Ole Miss Recruitment?

[LXA SE285]

Wait.... I understand the retention rate issue but what does Phi Beta Kappa have to do with it?

My guess is that the steering committee at the time Ole Miss was trying to charter a chapter didn't want PBK's national officers to see something that might be construed as frivolous and an indication that the school didn't take academics seriously.

[OleMissGlitter]

Originally Posted by LXA SE285

My guess is that the steering committee at the time Ole Miss was trying to charter a chapter didn't want PBK's national officers to see something that might be construed as frivolous and an indication that the school didn't take academics seriously.

Exactly. Totally agree with you LXA SE285.

[olemisstransfer]

Alright, I am a freshman at a community college and will be transferring to Ole Miss in the spring. I was accepted for the fall, but situations prevented me from going. I am so so worried about rush, though. Since Ole Miss doesn't do spring rush I'll have to wait until the fall and then I'll be a sophomore, and houses rarely bid non-freshman. My town isn't well represented at Ole Miss and I only know one person from my town and it's a boy. I know a few freshman, but I'm just not sure what the chances of me getting a big would be with all these factors kind-of against me. Any advice?

[33girl]

You're transferring in the spring. Use that semester to get as involved on campus and meet as many people as you can.

Also, you're not a member so you can't really say what the chapters (that is the correct term, not "houses." Houses are inanimate structures made of brick, cement and wood. Chapters are made of people.) do or don't do. Something may appear to be so looking in from the outside but until you're on the inside you really don't know if your assumptions are true.

[OleMissGlitter]

Originally Posted by 33girl

You're transferring in the spring. Use that semester to get as involved on campus and meet as many people as you can.

Also, you're not a member so you can't really say what the chapters (that is the correct term, not "houses." Houses are inanimate structures made of brick, cement and wood. Chapters are made of people.) do or don't do. Something may appear to be so looking in from the outside but until you're on the inside you really don't know if your assumptions are true.

33girl said it right!

[olemisstransfer]

Originally Posted by 33girl

You're transferring in the spring. Use that semester to get as involved on campus and meet as many people as you can.

Also, you're not a member so you can't really say what the chapters (that is the correct term, not "houses." Houses are inanimate structures made of brick, cement and wood. Chapters are made of people.) do or don't do. Something may appear to be so looking in from the outside but until you're on the inside you really don't know if your assumptions are true.

thanks for the advice and explaining the difference between houses and chapters...

i am only going off what i have heard from other people at Ole Miss, not saying i know for sure. i just realize i have several factors going against me and was curious if anyone from Ole Miss knew the likelihood of me getting a bid.

[DubaiSis]

Nobody but nobody will tell you the likelihood of you getting a bid. There are far and away too many variables, most of which can only be determined through the actual recruitment process. Go through recruitment, keep an open mind (be willing to take that last chapter) and see what happens. That's all you can do.

[NUBlue&Blue]

Well, since I started here with telling about my son, I won't move this over to Fraternity recruitment. And since boys don't tend to share too many details, the most I have to say is that he received a bid from his first choice, Sigma Chi. His roommate and 3 of his friends also accepted bids there.

3 down, one to go. Although #4 may be attending the College of Xbox and living in the basement until he's 30 if he doesn't shape up.