Junior Rushing?

[psusue]

Originally Posted by laurenx03

I am currently at one of the other psu campuses and will be at main my junior year and would really like to pledge..is it to late ? will i get in? ..my friend is in one there would she help my chances of getting in ? i dont want to miss out on being greek...thanks so much !!

As it has been said before, yes, sometimes juniors get bids at Penn State, but it is imperative that you keep an open mind and really consider all the chapters. I know juniors who went through formal recruitment and got full schedules and ended up in wonderful chapters, but an open mind is definitely necessary. Great grades and friends in the chapter helps, however most Penn State sororities are 90+ women, so one person liking you and wanting you to join doesn't necessarily mean that the other 89 will agree. Just to let you know the realities of it, so you aren't taken by surprise. But in any case, juniors do get bids at Penn State (we had five juniors just in my pledge class last fall, including me!) but it does mean that you must consider all of your options. Best of luck!

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by laurenx03

I am currently at one of the other psu campuses and will be at main my junior year and would really like to pledge..is it to late ? will i get in? ..my friend is in one there would she help my chances of getting in ? i dont want to miss out on being greek...thanks so much !!

Which campus are you at, if you don't mind my asking?

Originally Posted by psusue

As it has been said before, yes, sometimes juniors get bids at Penn State, but it is imperative that you keep an open mind and really consider all the chapters. I know juniors who went through formal recruitment and got full schedules and ended up in wonderful chapters, but an open mind is definitely necessary. Great grades and friends in the chapter helps, however most Penn State sororities are 90+ women, so one person liking you and wanting you to join doesn't necessarily mean that the other 89 will agree. Just to let you know the realities of it, so you aren't taken by surprise. But in any case, juniors do get bids at Penn State (we had five juniors just in my pledge class last fall, including me!) but it does mean that you must consider all of your options. Best of luck!

This is very true.

Penn State is one of those schools where sororities are more likely to take a junior, with 20 branch campuses and so many people transferring in after their second year. However, you are still a junior, and there are still a lot of freshmen PNMs.

Be sure that your GPA is great, that you're involved on campus, and that you'll "stand out" amongst all of the PNMs going through recruitment. And if you keep an open mind, you will better your chances.

And as psusue has already said, don't rely on that one friend to get you a bid.

Good luck!

[als463]

Originally Posted by psusue

As it has been said before, yes, sometimes juniors get bids at Penn State, but it is imperative that you keep an open mind and really consider all the chapters. I know juniors who went through formal recruitment and got full schedules and ended up in wonderful chapters, but an open mind is definitely necessary. Great grades and friends in the chapter helps, however most Penn State sororities are 90+ women, so one person liking you and wanting you to join doesn't necessarily mean that the other 89 will agree. Just to let you know the realities of it, so you aren't taken by surprise. But in any case, juniors do get bids at Penn State (we had five juniors just in my pledge class last fall, including me!) but it does mean that you must consider all of your options. Best of luck!

psusue,
Glad to see another Penn Stater! I love the ladies of Tri-Sigma at Penn State because they are all upstanding women. Good luck with recruitment in the fall.

Oh, and I rushed as a Junior, as well. I def. went in with an open mind and it all worked out in the end. I think every girl needs to think that way, while going through rush.