When you are a freshman in college and all of your friends get their bids to sororities at different schools, it can be hard to think that Spring Rush has any benefit. I went to a school that had spring rush and here is why I think that it is better than fall rush.

1. You Get to Know Each Sorority

Instead of having to rely on first impressions or rumors, you get to know each sorority well. Also the sororities get to know you, which enables girls to find a perfect fit. I have known many girls who went through rush in the fall and ended up not liking the sorority that they ended up in.

2. You Don't Have to Go to College A Week Early

You are already nervous enough about the fact that you are moving to a completely new place with new obstacles that you will have to over come, but first you have to go through the stressful process call rush? No thank you. For Spring Rush at least you have settled into the college atmosphere.

3. You End Up Having Friends in Many Sororities

Because you do not rush until the spring, you are forced to make friends with everyone in your year. Chances are all of your friends will not end up in the same sorority. Therefore, once you have rushed, the friends you made first semester will continue to be your friends, even though they are in different sororities.

4. There Is Less Sorority Rivalry

Don't get me wrong, there is still rivalry when intramurals are played and in competitions that the school hosts. Because of rush happening in the spring, you have more friends in a various amount of sororities. This creates less tension between sororities because you are more likely to have friends in different sororities.

5. You Get to Find Out Who You Are

You have just graduated from high school and now you are finally in a place where you can start over. Instead of rushing into a sorority and surrounding yourself with mandatory friends once you get to college, you are able to make friends on your own and figure out who you want to be in this new stage of life.

Even if you are seriously wishing that you had fall rush at your school and you don't understand why you have to wait so long to be in a sorority, take the time to figure out what you want our of your 4 (or more) years of college. I also want to remind you that being in a sorority is not the most important thing in the world. It is fun to be in a close organization, but if greek life doesn't work out your college will have plenty more extra curricular activities that you can participate in.