Just a few questions...

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Originally Posted by squishygumibear

I'm a sophomore this year, and informal recruitment starts tonight.

Last fall, I went to a few open houses for one sorority, got a bid from a said sorority, and accepted it, before I really knew anyone. Long story short, I don't really fit with that chapter, and didn't get initiated.
My bid ran out in December.

So, I was planning on checking out the other 5 sororities on campus and I just had a few questions.

If a chapter decides to bid me, can they see that I had a bid from another sorority, and didn't finish with the new member program?

If at an interest party, it happens to come up, should I just be honest and tell them the reason I quit? (That I accepted my bid too soon, and then didn't feel that I really fit in with the chapter?)

Should I bring up the fact that even though I'm a sophomore, I'm probably going to be here for another 3+ years?

I'm in a professional fraternity, related to my major/minor, so would it be okay to talk about that a little bit? It's not part of PHC.

I'm sorry if these questions have been asked 293743298 times before, I'm just a little nervous.

*If your school has a small enough sorority community, it is possible that they know who joined what chapter and who happened to depledge. They may not know why though.

*NOTE: Make sure it has been ONE calandar year since you depledged, as you are not permitted to join another group for one year after depledging a sorority.

A sorority can't offer you a bid if it hasn't been one year yet. So just make sure you have followed the rule.

*If it comes up, I wouldn't lie about quitting, but I don't know that I would go into detail about why. It's not neccessary.

*About the sophomore part, if you can bring that up in a way that is tactful, then do so.

*You can talk about your professional fraternity, but don't go on and on about it. The sorority members want to get to know you.