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jen0830 made some valid points about Greek life at certain southern cal schools. I attended ucsb waaaay back in the eighties, and us rushees, as we were called, were told that rush was casual, not competitive, all the houses were great and got along well, and, of course, that everyone could find a Greek home. Well, I remember rush as being terribly competitive, and I also recall certain houses were extremely selective. There was plenty of "tent talk," and houses had definite reputations. In short, rush was absolutely nothing like what I had been told. Lots of girls withdrew, or were released. Now, in those days, there were girls (only a few, but it did happen.) who would rush and pledge at ucsb, then transfer to ucla or usc. The SEC is not the only place where this happened. I think it is far kinder, in the long run, to tell PNM's what recruitment can really be like, than to "blow smoke and sunshine." On a slight tangent (or hijack!) does anyone have any thoughts to share about recruitment at ucsb?
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