UGA 2010 Fall Recruitment
 

I guess I have been 'suffering on the sidelines' here for long enough...so I will post about my daughter's recruitment at UGA in the hopes that other mom/dads or PNMs going through UGA's recruitment will also post so we can commiserate/cheer together. I have no Greek background so both my daughter and I are very grateful to GC and my greek friends for all of the advice and assistance. We did get recs for all 17 sororities, some multiple, and some were from UGA chapters.

We were told at the parent orientation that there were 1274 girls participating at the start of rush. Today is the end of Round One, which took place over two incredibly hot days, with 11 houses yesterday and 6 houses today. The girls met with their recruitment counselors and 'selected' their favorite 12 houses and 'ranked' the remaining 6. (I am still not sure how this select/rank system works.) My daughter sounded extremely exhausted and a bit confused about her choices, but she did the best she could with the short visits she had at the houses. There were a few standouts in her mind but the rest kind of all blended together. She did use a notebook for her thoughts like suggested here on GC. I am hoping with a nap this afternoon, she can go into Round Two a little less overwhelmed. She also sounded a bit homesick (more for her friends than good old mom and dad) and I reminded her that she has a great opportunity for meeting lots of girls both during recruitment and hopefully if she ends up bidding. I guess it's gonna be another sleepless night here....

Best of luck and some virtual handholding for you...I know UGA rush well, and it is tough. Hopefully you won't have to, but be prepared to do a lot of consoling when the cuts come, and remind her that ALL houses in Athens have outstanding women. Remind her that the really important thing is that she is a Beautiful Georgia Girl, and she will have a great four years there once she finds her niche, sorority or not.

I would love a happy outcome for both you and your daughter!

She is really fortunate to be at Georgia. I loved time spent at that campus visiting friends. It brings back amazing memories. I believe no matter what she decides she can be happy there!

They selected their favorite 12 out of 18 - these are the ones they like the most - and they're saying they would like an invite back from any of those 12 equally. If everything went their way, these are the 12 they would like to go back to. Then they ranked the remaining 6 in order of most liked to least liked, in case one or more of their top 12 doesn't invite them back. The rushees are NOT "cutting" houses - there's a chance that 6 or more of their top 12 won't invite them back and they'd have to attend their 6 remaning. Hope that helped!

17 Sorority Flowers
 

I decided to use flowers for the code names of the sororities, but won't use carnations, roses or violets since I know these are used for a lot of the symbolic flowers of the 17 sororities. Of course, there is no particular order and if I have somehow assigned a flower that is actually used it was unintentional! So the lovely flowers of UGA are....

Camellias
Peonies
Sunflowers
Tulips
Buttercups
Snapdragons
Gardenias
Magnolias
Daffodils
Jasmine
Hydrangeas
Lavender
Lilies
Daisies
Orchids
Phlox
Bluebonnets

So for Round Two, the girls select 12/rank 5 and can get invited back to a maximum of 12 events which are House Tours. The girls will find out tomorrow morning at their breakfast meeting with their recruitment counselor, then straight to the buses and tours....

Yes, thank you, that does help and I will let her know. We understood about the fact that she wasn't 'cutting' and could go back to one of the 5 she ranked at the bottom, but wasn't sure about how it worked for the top 12 being equal. Also want to clear up that there are 17 houses, not 18.

good luck to southerncomfordaughter and to mom and dad too!

Good Luck to her!!

Round Two Invites
 

Daughter texted this morning at 6:45 with her invites for today's Round Two house tours. She received invitations to 10 houses, including her 3 early favorites, the Daisies, Lilies, and Peonies :). The other floral 'hothouses' were the Daffodils, Sunflowers, Tulips, Snapdragons, Buttercups, Magnolias, and Jasmine. Today will be another long day with parties starting at 8:00 and not ending until 5:30, with selections with recruitment counselors from 6:30-7:30. It is supposed to be very hot again, 100 degrees with a heat index of 112!

that's great SC! good luck to daughter today.

Good luck to her SoCo! I hope she finds a great home!

I love the codenames! I hope she has a great day!

This is not considered good form on GreekChat. In fact, the ONLY code name revealed should be the one pledged.
You could send a PM and ask.

Oh, Yay! I feel like we rarely get a UGA story on here...

UGA on the inside
 

My daughter is on the inside this year, so I can well understand what you parents are going through with Recruitment. It is hot, your daughter has just arrived on campus, and they are overwhelmed. I will tell you the quality of young woman who is now attending UGA is really setting a very, very high bar. These girls must be stellar to get into UGA. I heard the acceptance level is about 3.9, so these are all great young woman.

My daughter tells me each house is looking for those special young ladies. It is really hard with the beastly hot weather to shine. The sisters want to make a good impression as well. They KNOW what it is like on the sidewalk. They do have their favorites, but I heard repeatedly about girls who just bloomed during recruitment. They talked, they were funny, they really clicked with their hostess. As in any friendship, if it clicks, it works.

Your daughters will get through this. It is an ongoing process of adaptation and adjustment. They will find their spots and they will shine. Tell them their sisters are waiting for them and they are just as nervous and excited.