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Sororities are looking for members for all four years. No chapter is going to waste a bid on someone they know would only be there just to get initiated and then leave. You wouldn't be there long enough to add anything to the membership in the long run, so no, you are not a candidate for sorority membership.

Recs are important for many houses; some lower tier houses will pledge someone without one. You'd almost for sure be cut from top tier houses without connections but that's true for girls from many places. Connections are somewhat important for mid-tier houses.

The biggest issue is being here only one year. As the other poster said, I can't imagine a house being willing to use up a pledge "slot" for someone here for that short a time. They want girls for 4 years or at least 3. I usually always encourage girls to rush, whether they're here without connections or an upperclassman who could be in a house a few years, but in your case, I honestly don't think it would be worth your while and certainly I don't see it worth a house's while to have someone for so short a time, to be really honest.

By the way, are you going to be a freshman or upperclassman? Why only a year if you're coming all the way from Australia?

The best advice anyone can give you is to check with the Ole Miss Panhellenic Council. They do have a website that will explain the recruitment process. If I were you I would email them with your question. It is true that the sororities do prefer to have girls who are in it for the 4 year run, but we all know there are girls who leave after the first semester or after a year. There are a couple of sororities that do not require recs according to the panhellenic site, however one of those requires Ole Miss connections. The other is known as an out of state sorority so they might be willing to consider your application.

There are foreign students in several sororities but most are here for the full four years. Personally I think it could be possible for you to find a sorority that would be willing to get to know you and allow you to spend your year with them, but I can't say for sure. Check with the Panhellenic Council.

Everybody knows there are at least 1000 international students here. There is a BIG difference between being here for all four years to get a degree and just being here for a semester or two. There have been international students in sororities here for years, but not as transients, they are here until graduation.

1000 international students? Omg that’s huge lol. Where did you come up with a whole thousand? Did you pull that from admissions? I’m being sarcastic btw

I love how Moms Everywhere thinks that by running around this site pointing out mom and troll posts makes them somehow less pathetic? Newsflash: You're here too with nothing better to do.

there are a few international students. obv have realistic expectations, you aren't going to be top tier. but you will get in some where as long as you put in some effort

i wouldn't tell anyone you are only staying for a year, no one is going to bid you.

if you are rushing as a freshmen you should be ok. but if you are a transfer student rushing as a junior/senior AND only staying for a year then well.... i hate telling someone they won't get a bid, but yeah

To all the Mississippi Moms saying that no one will want this girl, please shut up. You had your time to be in Greek life in 1985. You’re no longer relevant. Let the actives handle this one.

My chapter actually really rushed a girl from Australia hard last year. She was only going to be there a short amount of time but we still really wanted her. Unfortunately, we didn’t get her and we were super sad about it. The point is, YES you have a chance. You should ASBOLUTELY register for recruitment and go through the process. Sisterhood isn’t just for 4 years, it’s for life. Even if the only year you’re in America you spend it with the chapter, that’s still going to be a year that you enrich the sorority and they enrich you. If you did it and loved it so much, you could even talk to your home university and start a chapter back in Australia after you go home. There are a lot of options. Don’t let these bitter moms tell you you have no chance because I know my house would absolutely bid you.

There are a lot of people pretending on here, starting with the OP who started this and keeps commenting and replying to herself.

This was actually fun to read. It's like a Ma and Grandma short story.