advice needed

[Bamamom13]

To: auburnmom2007

This is my first post, although I have been reading for quite a while. My daughter rushed at Bama last year and although she had recs for each chapter, legacy to one, beautiful, great gpa etc. she fell through the cracks and was crushed. She did all that everyone is saying to you. She made Dean's list, got involved on campua, made lots of wonderful friends. She re-rushed this year, found it to be easier going the second time around and got her first choice. The advice you are getting is really good advice and works! My d found that there is life without being greek, even at bama, but she will tell you now that greek is the best.

[auburnmom2007]

thank you for your reply. my d mailed the COB form today, what does everyone think about rush as a soph? at auburn. Any advice or ideas?

[carnation]

Several sophs do get bids at Auburn but they don't necessarily get their top choices unless they've stood out in some way--grades, activities, and so on--like bamamom13s daughter! And she should make sure that she gets to know lots of sorority women well so they can stand up for her in selection sessions.

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by auburnmom2007

thank you for your reply. my d mailed the COB form today, what does everyone think about rush as a soph? at auburn. Any advice or ideas?

I think your daughter should take this just one step at a time.

If she's interested in COB (and since she sent in the COB form, I'd assume that she's interested), then she should focus on COB.

If, for some reason, COB doesn't work out to her liking, then she should focus on earning a good GPA, getting involved in non-Greek activities, and getting to know lots of sorority women over the course of her first year at Auburn.

Then, and only then, should she start to worry about rushing as a sophomore. Since she's looking into COB, worrying about rushing as a sophomore might be a moot point.