In which case they should have a serious talk with their daughter about what that dreaded "something" might be....

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Yes if you just decided sorority life is not for you or that you didn't get the invites you wanted - now is a very bad time to try to tell Mama "oh I just didn't get a bid."

For the moms who are wondering why they haven't heard from their daughters tonight, the pref parties were originally scheduled to be over at 8:20 tonight. A friend of mine who is an alum helping with Rush was told this morning that an extra party has been added so that the groups won't be so huge. She and I are assuming that means the final party will be over about 10. She didn't have specifics.

Hmmm....that's really interesting. I am here helping too and we weren't told any such thing. According to our schedule there are the 5 original rounds and it ends at 8:20 pm. Could they have different schedules?

CMD, If you are there "on the ground," I suspect your information is better than mine. Perhaps my friend had mistakenly thought there were only 4 rounds and when she heard there were 5, she thought one had been added. I'm sorry I posted what has turned out to be erroneous information. :o

I'm here in Oxford. My DD also thought she would be finished around 8:30ish. We were going to have a late dinner together because she said many friends were doing separate things rather than hang together. (I told her she could hang with her friends, I didn't need to see her tonight. But she indicated many are stressed and a little scared so they were not going to get together ...or at least that's what she said at 12:45 when she left.)

But after my DD left to go to pref parties, I got a text from her roommate's boyfriend saying that her last round ends at 9:40. That makes sense now based on what y'all are saying.

A few more tidbits from "the ground"

-it's raining...It's not a washout at the moment, but we just had a heavy shower move through. More to come....ugh.

-the rain is ushering in a cold front tomorrow. Should be heavy rain overnight and in morning and cloudy with potentially more rain in afternoon....:-( But temps will be dropping. It was HOT today...upper 80s. Tomorrow's high is 70!

-Until I got to campus I didn't understand what y'all meant by "tent talk"..... Ah! Now I get it. (There are tents in front of each house where girls wait ...Had no clue!)

-Overheard in the lobby of my daughter's dorm (NOTE: THIS WAS OVERHEARD AND NOT ACCURATE! The girl who worked the desk said it to another mom sitting in lobby. I didn't say a word, just smiled.....) : The cuts this year were brutal because of new sorority coming to campus. There were 5000 girls going through rush and they cut 1200 the first day. Second day they cut 800. (SERIOUSLY?? I knew from GC that the number of PNMs who registered was about 1300-1400.)

Oh well, I hope all goes well for all the girls....and I really hope the rain holds out until after 10 and is finished by 2:30 tomorrow afternoon!!

:eek: Good heavens, I am not sure if the entire female freshman class was 5000! Yes, rush at Ole Miss is tough. Ridiculous exaggeration like this just inflates the anxiety.

And yes, I am on pins & needles tonight!!! Can't wait for Bid Day!

DD wanted to go eat a late dinner tonight.

I know they have to stay in dorms tonight and I'm not trying to get around that at all.

But if the pref rounds are done by 9:40, then they have to rank...and say not done until 10 or so.

I'm wondering how much time we would have.

Are the Gamma Chis going to do a bed check at a certain time or something?? Definitely don't want to break any rules....just not sure of specifics.

Anybody know about this? Thanks...

They do not want the girls out celebrating. I doubt they will do bed checks, but might be better for you to get something take out and have dinner in her dorm room with her & her roomie.

Great, thanks. I just sent DD a text suggesting that....Waiting to hear but I'm sure they have long lines to rank. Thank goodness the rain held off. There's a heavy line of storms on its way.

Thanks to everyone!! Good luck to all the PNMs and moms!

Good morning everyone!!

Looks like the rain has cleared out already, but that means the temperature has DROPPED! It is currently 55!

I wonder how many girls will still be out in baggy t-shirts and shorts?

Good luck to everyone today. DD felt good about pref night. Said she found a house where she seems very comfortable and they seem to welcome her. Saying a few prayers this morning for all the girls!

Oh and I learned that only girls who went to one house at at a certain time ended at 9:40 last night....

