Going through recruitment again as a sophomore

[AZTheta]

It is not unheard of to receive a bid as a sophomore after having accepted a bid and then dropping as a freshman. However I can only speak about this from very limited personal experience at two West coast schools. I don't presume to know what's happening at UM.

The important thing is that if you do go through next Fall, you are on your very best behavior at ALL chapters, including the one you dropped out of; believe me that sorority women talk to one another. You will be friendly and classy especially at that chapter that you left after one week. You have the rest of this semester to polish yourself, get a great GPA, and make yourself as attractive as possible (not just physically attractive, but all-around attractive) to ALL chapters. Because you'll be competing with incoming freshmen who have clean slates.

I will refer you to colonization threads here on GC and ask my Phi Mu Panhell sisters to confirm or deny that there is a colonization next fall, I'm too lazy to look it up.

Good luck to you!

[WhiteRose1912]

Younglion4, the worst thing that could happen if you rush is you don't get a bid, which is coincidentally the only possible outcome if you don't rush at all. We can conjecture all we want, but no one could possibly predict how well you will do if you rush again. We can only offer suggestions on how to possibly have a better outcome, such as making friends within the sororities, getting involved, boosting your GPA, etc.

Something that concerns me is you mentioned you are a junior by credits. That could've been a big reason why you were dropped. Did you mention in the rounds that you were technically a junior/sophomore by credits but would still be attending for x years?