I'm going to be a freshman, and I can not decide wether or not to join a sorority! It's really expensive and people tell me I dont look like a sorority girl. But, I'm not like an anit-social freak, so I dont really know what they mean by that! Any suggestions on wether or not to join one??
2006-07-12 11:16:00 · 4 answers · asked by Michelle L 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
It is all up to you.
I would like to share with you my daughter's experiences. She attended a private university. Her freshman year, she swore she would never join a sorority. She viewed it a 'buying' ready-made friends.
When she ended her freshman year, she was so miserable, she wanted to change universities! That was not an option, due to all the scholarship money she was getting at her university.
Then, she cried out (very emotional girl), "I'll go back if I can go through rush!" Odd, since I had already told her the year before that I did not mind!
She pledged Kappa Delta. She loved it! Now, as a mother of half-grown kids herself, she is earning her second Masters degree and still making time as an alumni adviser to her sorority chapter!
It can work wonders, as I saw! When I began college back in 1964, I was only 17 and totally lost. My parents could not afford rush, so I was on my own. I did not know that when the girls of this particular house continued to ask me over that they were 'rushing' me! If I had known, I could have pledged without all the extra costs of rush. It might have made the difference in whether or not I stayed, which I did not.
Think on it seriously. It is not just the parties, which get old after a bit, but it is the support you will have in adjusting to college life.
And if you do not have a lot of extra money for activities, you will not be the only one! Many a sorority girl is attending college on scholarships.
Santa Fe
2006-07-12 11:31:34 · answer #1 · answered by santafe_dreamer 2 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Um... I'm not an anti-social freak, either. Neither were my friends, and we're from a Southern town known for its several universities' Greek life. If you can't afford to join a sorority, don't do it- you'll feel left out later when girls with more money join activities you have to make embarrassing excuses to skip. There are loads of activities and social outlets on most campuses that aren't so expensive to join- why not check them out? You will NOT be the only one to make that choice, I promise!
2006-07-12 11:22:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just go through rush and see what its about, you aren't obligated to join. check out greekchat.com for more opinions and perspectives on rush and other aspects of greek life. :) hope this helped
2006-07-13 09:47:49 · answer #3 · answered by sarahsarah09 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
check it out to see if u will like it. the important thing is that you feel like the soriority is a good fit for you.
2006-07-12 11:19:17 · answer #4 · answered by ChitChatBrat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