Recruitment Advice

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by illinigirly1989

Hi. I'm a freshman at University of Illinois Champaign and I just got done with rush. I had been so excited for rush and couldn't wait to join a sorority. It seemed like the perfect way to make friends in a town where I knew no one on move in day. Apparently, I was a little naive about the process and didn't realize how competitive it was. I ended up dropping out of rush but it's tough when I still want to be in a sorority. Now, it's greek week and I'm so bummed I can't participate in all the awesome events. I feel like I'm missing out on so much. I plan on rushing again next year as a sophomore (even though I'm worried now since I realize that dont offer bids to very many sophomores). Any advice?

IlliniGirly1989

How many chapters did you have left when you dropped out? Would you be willing to give any of those a shot next year?

I know of two sophomores who got bids at Illinois---the president of my alumnae chapter joined Sigma Kappa as a sophomore and her younger sister just began pledging Alpha Delta Pi as a sophomore.

[illinigirly1989]

I only had 2 left and they were my bottom two. I just really didn't click with the girls I talked to (I went back twice and it just wasn't working out). I couldn't see myself living at the house and I would've felt wrong joining a house I didn't love just so I could be in any sorority. I felt like it would've been unfair both to the girls in those sororities and the other girls who maybe really really wanted to be in that sorority (not to mention myself)

IlliniGirly1989

[violetpretty]

Did Alpha Xi Delta begin their colonization events yet?

My only other advice would be to be honest with yourself and speculate why you may have been cut and try to remedy that problem.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

Did Alpha Xi Delta begin their colonization events yet?

http://www.illinois.alphaxidelta.org...tment_schedule

According to their site, their recruitment just ended on the 25th.

[red10]

try getting in touch with chapters you might be interested in directly next semester or ask people you're friends with in those sororities if they're doing infomal. I know when I emailed the greek life office about informal last year they told me only a couple of the chapters were doing informal and yet my friend ended up going through informal at a chapter that wasn't on the list (she was friends with a girl in the house and found out that way). I don't know if the houses aren't good about letting greek life know or what the deal was...

[33girl]

Originally Posted by red10

try getting in touch with chapters you might be interested in directly next semester or ask people you're friends with in those sororities if they're doing infomal. I know when I emailed the greek life office about informal last year they told me only a couple of the chapters were doing informal and yet my friend ended up going through informal at a chapter that wasn't on the list (she was friends with a girl in the house and found out that way). I don't know if the houses aren't good about letting greek life know or what the deal was...

The chapter might have had only a very few spots open and already had an idea of who they wanted to fill them.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by 33girl

The chapter might have had only a very few spots open and already had an idea of who they wanted to fill them.

Yeah normally when a chapter has very few open spots to fill, they don't publicize informal, because they don't want an event with 50 PNMs when they can only extend 5-10 bids.