feeling confused..

This sometimes happens at the beginning of the school year. My best advice would be to find and bond with those other girls who feel left out(I'm positive there are some). Also, try to make it to Homecoming time because that's when a lot of bonding occurs, and maybe then you'll meet more of your sisters and feel more included. If it still feels uncomfortable, you can drop before Initiation.

It's only been a week!!! Hardly anyone knows anyone yet. As pp said, Homecoming is a huge bonding time. And a lot of women don't make their forever friends until they live in the house or share apartments. Please don't judge the first week and assume the rest of your four years plus alumnae membership will be the same!

Bid day is such a whirlwind experience where every NM is made to feel like a princess. It calms down right after that, even though everything is still new and you are still meeting your sisters. Even if there is a huge clique now, that won't necessarily stand the test of time. And with a PC of 83+, even a "huge" cliique will leave a lot of women outside of that group who can form incredible bonds with each other!

I felt the same way when I first joined, but you've just got to give it time and find your niche.

Don't give up. Invite some girl to go for coffee and talk. Find a friend from one of your classes. Get to know the girl you sit next to at dinner. The girls in the clique feel awkward and that's why they're in a clique.

This happens most often in the houses that recruit girls who already know each other. don't say we didn't warn you.

Don't drop. You will make friends. Everyone is excited and crazy cliquey in the beginning but that will fade and you'll find girls within your PC that you get along with. Go to all the events, sit with new people, make friends. It's like any other new situation. You've gotta give it time.

I feel the same as the OP. I have tried really hard to talk to my sisters and some are just really rude. They totally ignore me. I wanted to be in a sorority to find sisters, not to be left out!

Sometimes when you feel left out, remember that it's up to you to make the effort. Many of the girls are just getting to know each other and aren't trying to leave anyone out. They are all just trying to fit in too! They are worried about meeting new friends and aren't looking around to see who isn't "included." You don't need a formal invitation to approach a group of your new pledge sisters. Just walk up and join in. If you are still feeling like they are rude, move on to a different group of sisters. There are always a few of "those" in every house. You'll find some girls you mesh with, but it's up to you to put forth the effort.....some people are just better at making new friends quickly. You just might take a little more time. It WILL happen. Don't stress.

Just consider. It may not be a clique which I think of as excluding people. These are all new girls that don't know each other. Isn't it possible that girls that got to know each other introduced other girls to them, etc. forming a large group that now all kind of know each other? Make it a point to get to know some of those girls. They sound friendly to me. Get to know other girls too and then introduce everyone and tell girls what they have in common. (It's easy to introduce AC to LM by saying you're both communications majors!) Then you can facilitate your entire class getting closer.

If I drop now, will other houses consider me next year?