Penn State recruitment

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By the time you go through recruitment again (informal Spring) at Penn State you will be in your second semester of your sophmore year. As a Penn State Alumna, I can tell you that it is much harder to get a bid going into your Junior year (because tech. that's what you will be doing) from another good chapter. Chances are: the chapters you had to choose from this past Spring Recruitment will be the same chapters (for the most part) you will have to choose from again.

Even if you decide to go through recruitment in the fall (formal) it will be MUCH harder to get a bid. You are not guaranteed a bid (even though all the chapters have to take at least 1 junior) and remember that University Park is a "feeder school" from the other branch campuses. You will def. not be one of the ONLY Juniors going through-which is why they made that "junior" rule. So, in all honesty-your chances of getting "That #1 chapter" are pretty slim.

If you are in one of the lower tiered chapters now (after going through informal) then, your chances of getting a much higher tiered chapter aren't as great. Also, even if you are in lower tier ABC but, want to move over to equally lower tier DEF or pray you get higher tier XYZ the chapters will recognize it and many of them are somewhat Panhellenically United-so, you have the potential of not getting a bid (even to another bottom tier).

I've watched girls go through recruitment and say mean things to ABC and DEF (thinking they were too good for those chapters and were def. going to get a bid from XYZ) only to find on bid day that NO ONE wanted them-sorority girls talk! Just because you are a member of ABC doesn't mean you can't have fun with the girls from DEF or XYZ....many of the sororities do socials (like Mary Kay, Avon and even Sex Toy parties) with each other....consider that...

I'm not trying to bring you down-I'm just saying you should consider sticking it out. I've seen girls (at PSU) cry because they got a top tier...because they knew since they were legacies to that chapter-it was already set in stone for them. I've also seen girls who are legacies at other higer tier chapters join lower tier chapters because they liked the girls much more. If you don't believe me-ask some of the sisters-I guarantee some of them are legacies to higher tier chapters at that school.

So, before you consider dropping-check out what your chapter has to offer. It's nice to think you could leave this chapter and go elsewhere but, even though PSU isn't exactly an SEC school-competition can be fierce because of events such as THON and Homecoming. Truly reconsider it. Whether you are in a top tier or bottom tier-be proud that these wonderful women you call sisters chose YOU! Whatever the letter-We're all Greek together....