Cornell Greek Life

oldfort
Sun, 30 Mar 2014 22:19:55 +0000

You won’t be a loser if you should decide not to join a sorority. Both of my kids joined a sorority at Cornell and they are sisters in more ways than one. Each house is different and they recruit different types of girls. The biggest partiers are not necessary right for all houses.

Try to look for fit instead of just prestige because you’ll end up spending most of your four years with your sorority sisters. Both of my kids had a lot of outside ECs, but they partied and hung out with their sorority sisters. My older daughter graduated few years ago, and she is still very close with her sorority sisters. I think she would have been very good friends with her sisters even if there was no Greek life at Cornell. Three of her best friends from freshman year joined the same sorority with her. My younger kid is also very active at the sorority. She wants to run for a rush position next year. The sorority doesn’t force the girls to participate in anything they don’t want to do. The only thing which is required is their Sun chapter meeting.They have formals, crush, date night, mixers with fraternities, but they are all optional.

I would encourage you to rush even if you don’t end up pledging. It is a great opportunity to meet a lot of people you normally wouldn’t have. If you want to rush, try to be mindful of what you post on your FB, more is not necessary more.