Should I join now or wait?

[A2014Z]

I have a kind of related situation. I'm going to be a freshman this fall and I will be living in the residence halls. My plan is to wait till sophomore year to hopefully join a sorority. I don't want to try and join one my freshman year because I want to get use to college first. Is it much harder to get a bid sophomore year versus freshman year?

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by A2014Z

I have a kind of related situation. I'm going to be a freshman this fall and I will be living in the residence halls. My plan is to wait till sophomore year to hopefully join a sorority. I don't want to try and join one my freshman year because I want to get use to college first. Is it much harder to get a bid sophomore year versus freshman year?

It really depends on what school you go to.

At some schools, it's not such a big deal to wait a year.

At a more competitive school, being a sophomore makes things MUCH more difficult.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by A2014Z

I have a kind of related situation. I'm going to be a freshman this fall and I will be living in the residence halls. My plan is to wait till sophomore year to hopefully join a sorority. I don't want to try and join one my freshman year because I want to get use to college first. Is it much harder to get a bid sophomore year versus freshman year?

Go to this thread: http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...d.php?t=112718

If your school is mentioned anywhere in this thread, DO NOT wait until sophomore year. Oh and get your recs in order quickly.

FWIW I agree with your plan, but the fact is that at many schools, being a sophomore is a tremendous handicap.