ufdale's Fall 2006 Rush at UF

[ufdale]

Here starts my rush journal! Rush at the University of Florida starts on August 18th so I have about two weeks to go!!!! I had really been hoping that my boyfriend would rush, but there’s no way that I could convince him (and it’s totally unfair that he actually is double legacy!).
I have two best friends at U Miami and UCF who are totally rooting for me! Each of them wants me to rush their particular sorority, which I would love to do! I know a lot of people go into rush having favorites, but I really don’t. While I have friends in my school’s sororities, I don’t have a best friend in them that I’m dying to join. Lol I’m looking for a great sorority that knows how to party, but also still has a great reputation. I’m planning on going to grad school, so I would like a big national sorority that will (hopefully) be at whatever grad school I choose!
I’m a junior and I really want to rush mainly to have a close knit group of friends again, like I had in high school. (Don’t get me wrong- I love my UF friends, but it’s just different). Unfortunately UF holds its rush before school starts, which has really hindered me from joining. I wish they did delayed recruitment in maybe September so that everyone is adjusted and knows more about campus culture and all. Lol I’ve talked to northerners on campus who didn't even own a pair of flip flops when they came to UF!

In my rush preparations, I’ve been searching and searching for recs (for several months). I’m not legacy to anything, so it’s been a little hard. Some of the sororities at my school told me that current members at the school I’m rushing can’t write recs, so that too has been a problem. Eek I don’t want to get cut early just because I don’t have a rec! All in all though I'm really excited!