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Ehh, I can understand why some of these girls drop out rather than join a sorority that is lower on the totem pole. Getting into top state schools is SO much more difficult and so much more competitive than it was when I went through. Most of these girls are top dogs in high school-they have the brains, accomplishments and awards-they have to be to get admitted to the school. I think it is more unusual not to come in with a set agenda ("I will only join certain sororities because I am a top dog") or listen to tent talk when you are 17-18. Unless they have an older sister/friend who can explain to them the ways of the recruitment world at that school. they might in for a rude shock. What they don't always realize is that everyone else has the same/similar credentials as they have. Since recruitment is in such a compacted time frame, if they get cut by the ones they want, they really don't have much time to get over it and move on. If they are unsure that they want to be in a sorority or are at a school that has an active social scene outside of the Greek system, I can understand how they would decide to bail. Maybe if they had a couple of days to get over their hurt and anger, they would have made a different decision, but unless recruitment is spread over a couple of weeks like some schools have it, that is not going to happen. Which is too bad for everyone, girls and sororities.
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