To The Girl Who Doesn't Feel That Rush Is 'Worth Her Time'
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To The Girl Who Doesn't Feel That Rush Is 'Worth Her Time'

Rushing and recruitment is sometimes a bit overwhelming, but the end product is so worth it.

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To The Girl Who Doesn't Feel That Rush Is 'Worth Her Time'
Hannah George

"What really is rush?"

"Is it even worth my time?"

"Will the girls in Greek life even want me?"

First off, there are too many “what-ifs” to count in this situation. Rush is hectic and wild and at Indiana, it’s “extra.” Visiting 22 houses and picking one in a span of a week and a half is hard. It’s cold and wearing heels to walk through the snow is so stupid. It is so easy to assume girls would not like you because the Greek system seems so picky and there are around two thousand girls who rush and only nine hundred get bids.

The “what-ifs” exist, trust me I know. I struggled to decide whether or not to rush. I didn’t want to go through it if I was going to come out the other side completely empty-handed. The whole process relies on you to be outgoing and charismatic and for many people that is hard.

But it is worth it in the end.

You have to remember there are other factors going into this argument.

You walk around in the cold and stand at the entrance to the door for 10 to 20 minutes to get into their beautiful house you’d never get to see otherwise.

You talk to over sixty girls and make new friends and find connections you never knew existed.

You go to 22 houses to find the one you can’t wait to call home.

If you are like me and are on the fence about deciding whether or not to rush at IU or any other school for that matter, know that you are not alone as well. Many girls go into rush not knowing what to expect at all. You don’t have to worry about going in blind, you have a Rho Gamma and many other girls to back you up. You can do it and quite honestly, what have you got to lose? It’s the choice between finding a forever home and just not getting in and in the end, finding a home is worth the risk. It was for me.

Sincerely,

The girl who had no idea what she was getting into, but is so glad she did
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