2007 UGA Recruitment

PenguinTrax · #1 08-17-2007, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by hollywin

She only had one left when she dropped out and she new that the chances of pledging there were slim. I think she dropped just so as to avoid the humiliation of saying she was cut out.

But by dropping out, she also hurt her chances at a snap bid. If she would have gotten as far as prefs and still not matched, she would have been eligible for a snap bid. Since she dropped, the chapters probably assumed she wasn't interested in membership. Hopefully there will be some COB options for her.

susan314 · #2 08-17-2007, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by PenguinTrax

But by dropping out, she also hurt her chances at a snap bid. If she would have gotten as far as prefs and still not matched, she would have been eligible for a snap bid. Since she dropped, the chapters probably assumed she wasn't interested in membership. Hopefully there will be some COB options for her.

Very true.

If she liked the one group she had left, she should have stuck with it through prefs. (Even if she had mixed feelings about it, going to pref could have helped her make a decision...even if that decision was to not sign a bid card.)

At a competitive school, I'd imagine its an exceptionally rare situation where dropping out of rush completely would still lead to a bid on Bid Day.

Hopefully things work out for her through COB. (If she's interested in any of the groups who will be participating, of course.)

(Those of you who have seen my retro recruitment thread know that I dropped out of rush and ended up with bid options soon afterwards, BUT...my campus wasn't super competitive and I did not get to participate in Bid Day. Even at my non-competitive campus, it would be exceptionally rare for someone to drop out and still participate in Bid Day.)

srmom · #3 08-17-2007, 09:59 AM

My son's good friend pledged Kappa at UGA!!

Jill1228 · #4 08-17-2007, 10:22 AM

Will update later on today or tonight (probably once I get to the Los Angeles Area). Gotta go pack!

flower3 · #5 08-17-2007, 10:22 AM

My daughter has finished rush at UGA. She pledged Pi Beta Phi and is very happy. Another friend also pledged Pi Phi, another Alpha Gam, and ADPi. They are all thrilled and feel very fortunate to have such a wonderful rush experience. After reading all the unhappy stories I feel blessed that my daughter and her friends have found a home,

Football Fan · #6 08-17-2007, 10:30 AM

flower3,
Do you have any idea what quota was? Have you heard how the houses did as far as numbers of girls who accepted bids? Any information you have would be appreciated.

DGAdDawg · #7 08-17-2007, 10:31 AM

I believe quota was 55, although I've heard 52 as well.

melongirl · #8 08-17-2007, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by DGAdDawg

I believe quota was 55, although I've heard 52 as well.

Quota was 52

then there were quota additions, which is where you may have heard 55.

I am still trying to find out overall numbers. All i have heard are rumors and I'm not going there.

Football Fan · #9 08-17-2007, 11:08 AM

DGAdDawg,
I just received this bit of news from one of the DDD advisors. Tri-Delta has a new member class of 56 at UGA. The new members are leaving today for a fun retreat in the north Georgia mountains along with some alumnae DDDs.
The collegians are thrilled that several of the new members are Delta Delta Delta legacies.
She had very little time to talk, so I did not learn what the quota number was at UGA.

hollywin · #10 08-17-2007, 10:59 AM

I know now that this is very true. The one sorority that she had left led her to believe that she would not get a bid from them as they usually try and take girls of a certain religious preference. Unfortunately she was not told that by dropping out she would hurt her chances of a snap bid. I wish the rush advisors had done a better job at that. There were many girls who dropped out.

33girl · #11 08-17-2007, 11:03 AM

hollywin - thank you for clarifying, I couldn't figure out from your previous post if your D didn't like the sorority or vice versa or what the deal was.

PenguinTrax · #12 08-17-2007, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by hollywin

I know now that this is very true. The one sorority that she had left led her to believe that she would not get a bid from them as they usually try and take girls of a certain religious preference. Unfortunately she was not told that by dropping out she would hurt her chances of a snap bid. I wish the rush advisors had done a better job at that. There were many girls who dropped out.

If that was the case, they shouldn't have kept inviting her back. Sounds like her hostess wasn't communicating well that day, I can't imagine any chapter saying that bald-faced.

Again, I hope your daughter can take advantage of COB options, if not now, then in the Spring.

dgdramadawg · #13 08-17-2007, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by PenguinTrax

If that was the case, they shouldn't have kept inviting her back. Sounds like her hostess wasn't communicating well that day, I can't imagine any chapter saying that bald-faced.

I can understand what hollywin's talking about, though, because a chapter did something similar with me when I rushed. It's not an outright "we won't pledge you if you're not _______," it's just a very clear "we are all _______ and that is one of the things I love about this chapter." The chapter that this happened with for me then cut me right before prefs, and I didn't understand why they had bothered to keep me around when it was obvious that I didn't fit what they wanted in a new member.