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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those saying that kids will hold onto to their friends despite Rush results---the friendships coming out of freshman fall are in their infancy.  They're more acquaintances than anything.

My daughter is very social and if you looked at her Instagram she's always with a pack of 6-8 girls and looks like she's having a great time. However, only 1 of that group has turned into a ride-or-die friend and I think that's actually doing pretty well for the girls only being in college for 3-4 months.  The rest are somewhere in the casual friend stage an are vulnerable to ending if schedules don't align due to Rush or whatever. [/quote]

Well I see it differently.  My daughter had her friend group by 6-8 weeks into freshman year.  It has only grown from there, but the core has remained the same.   My DD rushed (at a school with Jan rush, and only 20% are greek).  Only did it as all friends were rushing and it's the best way to guarantee good housing for sophomore year (must live on campus/in sorority/frat thru sophomore year).  She also ended up in a house where 80% of the girls are in the same EC she is in, so these girls were already her acquaintances/friends.  
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That is super fortunate and definitely what the instagram feeds remind kids of every day!
I was also extremely lucky to meet my group of lifelong friends freshman year. But it’s just not the case for everyone! I didn’t rush because I had met these women. But maybe I would have if I hadn’t met them. My daughter rushed and pledged a sorority second semester of freshman year  and it’s just one of her activities at school. I think it’s hard for some to really get that there’s not one marker of a happy social life at college and especially freshman year …could be a big group, could be more one on one relationships. Social media sure doesn’t help![/quote]

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