rush experience

Yep! This site is probably not the best place to look, but it is amusing. Positive remarks are probably self-ranking and negative remarks are from girls who were cut by that house or are in a social-climbing wannabe house. The best insight you have as a sophomore is from what you observed from girls in your dorm who were in houses -- who dropped after getting bids/during pledgeship, who got snap bids, who seemed happy, etc. I am in a house but I learned a lot about the other houses from the girls on my floor and I thank my lucky stars I am where I am. The hard part about rush as a freshman is you have so little time in each house (15 minutes on convo day!!) to really form a good opinion. Look at the Facebook pages, websites, Instagram, Twitter, etc. It's marketing, but it still gives you a feel. Also, try to find the USC Greek Awards list -- USC gives something to every chapter, but it gives you an idea who is excelling in what area. Some sororities really excel with their philanthropy on a national level -- I know a lot of the USC chapters are highly ranked with their nationals for their fund-raising and volunteer activities. That info should be on national websites. Good luck!

Rush is basically one long week of interviews! On convo days, you will have the same 15 minute conversation ten times -- major, hometown, dorm, interests, etc. The sad thing is these conversations don't really matter b/c some houses have already decided who they're cutting before you even show up based on recs, registration form, etc. Each round gives you a better chance to spend some more time with each chapter and hopefully by pref you are paired with someone you have met before, so the conversation can be a little less superficial! The rush process has been compared with speed dating and it's true!

Rush is what you make of it. You have to go in with an open mind, disregard all of these silly comments on these sites and really try and base your decision on your experiences with the girls in each house. Try not to get too hung up on the "top houses" or other people's experience, because it is going to be different for everyone. Know if you don't get asked back to a certain house, it just means that they didn't see you fitting in well to their house, but there is somewhere for everyone. try and find the house that makes you feel the most at home and go with your gut. good luck

try visiting all the websites of the sororities/frats