Greek Life

morida
Fri, 09 Sep 2016 21:49:54 +0000

I am by no means an authority - but I do have some experience. I was (many years ago) Greek and also a EE major. Let me be blunt - your parents are 100% right. There is simply no harm in waiting a year. I have to admit that being a freshman pledge had significant impact on my grades. There was simply no way around it. LOTS of late night activities that often conflicted with a solid study routine. I made it work, but in hindsight, it was not the best choice. “Guys I have to study…” was not an acceptable option…

Southlander addressed all of your points extremely well.

The only downside that I can think about waiting is that you will sort of be the odd duck out in the following rush - not that it is a bad thing. I bet if you wait, you will find that you are totally connected in so many other ways that a traditional social sorority may not fit where you want to go.

Unless you are dead set on being Greek, there are lots of other ways to deeply connect that are much more conducive to what will be a very challenging curriculum. Theta Tau is a fantastic option - that is worth looking into.

Good luck!