Now THAT was rude. :mad:

My dear, we knew exactly what you were talking about...that's the problem! And you aren't "biast". You are "biased." With poor grammar like that on the Internet, you won't have to worry about too many options.

(still clutchin' my mama's pearls!)

^^^^^^^

Heck, even I knew what she was talking about.

HTPNM: Facts are inherently true, so the adjective is unneeded. Moreover, unless you know and have canvassed each of the 1000+ PNMs (and registration has not closed), your allegation is mere hearsay based on a statistically flawed sample. It does not meet the definition of "fact". Despite your protests to the contrary, you seem to be heavily influenced by gossip.

Okay. I am very sorry I've now upset everyone by a simple statement. This is obviously not the best place for me to ask any questions

This.

Relax. Chill out. Don't flounce. No one was rude to you. Everyone is just telling it like it is. Just make sure you're open to ALL groups. There isn't a bad one in the bunch. And PLEASE, whatever you do, DON'T listen to what other people are saying about how "most PNMs feel" or how "every chapter already has their bid lists made" or anything else like that. They're rumors. And even if none of the other PNMs want to be in the newest sorority on campus, that doesn't mean it wouldn't be a good fit for you. Don't worry about what everyone else is doing. Follow your own path. Otherwise, you might end up extremely disappointed, either because you have no bid, or because you have a bid to a group that was considered the "popular chapter", but doesn't fit your style and personality.

Don't get caught up in made-up statistics and talk of the "best" chapters. Try to block all of that stuff out. At this point, all you can do is get your outfits together, build conversation skills, go through recruitment and be yourself, and hopefully everything will fall into place. Worrying about anything else won't help you.

Good luck!

Hello everyone! I googled "ole miss rush help" and this site popped up. What better place to search for advice that the women who have experience it themselves!? I am coming into ole miss in the fall and obviously I'm planning on going through recruitment! Lol. I've gotten all of my recs done, but I've recently been told that most sororities are now looking for at least two! I don't have anyone else to write some of the recs for me! What do I do?

I suggest you read this entire thread start to finish. When you are done, read last years Ole Miss thread. I am entirely certain there are many many suggestions that can help you find recs and then some.

Okay I did. Do I absolutely have to have two? Even for ADPi since it is new and there aren't many alumni in the area? Are they going to cut me if I don't have two? I thought that one was the requirement.

All it takes is one good rec to receive a bid, but the more alumnae who are willing to vouch for you and write recommendations for you the better, especially if those ladies are Ole Miss alumni!

I have several for most of them. I'm just missing more than one from sororities that aren't big in my hometown and then ADPi because they are new. I just don't want to get cut from somewhere because of my lack of a second rec.

OleMissPNM -- do your first rec writers know sisters who could write a second one or provide leads?

Do your research. ADPi is re-establishing their Ole Miss chapter. There are PLENTY of ADPi alumnae in Mississippi.

If you got one rec for every chapter on campus, go back to the women who have already submitted recommendation letters or forms for you. They have sorority sisters!! Voila... problem solved.

Information about the Panhellenic Silence rule has been added to the #1 post.

As you prepare for Recruitment, there is an important conversation you need to have about paying for your future sorority lifestyle. A really good discussion is here: Click Me

A link to last the Ole Miss chapters' published costs listed toward the end of Post #1 in this thread.

dress for preference party
 

My daughter has pick out a dress for pref that is a particular sorority color. She now thinks she needs to wear a black dress. Her friends told her that she shouldn't show favoritism. She looks very good in the dress that she picked out. Do we need to look for a black dress?

Sweetie, they all are some sorority's color!

What Titchou said. Plus, there is no guarantee that she will be preffing the sorority that has that color.

That's what I told her. I wanted her to hear it from y'all. You all have been through this more than me and both she and I trust your opinions. Keep that good advise coming!

Agree with others -- I think it would be almost impossible to avoid all colors of all chapters. Not that she would, but it might is a good idea during the rest of recruitment to avoid clothing with any obvious chapter symbols, like owls or anchors or whatever.

It probably is a good idea to have a black dress on hand just for general purposes. And a white one too.

