recruitment question - pledge w/ a friend?
by: JenMy best friend and I will be rushing this fall. We really want to pledge the same house. Is there any way to make sure we pledge together? Should we have people write it on our recs, should we mention it during rush or is this a terrible idea and we should just hope for the best? We're from Tennessee, so we know a few girls in some of the houses, but at siome houses we don't know anyone.
#1 by: Active
You really shouldn't worry about pledging the same house as your best friend. Find the house that's right for YOU. Some of my best friends ended up in houses other than mine and we're still extremely close. Trust the system and you'll find your home. It's also really fun to have friends in other houses to go to their swaps with and vice versa
Comment#2 by: Active
Jen- you really shouldn't do whatever your friend is doing. Do what YOU want to do. If you have this attitude through rush, it's going to make it 10x harder honestly. If you end up in the same sorority for this reason, there is a big chance that you won't like it just because it won't be so much "you" as an individual. It's a lot of fun having friends in other houses anyway because you'll have different groups of friends so pledge what best suits you!
by: MFeb 16, 2017 6:15:09 AM
Some of my best friends aren't in my house - they're girls on my floor at Tut and we're all in different houses.
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#3 by: ye
I agree with the other active above me. Rush is about you. You're making a lifelong commitment, do it for the right reasons, not because you want to be with your high school friend. Coming to Bama as an OOS student is great. You meet people so quickly. I was from OOS too when I rushed and I was nervous about not knowing anyone, but you really do make friends so quickly. I didn't know a single girl in my pledge class and now I have some great friends and I'm so happy I went the house I did. Go through rush with the goal of pleasing only yourself in mind, trust the process because everything works out in the end. If y'all end up in the same house then that's great, if you don't then that's because there's a reason. Good luck girls!
by: jenFeb 15, 2017 7:20:14 PM
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It could hurt you if you come across as a package deal. If one house wants to invite you back but not your friend, they might pass on inviting you as well if they think you won't accept because of your friend. In a competitive environment you don't want to put even more restrictions on yourself.
by: yes to aboveFeb 19, 2017 5:07:13 PM
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by: JenFeb 15, 2017 5:24:02 PM
That's good advice. I'm just nervous about pledging where everyone already knows each other or at least a few of the girls. I know Old Row is known for that and those are the houses where we know a few people, but they'll be seniors next year. I think I'll feel better once I get there and see the girls that don't know anybody and realize it's okay to pledge where I'm happy and not worry if I'm alone, because with 150 new pledge sisters I won't be lonely for long! Is here a certain house or two that tend to take TN girls or are they all spread out?
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