<p>My daughter was accepted to UA in October and then recently into honors college. I have a few questions I’m hoping other UA parents/students may know… is is required to live in the honors dorm as a freshman in the honors college? She was hoping to room with someone not in the honors college and wondering how to go about that… Also can one rush while in the Honors college. She would like to join sorority. Would love the advice. Thanks y’all!</p>
<p>Congratulations on your daughter’s acceptance into the UA Honors College. Some quick answers are that she is not required to live in honors housing and that there are Honors College students who are members of sororities and fraternities.</p>
<p>My suggestion is to look at the threads in the UA forum as you will find a great deal of information and support. I would also post your questions in the UA forum as threads get addressed quickly and knowledgeably by students and parents.</p>
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<p>As an example, this is the most recent thread regarding sorority recruitment:
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<p>Keep in mind that if you choose non-honors housing 1st year, then you can never choose honors housing in subsequent years.</p>
<p>Does she have a roommate in mind already? </p>
<p>Room selection is done according to a priority system, based on when you pay your housing deposit. The sooner you get the housing deposit paid, the higher your priority for room selection. Either roommate can pull the other one in, so whichever roommate has the higher priority will go on first and select the room, then pull in the other, using a proxy code (given to you when you pay housing deposit). If her roommate is non-honors, then they can only choose non-honors housing. Your daughter may not choose honors housing and then try to pull in a non-honors student into honors housing. But they can both live in non-honors housing, no problem. Good luck!</p>
<p>Yes, you can absolutely rush and be in the Honors College. You might be somewhat less involved in Honors College “extracurricular” activities because of the time commitment to the sorority, but you have access to all the same courses and living opportunities. I would say it’s only limited by how involved you like to be and how well you manage your time. I think plenty of girls do both and find time for other things like club or intramural sports or other campus organizations.</p>