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Sorority rush failed me. It will fail again. | 34th Street Magazine

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Every winter, hundreds of freshman girls zip up their coats and rush the eight Panhellenic sororities at Penn. Isabella Simonetti (C '21), who is also a columnist for the Daily Pennsylvanian, was one of these freshmen. She wrote about her week of sorority rush for Street. An Instagram bio decorated with Greek letters, hundreds of new Facebook friends, social relevance, an extensive lineage of big “sisters” to offer unconditional support. This is the promise of gaining membership into one of Penn’s eight sororities. The “top tier” ones, that is. They are the ultimate status symbol. I wanted it. And so did over 600 other freshmen girls. But only about 100 of us could be offered a coveted bid from the “best” sororities on campus. Some joined less exclusive, but respected, organizations. Others found their home in the so–called “bottom tier." And some—like me—got lost along the way. I emerged from rush without a sorority, but I did get a front row seat to the elusive “process.” The first d

Features Sorority rush failed me. It will fail again. Why I can't trust the process after rushing at Penn. By Isabella Simonetti Jan 22, 2018 9:00 am Brad Hong / 34th Street Magazine Every winter, hundreds of freshman girls zip up their coats and rush the eight Panhellenic sororities at Penn. Isabella Simonetti (C '21), who is also a columnist for the Daily Pennsylvanian, was one of these freshmen. She wrote about her week of sorority rush for Street. An Instagram bio decorated with Greek letters, hundreds of new Facebook friends, social relevance, an extensive lineage of big “sisters” to

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