UGA Recruitment
 

Any word out there on what's happening in Athens?

According to the UGA Panhellenic T w itter handle, over 1600 women are going through recruitment - that's the only thing I've heard so far.

First half of Round ! is in the books. The weather is awesome and all is well so far!

Are they posting all those pictures of PNMs walking around as they have in the past? If so, could someone please post a link?

On Instagram it is #UGARecruitment2014 Lots of pics there...

http://www.redandblack.com/rbtv/phot...a4bcf6878.html

Here is a link to the Red and Black - the student newspaper. They typically post recruitment (the still call it Rush!) pictures every day!

Thanks! What's with calling the PNMs "recruits?" Sounds like they're going through boot camp (although I can see some similarities between the two experiences).

Here is the link to Spotted Around Athens: http://spotted.onlineathens.com/gall...8#.U-wu3_ldUg0

Maybe I missed it and that wouldn't be the first time but, when is bid day?

August 18th (Monday!)

Ah! Thank you!

Think long and hard before your daughter rushes at UGA
 

Our daughter is an incoming freshman at UGA. She graduated at the top of her high school class. Early admission at UGA. Hope scholarship. In short, a very good student.

She's a good, sweet kid. A little shy, but a nice sense of humor and personable. A leader in many of the organizations she's been involved in. Never in any trouble, no "social media" issues, etc.

We dropped her at UGA this week and moved her into her dorm room. We've never seen her so happy and excited. We were thrilled.

She decided to participate in sorority rush. Late last night, she received a call and was informed that she had been "released" after only the second round of recruiting meetings.

The most time she spent with any one sorority was 40 minutes. (20 minutes in round I and 20 minutes in round II.) During those 40 minutes, they decided she wasn't worth meeting for another 30 minutes (round III), let alone receiving a bid. Quite a system.

She is absolutely crushed. She doesn't understand what went wrong (neither do we). She has gone from being totally enthusiastic about starting her college career at UGA to second guessing whether UGA is the right place for her. Helluva start, that's for sure.

My advice to parents who have daughters that are thinking about rushing at UGA is to give this a lot of thought before committing to the process. In particular, they need to be prepared for the consequences of being definitively judged based on 20 minute group meetings.

Best of luck to you.

Did your daughter have recs? I ask because the sororities wouldn't know of her academics without them.

I do hope she finds happiness at UGA. There is much more to college than being in a sorority.

She had recs. Thanks.

That is a bitter pill to swallow and I'm sure you and your daughter are confused and angry. I don't blame you.

I will say, the "system" at UGA isn't any different from that at most large schools. Recruitment is an imperfect tool to move a whole lot of people through in a short amount of time. Despite its flaws, it works for most people. It doesn't work for everyone. Like a job interview, the PNM has a short amount of time to show why she should be selected. We all know of great girls who slip through without making that impression. It stinks. This isn't exclusive to UGA - it is a distasteful by-product of large recruitments. What is different about UGA (and many other competitive schools) is that freshman formal is a PNM's only real shot at joining, since COB is uncommon and upperclassmen are undesirable.

No one will be able to tell you or your daughter why this happened. I'm sorry it did and hope she can find a niche that brings her happiness. Good luck.