<p>my sister is going to be rushing this fall at uw, does anyone have any info about the sororities on campus?
like what each one i known for, the atmosphere at each...?</p>
<p>any info about them would be great.</p>
<p>There are loads of good houses at the U. Of course, each thinks it has the nicest girls, and as your sister goes through the process, she is certain to feel differences between the sororities. Many of the strongest houses are on 17th, an often desired location, but there are plenty of others scattered thru-out the greek scene that are great also. I'll resist getting too personal about individual sororities, as I am a zillion years removed from the scene and D has been out of school long enough to lose touch. In the past, Pi Phi, Theta, Gamma Phi, KD, Kappa, Tri Delt, DG, and Alpha Phi were all large, healthy and great (along with others), but much of it will be your sister's impressions. Maybe best to go in without too many preconceived ideas...</p>
<p>The Greek system provides a great niche for kids entering college. Rush as a freshman if possible. I know it is a stressful beginning...but WELL worth it.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>i heard tri-delts and delta gammas are the sluttiest sororities
has anyone else heard this?</p>
<p>I really want to join a sorority, but I want to get the dorm experience as a freshman too. Is there any way to get the best of both worlds? Can you join as a freshman without moving in? If you join later will you be the odd one out? I really want to hear more about this!</p>
<p>My daughter just participated in UW greek weekend last Fri/Sat. She had a great time. I sat in on the parent meeting and freshman do live in the chapter houses and not the dorm. There is space for 99% of the freshman. If you know for sure you don't want to live in the dorm and will rush, then you don't need to fill out the housing application. If you sign up for a dorm and then cancel after September 15 you do not get your $500 deposit back. Although some fraternities (I don't know about sororities) may reimburse you for the deposit. But choosing to live in a dorm if there is room in the chapter house (which usually is the case) is not allowable.</p>
<p>I was in a sorority at UW from 82 - 86 and I enjoyed it very much, it does provide a close knit group of people right away and for me, life long friends. You can rush as a sophomore and about 30% of the rushees are sophomore and some even juniors. </p>
<p>As for what chapters are strong and which aren't, well, I think you need to look at it differently. For starters, every person in the greek system had to first get into UW and as we all know, that gets harder and harder every year. Then through the rush process you will find a good fit with your personality and interests. It usually always works out. So to say some are strong and some aren't isn't exactly the best way to look at it. All chapters have between 68 (Alpha Xi Delta) and 109 (Alpha Gamma Delta) and average Qtr. GPA of 3.14 (Delta Delta Delta) to 3.42 (Kappa Kappa Gamma. The average chapter size is 97 and there are 1546 women in the sororities. 15% of incoming freshmen live in the greek system. </p>
<p>Average cost of living in a sorority is 2465 per quarter. (room, board and dues). low is 1800 and high is 2903. </p>
<p>visit University</a> of Washington - IFC and Panhellenic for more info.</p>
<p>All the information above was given to potential rushees and parents last weekend. :)</p>
<p>So it sounds like it wouldn't be weird to rush as a sophomore? </p>
<p>Is there anyone currently in a sorority who could talk a little bit more about it?</p>