Hey there.
Before I was a freshman, I rushed at UCF...I think we had 9 houses then? ... yes, nine it was before AEPhi and KKG came on...(yeah I'm old. anyway, moving right along) I wound up somewhere where I didn't belong, so I depledged, I figured, better to wind up nowhere then somewhere I wasn't at home. I realized my mistake QUICK and I don't think you can even call what I did depledging, as I never pledged.
I skipped formal recrutment the next year and rushed again as a juinor. Girls remembered me, which was fine, as I hadn't made an idiot out of my self doing my first round through. Plus, I'd been very active on campus since then. And I had a great GPA (Pre-med with a 3.86).
A few girls asked me why I depledged, and when I told them, they really didn't treat it as a big deal.
I finally found my home. The next year (on the other side of rush) my house knew the girls which were repeats. It's actually pretty apparent (especially so to me, because they were girls i'd rushed with the year prior) I don't think there's anything *bad* about rerushing. I don't think those women got treated in any elevated or dismissive manner.
The 2nd time I rushed I kept getting asked back to a house that I had *no* interest in at all. This can happen as well. It's not as bad as it sounds though. Turns out some of my best friends now are from that house, two of which I met through rush! It may not have been where I felt at home but those women are definately my panhellenic sisters!
Best of luck
Piece of advice: being informed is great, but don't stress yourself out!!!!
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