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Why did you drop?

You dropped because you were not happy about where you received your bid....no, don't try again.

It is harder as a sophomore. Hopefully you have done some activites this past year that look great on your resume and have great grades.

You thought you were too good for the sorority that gave you a bid to me. Why should anyone want to give you a bid when you didn't even stick with it long enough to decide if you liked being in a sorority? No, don't try again. Why would a sorority give you a bid over an enthusiastic freshman? Unless you have tons of friends in a particular sorority that are begging you to go through recruitment (and still your chances are slim) don't bother. There are tons of other things to do on campus.

with @sounds like. Unless you have a bunch of girls wanting you, why go through again?

Lots of girls rush as sophomores! Might as well try it!

Here's the thing…you don't become best friends with the girls in your sorority over night. You are thrown into a new environment with girls you don't know! The girls I hung out with on bid night, although they are very sweet, aren't really in the same friends circle with me anymore! It's not a bad thing, but things play out like they are suppose to with different personalities, hobbies, interests, etc. With a group of 60+ girls, it just takes time to build and find these friendships. In the past two years I have become closer and had more meaningful friendships in my sorority than I ever had in high school…but you have to be PATIENT about it. I truly believe you could have made some lifelong friends if you had waited it out instead of being judgmental about your first impression on the sorority.

I won't get into what happened with me but it had more to do with an individual in the sorority that singled me out. I did not want to drop and was starting to make friends. I still have many friends in that sorority and they were very upset with what happened to me. I went through a very difficult time but made many friends who are in different sororities that know what happened. It was not because I thought I was better and dropped. I would like to be in a sorority and I would just appreciate Panhellenic clarifying what the sorority policy is for pledging sophomores. I would think it varies with each group. And yes I realize I will get dropped by many who have a strict policy or whose criteria I don't meet. Some have told me to not go through rush again but do COB.

The greek life office and discuss your situation with panhellenic.

Are there girls in a group that have expressed interest in you and suggested that you need to go through rush again? I know that very few COB due to the high numbers in all the groups now so is that why you are unsure of waiting for the fall? If so, and you have looked at what can or may not happen, go ahead and rush. The worst that can occur is that you will not get in a sorority, but you're not in one now so you will be no worse off than you started. Just be prepared that you may not get chosen. It's your life, make your decision based on what you think.