identical twins, different universities, overlapping recruitments...

[ufpiphi]

While the debate is sure to rage on concerning the authenticity of this thread (which is of no real concern to me, I thought it was entertaining in the least), I do wish to address another topic.

Perhaps this is out of line or an inappropriate place to do so but I feel compelled to defend "Country Callie". I was happy to see a retraction of sorts in recuitment's last post and the assurance that you were not making fun of her. If you were rushing at a true southern school, you would not be hard pressed to find sorority women (and PNMs) from similiar backgrounds. Land ownership, farming and ranching are still highly respected in small southern towns.

My sister and I are blessed to have been raised on our family's cattle and citrus ranch. I myself am a former high school rodeo competitor, a veteran of the show cattle arena and while home for the summer, partake in daily farm activities like training young horses or patching fence. I do not believe we are socially inepet or uncultured as a result of our upbringing. In fact, I believe that in general, "farm kids" tend to possess manners, morals and modesty that far surpass that of their urban and suburban counterparts. They are able to successfuly navigate large universities (for example, UF's undergraduate enrollement is more than ten-fold the population of our small town).

For "Country Callie "to have been from a weathly family with large landholdings and achieve admission into a large state school (which I am trusting imposed at least mediocre academic standards), I highly doubt that she is as uncouth as you describe. You were right in pointing out how much unlike you she was, chances are "Country Callie" probably saw the same differences and merely said "ain't that nice" (Please tell me there are southern women on this board who appreciate that very phrase).

I apologize for the deviation from the topic, however sterotypes about women from farming or ranching backgrounds angers me as much as those about sorority women.