How Important are Summer Rush Events??

[Benzgirl]

This IS the south; this IS the SEC; this IS Ole Miss. Remember, these are the guys that come on to GC and say that if recruitment interferes with a class, ditch the class.

If you are from out of state, you almost need to prepare yourself for a different way to view college life. Where the colleges that are around you have Greek Life, many southern schools are ABOUT Greek Life.

[Prairie Bayou]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

This IS the south; this IS the SEC; this IS Ole Miss. Remember, these are the guys that come on to GC and say that if recruitment interferes with a class, ditch the class.

If you are from out of state, you almost need to prepare yourself for a different way to view college life. Where the colleges that are around you have Greek Life, many southern schools are ABOUT Greek Life.

My son didn't have to view college differently; he just didn't know about Summer rush parties. He would have gone had he known. My fraternity's chapter was most fair with him in my opinion, even though they pretty well had their pledge class in place, he was invited back to the pref party Friday night. My son was told by the pledge educator at his fraternity that in-state/out-of-state is a factor, mainly due to alumni influence, but the bottom line is Ole Miss Greeks want quality candidates that will represent their organization well. The standards are high with all of them, which is why it is tough to get in.

That being said, my son has said repeatedly that picking Ole Miss was the best decision he made. Going Greek was the second best decison.

[Widgetgirl]

UHDEEGEE:

I don't think you should be freaked out at all about what has been written on here. You are WAY ahead of the game, just by reading this. At least you know BEFORE your son goes to Ole Miss what to expect--that's why I've repeatedly said how wonderful I think this site is.

Now, I don't think (someone tell me if I'm wrong) that there is any kind of formal sign-up for summer rush, thus it's not something that you will find on the Ole Miss website! If you or your son has any connection to any fraternity, ask or get him to ask that connection to let him know when they are having any kind of summer party that your son can go to. As I mentioned on one of these threads, my son was invited to some of the summer parties, but he didn't go to them, for various reasons. Had I known it was THAT important, I would have encouraged him to go. But again, I also had no idea that he was even invited to them to begin with. Also, it is my understanding (again, I could be wrong) that the parties are all held either at the house or somewhere close to the house. I don't think they go all over the country recruiting guys by having parties. The guys have to go to THEM (the fraternity).

I, on the other hand, DO have some things to freak out about. I have two daughters who have both shown interest in going to Ole Miss. Since sororities don't have the "summer parties" that fraternities have, and we are from out-of-state AND they are not a legacy of any sorority at Ole Miss, I will be watching what happens to pretty, nice girls I know from here who do/do not get bids to sororities there. My son's girlfriend went to Mississippi State this year, and she got a bid to a great sorority there that she LOVES! She did, however, get cut from the sorority that she was a legacy of (although I've read on some of these sites that some sororities do not consider grandmothers or aunts as legacies--and she was related to both of those for that sorority). Maybe Mississippi State is not as competitive as Ole Miss (although she is a BEAUTIFUL, VERY SMART girl), but I'm beginning to really look into all this for my girls, as it DOES have me thinking!

So, again UHDEEGEE, relax...now you know the scoop! Good luck to your son!