Bad sorority experience (twice)

Panhellenic Recruitment

Hi, I go to a big school where Greek life is fairly small. I tried rushing in the fall as a freshman and got dropped by every house except for two. Both of which I put as my bottom two because I didn’t vibe with them. I tried to give it a shot but I just wasn’t feeling it and dropped on philanthropy day. I decided to try rushing in the spring. The house I wanted started it in November. I went to their house meeting and got invited to a one on one with the recruitment chair. She also continued to reach out throughout break. Several other executive members also reached out using communication like “we’re so excited to get to know you” and “we can’t wait to meet you.” This was so important to me and I told every person in my family about it. I was so excited that I would finally be joining a sorority. They had told me about the price and confirmed all my grades and were using language that insinuated I was getting a bid. The chair also told me she would call me with the results, bid or not. So here I am so excited to get my bid and all of the sudden I see a post on Instagram that they took the girls they wanted. Several of the girls they never even met, they had just met them online. I really thought I vibed well with this sorority and they gave me so many signals and led me on. The day I found out was the day after every other sorority had done their spring rush events so there was no chance for me to try for another. I hate to say it but I think they just chose the new girls based off looks and nothing else. Several of my friends also tried and one had a 4.0, and all of us had good GPAs. I was just wanting to join to find a real group of friends and unfortunately it doesn’t seem to be working out for me. I go to a commuter school so it’s really just join Greek life or have nothing to do. This was really hurtful towards me and I’m really sad about it since I just wanted some genuine friends :(. I really want to transfer to another school and hopefully have a better rush experience there that is less toxic and doesn’t exclude people as much. If you have any advice for me on how to get through this semester feeling so sad about Greek life let me know, also if you have any thoughts on this matter. Thanks for reading.

Posted Jan 14, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC

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