Greek Life at the University of Washington

[sbkorn28]

So im applying for the fall 2016 term at the university of washington and I really want to go rush but im confused by a couple things.

1. When do kids rush specifically frats and how does it work at UDUB? Im from Chicago so when I hear about people rushing they say its during the summer? Is there any option for kids that live far away?
2. A lot of midwest schools you live in the greek house sophomore year but I hear at UDUB you live in the house freshman year, is that required of all freshman in the frat because I want to live in a dorm and experience dorm life at some point in college so it it possible to live in a dorm the 1st semester and move into the house 2nd semester? Also if freshman live in the house, where do sophomores and uperclassman live?

Sorry for so many questions haha

[Vctory]

I thought this would be an easy question to answer, but your rush rules are weird…

http://www.uwifc.com/#!longdistanceweek/c1b3g

Apparently they have this week for out of staters to come and rush (only Weds-Sat, and that’s not NEARLY enough time IMO to go through rush), but I’m not sure how that works. I’d recommend calling their Greek Life office and asking them about all of this.

Saw a thread on GreekChat about UW rush for sororities, and much of the advice holds true. Copying and pasting:

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/showthread.php?t=109435

The first thing anyone on here will tell you is to do the following:

1. Call or email the Greek life office at UW and ask them the questions you asked here.

2. Talk to friend or friendly acquaintances you have who are in sororities and ask them those same questions.

3. Go on the sorority websites and public FB’s for those that have them. Find out about the sororities (just like you would find out about a company you want to work for). Pay attention to their GPA requirements and their avg GPA (above their average is what you’re shooting for).

So having said that…UW is considered competitive for the NW and probably fairly competitive for the country as a whole. They have a large number of girls going through every year (1000 to 1200 on avg I believe) but also a large number of houses (16) since it is a big school. The good news is, out of 16 you will probably find many you like, but they have to like you too, so you need to keep an open mind and not cross anything off the list based on a first impression (kind of like dating).

It is LONG week. They move into dorms on Friday, go through recruitment all week, and move into houses the following weekend. You do get a two day break before school starts.

I THINK (not sure) that all 4 schools in the region (UO, UW, WSU, and OSU) have guaranteed bids. This means IF you go all the way through the process, IF you maximize your options, and IF you sign a preference card, you will get a bid somewhere.

I can’t speak to the dress code issue. My daughter didn’t ask for a daily “what I wore to recruitment” bulletin from her buddies (LOL), but I would guess that due to the time of year it falls (September) it is probably somewhere in between WSU (August/sundresses every day) and UO (October/jeans and cute shirts/1 dressy night). Ask your friends and the Greek life office.

On a good note - All of my daughter’s friends were/are very happy in their houses, and I think they were spread out through 6 or 7 of the 16.

Quickest, best answer: Call UW.

Re: what kind of guys rush fraternities, every fraternity’s different and you’ll find different types of people in each. There’s not a stereotypical “frat bro” like you’d think (while some fraternities are more like the stereotype). It all depends on the campus, the chapter, and the brothers.

~kai~