GWU -EXCHANGE STUDENT

[breathesgelatin]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

The other thing I noticed in the OP's post was that she's an exchange student "next year." Are you only going to GW for a year? Sororities may not be interested in taking a new member who knows they will not be around for more than a year. You need to find out if the culture at GW includes giving bids to seniors or other students planning to leave at the end of the year.

My chapter (NOT at GWU) actually did this when I was an undergraduate (pledged a undergraduate exchange student who was only going to be at our campus for one year), but it strikes me that a lot of chapters probably would not.

[33girl]

I think it depends on the school - some places/chapters will like the "novelty factor" of pledging an exchange student even if they're only there a year. It all depends on if you have to worry about housing.

[m65863]

To answer your questions:
1) I live in Arlington and have jogged through the GWU area many times. The sorority townhouses look really cute, but I'm not sure they can house a lot of members.

You could see if you can board in a sorority house. Contact GWU about that policy.

Even if you do board in the sorority house, you would still have to go through rush.

FYI- boarding in sorority house XYZ does not automatically give you a bid to XYZ.You will still have to attend their rush events.

2) Epsilon Sigma Alpha, a national service sorority, has a chapter at GW. That's another option.

3)DC has good night life. Georgetown has great restaurants and bars. Dupont Circle is a nice walk from Foggy Bottom, also lots of fun. I haven't been to Adams Morgan or U St/Cardozo in years, but those areas used to be lots of fun. If you like punk or indie music, you can go to the Black Cat on U St. (U St was dangerous, so I didn't go that often.) Arlington, VA is a short metro ride from GW's campus. We have loads of restaurants and two music venues, Iota and Galaxy Hut.

Good luck and let us know how it all goes!

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I think it depends on the school - some places/chapters will like the "novelty factor" of pledging an exchange student even if they're only there a year. It all depends on if you have to worry about housing.

I do know that many international students join chapters at GWU, so there may not be a novelty factor if you're competing with international students who will be there longer.