Who's rushing in Fall 2004???

[neonsparkles]

I just joined this thread, and am pretty nervous about it! I guess I felt weird because I'm not in a sorority (but I am rushing in the fall!!). I have seen all the wonderful advice you have given to the girls going through rush and that has inspired me to join and ask all of you a few questions.
I go to school in Indiana and I am rushing this fall.
I am pretty nervous because I have never gone through recruitment. I am still considered a sophomore next year credit wise, but it will be my third year at school. I wanted to rush since freshmen year, but none of the girls I was friends with decided to go through it. We go in groups with your dorm (or in a group of off-campus girls if you do not live in the dorms) and only 2 girls in my hall were rushing. I really wish I had gone through with it at the time. I have had a great college experience, but I do feel like I am missing out on something. I always expected myself to join a sorority when I came to college. I have a lot of friends in many of the different groups and I can see how much they love it!
Besides some basic stuff I haven't asked my friends too many questions about rush. Now that I am home for the summer and it is quickly approaching, I feel like I have so many questions... but I have heard that they can't talk to me about rush after a certain point... I am not too sure of the rules but I definitely do not want to get them in trouble!! Hopefully some of you wonderful girls can help me out!
At our school we do not have houses (maybe some brothel rule?? I'm not too sure) and I have heard of older girls rushing so I am not sure that is much of an issue... but I am concerned about it a little bit. Also, I do not know how common letters of reccomendation are at our school or how to go about getting them. Basically ANY advice you girls have for me would greatly help!! Our rush is the second week in September (I think!) and we have a fairly large number of sororities.
I cannot believe I wrote so much! Anyway, good luck with rush to all of you !!

ETA: I did not mention the exact school or sororities just to keep things vague and also because I read on another thread that I shouldn't.... which is probably a good idea. I definitely wouldn't want to get anyone in trouble for something they said to help me out with!