Ole Miss Recruitment?

[Low C Sharp]

one pnm had 56 recs (not a typo) to one sorority.

Did the sorority cut her or keep her?
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[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by Low C Sharp

Did the sorority cut her or keep her?

Yes, being this kind of recruitment legend might not be a good thing.

At some point, you'd wonder why she thought she needed 56 recs.

[SECMom]

OK, I'm old and out of it, but what is a "rif?" My Ole Miss daughter said something about having "rifs" the other day, but it was 107 degrees and I failed to ask her what that stood for.......

Is it the same as a rec?

Originally Posted by SECMom

OK, I'm old and out of it, but what is a "rif?" My Ole Miss daughter said something about having "rifs" the other day, but it was 107 degrees and I failed to ask her what that stood for.......

Is it the same as a rec?

Yes. RIF=Recruitment Information Form.

[AnchorAlum]

Originally Posted by UGAadpi

I agree, but even better would be sending lollipops to the sorority with your daughters name imprinted on them. (True story)

I was Rush Chairman as a collegiate and I've been a Rush Advisor as well as the Rush Coordinator for a major City Panhellenic.

The actives look at anyone with 56 recs as suspicious and it stopped being a positive after the first 3 or 4. The most common remark seems to be "WHY does she need that many recs? Is she so weak that every single Alum in town is doing her Mom/Sister/Grandmother a favor and holding their noses the whole time?

The Rush Advisor has to be more diplomatic, but hey, she's sort of thinking along the same lines. One really good rec and up to five strong letters should suffice. After all, if the actives fall in love with the girl, they'll stop reading after the rec and just rush the PNM like there's no tomorrow!

[Low C Sharp]

I'm not surprised to hear that. I know an admissions officer at an extremely competitive Ivy League school. Among themselves, they say, "The thicker the file, the thicker the kid." Some kids send in dozens of recommendations from everybody they've ever met, ten-page resumes listing every award they got in kindergarten, and/or fifty clippings from the local small-town newspaper from every time they had their picture in the paper for collecting the most toothbrushes for the homeless or whatever. It makes you think, where's this kid's judgment? Sorority recruitment isn't all that different.
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[Titchou]

I have a friend whose daughter went thru recruitment a few years back. She was a 8 time legacy to one group (big catholic family!). THey didn't put them all on her PH form or resume. I think they just put the mother, grandmother and one aunt. They were concerned about overkill and didn't want to damage her chances. I thought that was a very good way to handle that. She ended up pledging that group.

[estherjb]

When is their Bid Day? Lots of Georgia girls are going through and I'm turning into something of a stalker.

[Titchou]

It's the end of September...they have delayed recruitment...

[MSKKG]

The website says that recruitment is 9/23-30.