i don't drink- should i rush

Yes, you Should still rush! Lots of independents drink too so you can find a place to be social and friends who don't drink in a sorority. But, you will probably feel very awkward in some!

Here is where I wouldn't recommend: zeta, aphi, kd, kappa, dz, gpb, dg, chi o, ddd, pi phi, pm

They will be nice to you hopefully but you will be in the minority!!! There are exceptions, but few.

Here is where you can find more of a mix of who do and don't and you will feel more at ease:

Axo, adpi, agd, aopi, theta

Of course axo and agd have a partying section but not nearly like the others. So I would recommend those 5.

I'd say especially not Kd, Kappa, zeta, aphi, and Tri Delt.

Could you two give worse advice? Every house has girls that don't drink. You can find a friend group in any. There is another thread on this.

i hate to be that guy but like a really big part of greek life at bama is parties. If youre cool with being the only sober one in a swap full of like 300 drunk ppl then go ahead but if you dont want to go out to the swaps, date parties, darties, etc. then you really might not get your money's worth from greek life. Unless youre loaded and can afford 10k a year to only benefit from the slightly better food and comfort colors tshirts.. Just my opinion.

Tbh since you made the name of your initial post "good girl" it seems like you have some sort of animosity towards people who drink and you're the "good" one... that mindset really has no place in greek life. People who choose not to party are no more mature or better than people who do. If that's not how you think and I'm reading too much into it then maybe not but idk. Comment above is right tho, a lot of greek life is centered around partying. (With other factors obviously, but you all know what I'm talking about.)

As others have said, you will be in the minority in any house so don't let that impact your recruitment. Definitely join an organization and give it time to feel it out. Get really involved in other things that interest you about Greek life (philanthropy, scholarship, bible studies if you're into that) and I promise you will make friends through that! One of my best friends couldn't drink our first semester because of a medication she was taking and she turned out just fine even though my house was listed above as a house to avoid. You may have to make more of an effort to meet people if you aren't showing up to swaps/parties but you will find friends!

I'd put money on you ending up drinking in college. Especially if you join a sorority at a big SEC school. In my sorority I don't know any girls who don't drink at least for date parties, and I'm not in one of the "party houses."

I say definitely still rush but it will be hard for you in the beginning of the year, because a lot of friend groups are formed and bonding happens while out at parties with girls in your pledge class, and it'll be annoying and uncomfortable for you to be the only sober one there. Like I said definitely still rush because obviously partying is a just a fraction of Greek life, but I'm just giving you a heads up

If you don't drink, but you don't mind being around people that do, and you still like to go out and party- you'll be totally fine and nobody will care. And I'm saying this coming from one of the biggest "party" houses.

If you don't like to be around people that are drunk and/or don't like to party, I wouldn't do it. Your friend group will most likely drink and sororities cost too much to be in one and not go to date parties/swaps.