i'm rushing spring 2008

[LegallyBrunette]

Originally Posted by aeda

awww, thanks. i'm just so nervous and over analyzing everything. but i don't think it's rare that people have their heart set on something they want to be a part of. a lot it's from what you hear, their reputations and what not. ugh, i totally need to stop. and i've been trying to figure out how rushing works exactly. i've read a lot of these threads and every school seems pretty different. i just want to be prepared and know what's going to happen.

Yes, you're right, you do need to stop.

Seriously though, it's not rare to have your heart set one group, but from reading threads on this board it should be pretty obvious that having that mindset can lead to disappointment. Also, I would strongly caution against paying much attention to reputations. Another common theme underlying tons of recruitment stories on here: Chapters are rarely, if ever, anything like their "reputations."

Good luck and keep us informed!

[KSUViolet06]

A lot of girls go into recruitment (rush) with their hearts set on a few sororities in particular. You are right when you say that you need to stop it. I suggest keeping an open mind to ALL of the sororities in rush because you never know what might happen.

For example, you could have your heart set on these 2 sororities, but they might decide (for whatever reason) not to invite you back. Then you'd be very hurt and disappointed. But if you keep an open mind, you wouldn't be that upset about it because you'd be like "well at least I have these other sororities to check out."

About the whole race thing, I rushed and joined my sorority through informal recruitment, and i'm Black. Honestly, you just have to be yourself and let the chips fall where they may.

I suggest looking at some of the advice threads in the Sorority Recruitment forum. They have lots of good info.

Good luck!