Cutting

[IndieGirl]

I was at a big southern college where Greek organizations dominated the campus. Rush was hell. (It was 1992, when it was still called Rush) I was a stellar student, involved in lots of other extra cirricular activities and had recs to all eleven houses. I even had a rec from the National President (family friend) of one very southern very big house and was cut by ALL houses after the second round of parties. It was devastating to me.

Rush was the week before the semester started so I knew no one on campus and felt very alone during the process. We were basically on lock down in the dorm and the only thing I did was eat, sleep and breathe sorority. We had no telephone privileges and college students didn't have cell phones back then. I wish I would have had family and friends to talk to during the process.

The worst was the sorority dorm was right next to my Freshman dorm and I had to hear all the chanting, running and screaming when all the other girls got bids and got to run to their new sorority.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Be sure that you pick a school for other things other than a sorority.

I will say that I was overweight and definitely wasn't rail thin. Maybe things have changed but 15 years ago it was VERY cut throat. It didn't matter how great my grades and activities were, it only mattered that I wasn't a size 2/4.