make it clear that I wasn't a) being whiny and looking down upon organizations or b) asking anyone to feel sorry for me in the first place. Just wanted to see if anyone knew the formal rush climate for a sophomore. thanks again everyone for your input! hope you all have a great year!

[Optimus Prime]

Originally Posted by deacon14

thank you everyone for your input! MaggieXi, your post was especially helpful. I'm still yet undecided on whether I will do formal or informal recruitment, because I would really like to bump up my GPA before rushing again. I have a couple weeks to decide, though. And, Optimusprime, I must add that I am not at all angry at anyone's opinions--I just wanted to make it clear that I wasn't a) being whiny and looking down upon organizations or b) asking anyone to feel sorry for me in the first place. Just wanted to see if anyone knew the formal rush climate for a sophomore. thanks again everyone for your input! hope you all have a great year!

My mistake, it just seemed as if you were getting huffy. I just wanted to add if you really want to make yourself seem like you've been putting in an effort, maybe try to get involved on campus. Try to join an organization and maybe that'll help a little. Good luck to you.

[RedLipstick]

Your situation sounds EXACTLY like mine. I'm a sophomore and rushed formal rush(it's spring for me) but it didn't work out. (I was having medical problems, and was NOT emotionally ready to face rush, even though I thought I was.) I wanted to drop out, but my rush leader persuaded me not to, and I didn't get a bid anyways.

So, I know I'm hoping to do fall rush, in order to get as much time in greek life as I can, but I don't know which houses are doing it (houses can choose if they do informal rush or not.) I don't want to do spring/formal rush again because a) once is enough lol b) I don't want to feel awkward over the fact that I already did it c) I'm nervous about being one of only a few sophomores out of hundreds of freshman.

So I'm kinda in the same boat as you I guess! Would you rather do formal or informal rush?

(P.S. One of my best friends goes to Wake!)

[deacon14]

hi Redlipstick,
i haven't yet decided. i have a few weeks to make up my mind, and i'm sure i will be on the fence until the last minute. i know that bids for sophomores are extremely hard to come by at my school during formal recruitment in the spring. but my gpa is less than a 3.0 right now, not very much less, but it's not where i want it to be and while it reflects the work i did last year, it doesn't reflect how much i really care about school. i know that this semester my gpa will increase greatly, so i'd really like to wait until spring rush to go through recruitment again. but, ultimately, i think i'm just going to see what the rush climate is like once i get to school and decide from there. good luck with whatever you decide!!

[Musicwalksuhome]

I graduated from Wake a few years ago.
Sophomore rush changed a lot when I was there.
Remember that not all the chapters will be giving out bid depending on how many spots they have open.
Your GPA may hurt your chances and might have been the reason you did not get invited back to certain chapters during spring recruitment. When you talk to the sisters stress how you are working to improve your GPA and that academics are important to you.
Go in and be yourself. Spring recruitment can be difficult because these women meet so many PNM it's hard to stick out. Let the real you shine and show these women what makes you unique and what you can offer their chapter.
If you have friends in the sororities, let them know you are rushing. Most bids in the fall are given to girls that have friends/connections in the chapter. Try to see if you can get lunch/dinner/coffee with them and some of their sisters before fall rush starts. Same goes for if you are going to rush in the spring again.
If sisters ask if you rushed in the Spring, be tactful of what you say. If you tell them you only got 1 invite and you didn't like the chapter, it's not going to sound good. Sorority women know each other and being negative about a chapter will not help your odds.

If you want more advice you can PM me.

[Musicwalksuhome]

Wake Forest had fall bid day on Friday. Did you go through or are you waiting for the spring?