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Originally posted by TSteven
I have a question. What about affiliates? What about the girls who "know" or "understand" that they may not make it into one of the "Mississippi" houses. They enroll at another school with one of those chapters, become an active, then transfers to Ole Miss. What usually happens? Does she get to affiliate or is the process just as severe as rush?

By the way, a high school friend of mine went to Ole Miss. She had it going for her. Academics, social, looks, active in church and community. You name it. All around great girl. However, she was from out of state. Now, her mother's family was from Mississippi and she was a chapter legacy to one of the "Mississippi" houses. She had recommendations from many Mississippi alumna of this chapter as well. But she did not get in - I think she was cut right before preference - and was crushed. Not so much because she wanted this house (she did love the house) but more so because so much emphasis had been put on this particular house my her mother's family. They have many generations of this sorority in the family. Turns out that she joined the group that "her heart" preferred.

I think we only had 1 or 2 affiliates the whole time I was in school. I think we may have had 1 or 2 try to affiliate that really were not like the girls in our chapter. We were nice to them and all but I think they just realized that maybe they didn't fit in with our chapter. We were willing to let them affiliate. I don't think we've ever been put in a bad spot as far as affiliates go.