<p>My parents don't want me to join a sorority until sophomore year, but I really want to rush to meet new people. If I rush as a freshman and choose not to take a bid, can i re-rush sophomore year and still be offered a bid from the same house? Thanks!!</p>
<p>i don’t think so. from my understanding is that the bid a sorority house gives is dependant on the group of girls rushing and which girls bond with which house, and that differs from year to year. i think it highly unlikely that you can have a bid “rollover” until next year (unfortunately).</p>
<p>if georgia girl could elaborate more on this question it’d be really great.</p>
<p>It is now called recruitment of new members. Things do change through the years. Your best time to go through recruitment is during your freshman year. However, at SC many potential new members accept bids as sophomores. Also, there are spring admits whose first opportunity to join is the fall semester after they were admitted.
Panhellenic has a quota for each chapter. They cannot “hold over” a bid for the following year. There are expenses involved in becoming a member of a chapter, especially the first semester when a new member cannot move into the chapter house.
My advice is to look carefully at the expense sheet which Panhellenic will make available soon. Once a member moves into the chapter house it is less costly than living in the dorms. It is also much, much safer. The sorority chapter houses are gorgeous and the house corporations do everything possible to secure the safety and security of the members who live there. All of the SC sororities have mature house mothers who live in the chapter houses, not RAs.
Please do not go through recruitment unless you have made the decision to be an active member of a group, can afford the dues and have parents who approve of your decision. If a woman accepts a bid and later is initiated (learns the rituals and becomes a full member), she is a lifetime member of that sorority.
If you have more detailed questions, PM me and I will try to answer them.</p>
<p>Hmm I think my question is misunderstood. I just want to make sure that if you turn down a bid freshman year, you aren’t giving up the option of joining that sorority for the rest of your four years. So if I turned down a bid and decided not to join a sorority freshman year, and if I go through the recruitment process again sophomore year, is there a chance i can be offered a bid from the same sorority again or am i officially not considered by them because I turned them down my first go around? Hope that made it a little more clear but thanks for the replies!</p>
<p>There is no rule against them giving you a bid again. It should not make any difference at all. </p>
<p>A little bit of off-the-record advice- if you are given a bid by a sorority you really like, take it. In my experience and in the experience of my three kids, it is OK to join as a sophomore but there are benefits to joining as a freshman. Hopefully, your parents will see that.<br>
Take Georgia Girl’s advice-
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<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>amy 12,
Check your PM box. Thanks.</p>
<p>Apparently, I was wrong about this-
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<p>Frats can give a bid again. (I just double-checked with son in frat.) I’m surprised sororities would do that- doesn’t make sense. Sorry.</p>
<p>Georgia Girl… i tried messaging you back but it says your inbox is full. So thank you so much for the help!! and one final question…if i rush sophomore year instead, can i still live in the house sophomore year or would i have to wait until my junior year?</p>
<p>Hey- just a little additional information on this subject. Although the same sorority CAN give you a bid again, and it isn’t impossible, it does make them less likely to the second time around because in their minds- if you turned down the bid once, taking another eligible girl’s spot, who’s to say you won’t do it again? (I understand that you wouldn’t the second time, but I am just explaining the mindset). It’s definitely not impossible to recieve the same bid twice, however if you get the one you want the first time- I would highly reccomend doing it. The Greek System is a great way to meet people and allows you to be able to do some really cool things you might not otherwise be able to!</p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>
<p>Could anyone comment about the situation for someone who is transferring to USC as a junior and has no prior sorority affiliation. What are the odds of getting a bid? Does being a junior work against you?</p>
<p>As a guy, I am admittedly out of place here, but according to my girlfriend:</p>
<p>Agreed with KHans on the multiple years of rushing thing.
As a junior: most houses take 2 juniors. If you’re a good fit for a house being a junior probably wont work against you because so few juniors rush in the first place.</p>