I’m thinking about rushing akpsi in the spring but I’m really nervous about the pledging process. All my other friends who are currently pledging at other schools seem like they’re going through hell. Is it worth the emotional stress? Is the pledging as bad as they make it out to be?
What do you mean hell? Are your friends rushing a Greek frat? Most of the time, business frats don’t force you to do crazy stuff like Greek frats. My friends joined akpsi but from a different school and they told me it was mainly a lot of team bonding/building activities.
S is in AKPsi (Wake Forest) and the rushing process was nothing like social Greek frats (which he chose not to do). It was very business oriented: interviews (many), resume, elevator pitch, presentation, etc. All good stuff for business. He did have to wear a business suit a lot (I think each Wednesday ). Now a junior, he is in leadership with the group and has really enjoyed his time there, met lots of great kids, etc. Keeps him busy as they meet twice per week and are very active on campus. They’ve even formed teams for various intramural sports.
It is a competitive bid as they only took something like 20-25 kids out of 100 who rushed. But several of his friends who didn’t make it freshmen yr were selected as sophomores. Good alternative to traditional Greek frat. It’s social and active, but not crazy.