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Originally Posted by greekmom3

Just wanted to take the opportunity to THANK USM's "wonderful" greek life. As a greek alum, I loved my greek experience. Not so, my cousin. She rushed this past week and left heartbroken. She was not sure if she would rush after graduating h.s., but a couple of sorority girls decided to make her their pet project. They had "sisters" friend her on FB, hung out with her group, and pursued her all summer. They had a poster in this sorority on her activities and grades (which are excellent, btw). She graduated Cum Laude in Honors, is a scholarship receipient to USM and her resume is about five pages long. She is beautiful, funny and never meets a stranger. However, all the sororities cut her (including the THREE she was a legacy to - grandmother, mother and two aunts) the night of pref because this sorority spread the word she was pledging them. I understand they did not promise anything; however, she liked one of the others best. Thanks, greek life at USM. This gives a new meaning to "dirty rush". I am sure my cousin will go on to be a great attribute to USM; and not miss a minute of the horrible women in this one sorority. I do think she would have been a great fit at the one she loved, but the bad one was so focused on numbers that they ruined it for both. I hope you receive the same consideration when you go for your first job interview or maybe when your child decides to rush.

First off, I am sorry to hear that your cousin did not receive a bid.

However, I like to caution people against accusing chapters of "dirty rush" because a particular girl didn't get a bid.

Also, just a note, legiacies are never guaranteed bids in any situation. It's also worth considering that there are probably many PNMs at USM with similar stats.

It's also difficult to speculate about the reason someone was released, because that's just not something you know unless you were there and are a member of that chapter.

I realize that this is all probably info that you're hearing from the cousin, but she can't say for sure why she was cut either.

I do hope that she goes on to enjoy college though.