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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Rush is a lot like speed dating. It works out fine for most of the people I think (maybe not at Alabama but at normal places).

The problem is that you don’t need sororities to get the good things about sororities and there’s a lot of historic badness and ongoing things that are problematic so in most cases it would probably be better to give it a miss.

That said the good stuff is good and overall it’s pretty harmless if you have your head on straight. [/quote]

I have read the whole thread, but quoted this post from the beginning. It seems pretty accurate based on my experience, I rushed and joined a sorority at UVA. I probably would not have rushed at a school in the South where things seem much more intense.

I decided I was just going to be myself and wore my usual clothes (as appropriate to the event of course) and I was never surprised by where I was asked back. I remember going to one place with a lot of girls from the South during the first round and someone asked "where I summered" and I told her "at my job" LOL - didn't get asked back there but it was clearly not a fit! I went into it figuring I would see how it went and there ended up being a house where I already had some friends and pledged there. The biggest thing I remember was that it was cold (the first year students rushed after winter break, not sure if they still do that). I kept up my friendships with non-sorority women and friends who joined other sororities. I liked having social events and charity events to go to and lived in the house one year because it was really inexpensive, but wasn't as involved as a lot of people seem to be with Greek life. I didn't know or care which frats the sorority "mixed" with or who was popular. As college went on and I matured I realized that the lack of diversity bothered me and became more involved in other organizations, but have a core group of good friends from my sorority.

If you're good at making small talk and connecting with a person "speed dating" style rush is not bad. You can drop out if it's not for you or you can turn down a bid. Even if you initially join a sorority and realize it's not for you you can leave later. [/quote]

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