best advice for sorority recruitment

Hey guys! When I was going through rush I remember using this site (though you really shouldn't- it's no good most of the time) so I thought I'd put some tips for girls going through rush this fall.

1. Remember that every girl you talk to represents ONE girl in the entire sorority. Give every girl you talk to a chance!Even if you end up going back to a house that didn't wow you the first or even second time around, trust me when I say there is ALWAYS the chance you will find somebody who could be your best friend.

2. Every sorority is pretty much the same. We all do socials, philanthropy, sisterhoods, formals, etc. And yes, everyone goes out. Pretty much everyone at this school has a social life. I know you might get attached to XYZ sorority after talking to one really cool girl, but see #1. There's tons of types of girls in every sorority, too.

3. Rankings aren't real. Nobody outside of Greek Life cares about the greek life on campus, and we don't have that large of a percentage of students in greek life. And on top of that, the majority of the people I know in greek life are very unconcerned about other houses and just focused on their organization (although we love supporting one another's philanthropy)

4. Don't be rude. Even if you think "this isn't the house for me". Fine if you are convinced that you don't want to join that house, but at least enjoy your day! Have a normal conversation! If you've made up your mind that you don't want to join then you don't feel the need to impress anyone and hopefully you can just have a natural relaxed conversation with some people and take a mental break from being "on". But being rude and dismissive actually takes more work and probably will hurt people's feelings (the girls you talk to are also humans too btw).

5. Know that you are amazing. It's easy to feel super down on yourself if you get cut from houses you loved, or don't get called back to many houses. But nobody thinks you aren't amazing, nobody thinks you aren't worthy. No matter what. It's really scary putting yourself out there and feeling like you're being judged and rejected. Just know that no matter what happens, whether you join greek life or not/get into the house you wanted or not, that you're going to find people who love you, support you, want to hang out with you, etc. It might feel really hard while it's happening, but call your parents and give it a good cry and be reminded why you're amazing and lovable- everything will work out.