Rushing as a Sophomore After Being Cut as a Freshman

[runreddy]

I have decided to go through formal recruitment this year as a sophomore after being cut last year and I'm looking for some advice.

A little background. I go to a mid-sized university where about a third of the students are in greek life. Sophomores do rush at my school, but there are no quotas for them and they make up 5/50 girls in a pledge class max. Sororities only offer formal recruitment once a year in the spring.

Last year I rushed and was cut from 6/9 houses on campus after the first day (only left with the two houses i cut and one other). I was obviously heart broken and at the time didn't understand how this could have happened. The next round I was cut by a house I didn't really care about (let's call it orange ). I went to philanthropy at two houses I didn't really care for and I think ended up being cut because I didn't connect with the girls/subconsciously wasn't interested. After recruitment I ended up getting a snap bid from Orange house, but did not accept because I didn't connect with the girls/the house is REALLY struggling.

Looking back at it all I can think of was that I was not interesting enough. I was so concerned with following the "rules" of what you could talk about during rush that I ended up being boring. I also think it didn't help that my extracurriculars were less than stellar and I knew NO active sorority women.

Going into rush this year all of my friends are in sororities. All four of my roommates are in one house and I have close friends spread throughout the others.

I guess the advice I'm looking for is, given my situation, how do I set myself apart as a sophomore? Where should I draw the line between following the rules of what to talk about during rush and letting my slightly weird, unique personality shine through? Also if anyone has any other tips on how to successfully go through recruitment next year.