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Alumn

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Don't worry at all! Rushing at UW is nothing like the competitiveness of Southern schools or even other big 10s like IU or U of I. UW Greek life is just as fun but much more laid back, and you'll find the same is true of the rush experience. I'm a recent alum so I can tell you the girls in the houses are looking for the same thing you are - their future best friends and sisters! The most important thing is just to be yourself. Hopefully you will forget you're even rushing at all and just feel like you're having coffee with a good friend! That is what it's all about! As for the legacy thing don't worry about that either - I was a three-time legacy at a house, and they were my first choice. But being a leg was probably what got me cut - houses are required to bring you back after first rounds, but some are ALSO required to give you a bid if they pref you. So if they aren't 100% sure about a legacy after second rounds, they will cut her rather than invite her to pref and risk losing a spot on their bid list. You don't have to worry about that! Looking back it was a blessing, I was clouded by how much I wanted to be in the same house as my mom - getting cut let me choose the house I really belonged in. (It was also the only house I preffed at. But that didn't matter, because it was the right one!) Just take a deep breath, remember to smile, and enjoy it! Pledging is just so exciting. In a couple weeks you'll be wearing your new letters with your new sisters! Best of luck to you!