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I missed the article by a couple of days, but I'm going to throw my two cents in. Be forewarned: I am going to make an "ass of u and me" as the expression goes and assume a lot of things...I am not from UT and from the membership selection this is clearly not Alpha Phi. Buttt...
1. This is undoubtedly one of the most competitive chapters in terms of return rates. Very few chapters at any campus can get away with being that selective initially. This is probably true for a very small handful of chapters on the campus.
2. The $1,400 rush fine is likely the accumulation of all possible fines (meaning you'd pretty much have to not show up to any work week, rush events or membership selection to get it).
3. When they cut "6s and 7s"...I highly doubt that a 6 or a 7 corresponds to what a 6 or a 7 means in the "dating world", as they try to compare it to. My guess is that to get a 1 score you'd have to have a .5 GPA from high school, never stepped foot in a club or activity, got no recs up the boot, etc. My guess is that a 6 or 7 had a very mediocre GPA (compared to whatever standard UT uses for grades), limited activites (maybe was a member of a club but never had leadership, and played only a year of JV instead of three of varsity or what-have-you), no rec, etc.
4. It is obviously exaggerated...I know so many girls that take a secret pride in talking about how bratty and selective they are during rush to boys or friends from back home. "We only take the hottest girls", blah blah...not usually true, but to some people it's fun to say.
5. If this was the case in all sororities, so few PNMs would get bids at UT. But it seems that for the average rushee there is a very strong chance at a happy ending (pending they consider all houses) so, therefore, it is pretty obvious how much this is exaggerated.
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