Good luck to everyone!

Good luck to everyone today!!! Each and every house on campus is awesome!

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IT'S BID DAY!

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^^^you crack me up!

And you survived another one!

my friend just called me and her nephew got his first choice after a very rough and hard cut rush-- I am so happy for him and can not wait to hear how the girls did!!!!

Are any of the (alleged) live cams on campus positioned to show the girls getting their bids? I say alleged because the Union camera is still showing that it is night time. The view on the Food Court camera might be live, but the time stamp is from August.

Does anyone know what quota is at Ole Miss?

I hate it that some of the live cams are down....I am sure there will be YouTube postings afterwards, but can't find anything live. My niece is out there somewhere, I am so excited and so far away. Aaarrgh.

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I heard the group I have a lot of friends in took 119 - and I'm guessing that quota must be around that number.

The boys had some hard cuts I heard. My sons' fraternity took 101 of 107 bids they gave . That's a huge pledge class. Good look learning all those names and hometowns, bless em.

Holding my breath til 3:15, best of luck to PNMs, actives, and moms.

Some are saying that if your third choice ranked you higher than your first or second you will end up with third choice.

Can someone help me and my very nervous pnm?

No. Stop it. That's not how it works.

No, it doesn't work that way. Bid matching is computerized. At this point, the PNMs rank actually is considered more...until the sorority fills up. The pnm is given her first choice as soon as she comes up on their list. If they fill before her name comes up on the list, the she will match with her second choice...unless her second choice fills before her name comes up. IF the pnm matches with her third choice, it is not because the third group somehow blocked her from going to her top two, it's because the top two didn't want her as much as they did the woman that matched to their groups. Sometimes it is as simple as they just don't like you that much, unfortunately. The upside is, the pnm has a bid! The third group wants the pnm and will offer her a great sisterhood.

Thanks -- we can enjoy our lunch now

Oh honestly! Please quit listening to stupid people. It makes girls and their obsessive moms feel better to say...."My little Petunia would have gotten her first choice, Upper Upper Crustas, if only the Tri Losers hadn't ranked her higher and spoiled her chances at a perfect life!"

Just take a breath. Your helicopter blades are starting to rev and you don't want to go there. Good luck to the daughters and actives!

I don't know why, but this made me LOL.

Quota was 117. All groups matched quota and most got additions.

Oh please! Get a grip. It's not like it's whether or not she'll get the only available heart for a transplant! She'll get a bid. How she deals with the one she gets is an idication of the kind of person she is. That's far more important than whether the computer places you with your first or third choice.

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I have a friend going through sorority recruitment at Ole Miss. Where and when can I find a list of pledges?

This made me gag.

Every house on this campus is amazing and rush is very competitive. Your daughter is lucky to have a bid in the first place. Any bid means she has had a successful recruitment.

Like some PPs have said, if she can't make the best of whatever she ends up with, that is a reflection on your daughter. And if you can't be okay with whatever happens as long as your daughter is in an environment where she will be able to be happy and grow (which is any sorority at Ole Miss)...well then I have no words.

Stop obsessing and trust the process. Your daughter will end up where she is meant to, and that's all anyone can hope for.

The lists won't be available for a day or two, but they will come.

I'M DYING HERE, LADIES!! can anyone post an update on Bid Day? A picture... something!

Everything is quiet on facebook and twitter... Found a few things though!

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Haha.. I've been lurking on this thread since day 1, checking in every few days.. but I've been refreshing my browser about every 2 minutes for the last couple hours hoping for an exciting update...

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It's amazing how quiet it is online! I feel like everywhere else, pictures are posted or tweeted right and left. I am doing some serious stalking to find any pictures!

YEAH!! Thank you WCSWEET! Keep them coming!

Organizations must have purchased 60s flower child props by the warehouse truckload this year.

Haven't the young ladies at the University of Mississippi always kept low, polite profiles on Bid Day? Or at least low excitement levels. Last year, it seemed that way.

I'm with you there!