Northern Girl Thinking of Doing Spring Rush at a Huge Southern University

FSUGirl94 · #1 10-14-2012, 01:04 AM

Hello!

I am a freshman girl at Florida State University and I am thinking of going Greek. I would like to do spring rush but I'm not entirely sure about it yet because I've heard that it is very competitive because so few houses are offering bids so it is best to rush during the fall. Also, none of my family members have ever been involved in Greek life and I am from up north so I'm very new to Greek life and how it works. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

FSUZeta · #2 10-14-2012, 09:01 AM

FSU alum. here. Give spring rush a try. Worst case scenario, you don't find a fit and you decide to wait until the fall. Best case scenario, you find the perfect fit and start having fun right away. Good luck!

adpiucf · #3 10-14-2012, 04:05 PM

Also, correction. FSU is not a southern school. It is a Florida school. Florida is not the south.

AnchorAlum · #4 10-14-2012, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by adpiucf

Also, correction. FSU is not a southern school. It is a Florida school. Florida is not the south.

Ah beg youah pardon?

Florida State University is a southern school. In a southern state.

It is a tragic fact that the farther south you go into Florida, however, the more north you get. This is why we've surrendered it to Longguyland.

It is located in the only capital never to fall to the north during the Civil War, and in fact, students from the then all male college defended the capital in the Battle of Natural Bridge, a skirmish fought south of town near the coast.

It was, actually, one of the first large state schools in the South to integrate, with little fanfare or incident. And it also awards more degrees to African Americans than any other of the state's large universities.

Only people who are not from Florida, which means outsiders who have moved to yankee outposts like Boca, a well known northern city full of overblown and overpriced condos located in South Florida, another country on another planet, who have accents that are the object of derision behind their backs, would make such a statement.

You know, the ones who just don't count in the old guard social sense among old Florida natives in places like Tampa, Jacksonville, and the Panhandle. Sniff.

(Yes, you brought out the less kind part of me that I've fought so hard to keep squashed for years and years.)

By all means, OP, go through spring rush. It's less formal, it gives you the benefit of having time to see the different groups in a setting outside of rush, and while not all the groups might participate, you'll likely know that in advance and if the groups that interest you most are not among those rushing, you can then decide to move forward or not.

And thank you for realizing you're in the South.

FSUZeta · #5 10-15-2012, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by AnchorAlum

Ah beg youah pardon?

Florida State University is a southern school. In a southern state.

It is a tragic fact that the farther south you go into Florida, however, the more north you get. This is why we've surrendered it to Longguyland.

It is located in the only capital never to fall to the north during the Civil War, and in fact, students from the then all male college defended the capital in the Battle of Natural Bridge, a skirmish fought south of town near the coast.

It was, actually, one of the first large state schools in the South to integrate, with little fanfare or incident. And it also awards more degrees to African Americans than any other of the state's large universities.

Only people who are not from Florida, which means outsiders who have moved to yankee outposts like Boca, a well known northern city full of overblown and overpriced condos located in South Florida, another country on another planet, who have accents that are the object of derision behind their backs, would make such a statement.

You know, the ones who just don't count in the old guard social sense among old Florida natives in places like Tampa, Jacksonville, and the Panhandle. Sniff.

(Yes, you brought out the less kind part of me that I've fought so hard to keep squashed for years and years.)

By all means, OP, go through spring rush. It's less formal, it gives you the benefit of having time to see the different groups in a setting outside of rush, and while not all the groups might participate, you'll likely know that in advance and if the groups that interest you most are not among those rushing, you can then decide to move forward or not.

And thank you for realizing you're in the South.

Brava AnchorAlum!!! i grew up in the Panhandle, and we definitely are part of the south-even today!

OP, you definitely need recs. at FSU-no matter when you rush. You must know one or two freshmen who joined sororities-if not at FSU at another school. Tell those girls that you are going to rush in the spring, and ask them if they could help you find a rec. Do the things that everyone else has suggested in previous posts. If you do not pledge in the spring, and decide to rush in the fall, you will need new recs. Good luck!

greekdee · #6 10-14-2012, 05:25 PM

Also, FSU is one of the schools you need "recs" for. These are recommendations sent in by sorority alumnae endorsing you for membership in their organizations. There is tons of info on Greek Chat about recs -- what they are, how to get them, etc. Just do a search for "recommendation letters."

Also, here is some info from the FSU Panhellenic site about recommendations.

http://greeklife.fsu.edu/Panhellenic...endations.html

FSUGirl94 · #7 10-14-2012, 07:10 PM

Are recs needed for spring rush?

thetalady · #8 10-14-2012, 09:36 PM

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Are recs needed for spring rush?

Of course. In that respect, rush is rush, no matter what time of year it is.

DubaiSis · #9 10-15-2012, 12:28 AM

Whether they are required or not, I would get them. An introduction is an introduction. Hopefully the OP will have met some/several/scads of sorority women this fall already, but a formal introduction, especially in THE SOUTH can only be good.

FSUGirl94 · #10 10-15-2012, 01:24 AM

Like I said before, I know no one that is/was involved in Greek life. How do I go about getting letters of recommendation? Is it okay for me to just e-mail my resume to a woman in an alumnae association and hope for the best?

greekdee · #11 10-15-2012, 01:36 AM

I do a lot of recs every year and so do quite a few of my friends. We always advise getting recs, no matter where a PNM is going. Even if a Panhellenic site says they aren't required... if they address the topic and actually have a page/section devoted to info about recs including where to mail them...then assume they are important.

OP, Greek Chat has FSU listed as one of the schools where recs are mandatory, so I would not risk going through recruitment without them, even in the spring. Ask your Greek Life office when they will know which sororities are participating. I have a Panhellenic Facebook group of sorority alumnae and all we do are recommendations, so if you are having trouble finding recs for all the chapters you need, contact me through GC as the time gets closer.

FSUGirl94 · #12 10-15-2012, 02:11 AM

greekdee, thanks for the information! I will talk with FSU's Office of Greek Life this week and get in touch with you soon!

greekdee · #13 10-15-2012, 02:36 AM

Great, and except for one, I have alumnae in my group from every sorority that has a chapter at FSU.

AnchorAlumna · #14 10-15-2012, 10:19 AM

Recs are always better from women who actually know you personally, or know your family.

33girl · #15 10-15-2012, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

Recs are always better from women who actually know you personally, or know your family.

Exactly...ask your former teachers, people you babysat for, people you worked for, neighbors...the list goes on. Even if they aren't Greek themselves, they may be friends/in touch with someone who is (this is especially true since Facebook).