Unsure about Rush

Originally Posted by SophieCat

Thanks so much for all this good advice! I'll have to remember to come back and reread parts of this thread come august.

About recs, I am (unfortunately in this case) at a southern school but it is not big nor is it part of the SEC. According to our VP of recruitment usually only about 10 non-freshman go through recruitment in the fall and we have 6 sororities. Since we have a seperate quota and since there are so few upperclassmen rushing, wouldn't it be less competitive and therefore make recs less important? Tell me if I'm wrong...

As it's already been suggested, just get your recs.

[SthrnZeta]

Did the VP say anything about recs? Try calling the Greek Life/Student Life office (whoever handles recruitment) and ask them what the norm is. I don't see why they wouldn't tell you if recs are necessary/recommended.

[SophieCat]

Originally Posted by SthrnZeta

Did the VP say anything about recs? Try calling the Greek Life/Student Life office (whoever handles recruitment) and ask them what the norm is. I don't see why they wouldn't tell you if recs are necessary/recommended.

I emailed the VP and she said that the sororities at my school don't place much emphasis on recs. Which defenitely takes off a lot of pressure, but I'm still going to try to find some if I can.

[couggirl]

The best way to overcome shyness is to get out and meet people. I always suggest to people to go someplace where you would have something to talk about, like a volunteer project. There you can always talk about the volunteer project. It may sound stupid, but i volunteer at the library and we have teens come in all the time who seem shy (high schools require volunteer work to graduate). The library is nice cause there is always something going on and if you don't know what to talk about you can talk about all the projects that are comming up. Its a nice way to get some practice in and pad your resume.

good luck

[sarahsmilehawk]

Do it! Otherwise, I think you'll really regret it and wonder "what if?".

Also, I second the recommendations thing. Do whatever you can to get as many recs as possible.

[gee_ess]

Regardless of whether or not recs are necessary for your particular school, I think you should get them.

You have (in some opinions) at least two strikes against you immediately:
Upperclassman
Shy

Having recs will only help you in this situation (as evidenced by Basket96's comments regarding the girls who did have them and it helped the chapter get to know the PNM better).

I do not know of a situation where having a rec (not 24, just one or two) will ever hurt you.

Best of luck this fall - we will be rooting for you!