Junior looking for some help on pledging as an upper class student

[ugamountaineer]

On UGAs greek life website, you can see who all pledged/got a bid and what year they were..there was only one junior to get a bid. I'll be there next spring and I'm SUPER nervous about all that, but I'm going to try and rush fall.

But I've known girls at schools to get bids as juniors..it's not unheard of at all..but it really honestly depends on the school, I suppose.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by ugamountaineer

On UGAs greek life website, you can see who all pledged/got a bid and what year they were..there was only one junior to get a bid. I'll be there next spring and I'm SUPER nervous about all that, but I'm going to try and rush fall.

But I've known girls at schools to get bids as juniors..it's not unheard of at all..but it really honestly depends on the school, I suppose.

Remember though, not many junior at UGA rush, so it may be that only five started the process, and some of those may have dropped out after getting cut by just a couple of groups since they had their minds made up in advance.

You could call Greek Life to see if any juniors actually got dropped by all the groups. You might be pleasantly surprised. Good luck!

[cuteASAbug]

Originally Posted by ugamountaineer

On UGAs greek life website, you can see who all pledged/got a bid and what year they were..there was only one junior to get a bid. I'll be there next spring and I'm SUPER nervous about all that, but I'm going to try and rush fall.

But I've known girls at schools to get bids as juniors..it's not unheard of at all..but it really honestly depends on the school, I suppose.

Ummm there is a huge difference between UGA and a SUNY school. Since I don't go to a SUNY school, I can't speak for any of the sorority chapters at any of the schools, but I do have friends who joined sororities at their SUNY schools and from what I hear, it is pretty common for juniors to rush and get bids there. One of my friend's pledge sisters was a junior transfer, actually.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by ugamountaineer

On UGAs greek life website, you can see who all pledged/got a bid and what year they were..there was only one junior to get a bid.

Keep in mind, ugamountaineer, the one junior to get a bid does not reflect the number of juniors that COULD have received bids had they considered ALL chapters at UGA. I'm willing to bet that many more juniors dropped out after they were disappointed with their invite lists. Sure, some were probably cut from all chapters, but I will bet a lot more took themselves out of the game.

And yes, like cuteASAbug said, you'll have an easier time as a junior PNM at a SUNY school than at UGA.

[Soliloquy]

There were 5 juniors and 1 senior who recieved bids at my school, plus pretty much every sophomore who went through (I think there were 15 or so). The juniors and senior knew a large number of girls in the sororities that they already had their hearts set on, some of which were extremely competitive chapters, and all of them got their first choice.

I think if you're an upperclassman, have good grades, some basic involvement, and know a lot of girls in the chapter- your chances would be better then someone missing a few of the things I mentioned.

Good luck!

[emleepc]

I pledged as a junior.