sorority recruitment

Expect to have one night a week dedicated for new member and chapter meetings. Typically that is on a Monday night. You will have philanthropy, new member education and social obligations. New members often have designated study hours that they must meet as well.

As for the financial aspects ie: dues, you will receive information about that during recruitment information night.

Good luck!

I would say $1,000 the first semester. There are a lot of upfront costs.

Unless you are a super academic person, I wouldn't take an intense load my first semester rather you join a sorority or not. First semester is a major adjustment in so many ways. I would take easier and a little fewer classes the first semester.

Welcome to Long Beach. This is a great school and you will be really happy here.

Why such a heavy course load your first semester? I understand wanting to get out in four year, but heavy course load first semester can be rough.

You will be in a new living situation. Learning to navigate study times, where to study, how to study for various profs etc, can be really challenging.

I agree with the people above, that state to take an easier load.

Maybe try to take one or two heavy classes and two light classes that you know you can do well at.

This is a hard school. This isn't a private school where we pay the professors to tell us we are brilliant. You have to do well to get good grades here unless you are a communications, rec and leisure, or criminal justice major....then, it is super easy.

I do suggest joining a Greek organization. But do realize that even the academically inclined groups will be times consuming. The most academic sororities are generally ; Delta Zeta, Alpha Omicron Pi, Delta Delta Delta Delta (tridelt) and Delta Gamma. Some people say Zeta Tau Alpha has a lot of nursing majors, so they might be a good group too.

Good luck.

The actives are going to bring up the topic of majors during recruitment so it's fine to ask if there are other nursing majors in those groups and if PNMs (potential new members) have mandated study hours.

In the end it is about who you click with so if you go in with that in mind you should do well. Good luck!

Long Beach State Greek System has two souls when it comes to academics.

There is the party group here. They tend to be communications majors, criminal justice majors, and recreation majors. You will meet a lot of them, and they are legitimately nice people who are fun as heck.

There is a very academic element within the Greek System, and you will find that too. There are a lot of intense internships to be had in the area, and CSULB Greeks often get them. But CSLUB is a top notch school in most areas. This is not a school where you can pay your professors to tell you you are brilliant. You want good grades, you must earn them. You can be in a sorority and get good grades. But you will probably have sisters who are communications or liberal studies majors, who can study one tenth wha you study and still get better grades - because you have a hard major- they don't. This can be frustrating. You must stay focused.

I personally don't believe that the house with the highest GPA means that it is the smartest or most academic house. It often means it has a lot of communications or other easy majors. So go where you feel comfortable and stay focused

Thank you to everyone for their input. I will keep all these things in mind, but want to see if i mesh well with a group of girls. If anyone else has comments to add, it's been really helpful so far!