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There is what is sometimes referred to as the "UT attitude". I married a Longhorn, so I know of whence I speak. :rolleyes:;)

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Originally Posted by RedRover (Post 1721256)

Dis 'n' Dat ...

Is Greek Life as important at Texas A&M and Texas Tech as it is at the Austin campus of the University of Texas? Is recruitment as competitive at Tech and A&M as it is in Austin?

A couple of years ago, TEXAS MONTHLY had a article about the possible creation of third flagship university of the state. Tech was considered to be the logical choice, with its location as a major drawback. Ditto the El Paso campus of the University of Texas. The author of the article theorized that North Texas or Texas State might have a better chance of being designated "flagship." The author also mentioned the possibility of a brand new flagship campus being created in Dallas (more likely) or Houston (less likey). Friends tell me that the third flagship issue is a popular topic for TEXAS MONTHLY and other publications.

A friend's daughter went to St. Edward's in Austin, but she took her ROTC classes at the Austin campus of the University of Texas. She was amazed at the role Greek Life played on the campus and the lengths women went to to get into a sorority. My friend's daughter wasn't too impressed with a lot of the people she met at the Austin campus. She told her father "They may be smart enough to get into the U of T, but the truth is, I wouldn't want to follow a Texas grad into battle nor would I want to have to lead a Texas grad into battle. They are way too full of themselves. They ain't as smart as they think they are."

Greeks make up only 11% of the undergrad population at UT Austin (that includes ALL Greek organizations,not just IFC and NPC). That's roughly 4,000 students on a campus with 48,000 total students. Your "friend's daughter" is painting a picture of the average "Texas Grad" with pretty broad strokes, wouldn't you say? At a school that large, you've got ALL types, many of whom happen to be just as humble and worthy as any St. Edwards grad.

I graduated from UT, and I can say that the Greeks don't dominate campus life. They are a tiny minority on campus, which is NOT to say they don't make their presence known, of course. Then again, I did graduate a WHILE ago.

Since we are talking about Texas, I hope those affected by Ike are all ok!

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Originally Posted by Kitemom (Post 1586692)

Today I found my daughter rush note book. Looking through it every sorority had a letter. They were all pretty much the same so I will summarize.

Below are the list of items I will need to introduce you to the chapter at the univeristy you will be attending.
Two pictures (one full body 5x7 and one full face 4 X 6 (This is the real differnce in the sororities. some want two some 3)
An unofficial current transcript
A resume of all you school and community activities, accomplishment and honors (try to keep this to 2 pages-- use page maker)
An official transcript mailed directly to me in June by the register at your school after final grades have been posted.
A copy of the Panhellenic sheet you completed
The names and phone number of the lady in XZY sorority who will be writing your recommendation and letters of support.

You are responsible for contacting your own acquantances in XYZ to ask them to write the official recommendation and letters or support for you. These ladies can live anywhere not just in your hometown. Please askas many as you fell comortable with. If you need help in obtaining names please contact me. It is important that you provide each person with a picture, a copy of you unofficial transcript and you resume. Have them mail the resume to me and I will forwrd your packet to the chapters.

Fall Rush - June 15 except UT Austin which is required by May 15 to June 1

Deferred Rush - August 1

I hope this helps. Others asked for 2-3 letters of support. I wished I had this info in Feb last year. Please excuse typo's :)

So i'm bringing up an old thread because i'm soooooo confused. I'm the rec coordinator for my alum chapter and all these HS girls and moms have been asking me what the chapter at so-and-so school (mainly UT, Tech and Arizona) need. I've been trying to get in contact with anyone with no luck. The advisors haven't answered my email, the lady who was the rec coordinator last year hasn't sent me ANYTHING. It's frustrating.

I have no idea what a "packet" is.....the Alumnae president said they don't need a packet anymore because when they register with the alumnae association it's all online. But I don't think that is what the girls have been asking me about.....they keep saying the "Alpha Phi packet." I'm just like :confused:

Anyone have aaaaaany information they can pass along to me? It would be greatly appreciated

My lovely Greek Chat ladies,

One my students that asked me for a letter of recommendation is going to UT-Austin. I am totally unfamiliar with the Texas system, but I know by reading here and on other threads that it is totally different than the one I am used to in Florida.
I am currently trying to help her and her mom get information on recruitment and what they will need. If you have any advice, please let me know.

Thanks,

It's all pretty much summed up in this thread. Reader's Digest version-

Try to get a rec for every house. The Texas girls are generally sending 1 formal rec and 3 letters of support. With the rec, send a head shot, and a full or 3/4 body shot, neither of which need to be professional pictures, just something posed out in the yard or somewhere, also include a resume, listing activities, awards, community involvement, etc,. Being from out of state, these recs can be mailed directly to the houses, and the addresses and websites can be found here:

http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/gli...ble.php?id=upc

She needs to register with UT panhellenic too, and that can be done here:

http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/gli...pc_recruit.php

During her orientation, tell her to get to know some other girls who are going through recruitment, and tag along to events and parties. Rush chairmen from each of the sororities are all staying in Austin this summer and will be meeting girls during this time.

They've been meeting this spring with the fraternity rush chairmen to coordinate events, so it should be a fun summer!! (I've got the down low because my son and many of his friends, girls and guys, are rush chairs this year)

Then, follow all the other advise about what to do/what not to do, clothing choices, etc. that are spelled out in GC!

Good luck to your student!!

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Originally Posted by srmom (Post 1809391)

Thanks for the advice! I just got her packet today, and it had the resume and a wallet size photo. Is the other size mandatory?

What do you mean by 3 letters to one rec?

You also need to send in when she will be going to orientation. Texas "summer rushes" and will need to know when to invite her out during her time there this summer. Also, that reference needs to be in the hands of the chapter asap. I think I repeated what srmom was saying but it is very important for the girls to know when you will be there this summer.

also, let your student know that the sorority members will be checking out all the pnms during orientation, so should she attend a summer party, she needs to be on her best behavior.

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Originally Posted by FSUZeta (Post 1809614)

also, let your student know that the sorority members will be checking out all the pnms during orientation, so should she attend a summer party, she needs to be on her best behavior.

Aren't summer parties with sororities against Panhellenic rules? They were when I went through!

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What do you mean by 3 letters to one rec?

The "letters of support" are just informal hand written letters that basically say, "I love Susie Q and think she'd be a great XYZ, I've know her for x years and can say without question that she's GRRRREAAAT!" Then hit on some of the highlights in the resume, blah di blah, etc. They just let extra information be passed along to the chapters outside of the official fill in the blank recommendation forms that we get off the org. websites.

Does that make sense?

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Aren't summer parties with sororities against Panhellenic rules? They were when I went through!

Silence at UT doesn't begin until mid August, right before rush (I think it's the 12th this year, but you can check on the website). The rush chairs will be working all summer during the orientations getting to know girls, taking them out to eat, meeting them at parties, etc. It's all informal stuff. They don't send out invites or anything like that, they just get to know girls through girls they know from their hometown or highschool, etc.

The sororities don't hold the parties, the fraternities do, and they are held during the orientation weeks. Each of the fraternites have late nights on certain nights, and then they each will have big rush event parties a couple of times during the summer, like Foam, or Fiji Island, etc.