A 4th year exchange student in a sorority ?

[NZgirl]

I'm a student from New Zealand and will be going to CSULB this fall 2008. I'm looking at where i should stay and would appriciate any advice.

I believe that staying in a sorority would be a unique American experience and i know I have a lot to offer.
My concern is I've been told i can't find out if i can stay at one until after the start of the semester. Is there any way of being pre selected? or does anyone recommend staying somewhere in particular instead near long beach

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by NZgirl

I'm a student from New Zealand and will be going to CSULB this fall 2008. I'm looking at where i should stay and would appriciate any advice.

I believe that staying in a sorority would be a unique American experience and i know I have a lot to offer.
My concern is I've been told i can't find out if i can stay at one until after the start of the semester. Is there any way of being pre selected? or does anyone recommend staying somewhere in particular instead near long beach

It sounds as if you don't totally understand what a sorority is:

A sorority isn't just a place to stay, it's an organization that you have to be invited to join by participating in recruitment. Recruitment at CSULB takes place after school starts, so you can't be asked to join before then. Also, sororities are not likely to ask someone to join if they're only going to be in the country temporarily.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by NZgirl

I'm a student from New Zealand and will be going to CSULB this fall 2008. I'm looking at where i should stay and would appriciate any advice.

I believe that staying in a sorority would be a unique American experience and i know I have a lot to offer.
My concern is I've been told i can't find out if i can stay at one until after the start of the semester. Is there any way of being pre selected? or does anyone recommend staying somewhere in particular instead near long beach

On the vast majority of campuses, pledges do not live in the house. Can anyone (BetteDavisEyes?) from/familiar with CSULB verify that this is the case at CSULB? So you'll have to find a place to live regardless.