<p>im sorry if this is stupid but how exactly does joining a sorority work. like i know you go to rush events and stuff, but what happens after that? do you have to fill out paperwork and all or do you just informally join?></p>
<p>They give you a bid if they want you. You choose to accept it or not. You then go through the pledging process until you become an official active member. Pledging could be as little as one quarter to... whenever.</p>
<p>basically, no paperwork involved?</p>
<p>open to transfers (fraternities)?</p>
<p>Yes, you can pledge a frat/sorority any year you want but of course the earlier the better since you get more out of it. </p>
<p>And no, no paperwork involved until AFTER you become initiated(for the most part)..</p>
<p>Open for transfers: depends on the individual fraternity/sorority.</p>
<p>interesting...what kinda of paperwork do we fill out after initiation?</p>
<p>Should probably worry about that later. ;)</p>
<p>sorry guys</p>
<p>to answer</p>
<p>you sign away your life. there are a bunch of contracts that you do sign, and you don't get to read them really, since they ask for it in a few minutes.</p>
<p>make sure you REALLY want to join. like seriously, think over the reasons why you'll be joining and why you want in. if friends is the answer, then you shouldn't even go through rush, it is such total complete bs. every other thing that comes out of the sisters mouths is a LIE</p>
<p>Right....friends was my answer and it was a great decision for me.</p>
<p>Just giving you another opinion, joining a frat was an amazing experience.</p>
<p>I think Moldau's response shows you really have to look closely at the sororities during rush. Of course, they'll all be on their best behavior. I don't know if my daughter was just lucky in her choice, but she has met some really good friends in her house. I think this might be another reason not to worry about the sororities reputation, in particular, but to look at the girls and see if they're people you would be friends with.</p>
<p>why are so many greek folks still in the dorms</p>
<p>to the CC greeks:
how has joining a fraternity or a sorority changed you?</p>
<p>CC [UCLA] Greeks: Most noticeable or post-obvious one is Moldau. Otherwise, I don't think there are many lurking out there... other than LaxAttack09 who did it at his old school. You're better served posting the question to a general Greek forum. (There are some; I can't think of them off of my head.)</p>
<p>There is quite a bit of paperwork involved, actually: start with registering on time. (Today was the mandatory orientation to sorority recruitment). UCLA rush is less crazy than USC, but ideally you will submit a rec from a sorority alum to each house. It need not be a member of the UCLA chapter, but must be an alum, not an active member. You will be at a disadvantage rushing without rec letters sent in advance.
For guidance on rush itself, the advice on greekchat.com under recruitment is very valuable. Remember that sorority and fraternity recruitment are completely different in process and formality, so don't bother reading whichever part doesn't pertain to you.</p>
<p>SVMom is right- you do get points for rec letters, but you also get points for other things like GPA. I wouldn't let not having rec letters discourage me from rushing.</p>
<p>im thinking of joining one...</p>
<p>I'm deff going to join a fraternity out here. To those of you who are also thinking about it I'll tell you that from rushing at my previous school it was one of the best times of my life. The whole "bonding" thing might seem corny but it was a blast....sure there were parts where you had to work hard but the hazing was never <em>bad</em> and it was something we all looked back on and joked about.</p>
<p>Lax, where are you thinking about?</p>
<p>Thinkin about pike...we'll see.</p>