Potential Problem with Rushing

[MysticCat]

I agree with Kevin. The fact that you already have friends in the one fraternity means that they probably already are familiar with your quirks and, like you say, accept them as part of what makes you unique. That's a great start.

The only thing I'll add is to be aware of where you feel comfortable.

Well, I will add one other thing: I'm going to be really interested to hear how it goes for you -- I have a son with Asperger's who's making the transition to middle school right now. (He's already talked about starting his own fraternity when he gets to college.) Please let us know how it goes.

Good luck!!

[random2009]

Thanks. Like I said, I plan on doing it, the only thing is I've already been to a couple of summer events and I've run into a little bit of trouble already. People have been friendly, which is great. But I find that usually when I throw myself out there into a group when I don't know most of the people, that I am really quiet because I can't think of anything to say. This makes me look kind of wierd. I tend to do better when I can isolate people and get them to know me better as an individual and then have the people who know me individually gather together as a group rather than go into a group and stand out. It isn't a big deal right now because it's not unusual for some people to be quiet in new settings, but I guess the reason that I created this thread is that I wonder if this could effect getting a bid.


MysticCat, I will do that.