At the University of Washington, freshmen get to school two weeks early to rush. We're talking two weeks where girls come home every night and cry. Approximately 500 girls rush each year, and she says the sororities make room for as many as possible. They're very vocal about the fact that they're doing everything they can to place everyone. But girls often drop out of the process when they don't get into the house they want.
Some schools have a good social scene outside of greek life.
Rush there is strictly regulated, and no parties or alcohol are allowed during rush. They go into a rush looking for the people that will bring something into the fraternity or sorority. Some people just have the wrong impression of the greek system. We're not an exclusive bunch of snobs, we are not a bunch of lazy drunks. What we are, however, are a group of people that provide sevice to our community, raise money for charities, promote good grades and good attitudes.