<p>I am from the north and I am going to the University of South Carolina this year. I am debating joining a sorority my freshman year, first semester. I am about 5'7, thin, with brown hair, and I like to party. One of the reasons I'm considering joining is because my roomate (from South Carolina) is probably joining one. So, what's it like being in a sorority? What do you do? Is it harder to get into a sorority when you're from the north? Any advice on which ones to join? Thanks!</p>
<p>It’s no more difficult to go Greek if you’re from the north. I’ve never heard of geography playing a role in rush, whether you’re from SC, the north, the west coast, or international. I don’t think that your roommate rushing is a very good reason to rush. You might or might not be in the same pref group and then will probably end up in different ones, so I’m not sure I understand why her rushing is influencing you to. It probably won’t lead you two to be closer or anything along those lines, if that’s what you were going for.<br>
Sororities at USC (really, sororities everywhere) do a lot of sanctioned community service. Each sorority has a specific cause that they support and will do various things to raise money for said cause. Looking at the various charities might be one way to decide which one to try to rush. Most will also participate in other more traditional “Greek events” like homecoming week, Dance Marathon, Carolina Cup, things of that nature. They all have mixers, tailgates, and things like that. All sororities have a meeting once a week. Also, they buy a lot of t shirts.
Whether you rush or not, you will have access to parties. Don’t let that be a deciding factor.
It’s important to keep in mind that rushing is time consuming. Some of my friends rushed freshman year, and while their school work didn’t falter, they still often had to cut the rest of us out in order to make time for the sorority and school. The dues are also a little hefty for some people.
Sororities are a great way to meet people. It’s sort of like having an instant group of friends. Keep in mind though, that like any large group of girls spending a lot of time together, estrogen flows heavily, and not everyone in the group may be as much of a friend as they seem. I also don’t think it’s difficult to meet people if you don’t join a sorority. My freshman year I fell into a large group (about 20 kids) of really close friends, none of whom rushed, and we were all really happy and social.
One thing I found interesting is that you felt a need to physically describe yourself in your post. I kind of got the impression that you included that information because you thought it might play a role in how well you’d fit in. My question to you is this: do you really want to associate yourself with an entity that you perceive as being so superficial that a physical description would be important?</p>
<p>Overall, sororities are a really personal thing. They work great for some people because of the social aspect, but not so great for others because of the guidelines and control that they have. It’s important to decide what is most important to you, and decide based on what’s best for you, not because someone else is doing it.</p>
<p>If you have any other questions about USC or Greek life, feel free to PM me.</p>
<p>The greek life apparently is great at USC. only from the opinions of friends. Their Greek village is awesome!! and they’re constantly doing improvements to make it better than it is. I know girls are usually considered wild and partiers if they join a sorority.</p>