This is a really fun read that you'll likely fly through. It's a great fluffy escape for those moments when that is really all you want. If you go in expecting to enjoy yourself without any additional requirements then you likely will find exactly what you are looking for.

Probably more of a 3.5, but I'll round up.

Just between you and me, I'm a little bummed that I ended up going to a university without Greek life. I've been a little obsessed with the whole concept since way back when, when MTV had a show about being in a sorority. Since I never had the opportunity to experience that myself, I really enjoy books on the topic hence me reading this book

WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE:
I don't like that there isn't a sequel. I want to see what happens to Sigma and where the main characters go during their journey in college!

I had some issues with one of the main characters, Maddy and her whole family dynamic. It was a really weird backstory and didn't feel natural. I think it would have been better and Maddy would have been someone I would sympathize more with if she had just had trouble fitting in back at home, without all the weird added drama.

WHAT I LIKED:
This is a really fun read that you'll likely fly through. It's a great fluffy escape for those moments when that is really all you want. If you go in expecting to enjoy yourself without any additional requirements then you likely will find exactly what you are looking for.

WHO SHOULD READ THIS?
Anyone who is in the mood for a fluffy read that you don't have to think a whole lot about. Anyone who also finds themselves intrigued by greek life or experienced that for themselves.

Thank you for the chance to review this book, however, unfortunately, I was unable to download this title before it was archived

As someone who is in a sorority (pledged 30 years ago!), I found this take on rush interesting.

Some of what is shared is typical. The girls who are rushing are nervous and worried their preferred house will cut them. And, the actives have late nights between voting and then prep for the next day.

But, Ms. Wealer takes the pre-existing tension for the rush experience to a new level. She shows not only the dirty rushing that can happen, but also how sometimes chapters do things that only serve to shoot them in the foot. And how certain rushees are earmarked as preferred whether they are a legacy (had a female relative who is a member of the sorority) or even those that have highly influential families.

Overall, it was an interesting read. Not everyone has a happy ending. But, in the end, the sorority chapters may be poised to be better off than they thought would happen.

One thing I'd love to know how she picked my sorority, Delta Zeta, to be one of the hard partying ones on campus. (less)

Confession time: I was in a sorority in college.

I'm telling you this because it was why I could relate to this book so much. Of course, my sorority was WAY laid back compared to the one featured in this book-- we didn't have some big mansion-house that we lived in, we didn't follow all the strict rules, and we definitely didn't take ourselves so seriously-- but a lot of the rushing process was the same. And this book kind of confirmed all he reasons I didn't LOVE being in it (and all the reasons I ultimately went inactive).

Rush is only about the formal rushing process. It usually happens during the first month of the fall semester and takes about a week. It's basically where the college gets together a group of girls that are interested in pledging and they take those girls to all the sororities to see which is the best fit for them. It's a very superficial process. I know my sorority was very concerned about getting girls that "looked good" so that we'd get mixers with the "good" fraternities.

The thing I liked about this book is that it was entertaining. Compared to other more serious books that I've rated as high as this one, it wouldn't hold up, but I'm rating it for what it is (dramatic, fun, entertainment) and it totally did it's job on that.

I loved reading about Maddie and her being such a rule-follower. It was pretty comical the lengths she would go to make sure everyone was doing things by the book. Don't get me wrong, she was super annoying at times, but this book wouldn't have been the same without her goody-goody ways. And I felt bad for Cass because I think there are a lot of us who pledge sororities only to find out it's a lot more bitchy and shallow than what you expected. Imogen was my least favorite because she was sort of flaky and a tad conceited.

This was definitely a guilty-pleasure book. It doesn't go deep into any issues and is purely just a fun read. I didn't think the writing was outstanding, but it didn't stand out as bad either. I would recommend for anyone in college or anyone planning to go to college.

OVERALL: I had FUN reading this guilty pleasure book. It's not a deep book, but it's entertaining and shows a lot of the realities of sorority life. I hope you give this a try if you're in the mood for drama and lightness.

This book, like a lot of the contemporaries I’d been reading lately, was a very light one. I mean, it’s mentally impossible for me to ALWAYS be reading High Fantasies and Contemporary’s with Mental Health issues etc, and so books like Rush come as welcome breaks for me.

I think there’s a movie about Rushing in colleges – I simply can’t remember the name at this point – which was primarily where I got my information about Sororities/ Pledging Greek and I felt like I knew enough to read this book.

Told from three major points of view, Rush is a fun, light and slightly predictable read.

Imogen Ash is the TOP pledge. A three generation legacy to Sigma Theta Kappa and New York Socialite, all she wanted when she got to college was a fresh start.

Madeline ran from her boyfriend and sister cheating on her and is determined to prove to everybody who thought she was nobody that she could be accepted into one of the most prestigious houses in the country.

Cass is a sophomore in the Sigma house, dreading the life. She thought pledging Greek was about sisterhood and equality and instead, found out it was about power and shaming. She’s determined to change the house and stand up for the underdog, all while trying to tell her best friend she’s in love with him.

The book itself was nothing spectacular.

All we heard about were parties, and then showers from Imogen and Madeline and from Cass how Pledging was pre-decided depending on legacy and other things. ALL the important stuff like Madeline and her Boyfriend/ Sister drama was sort of given a back seat. The fights were blown WAY out of proportion and I ended up really disliking Maggie and Imogen.

All in all, a book worth a read if you’re into the sorority stuff! 3 stars.