And don't forget that navy can look gorgeous too....that's what color I wore if I remember correctly (can't believe it's been 18 years!). And navy looks great with a red cardigan for fall football games too! Hotty Toddy!

Yes, every young woman at Ole Miss needs to have football attire that is Ole Miss Blue and Ole Miss Red. We like to wear the same color as the football team on gameday to show support. The effect is breathtaking, both in The Grove and in Vaught-Hemingway stadium.

football colors
 

Have they decided what color theory are wearing for each game? Is it posted somewhere?

Boy, am I a bad speller. I meant they are not theory.

Tell her to get a bright orange dress. ;) I'm pretty sure that's the only color not used by any of the NPC sororities.

Seriously though, there are so many PNMs that the actives won't really care what colors everyone is wearing. Again, it's pretty much impossible to avoid NPC colors altogether. Just make sure she doesn't show up dressed in pink from head to toe with quatrefoil earrings and a lion necklace.

As crazy as this sounds, yes, some girls do chose the color of their pref dresses based on which sorority they are hoping to receive a bid from. This practice is especially popular with in state girls who already have a good idea what house they will likely get a bid from. (Then they cross their fingers and say a prayer and hope for the best)

Best advice, mom to mom, buy your daughter a little black dress or perhaps a navy one as mentioned earlier. A Little Black Dress is the best investment as she will likely attend many formals where the LBD will come in handy. My daughter wore her pref dress to three fraternity formals and one of her sororities date parties. Because it was nice and basic, nobody could really tell she was wearing the same dress over and over again. She just changed her shoes and jewelry. You can't do that with a bold color dress!

Save the color dress for skit parties and wear a neutral color to pref. it's better safe than sorry.

Black with a bit of color might work! One of my daughters has ebony black hair so didn't want an all-black dress on top of that. She found one that had red accents and that worked out beautifully!

Y'all are telling her to get a black dress, but I read it as they already have a dress that her daughter looks good in that is a color. If she looks good and feels good in this dress, she should wear it.

Besides, black IS a sorority color, and Theta has a chapter at Ole Miss.

Going to pref parties in a light blue dress: OK.
Going to pref parties in a light blue dress with dark blue scarf, pumps and headwrap, a necklace with a key pendant and owl earrings: Not OK.

And ditto what amIblue said.

Agreed. If daughter loves the dress, feels great when wearing it, looks good in it, and is not accessorizing as 33 warned against, that is what she should wear.

All really good advice on pref dresses. Wear what you feel GREAT in and don't worry about what everyone else is wearing or saying that you should wear….

So thinking of clothes… a sister of mine just posted the Ole Miss 2014 Football "What to Wear" guide on FB….. will try to post the pic… but if doesn't work it looks like the following:

v. Boise State- Red
At Vandy- Red
Louisinanna Lafayette- Blue
Memphis- Red
Alabama- Blue
Texas A&M Blue
Tennessee- Blue
At LSU - Red
PC- Red
At Arkansas- Blue
MSU- Blue

Okay can't seem to get a picture to post-- here is the FB link…
https://www.facebook.com/OleMissFoot...type=1&fref=nf

HOTTY TODDY!

Thank you!!! I deleted my post with the 2013 schedule, so that it will not cause confusion :-)

:-) CAN'T WAIT for football season to start!!!

Football colors
 

I'm guessing Auburn will be red.

I'm jealous of this warm weather, color-coordinated football game apparel scheme. Here in Michigan, we look pretty coordinated for the first half of the season, and then the stadium devolves into random "winter coat color."

I'm jealous of all schools that have colors that you can find pretty clothes in. I love the Vols, and I wear orange proudly, but it is not an easy color to wear. The schools that have my favorite color combos are Ole Miss, Georgia, and Vanderbilt.

Reminder: @TheSororityLife is holding a live tweetchat this Thursday at 9 p.m. EST to answer any of your questions about what to expect during recruitment. Be sure to tweet at us using the hashtag ‪#‎recruitmentQA‬. The Sorority Life will have four expert sorority women ready to answer any questions you may have.