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Good Grief, give the poor dad a break! His information for the most part was correct!
My daughter will be a senior at Ole Miss next year and is looking forward to her third and final rush (recruitment) as an active. She has seen the process first hand, from all directions.
Olemissdad was just trying to let PNM's know what to expect as their eager little selves arrive on campus next month. They may have been special little snowflakes in high school, but they are just another face in a crowd of exceptional young ladies all vying for spots in sororities.
VERY few girls have a "perfect rush". Most will be cut from at least a few sororities, and just about all will experience some sort of disappointment. Even those few who do have a "perfect rush" are still disappointed when their friends are cut from houses. There is no way for PNM's to control which houses they will be invited back to. They rank, but where they fall on the lists is not up to them. No PNM should go through only wanting a handful of sororities. They need to be prepared for cuts & understand that there is no bad sorority at Ole Miss.
My daughter went in wanting Tri Delta, and ended up with a Tri Delta bid, but she was cut from other sororities and even though those were not her "target" house, the sting of being cut was difficult for an 18 year old. Rush at Ole Miss is absolutely a game of Russian Roulette! You spin the wheel and you end up in the sorority that wants you! You may have friends in certain sororities, but so do most girls. Think about it like this: There are over 300 actives all voting and trying to get their favorites in. At the end of the day, there are only 150 spots. PNM's and actives alike will be disappointed throughout the week! If you don't have connections, or friends in the sororities, it becomes all that much harder.
There are several sororities on campus that have more legacies going through than they have spots. Ole Miss dad didn't say anything about girls not receiving bids, he just that their "target house" may not have enough spots for them. This is so true! PNM's should never be disappointed when their favorite sororities cut them! They should not take it personally, it is TOTALLY a numbers game. And, just because you are a legacy, doesn't guarantee you a bid! My daughter was a legacy to another sorority that cut her after the first round.
Now, for an eyeopener. Yes, there will be some PNM's who will be dropped from recruitment all together. The poster who said that as long as you stick to the program, you will receive a bid is misinformed! Yes, they do try to place as many girls as possible, and if you make it all the way through to pref, you are theoretically supposed to receive a bid, but I've known girls to be completely dropped after the first round! There are quite a few girls who will not make it to pref. There are too many reasons to list, but low GPA's and terrible reputations are on the top of that list.
Give the guy a break! I've read and re-read his post, and he is correct. You ladies are just twisting his words!
To all the PNM's and their anxious moms: Go into recruitment at Ole Miss prepared. Understand that most girls have higher than a 3.2 GPA, great resumes, honors, accomplishments, talents, and strong connections in various sororities. Prepare for disappointments and know that the quicker you get over those disappointment, the quicker you can get excited about the sororities you still have left on your list! My daughter has friends in just about every sorority, and NONE are unhappy!
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