<p>Does anyone have knowledge (pro or con) concerning the social sororities at FSU? My d is contemplating going out for rush Fall of 2008. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>They can be expensive. The social aspect can be very supportive at some and generally the sororities are better managed than the fraternities. It can be hard if an applicant wants sorority "A" but "A" does not want the applicant.</p>
<p>Students in the sororities can be just the same as living in the on-campus dorms, with the exception of direct university supervision.</p>
<p>all i can tell you is the houses themselves all looked really nice from the outside when we visited. we arrived for our visit in tally, right during the week of sorority rush. there were so many girls moving along from house to house. looks like they all have great activities planned during rush week. </p>
<p>Good luck on your search.</p>
<p>We were amazed at the expense. Back in the day we did not have sorority houses (were assigned certain dorms), which seem to really add to the cost.</p>
<p>Parent2noles,
I hope you don't mind me asking, but did your d's go out for rush and if so did they decide to pledge? If they pledged, do you think the investment in the sororities is worth the benefit?</p>
<p>Our d will be in the honors program (hoping to live in Landis) and we are wondering if she may find the same kind of support and friendships there. Plus, there are only so many hours in the day and the time required with Greek Life obligations is unknown at this point.</p>
<p>I don't mind at all - neither daughter (to my knowledge) participated in sorority rush. We considered it as a relative actually works as a house mother at FSU. Neither D1 nor D2 took her up on the offer.</p>
<p>Both do, however, participate in one of the campus ministries. The dorm is a place to form friendships early on. I think the connections formed as a freshman in the dorm is important to establishing connections that may later turn into long-term friendships.</p>
<p>That is one reason why I recommend living on campus even in one of the older, non-renovated dorms. The east campus, renovated dorms are excellent and decent places to live.</p>
<p>parent2noles,</p>
<p>Thanks so much for you candor. I'm encouraged to hear that campus ministries are active on campus. My d has a strong interest in the ministries at FSU. The only one we have any knowledge of is Campus Crusade. (I was active in Crusade in college and we have friends who are on staff with Crusade in the Atlanta area). Can you tell us about the ministries available for student involvement at FSU?</p>
<p>Most all the ministries I know about may be found here: Welcome</a> to FSU Campus Ministries</p>
<p>All i have to say is that greek life just at like most southern campuses is very prevalent, they are very costly, but on my floor i have two girls which are in sororities, one is in phi mu and the other in kappa delta, both very nice and smart. very good social aspects but academically also, they must attend study sessions in the library and mainttain a certain gpa in order to stay in it.</p>
<p>The only big complaint i heard about sororities was rush week, there forced to walk around in the hot sun visiting house to house with very strict rules.</p>
<p>Parent2noles</p>
<p>Thanks for the webpage for the campus ministries at FSU. We were amazed at the number and variety! Its great that students have an opportunity to connect with others who share their faith while away from home.</p>
<p>I am in a sorority and absolutely love it! I have met some wonderful friends and it made my transition from high school to college so much easier. The girls are very much like me... I've never had a better group of friends. I would suggest your daughter to go through recruitment and try it out.. there's nothing to lose, but so much to gain! Once a new member gets invited to be in the sorority there is a 2 week - 1 month period where she does not have to pay. Tell your daughter to take advantage of this time... go to the house, eat, and get to know the girls to determine wheter this is an investment that is important to her.</p>
<p>This is rather important.. all of the sororities have houses and offer meal plans.. that is where most of the money goes to.. you would be paying approximately the same amount with a meal plan.. so if she takes advantage of the meals at the house you won't be wasting your money. However, many dorms at Florida State require you to have a meal plan.. most of those dorms are the newly renovated ones.. so try to pick a dorm that does not require you to have a meal plan or tell your daughter to ask about a reinbursment program the sorority offers for girls in dorms that require meal plans. I know my sorority drops the meal plan for girls with existing ones in dorms (but the downside is that your daughter will not be eating with her new friends.. getting to know girls.. etc.) </p>
<p>FSU has a really strong greek community and we are very involved on campus... being in a sorority helped me become a leader within and outside of the sorority. However, it is not for everyone and you have to be able to manage your time wisely. There are date functions, socials, sisterhood retreats to the beach, bigs and littles, and weekly meetings. There is so much going on, but as long as she doesn't lose track of the reason she is in school (to get an education and degree) then she is fine and it will be a wonderful experience!</p>
<p>Hope this helped!</p>
<p>here is the website for FSU's greek life:
greeklife.fsu.edu</p>