<p>I was just wondering what the sororities were like at MSU. I'm going there next year, and was considering rushing, but I just wanted to know if it would be worth my time</p>
<p>My mom was in a sorority there and she like it a lot, but I don’t really know much about it. If you have any specific questions I could ask her for you.</p>
<p>The large majority of sororities at MSU are stereotypical. Don’t play into the stereotype unless you really think it will benefit you in the long run…I know a few girls who are fantastic people but still sorority girls…but for the most part it is not worth being a part of. Being part of a sorority, there is too much time involvement and not enough substance…</p>
<p>I want to be in a sorority as well, but my mom talked to me about not rushing until sophomore year. What she said sounded like a good idea.
She told me that you have so many things to do and experience without being tied down with a sorority. Also during freshman year it is so easy to make friends and expand your social circle and skills. Also, the greek system, while fun, is mostly made up of (and I’m trying to say this is the nicest way possible b/c i want to be greek really bad) the stereotypical rich girls and beer drinking guys. While there is a lot more positives than that, the greek system as my cousin puts it “brings back high school” and since we are graduating from high school, why would we want to bring it back so soon? There are cliques in the greek system but you still have to be around them unlike an independent who can ignore them. </p>
<p>while all that makes greek life sound awful, the friends that you make and sisterhood seems to me like it is a once in a lifetime experience. and it is an easy way to meet people.</p>
<p>So I say wait on rushing and allow yourself a full transition into college life! you don’t have to take my advice and since i am not going to edit this or read it again it may not sound like good advice at all. I apologize for that.</p>
<p>BUT my mom was a kappa delta. cousin was a kappa alpha theta and grandma was a sigma kappa all at michigan state. and they LOVED IT! but they all rushed after freshman year.</p>
<p>and also rushing in the spring is for the houses who didn’t fill the required number of pledges.</p>
<p>I’m not a sorority girl, but I know quite a few who rushed this year. My only advice: if you DO decide to rush, make sure you absolutely love the girls in the sorority before you join it. Two girls I know got into their top pick and absolutely love the experience so far. However, another girl just wanted a sorority no matter what it was. She joined one that accepted her (or however that works), even though it was her dead-last pick. She regrets it so much already because she doesn’t really like any of the girls in the sorority and she feels as though it was a major waste of money :(. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>filmaphile, my mom was a sigma kappa at msu too! =)</p>