University of Texas Rush Questions

[Yoquierotacobel]

Originally Posted by gabrielaUT

Hello! I am going to be an incoming freshman next fall the the University of Texas in Austin and I had a few questions about rushing! No one in my family has ever rushed nor been in a sorority so Hopefully yall can help me out a lil!

1. I definitely am going to rush but I have to pay for my sorority, and because its so expensive at Texas, I do not think I will actually get to actually join one That being said, how left out will I feel if I am not involved in a sorority

2. Will I still get to go to fun greek parties ever??

3. What is rush like at UT?

Thanks so much!

1. This might be completely terrible advice but I'm not sure it's fair to rush if you know you wouldn't even be able to join. It would be really bad for you to receive a bid that you would end up not accepting when it could have gone to a PNM who would have loved to have joined that particular house. You can go to the UT Greek website and check out the finances and see if you would be able to afford it.

2. Yes. UT is huge school and going Greek isn't the only way to have fun, but it's certainly fun and beneficial to those who are in it. I have a couple of friends who go to UT & they're able to have social lives without being in sororities or fraternities. College is as much as you make of it.

3. Competitive.

[Shellfish]

Originally Posted by Yoquierotacobel

1. This might be completely terrible advice...

You're not in a sorority and not even in college yet.

[amIblue?]

Originally Posted by Shellfish

You're not in a sorority and not even in college yet.

She's not, but she also didn't say anything that was necessarily wrong.

[Yoquierotacobel]

Originally Posted by Shellfish

You're not in a sorority and not even in college yet.

That doesn't mean I'm not knowledgeable to a degree. Not being in a sorority is one thing, but I doubt that a majority of the people who will answer attended UT. So with that logic no one would be qualified to answer.

[Splash]

I think you're correct. I think you should attempt to find out the costs first and only rush if you think you can afford it. Otherwise, what's the point? It's a waste of your time and also you could maybe be taking the spot in a sorority that another girl could have. I would say talk to the Office of Student Life, specifically the director of Greek Life. I guarantee she/he has been asked this question before.