OLE MISS RECRUITMENT!
 

hi!
i will be a freshman at ole miss this fall, and i know that i want to rush, but am kind of clueless as to what they're looking for.
what are the most desirable sororities there?
what tips can you give me for rushing at ole miss?

I dont go to Ole Miss so I cant answer your second question but i DO know that each sorority is different at different schools and no one can answer your first question because that differs from person to person and school to school. in order to have a successful recruitment, all PNMs must keep an open mind :)

Scroll down, there are a lot of threads on it. And I didn't go to Ole Miss either, but from what I've read here, it sounds like you need to get started on prepping!

There really isn't an answer to your first question because all nine sororities are great. Second, you will definately need recs and have a high gpa. Another thing is to go through with an open mind because your opinion about different houses will change. Good luck!

http://greekchat.com/gcforums/showthread.php?t=88571

http://greekchat.com/gcforums/showthread.php?t=2302


Ole Miss rush is highly competitive. I suggest sending a PM to OleMissGlitter who is an Ole Miss sorority advisor, she has lots of good advice.

Recs are a MUST. Start getting them now.

I honestly wouldn't worry about who is "desireable" at this point. You will form your own opinions during recruitment. With the release figures, cuts are heavy in the first few rounds and it's pointless to have preconceived notions about chapters as things can change from day to day in recruitment (i.e. different ones may/may not invite you back).

Portions of the Ole Miss Greek Life web site have tips, too:

http://www.dosolemiss.com/page.php?p...page_id=107712

I work at Ole Miss Greek Life for IFC. Recruitment is quite competitive. Although, I am not completely familiar with NPC recruitment, I can answer basic questions about registration and people to talk to.

My daughter went through last year at Ole Miss and had a blast. However, during orientation the need for recs was down played. Make SURE you have one for each house.

One thing I noticed last year is that girls coming from certain areas thought they could only be an ABC or XYZ because all the girls from their hometowns were in that house. As competitive as the recruitment is at Ole Miss, that did not always work out. My daughter's roommate was in this category and was crushed when she received her preference choices. I encouraged her to continue with the preference parties and then make her decision. She did join a house and is thrilled with her choice. She will end up being a great leader in the house and probably on campus as well. She will have more opportunities for being a standout in the house she joined than the one she thought she "needed to join". It is really important that you do not listen to "tent talk" and make up your own mind. All of the houses are strong, so you really have some great choices.

Get working on the sponsorships right away. The sororities are gathering them now and the sooner the better.

Best of luck, but most of all, have a good time!

Welcome back, GatorDG,
Did we ever hear what chapter your daughter pledged? I'm thinking DG, but can't remember.

I get so annoyed hearing stories like that. Why won't Panhellenic's be honest? Just come right out and say Recs are critical on this campus. Grades too, on average our chapters expect a minimum of ___. I hate hearing about PNMs who got blindsided because they followed the bad advice of Panhellenic -- people who are in charge of making sure the recruitment process is run appropriately and fairly.

when i attended orientation with my daughter 2 summers ago, we attended the optional greeklife info. sessions. the panhellenic vp recruitment stated that recs. could only come from alumnae of the chapters-she did not say "the specific sororities." i was so worried that some unknowing pnm would stress out and not send in recommendations because she did not know samford alumnae!

fyi- for any pnms reading this-any alumnae of a sorority may send a recommendation to any chapter of her sorority.

Agreed with Ole Miss Phi Mu....all 9 houses are filled with amazing young ladies...so keep your options open and remember to have fun! Definitely work on getting your recs now. Recruitment is in mid-October (Bid Day is Oct. 19) this year but the sooner the better. Also, don't forget to register for recruitment! You can go to the Ole Miss Panhellenic website to find out more info about that. Or you can ask your Orientation Leader more questions when you come for Orientation this summer! Hotty Toddy!

Its pretty much been covered. Get your recs in. Don't get your heart set on one house. Get some rest. Mind your p's and q's.

Not necessarily true of every sorority.;)

can you elaborate?

Yeah, that's definitely the first I've heard that on here.

I know one sorority that only accepts recs from the person designated for that area. For instance, an organized alum group has a person designated as the recommendation chairman. Her signature has to be on that form for a chapter to accept it. Other members may recommend the PNM, but only the official person's recommendation is counted.
Another group, I heard several years ago, discounted recommendations from members of a particular nearby chapter. Now, I think they were doing this "illegally" - that is, against their own sorority's policies.
And I've heard of a third where a few chapters "unofficially" would give greater weight to recommendations from alumnae of their own chapter. Again, against their sorority's official policies.
But in the case of the first sorority, I've been told by 2 different members that that is their official policy.

So if Polly PNM lives in California and her mom is an alumna, but she's rushing in New York, the sorority won't count the rec her mom sends in? I'm sorry but that is stupid. Or could Mom send the rec she writes to the area person and get the area person to also sign it - to put her OK on it?

It seems like the area person has to "sign off" but any member (as per the GLO's policy) may write a recommendation.

If the chapter has an unofficial policy that says all recommendations from any chapter alumnae is weighted more simply because they are from the chapter, then that does not seem right.

And while I understand that all recommendations should be treated the same, I would guess that most chapters value (give weight to) a recommendation from someone they know and respect (i.e. member from the chapter) than perhaps a recommendation from a member (alumnae) of another chapter. Especially when the alumnae may not be known by any of them. That seems normal - and fair - to me.

In Pi Phi, there are local alumnae officers who have just that duty (ACRICs, they're called, or at least they used to be) - collecting RIFs (Pi Phi's word for rec) for women from their area. Chapters are supposed to contact them for any women who don't have RIFs and they'll write one - scouring yearbooks and things like that, even sometimes if it's only a "info only" rec. Of course in Pi Phi there is backup system for women who don't receive RIFs even after this, to ensure that every woman gets a recommendation. In my chapter even after sending out RIF requests we still didn't have RIF forms for the majority of the women we pledged and we used the "backup" method of recommendation. (Hope I'm not revealing too much here).

BUT - as the officer who was in charge of requesting RIFs one year, I find it really crazy that you would limit who can write the RIF to the local area of the chapter. I faced a big problem because not every region even had an alumnae club, and some of those that did didn't appoint ACRIC chairs! And how in the heck would we have gotten the women from the Northern Virginia or Roanoke Pi Phi alum clubs (just to name the two closest to my undergrad chapter) to possibly get RIFs for women from California or Texas? Even cobbling together an "info only" rec for women from those areas would be like crazy impossible for those women!

Would you mind telling us which group this is? It frankly boggles my mind. I honestly wonder if the members who told you this was misinformed or (eek) not following national policy correctly. If they're from the same area/chapter, they could be similarly misinformed...