12 hours of scheduled events is kind of tough on the PNMs!

And it's not exactly a walk in the park for the actives!

Do they preference tonite? What times are the parties tomorrow? I sure wish I would have looked at her schedule before we dropped her off!!! 7 parties tomorrow instead of 5. They must be longer than the 25 minutes!

Sure, but also TOTALLY different...

sisterhood day
 

What a long day for all the girls! Socials went from 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM, with preferencing afterwards. My daughter was very impressed with the time and effort that went into all of the skits - apparently they are quite elaborate. She said that every house had dancers as part of their skit. Some had slideshows and several had singing. I can't really go into the details as it will be obvious which chapters she visited. Here is what she reported.

Candlelight - the skit was "absolutely mind blowingly perfect," and she talked with a really nice girl who had transferred from another school
Rose Point - she felt really at home and said the skit was hilarious
Francis I - the skit was okay but nothing completely amazing
Chantilly - she said this chapter blew her away today - it was by far the most emotional and many PMs were crying - her opinion of this chapter changed completely from yesterday
Fairfax - hilarious skit, one of the main characters was good enough to be on Broadway
Eloquence - still loves this chapter - skit was great
Grande Baroque - really funny skit, talked with several girls including the president and a vice president
Strasbourg - really made a connection with a member who had also gone through recruitment as a sophomore, wonderful skit
Acorn - skit was okay and she talked with the same girl the whole time
Repousse - skit was absolutely amazing - she is truly worried about getting cut tomorrow as this is her current favorite
Chrysanthemum - skit was okay, had good conversations

PMs can attend a maximum of seven socials tomorrow for philanthropy day. The chapters that my daughter put as her top seven were:
Candlelight
Rose Point
Chantilly
Fairfax
Eloquence
Strasbourg
Respousse

The remaining four she had to rank in the order that they would be bumped up if she does not get all of her top seven. The remaining four, in order, were:
Grande Baroque
Acorn
Chrysanthemum
Francis I

She says she had a very difficult time with preferencing this evening, and would actually be delighted to go back to any of the chapters that weren't in her top seven list. They are adding one more social time slot to the schedule tomorrow to help spread out the large number of PMs. Apparently some of the chapters had 100+ girls attending some events today! Dress tomorrow is recruitment t-shirts and shorts again. Socials start around 9:00 and end around 4:45.

Mizzou Mom - it sounds like your daughter is having a good experience by keeping an open mind and enjoying rush. I wish her the best. I have a son who is a sophomore at Mizzou. He got a bid from a fraternity in the spring and will be pledging this fall. My daughter is a high school senior and is pretty sure about going to Iowa State next year. She wants to rush. Does anyone know how intense the process is there? Do they suggest rec letters at Iowa State? She is a legacy through me. Thanks for any info anybody may have.

I know there's an Iowa Stater on here somewhere/sometimes, but I'll fill in just in case. Iowa State has a nice Greek system that has quite a few chapters but pledge classes are not huge. There will be cuts and recs will be appreciated I'm sure, but probably not mandatory like the southern schools. Like most moderately competitive schools, presuming she has the grades, reasonably good conversation skills and an open mind, she should find a home. My nephew is loving his time at ISU right now, although he's not in a fraternity.

Well, it wouldn't be a good story without a little drama. My daughter was invited back to six chapters today (out of a maximum of seven), but was cut from several of her favorites. Fortunately, she still has six amazing chapters left. Today, she will be attending:

Grande Baroque
Strasbourg
Candlelight
Eloquence
Chrysanthemum
Acorn

Repousse (my chapter :() cut her. This was her favorite and the one I was really worried about. She was also cut by Rose Point, in which she has some friends. I don't think she was expecting this at all. There were some tears this morning and I only got to speak with her briefly on the phone. But within 30 minutes I had a text from her saying "I'm just going to put my head up and be gracious to the houses that wanted me back. If they want me, I want to be with them." I couldn't be more proud of her than I am at this moment.

I just got a quick text and cant read the picture she attached. She said that she was not invited back to her three favs but was happy with the other ones and has a full dance card today. I am so proud of these mature young women that we have raised!!!

Missou Mom - it sounds like you have a lovely daughter with a good head on her shoulders! I'm sure she will do well and when it's all said and done, find the sorority she was meant to be in.

Dubai Sis - when you say "have the grades," what are they looking for 3.0 or up or higher than that?

Ivy Leaf - your daughter sounds like a wonderful young woman as well. Good luck to her!

I would think 3.0 is about right for the minimum GPA. I checked the Iowa State Greek Life website, which pretty much sucked, and couldn't find any specifics. Their average GPAs are listed, but average isn't the same as minimum requirement. If you're interested to know, you might CALL them. Keep in mind that meeting the minimum doesn't mean she's in, just that she won't be cut automatically due only to grades.

The sororities will all have similar minimum GPAs but not all exactly the same.

I think your daughter has a wonderful head on her shoulders to have such a positive attitude! I'm sharing this specific quote from your daughter with my daughter (who'll be rushing next week!). Best of luck to both of you!

Thanks DubaiSis - Luckily she's well above that. I was just curious. Earlier in the thread, there was the comment about severe cuts at Mizzou due to grades. I was just trying to put that in context - does that mean that most sororities have higher minimums than the Office of Greek Life?