<p>Greek Mom here:</p>
<p>“2) Srat recs, and recruitment in general, are not as hardcore as most other schools. If you’re a legacy, I would let the sorority know that if you’re interested in joining that house, but part of the beauty of January rush is that recs really don’t matter all that much. You have all of fall term to get to know the girls in every house and make your choice from there, and you will probably change your mind throughout the term about where you’d like to pledge.”</p>
<p>Obviously I’ll be sending the legacy notifications to my sorority and my sister will send one in to hers, but how does my daughter let the chapters know that she’s a legacy without them feeling she’s presumptuous? </p>
<p>"4) There are only two dressy nights of rush-- the first dressy night I wore a skirt and top and the second night I wore a cocktail dress. Let’s see here-- the first night of rush I wore jeans and a polo, the second I wore slacks and a top, and the third and fourth were the dressier nights. "</p>
<p>Do all the groups need white dresses for initiation? Those can be very hard to find in the winter!</p>
<p>“I would really recommend that anyone who is planning on pledging here wait until fall before they even starting thinking about where they might want to go. Every sorority varies from chapter to chapter, and I think any girl ends up happier when she is really open-minded about what sorority she’d like to join. If you’re married to a srat before you get here, you might be disappointed to find that it doesn’t live up to your expectations. Hope that helps. Let me know if you have any more questions-- I’m absolutely happy to answer them, anonymous or not.”</p>
<p>This is very good advice from Tegan29. Just because someone’s sister was XYZ doesn’t mean that the XYZ chapter will be the best fit for that person. Chapters can vary immensely. All 5 of the sororities are very strong nationally and you can’t go wrong with any of them.</p>