Sophomore Recruitment at LU

Drolefille · #1 12-20-2006, 02:08 PM

Eh, I'm agreeing more with ThetaPrincess here. I think that the truth is a good answer, and the fact she's going through recruitment now means that she's not tied down to what her friends think. You might say that you didn't know if you'd be able to keep those friendships if you were Greek and they were not, as sort of a clarification.

But clearly, just from these 3 posts there's not going to be a complete consensus on what you say, that's your call. I would focus more on why you want to rush now and less on why you didn't rush before, if possible.

ETClarify: 33girl, I see your point, I just wouldn't have had the same perspective on a rushee. As someone who only rushed because her mom wanted her to, I know that the reasons for going through recruitment (or not) don't always have anything to do with the reasons one stays in recruitment, gets offered a bid, or accepts her bid.

33girl · #2 12-20-2006, 02:44 PM

I'm not telling her to not tell the truth - that she wasn't ready for the commitment to a sorority is definitely truthful. I'm just saying that not doing something because none of your friends were doing it is a little immature, and if a rushee said it to me, I would definitely have second thoughts about her. As you said, she needs to concentrate on now, not then, as she's done some growing up over the past year.

DaffyKD · #3 12-20-2006, 03:56 PM

Back in the olden days when I went through "rush", we loved taking sophmores as they had already finished a year of school (we did formal rush in fall), knew what was expected of them to pass their classes and knew whether or not they could afford the time needed to commit to the house.

Best wishes for a fantastic recruitment experience

DaffyKD

DeltaBetaBaby · #4 12-20-2006, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

I'm not telling her to not tell the truth - that she wasn't ready for the commitment to a sorority is definitely truthful. I'm just saying that not doing something because none of your friends were doing it is a little immature, and if a rushee said it to me, I would definitely have second thoughts about her. As you said, she needs to concentrate on now, not then, as she's done some growing up over the past year.

I agree. I think you can be honest without mentioning the opinions of your friends. I would try something like "I didn't know if it was right for me last year, but this year I know more about the Greek community and my ability to handle the time commitment, and I know it is the right choice now." This makes you sound like you have educated yourself, and you are making a more mature commitment.

ThetaPrincess24 · #5 12-20-2006, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Drolefille

ETClarify: 33girl, I see your point, I just wouldn't have had the same perspective on a rushee. As someone who only rushed because her mom wanted her to, I know that the reasons for going through recruitment (or not) don't always have anything to do with the reasons one stays in recruitment, gets offered a bid, or accepts her bid.

I agree with this as the reasons one goes through recruitment dont always have anything to do with the reasons one stays in recruitment, gets offered a bid, accepts a bid, and remains in the sorority. I talked to more girls than not at our recruitment parties that were going through recruitment because either their mothers/sisters wanted them to or because their friends were doing it.

#6 12-21-2006, 11:32 AM

i rushed as a sophomore too. although my school doesn't have formal recruitment and with only three sororities, it's not very competitive, waiting really helped me. i was in a similar situation, but with my boyfriend, not my friends. i believe his exact quote was "if you come over here wearing a sorority shirt what will my friends say?" so i didn't join my freshmen year but i was able to see what all the sororities were like from an outsiders point of view, what my school had to offer outside of greek life, and i still wanted to join.

so i think rushing after a year of being in school could actually help if you think of it that way. you're not just joining because of what you think greek life will offer you, but because you really want to.