what do sororities think of 2nd years rushing?
by: Potential RusherDo you have a better or worse chance? I dropped out of rush last year but am thinking of giving it another go, but I don't want to go through it if sororities don't want 2nd years anyway.
#1by: hmmm
this is a very outdated view, but my mom tried to rush second semester when she was here and it didn't work out. that being said, she didn't have ANY connections. if you know girls in one sorority really well, you probably have a decent shot at it. technically we do take second years, just a very small amount. do a lil schmoozin and don't set the bar too high and hopefully it'll work out
Comment#2by: igotchu
I rushed as a second year AND I HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE. They've changes rush so that each chapter has to to take a certain number of second years, so you aren't competing with first years for spots so that means you get asked back to top/middle tier sororities. For every round I got asked back to max number of houses AND i got my first choice on bid day. I was asked back by ZTA, PiPhi, DZ, XO, SK, AXO all great and super well known sororities and I was a second year. I also didnt have THAT many connections, the sorority im in i didn't know anyone in the chapters, so it wasnt like i was at an advantage. so be yourself, be open minded and have fun because thats what makes a successful rush experience!
#3by: Truth
Sororities need to pay the bills. They woukd prefer a first year over a second year (3 years of dues vs. 2 years). They will take the minimum required but woukd still prefer a first year. It works best if you have friends in the sororitys you're interested in. Not impossible otherwise but you need to stand out.
by: Quotas
There is an upperclassmen quota, but quota doesn't mean what people are saying it means on this thread. It does mean that upperclassmen have their own quota separate from the freshmen quota so that they don't have to compete with freshmen for bids. That is an advantage, but no sorority HAS to take anyone, including a certain number of sophomores; that's not how it works. Quota is the maximum number of bids that sororities are limited to give out and is not determined until after prefs; it is never predetermined. The total number of upperclassmen signing cards after prefs divided by the number of sororities will equal upperclassmen quota. Same formula for freshmen, but upperclassmen quota is smaller because there are far fewer second years plus going through. Remember that if you make it to pref and put both houses on your card, or just the one if that's all you were invited to, then you are guaranteed a bid even if it puts a house over quota (called quota plus.) But if you attend two prefs and rank only one house then you might not get a bid. So just understand that there is no minimum requirement for sororities to take second years; cuts can and will be made, but you are not competing with freshmen for spots in the new class. Bring your best to every house every day and you will have as good a chance as anyone. Most pnm's get bids and the ones who don't are 99% because they dropped out by choice.
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by: bo
lemme guess ur in SK. bottom tier......
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