University of Mississippi Sorority Recruitment 2015
 

Mary Poppins has retired. This forum helped me so much in the past. If anyone has any questions please ask. All the wonderful ladies of Greek Chat will try to help.

Dates to Remember:

August 26 Care Walk

September 7 Registration closes

September 20 Panhellenic Convocation

September 27 Greek Day

September 28-29 Philanthropy Day

October 1-2 Sisterhood Day

October 3 Preference Day

October 4 Bid Day!!!!!!!


Sororities at Ole Miss:

Alpha Delta Pi

Alpha Omicron Pi

Alpha Phi

Chi Omega

Delta Delta Delta

Delta Gamma

Kappa Alpha Theta

Kappa Delta

Kappa Kappa Gamma

Phi Mu

Pi Beta Phi


Alpha Phi will only participate in the first round of formal recruitment. The will complete colonisation after formal recruitment is over.

HottyToddy1, you might want to note that Alpha Phi is colonizing this year at Ole Miss. I believe that they will participate only in the first round of parties during formal recruitment. Then they will complete their colonization recruitment after formal recruitment is over.

Thank you Thetalady. it will take all of us to manage this thread and we won't come close to Mary Poppins.

Random question regarding recruitment at Ole Miss, are shorts appropriate to wear during the first round? I have a family friend who is going through recruitment this year, and my instinct says yes, but I am not that familiar with recruitment in the south! =)

Yes. The chapter members and PNMs will all be wearing similar tshirts (just different colors) for open house rounds. Shorts will probably be worn by most chapters and PNMs although I know some will do linen pants or skirts. Just have her take a few different options with her like a pair of shorts or another casual bottom that flatters her body type. Most wear flat sandals or tennis shoes this day.

Here is a little more information about Ole Miss rush and what to wear: http://dos.orgsync.com/org/umgreeks/npcrecwear

Business attire for pref???

Good spot 33. I can't imagine Ole Miss women wearing what I think of as business attire for pref.

Yes, that page does say business attire. The full sentence is actually:

What to wear: This round is more formal attire, such as a semi-formal or cocktail dress or business attire, paired with comfortable shoes.

So, NO, business attire is not the norm.

So why are they even throwing it in there is my question.

They shouldn't have. Maybe the administration is trying to bring down the level of rush to more casual, "fewer frills" style. Ain't going to happen at Ole Miss any time soon. I am concerned that all this will do is make the girls who don't know the "system" stand out and not in a good way.

30+ years ago, that is what we were instructed to wear for the 3rd round. Pref was still dressy -- back then it wasn't cocktail but what you would wear to church (when people still dressed up for church).

Bumping this one! :)

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Sorority move-in day is August 15th. Dorm move-in is the entire following week ... students move in on their scheduled day. I am so glad they started the new move-in schedule. Just a couple of years ago, everyone moved in on the same day and traffic in Oxpatch came to a screaching halt! However, like preparing for an ice or snow storm, I'm buying up everything I need for this coming week so that I can camp out at home until all the parental units head back home!

Move in week
 

I made the mistake of going to Walmart during move in week last year:eek::eek::eek:

Lol!

I know I'm quoting myself, but I want y'all to know how I am even offending myself by bringing in a bit of frozen meat to make it through the week. I usually shop daily for fresh stuff. A year ago, I wouldn't have had to do this, but a few months ago, I moved my elderly daddy in with me. He's okay with managing his breakfast and lunch on his own, but for dinner, we're on nursing home hours.

It is really sweet to have him toddling around my house. I'll keep him here as long as I am able.

OM goodness how many times have I said the same thing moving my girls into the house. It is just like shopping during the worst day of Christmas season in the hottest and most humid day of the year! So glad that time is over!!:)

It is my understanding this is the last year for skits during recruitment. I believe the administration is moving towards a more no-frills recruitment and a more values-based recruitment.

The ADPi house should be ready for move-in I believe this weekend. It looks gorgeous!

