If you happened to be around campus during the short period of time from Monday, January 9 to Friday, January 13, you probably noticed that the WashU campus had a noticeably different gender ratio than usual. In these short few days, it seemed that everywhere you looked, you saw packs of identical, anxious-looking girls walking around, but where were all the guys?
Simple answer: Sorority rush! Girls who were interested in joining sororities had come back early, leading to an unusually large amount of estrogen on campus. Because they had come back before the new semester, these girls got to enjoy five whole days without ANY boys on campus! (Of course, there were exceptions as in the case where boys who came back early for sports, but they were hardly noticeable as they were pretty busy themselves.)
Now, I know that five days of a girl-dominated campus might sound like a nightmare to some people. Sure- it can be hard to be around all girls sometimes; the drama, the emotions, and the gossiping can be a lot to deal with without boys to turn to for relief. However, the sorority rush period also presented a great opportunity for some girl-to-girl bonding.
One of the best parts about the sorority rush period was having the opportunity to really get to know so many different girls; often times girls act differently when guys are around, so having 100 percent “girl time” was a great way to make new friends who shared common interests.
By the end of rush, the girls on campus had definitely formed a strong bond with each other. As the boys started to trickle back on campus, we girls couldn’t help but feel a little bit sad that our prolonged girl session was coming to an end. Even though there are boys back on campus, all is not lost; many of us have new friendships to show for our time spent together, as well as an abundance of new sorority sisters to spend endless amounts of girl time with!
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Wash U chapter.