Religion a factor?

Originally posted by absolutuscchick
[BI'm really super excited about rush, but a part of me is worried that the girls will hold bible study groups and be religious oriented and that I will feel really out of place and uncomftorable. Is this common practice everywhere? [/B]

I don't think that there are any chapters who hold Bible studies at my school, but I know the ASA chapter at IIT has Bible studies listed on thier website (which I've always found odd, seeing as how DePaul is a Catholic university and IIT is a technical one). It's probibly something that's going to vary wildly from chapter to chapter. If you're not comfortable asking the chapters directly about it, talk to the recruitment councilors or panhellenic women -- they'd probibly have an idea of what kind of religious events chapters are holding.

And do keep in mind that just because a chapter holds Bible study meetings doesn't mean that they'd make you feel uncomfortable. It could be that they hold Bible studies because a couple of girls started getting together and it grew from there. The girls who have Bible study might be very into it for themselves, but not for others, or might be a minority in the group. Go in with an open mind and you might find that even a group that holds Bible studies still has all the sisterhood you want.