Alternative to Sororities

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<p>Hey everybody. I was talking to a friend today and came up with sort of an interesting question that someone might be able to help us answer.</p>

<p>I'm going to be a freshman at UW-Madison this fall, and while I had a blast and met tons of great friends my freshman year, I want to make sure I keep meeting new people into my sophomore year and making the most of my college experience. The friend I was talking with feels the same way and we discussed joining a sorority, but at my campus it's pretty uncommon for sophomores to rush, and we don't really want to commit to spending a bunch of money since we won't be living in (I have an off-campus apartment with 3 other girls). Do any of you have any social organizations or anything comparable to a sorority in terms of bringing together fun, cute girls and helping people to meet or are sororities pretty much it on this front? This might sound like a weird question, but just wanted to see what you guys had to say...</p>

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<p>It's kinda weird for sophs to rush at my school too (Iowa State), but one of my roommates this last year looked into some sororities in the fall and went through informal rush in the spring and will be living in the house this coming fall. She lived in our apartment all through this last year, and is very excited to be living in her sorority house next year. </p>

<p>I don't really know of anything else...unless you just join some other clubs at school.</p>

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<p>correction: I meant to say I'm going to be a sophomore, not a freshman.</p>

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<p>Check in with the "professional" organizations of your major and the extracurricular functions they attend/promote.</p>

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<p>fraternities</p>

<p>... seriously, just join the clubs that you are interested in. You don't need to know everyone, but you will continue to meet more people as new people join the clubs that you are in!</p>