what’s it like joining a sorority as a sophomore

My grades are pretty great and I was involved in an org and held a position in my dorm student council and my older sisters said i’m a legacy to their sorority from when they went to college. I’m not really worried about recruitment.. i’m really comfortable with myself and what I could bring and how I treat people, so I know i’ll get a bid somewhere and i know i’ll make the best out of any sorority, my biggest recruitment week worry is if it’s going to be hot outside or not lol. Your reply was really helpful! Thanks

Don't be overly confident about rush. Each year a large percentage of women (a third or more) are disappointed in who asks them back and drop out of rush, or don't have any choices left and leave. Because you are a sophomore, you already have a strike against you. Also, being a legacy means nothing. If anything, legacies are held to a higher standard. There are established houses on this campus who could fill an entire pledge class just with legacies, and no house would do that. So I would be humble, thoughtful and respectful during recruitment. And if you really want to be Greek, consider any and all houses. Don't be too picky.

^So true. I went through rush with an attitude, thinking that with my 3.95 gpa, academic and athletic honors and music awards that I was the cream of the crop. I thank god every day that I wound up in a great house, but I was even cut by my legacy house before the last day. Interesting that the house I wound up in actually is known for stealing other houses' top legacies. Thanks goodness for that, otherwise I probably wold have dropped before the last round.

Lmao i’ll see u on bid day boo.

Not with that attitude. My guess is that the OP will never check back because she wasn't nearly as in demand as she thought she would be. Or if she does, she'll be lying.

I never really said I had entitlement of getting a bid from a certain house or my legacy house. All I said is i’m confident in myself so i’m not stressing out about this week. Do many girls have the same things they can put on their resume? Of course. It’s nothing particularly remarkable. All I was trying to imply was I had the base stats to not be in a panic over this week. I’m well aware that any one can get cut from somewhere no matter if they are a legacy or they look good on paper. But do I feel confident in myself that i’ll find a home in a chapter here? Yes. There’s nothing wrong with that.. So i’ll give you some updates. After open house round there were 5 chapters I really loved that I had wanted to go back to for philanthropy round, and of those 5 I really liked only 3 invited me back and the rest of the chapters I visited that day were fine, just not the ones that had been on my radar initially. But it’s the name of the game, i’m not going to cry about it. I’m willing to accept my list of chapters to visit tomorrow as well. I can’t predict the outcomes, but i’m still not going to stress because what’s meant to be will be. And like i’ve said, i’ll make the best of what I get in the end. However, I will acknowledge on how that might have come off in retrospect, so sorry, i’m not a snarky or arrogant person and that’s not what intended to seem like. I definitely could have worded my sentiment towards this week better. I don’t think I have this process in the bag by any means but I do think i’ll find my home.

Base stats will get you into a base house. Don't say we didn't warn you about your attitude. A smarter person would have heeded the warning.

I put forth my best everywhere I went and was pleasant and genuine. No attitude during recruitment. I guess I wasn’t the fit with some chapters so they cut me, and that’s okay.... that’s the case for many girls so i’m not going to put myself down. Luckily still had a few chapters I liked from the beginning for sisterhood round, and i’m hoping i’ll be invited to those two for preference day, but who knows? I can only smile my way through and hope for the best. I’m still staying optimistic, because as i’ve learned from my experience and friends i’ve made in my pi chi group so far with this week it’s a lot more tougher on yourself if you fixate on what didn’t go right and it’s just better to remind yourself of the things that did. But overall, i’d still say it’s a good week. With what chapters I had left on sisterhood day i’ll definitely be content enough come bid day... and that’s a blessing enough for me.

I joined my chapter as a sophomore and yes, I have a number of friends from my PC, but the sophomores embraced me and all of my dearest friends are from my grade, not my PC.

Some houses don't blend across PC's, others do. I'm lucky that mine does, and am very close with my big and members of her class as well.

Good luck!

I did, but I almost dropped. I was left with only one house I really liked after being cut by my legacy house and others where I thought I'd be a good fit. Luckily, I got my first choice. Rough week. Thanks for asking.

I’m the actual OP, so idk who the girl is who just commented?? But yes I did go all the way through! Surprisingly similar story to the girl pretending to be me... weird lol. I got my top choice!! But I did get cut from my legacy house after philanthropy round. My second choice was a house that I realized I would have fit in to well and actually have enjoyed after sisterhood round. Yes it wasn’t an easy week ladies, but I kept as calm and confident as I could. Really happy to be adjusting to this new school and I’ve already met some super great girls from my pledge I see myself hanging out with more and my bid day buddy is my soulmate, i’ve known her for 3 days and it feels like it’s been so much longer. Hoping a lot of my other sophomore ladies are having a good time in their new chapters!

Okay, but i’m literally still laughing that someone tried to pretend being me on here. It’s really not that serious you all, not that the individual said anything bad, bc she didn’t. But hey, what more can you expect from an anonymous site I guess? I’m guess you did that to convey that recruitment isn’t super easy, especially as a sophomore, which is the truth... but really girl?