2007 Thread for Moms of PNMs!

carnation · #1 07-10-2007, 08:06 PM

A lot of us have been corresponding! Let's see if we can get some good discussions going here!

rusheemom · #2 07-10-2007, 11:25 PM

My daughter went through recruitment at a large Midwest school Fall 2006. If anyone has any questions, I'd love to help!

alum · #3 07-11-2007, 12:04 AM

My D went through formal recruitment in Spring 2007 at a southern LAC with a high greek population. I advise a chapter of my own GLO at a nationally ranked university with fall rush. I second the offers of advice!

carnation · #4 07-11-2007, 09:27 AM

Thank you for all offers of advice because we can use them!

Although I have had 5 daughters rush and pledge, every recruitment is new and anxiety-inducing. As y'all know, anything can happen. Legacies can be dropped, PNMs can get bad rushers, you name it!

ZTA72 · #5 07-12-2007, 06:44 PM

My daughters went through rush Fall of 2006 at a large southern university. I would be happy to answer questions.

ZTA 72

FSUZeta · #6 07-13-2007, 08:43 AM

my daughter(now my sister) pledged fall 2006 and i am the recruitment advisor to a nearby chapter. i would be happy to help,too.

carnation · #7 08-12-2007, 09:47 PM

Okay, as the first mom to report in: my 6th daughter rushed this past week, got a great bid, and is very tired and happy today. As usual, rush was a mixed bag;some good things and some not so good.

Her recruitment counselor told them that they had to go to 2 prefs if invited. I don't believe that can be enforced because they would then be penalized if they suicided. So then their RC told them they couldn't suicide at all. Definitely wrong! Although it didn't hurt my daughter, I have to wonder how many women it could have affected.

shadden · #8 08-12-2007, 10:02 PM

A friend's daughter just rushed at GSU, and was told that she couldn't suicide a particular group. She had friends who suicided and got the sorority they wanted, but she got her second choice. She is going through with pledging, but was very disappointed - she felt that if she had suicided and did not get in she could have rushed later in the year.
My daughter is going through rush at UGA, so I am anxious to hear her round 2 invites tomorrow morning.

UGAMOM01 · #9 08-13-2007, 03:08 PM

I have a daughter at UGA going through Rush this week. Despite the incredible heat in Athens, seems like everything has been going well for her.

Did you send gifts to your daughters after commitment day? If so, what are some ideas? Any particular web site that delivers gift baskets with sorority para?

UGAalum94 · #10 08-12-2007, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by carnation

Her recruitment counselor told them that they had to go to 2 prefs if invited. I don't believe that can be enforced because they would then be penalized if they suicided. So then their RC told them they couldn't suicide at all. Definitely wrong! Although it didn't hurt my daughter, I have to wonder how many women it could have affected.

I understood that not going to the max number of prefs or not listing all the parties that you preffed would be treated the same way: not maximizing options. So you couldn't be a quota addition, but that you could be snap bid or COBed. Is that not how you understood it?

carnation · #11 08-12-2007, 10:12 PM

Well, if they'd suicided but not gotten a bid, they still could have COBed, just not received a snap bid, I believe.

AXOUW · #12 09-16-2007, 03:28 AM

UW mom, yes flowers are a great idea. First check and see what her sorority's official flower is and send her something with those in it.

My house was the red carnation, which we were never too excited about, so my mom sent me flowers with red carnations and then assorted purple and gold flowers.

I'm not too sure about a good flower source. Ballard Blossom is near by, i hear they have some nice things.

lyrelyre · #13 09-16-2007, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by AXOUW

My house was the red carnation, which we were never too excited about, so my mom sent me flowers with red carnations and then assorted purple and gold flowers.

Blasphemy!!!

yehornay · #14 09-16-2007, 09:44 AM

I send flowers to my daughter for every special occasion and she loves receiving them and loves her sisters seeing that she receives them.

Congrats to your daughter.

beebadger · #15 09-16-2007, 10:56 PM

Can I ask a new question of you experienced moms? My daughter went through recruitment last year and didn't get invited back to her 2 top choices. She wasn't sure if she wanted to join a sorority at all, so dropped out after 2nd parties. She then went through COB at the sorority she was a legacy at. For various reasons, she decided not to accept their bid or join any sorority at the time. Now she is rushing again this year and still likes this house the best. She was invited back to 2nd parties there today, but finds out tomorrow if she is invited to the 3rd (there are 4 parties total). Do you think her decision to decline their COB bid last year will affect her chances to get a bid this year?