how to rush for core four

Why just core four? Cornell has other great houses. Sure, lots of girls want core four but be open because those four cut hard early on, so don't get your hopes up.

I as a guy also used this site to get a sense of what houses I wanted to look at before I came to campus. DO NOT DO THIS. Everything is completely different once you get here. It's true for frats, but especially true for sororities, that any house you join will be fun, have mixers, etc.

Core Four houses are not all alike at all either. Theta and Kappa are near polar opposites. Each house in the core four has what's basically an equivalent "middle tier house" and an equivalent "lower tier" house. The only thing that will differ between tiers is mixers, but as I said before, sororities are different. Even lower tier sororities will have at least a few mixers with upper tier frats per semester. Lower tier sororities regularly mix with middle tier frats.

Yes, it's nice to be in core four and have the status, there's no getting around that, but it's by no means essential to having a great time here.

Hope that helps.

Good job getting into Cornell. Tougher job getting into core 4.

Pretty much gotta know someone or be really appealing to the actives. Good Luck.

I came to Cornell from a state where rush is taken way more seriously than it is at Cornell, but even that didn't prepare me. At my home state I had friends in houses, alumni rec letters, and the headshot/application "package" that I didn't even end up using at Cornell because I thought the whole thing was stupid. I will admit that I did meet a lot of girls I liked in top houses, but I ended up finding my place in what is considered a "lower middle" tier sorority and I am perfectly happy. Don't come in with the mindset that you want to be in a certain house because of its reputation, but If you really want to maximize your chances in more well known houses be confident, 100% yourself, and show that you would be a positive addition to the given chapter. If you do that and don't end up in a top house it may be for the best!

its a competitive rush up here get ready to be cut hard, especially from core four

Bump

"Be open minded to all groups"
said NO active, EVER.

Like, how did we get this reputation of having a core 4 anyway?

GET SOME EXPENSIVE OUTERWEAR!! Core 4 ALWAYS checks labels when you take your coat off during rush.

You have to have an SAT off at least 2250 to rush core four.