UW rush

[AlphaXi_Husky]

I kept meaning to respond to this thread, then would forget as soon as I remembered...

AXOmom and DoubleRose have it right. I'm going to break it out so it's easier to read.

- For the NW, UW is a pretty competitive school, though not nearly as much as some schools in the South.

- While I have seen girls come through who do not have recs, it certainly doesn't hurt to have them.

- Freshmen do have a bit of an advantage. There is an upperclassman quota, but it only applies to Juniors and Seniors. I have seen many sophomores have successful Recruitments, though it definitely helps to have friends in chapter and a high GPA.

- Greek Fairs: I'm actually not sure that UW has this. The Overlake Panhellenic Association (comprised of alumnae) does host a Greek info session, but that was on March 4th. UW's Panhellenic hosts a Greek Weekend for incoming freshmen, which is held in April. I would highly recommend that for any freshman even contemplating going through Recruitment. For upperclassman, I know a couple weeks ago there was an informal Recruitment "fair" of sorts, where anyone interested in informal could go and meet the chapters who were informaling. Not sure if they're going to do that for Spring Quarter.

- UW does do guaranteed bids - this applies if you make it to preference and rank all the pref parties you attended on your card. Most girls going through make it to this point, but there are some who are dropped during the process (I'm going to guess maybe 3%-5% of the women going through). Over the past 3 to 4 years the number of PNMs has been hovering around 600.

- What to Wear: Panhellenic does put together a guide, with example pictures of what to wear for each round. Those are pretty spot on from what I have seen. One of the most important things - wear comfortable shoes! You will be doing a lot of walking during Recruitment and will still want use of your feet at the end of the week. If you're going to wear high heels, bring flip flops for in between parties.

- While it's definitely good to visit websites and FB pages and whatnot (and this goes for any school really), DO NOT get your heart set on a chapter ahead of time. Wait until you meet each chapter before deciding, and even then it's best to keep an open mind. All of the chapters at UW have many wonderful things to offer (including very beautiful houses).

- Recently UW added a local sorority onto Panhellenic: The Jewish Sorority (what they named themselves). UW is currently open for extension (expansion? I always confuse the two) with the intent to affiliate The Jewish Sorority with an NPC sorority. I'm not exactly sure of the timeline, but I would guess that there could be a colony recruitment happening after Fall Formal Recruitment this year, which is very exciting and another option to consider.

Good luck to both of you if you decide to go through Recruitment! And Go Dawgs!