I don't know if I shared this story before...an alumna from Louisiana Tech told it to me. She was a new pledge at the time and it was her first football game with the chapter. They also team up with a fraternity for their dates to the game. Well, girls were all dressed up in their skirts and dresses and were taking care of the finishing touches when her date walked in with a flask in one hand and tape in the other. She asked what it was for and he told her it was for her THIGH. All the girls were strapped!!! :D I about died from laughter.

LMAO because my sisters and friends have definitely done that for formals.

Must have been fun doing shots!

I believe my daughter said something about flasks and uhhhhhh the upper torso area of the sun dress. I didn't even want to think about it....

At my first college football game, the pledge brother of my bf at the time put some whiskey in a ziploc bag and "stored" it in his crotch area. I am not quite sure how he kept it in place, but he had it again in the stadium so I know it was safely smuggled in. The students usually got searched (the guys patted down, the girls purses checked), but those with tickets outside of the student section usually do not. At my first game in the non-student section I was surprised to see how many "grown ups" had their own flasks! :D

Oh my goodness! This is definitely going on the list of questions for the next lengthy phone call to the college freshman.....

I take offense to this, as not only did I not apply to UF, I do not, and never want, to go there.

Also, even though I graduated a few years ago, not a single person in my 440 person class attended UF.

UCF is becoming more popular because we are a GREAT school with a lot to offer, not because we couldnt get into UF.

Please do not make assumptions about a school being a safety school when it is not for many of us...

Out of curiosity, is it difficult for a guy from the North to get a bid from a fraternity at a Southern college or univerisity. Or does it depend on the fraternity (a couple Greek letter organizations for men are known to be "Southern fraternities").

Are family ties and recommendations as important for fraternity men as it seems to be for sorority women?

Just wonderin'

I wouldn't have gone through Recruitment at Alabama (I would NEVER go to Auburn...the horror) because usually to get into the "top" (depending on how you're judging them) sororities on campus you have to have some good connections. I don't have them. My only advantage would be my hometown, because we are supposed to be a bright young bunch of rich, well connected, successful kids (I got two out of three). I have several Kappa Deltas in my family (one Phi Mu, and now an AOPi, but that's recent), but would I have gotten into KD at Alabama? You better believe I wouldn't. The northern girls who get into sororities like that (Tri Delt, KD, Kappa Kappa Gamma, for instance) have connections, I guarantee you.

But if you are looking for just a good fit, there are newer and less picky sororities on campus at SEC schools which are just as good. I'm glad I didn't have to do Recruitment at a big school like that. We have five sororites, with under 50 girls per party at any time during the week. It's a whole different world.

Thank you for posting this--I completely agree!
I am a PROUD student at USF...like you, I did not apply to UF (or even consider going there). I have been to UF/Gainesville and didn't get a good vibe. I like FSU but I decided to stick close to home for now since I eventually want to move to NYC.
USF was the only school I applied to because when I came to visit, it immediately felt like home. I love it and couldn't possibly be happier.
I know plenty of people that went to UF and hated it and actually transferred here (to USF) and to UCF.
UF, FSU, USF and UCF (and even some other FL schools) are all good in their own ways and all have something to offer--something DIFFERENT for each individual.
To say that people only go to other FL schools is because they were rejected from UF is SHEER IGNORANCE.

I am a USF alum. Go Bulls!!!!!!!!

I loved USF, but my youngest daughter prefers FSU or UF. Oh well. My oldest, of course, goes to the one and only University of Alabama (for those of you who remember me and my posts about Bama recruitment).

I agree there is something to be said for Northerners trying to break into better Southern soroities at SEC-type schools. My daughter is from Northern Virginia, but she got into DZ, which has a very fine reputation at Bama. And all the way through recruitment she always had twice as many invites as she could accept for each particular day. I believe there is a lot of truth to the idea that Notherners may have it tough - in general - getting into a name sorority at an SEC school.

Recruitment at Bama is insane. My daughter's stories were unbelievable. Did you know that 1,024 were offered bids out of almost 1,400 young ladies who initiated the recruitment process at Bama? So many did not get theiir desired houses, but I'll bet most ended up very, very happy with their ultimate sorority home. All sororities are pretty much awesome as I remember.

A very proud DZ Dad.....BamaDad DZ

haha maybe the state could send a little money to its univeristies if Florida wants to get better universities. Just a thought. It's no suprise that California has such great universities, they spend so much more on students.

It must also be said that California does not try to put all its universities on the same playing field. They have an explicit tier system, treating flagship, elite and less selective universities quite differently.