I cannot wait to see pictures of the completed project! Oh, AZTheta...!

I think you are probably looking for MaryPoppins :D

Yes! you haven't forgotten our plan!!!!!!! :D


Nope - she was looking for moi. ;)

AH!! The porch, rockers and sweet tea... spiked, no doubt :p

7:30 pm and there are workers all over the place. Not sure they will make it for move-in tomorrow, but they are really close. Beautiful building!

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Sounds like we're going to have so much fun, our hoop skirts are going to get caught up in the rockers!

Are you bringing the petit fours, or should I?

Gah! Nonononononono! We would NOT EVER do anything to jeopardize our respective memberships, so we shall sit on the veranda, white gloved, hatted, beautiful, peaceful, civilized, gracious, and we shall hold hands, nibble on cookies, petits fours, and drink unspiked sweet tea (mine will be prickly pear, though.).

honeychile, we're having this catered. We only have to bring ourselves! I've checked into a limo. We don't need to worry about plebian tasks like driving, parking, etc. We have better things to do with our time.

thetalady, are you joining us? All are welcome! There IS a dress code, though. Stay tuned for details.

OK that's enough derailing outta me. Back to the topic. I'm going to the pool. It's 94 degrees and I'm hot (and it's 10 pm here).

so here we go....
 

Good luck to you both! My suggestion would be get to Oxford on either Friday October 2nd or Saturday, October 3rd and be on hand when she is tired and maybe a little anxious. Bid day is Sunday, October 4th. As for where to place yourself, the girls should receive their bids in the area between the lyceum and the grove stage. Some moms are very nearby their daughters, or they wait for them on the main sorority row to watch the run. This will take a little coordinating but you will work it out.

If you have already been enjoying the grove, you won't believe bid day. Such a fun experience. Don't miss it.

On a side note....the opening game of next season (2016) should be an interesting one for you! Ole Miss v. FSU in Orlando!

Book your hotel room now if there are any available. You may have to stay in Batesville (about 25 miles away).

Most moms park themselves along the main sorority row....the houses are all pretty close to each other. Daughter texts you where she got a bid and mom can hurry over to the front lawn of her daughter's new house in time to see her running to her new sisters!

There is a new hotel named the Graduate which is due to open soon and is taking reservations already. (662) 234-3031.

I believe the girls are given their bids after all the Rho Chis reveal their "true letters" on the steps of the Lyceum. There are two streets with sorority houses ... and they are not that close together ... so if her pref houses are all on the same street, you would have a better idea of where to stand.

Ok, I was using the "fairly close" reference compared to some campuses where some sorority houses are totally across campus from one another...like half a mile or more.

I have not heard of the Graduate...good to know.

Good luck getting a place to stay for Bid Day at this point. Hotels in the area and for miles around have been booked for many, many months. If you can find one, snap it up!

Bid day
 

Last year the girls received their bids in the grove. The gamma chi reveal took place on the stage and the gamma Chis spread out in the grove with their groups to give out the bids.

Sorority row is right off the grove - the houses there are Phi Mu, Delta Gamma, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Tri Delt and KD

The other five houses are located on Rebel Drive. I believe the girls run behind the union over to Rebel Drive and then down Rebel Drive. The houses on Rebel Drive are AOPi, KAppa Alpha Theta, ADPi, PiPhi and ChiO.

I noticed many parents in the grove to celebrate with their daughters briefly before they ran to the houses. I imagine they then made their way down to the house. Other than the grove it would be hard to know where to wait unless both of your daughters pref houses are on the same street.

^^^This^^^

Here are a couple of videos from last year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8ZIO__Cl9A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B6ZLFjtk3M

Giving this a bump since recruitment starts today...

Good luck to everyone at Ole Miss...actives and PNMs alike!

I was curious if anyone knows the final number who are going through and would have a guess what pledge class sizes would probably be. I'm assuming it would be similar to last years numbers so will look through old thread and see if I can find that.