Although the majority of SMU’s Freshman class anxiously awaits Rush Week, there is no doubt that most of us are nervous wrecks regarding the matter. But I mean come on, when we are constantly warned that sorority girls are spying on us, there’s no question that we’re going to get a little nervous.
That’s when I ask myself: “Do I really want to be a part of the Greek System?” Technically speaking, we’re all supposed to just “be ourselves” until we are asked to join a House. But let’s be realistic, that’s not all it takes to be able to join a sorority.
Spur of the moment coffee meet-ups occur at least a couple times a week. Senior, Junior, and Sophomore girls will ask for your number and text you as if they’ve known you their whole life. Oh, and when they invite you to their sorority’s ice cream social or cook-out, you really can’t say no.
It’s as if every day is a phony cycle of smiles and bubbly encounters. No one can truly tell who is being genuine and who is putting on an act just for the purpose of recruitment. Maybe it’s time that SMU designated the Rush process to take place at the beginning on the school year. Until then, expect the spurious social interactions to continue for months on end.
I understand where you are coming from in your post. Having rush second semester does make things slightly different. I too experienced the lunches/coffees and frequent phone number exchanges. While I can see how this can be at times overwhelming, I fully enjoyed the benefit of meeting so many people before rush started. It allowed me to get to know a lot of different girls from different houses, which made my decision during rush week much easier. Also, I am glad I had the whole first semester to transition into college life and make friends. Many of my friends from first semester went different houses and now we all have each other and our new pledge classes which I find fun as we all can introduce ourselves to each other.
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