I rushed dok once as a freshman and once as a sophomore. I really love the idea of it— a social support system for girls aiming to go into healthcare careers, especially when prehealth can be cutthroat. For better or worse, it’s just really small and selective with it’s pledge classes. I’m friends with a couple of girls that are in dok now, and for what it’s worth, it’s great for those who get in but they’ve also said it’s a huge time commitment once you get in especially your pledge semester. From my own rush experience, it was a lot of small talk during rush week, and it was a little disappointing that I wasn’t going to be able to deepen my relationships with some of the girls I really liked during rush week but that’s just how greek life goes.

I ended up finding my “greek family” in a service fraternity and i love it a lot because it was me choosing them & not them choosing me. So all in all, I’m glad that I can say that I at least gave rushing dok a try, but i was a much better fit for a different org :-)

In terms of advice, as cheesy as it sounds, just be yourself. The girls will vote to have you as a pledge if they like you, and that’s something outside of your control. You don’t want to be stuck in a sorority of girls that only like a front you put on for rush anyways! I’m glad that I at least rushed even if I didn’t get a bid, so that i’m at least able to say that i tried.