Northern Woman Getting Bids at an SEC School

Munchkin03 · #1 09-09-2006, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by kdonline

Yes, this is so true. At the high school I taught @ in Miami, probably 90% of the students in the IB program went to UF, rather than going out of state, because of the free tuition from the Bright Futures scholarships, etc...

I was shocked when one of my students turned down Harvard to go to UF for free. Personally, I'd WANT my kid to choose Harvard over UF - and I'm a die-hard Gator - I will gladly take out loans (if I have to) to pay for an Ivy League education.

This is true...when I was writing the UF Recs, all of the young women who would have gone out of state stayed in because of Bright Futures. They were also telling me that about half of the kids from the local HS (an IB school) didn't get in! I'm sure I've said it before, but 8 years ago, UF was my SAFETY, and it was for most of the kids in my IB class. I almost didn't apply because I was 99% sure I wasn't going to go.

My sister, a UF alum, insisted that I NOT go to UF and to go to my much more expensive school!

I'm glad I listened to her (for once!).

UCF is becoming more popular among kids who don't get into UF.

alum · #2 09-09-2006, 07:26 PM

Do the Hope (GA) and Bright Futures (FL) scholarship actually keep bright students in their states after graduation?

PenguinTrax · #3 09-09-2006, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by alum

Do the Hope (GA) and Bright Futures (FL) scholarship actually keep bright students in their states after graduation?

They do in FL plus the FL Prepaid College Fund helps, too.

Elephant Walk · #4 09-10-2006, 03:30 AM

Northerners don't even dress up for football games...how are we expected to take them when they don't know how to dress appropriately?

lauralaylin · #5 09-10-2006, 07:12 AM

It's only appropriate to dress up for football games? I think sitting on a bleacher for 3 hours in a dress and heels sounds uncomfortable.

PhoenixAzul · #6 09-10-2006, 08:26 AM

Especially because it is COLD here in the fall. Those fall nights are terribly chilly, even if the day is warm. Heels+dress= hypothermia...or at least crabby and unpleasant.

UMDG1873 · #7 09-18-2006, 11:28 PM

Well, I am new to this thread...and GC for that matter...but I'd like to put my two cents in. Ole Miss is notorious for overdressing for football games--and that's the way we like it! It's hard for me to think about going to an Ole Miss game without my pearls and a (red, of course) sundress. I personally don't wear stillettos (they sink into the grass), but I know plenty of people who do. A lot of people think Sports Illustrated said it best: "It seems that 97% of the world's really really ridiculously good-looking people go to Ole Miss. We'll check out the campus tailgate party on the Grove, where the gents sport coats and ties, toting their bourbon highballs in one hand and their highly decorative dates in the other. Chandeliers even hang in tents, providing a light in September in Faulkner country."

But anyway! At Ole Miss, Greek life is probably dominated mostly by southern girls simply because most PNM's come from MS, AL, LA, TN, GA, etc, and many of those places have alumnae groups who send lots of girls to Ole Miss. HOWEVER, there are always girls from "random" states that make quite a stir. The keys are the same for everyone, "southern" or not:

1)have a good, personal, glowing rec from an alum in the general area and 2) get to know people whenever possible! I am surprised by girls who don't really go and put themselves out there and meet girls from the chapters--in bars, on campus, in class, etc.
I know our sorority, has lots of southern ladies (we WERE founded here!), but we definitely want a good mix of girls--if she's a great girl and we learn about her through recs or through personal contact, then we want her!
Rush isn't just about your hometown, it's about getting to know people. It's joining into a group, not just wearing some Greek letters. But that's easy for us to say, because Ole Miss Greeks have recruitment midway through the first semester, and we get to meet girls during their first few weeks. I imagine it'd be really different if we had recruitment before school started.

KillarneyRose · #8 09-22-2006, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

Northerners don't even dress up for football games...how are we expected to take them when they don't know how to dress appropriately?

LOL! I have to admit that when I attended a Vanderbilt football game a couple of years ago I was taken aback by all the young ladies walking around in Lilys (Lilies? What's the plural for a Lily Pulitzer dress, anyhow?) and strappy sandals. I thought maybe they were planning to attend church afterward!

That look wouldn't have worked at my college where it was cold and rainy on most game days, but I did think they looked really cute.

Hegemon · #9 09-22-2006, 12:28 PM

At my alma mater (LSU), fraternity pledges were required to dress up for tailgating and the game. I personally thought this was pretty cruel as these boys were often in suits and it was HOT HOT HOT outside. IMO, it borders on hazing! But that's not the point...If a new member of a sorority was going as the date of one of these boys, she was expected to dress up as well.

That was several years ago and now it seems like dressing up for the games has become more common for all students, whether they are Greek or not. However, the majority of the students still seem to prefer their "Game Day Casual" look

ufdale · #10 09-22-2006, 02:11 PM

Personally I think it's just as comfy to sit at a game in a sundress than in shorts and a tshirt. nice sundresses are made of lighter material, so they're cooler. Lol we're playing Kentucky tomorrow and I just got a memo saying we were expected to wear orange sundresses (b/c Kentucky's colors are blue and white) and look recruitment ready! lol! They don't make too many gator blue and orange dresses, or orange high heels! I love how nice sorority girls look at games though.

Elephant Walk · #11 09-22-2006, 02:26 PM

Honestly, Arkansas isn't good at dressing up, but at least the top-tier greeks do to a degree

33girl · #12 09-22-2006, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

Northerners don't even dress up for football games...how are we expected to take them when they don't know how to dress appropriately?

Like KR said, we are dressed appropriately FOR WHERE WE ARE.

Believe me, any of the Ole Miss girls in heels and Lilys would be running to the college bookstore for sweatshirts and blankets halfway through the first quarter if they went to a game up here.

We once had a chapter consultant from the Midwest who wrote on her report that our dress was "very casual" - well, when you are on a campus with hills everywhere and where it rains or snows or mists 5 days out of 7, you're not going to be sporting heels and dress pants or a dress to class.

UCFgirl · #13 11-20-2006, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Munchkin03

UCF is becoming more popular among kids who don't get into UF.

I take offense to this, as not only did I not apply to UF, I do not, and never want, to go there.

Also, even though I graduated a few years ago, not a single person in my 440 person class attended UF.

UCF is becoming more popular because we are a GREAT school with a lot to offer, not because we couldnt get into UF.

Please do not make assumptions about a school being a safety school when it is not for many of us...

RedRover · #14 11-21-2006, 12:17 AM

Out of curiosity, is it difficult for a guy from the North to get a bid from a fraternity at a Southern college or univerisity. Or does it depend on the fraternity (a couple Greek letter organizations for men are known to be "Southern fraternities").

Are family ties and recommendations as important for fraternity men as it seems to be for sorority women?

Just wonderin'

EGAOPi · #15 11-21-2006, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by UCFgirl

I take offense to this, as not only did I not apply to UF, I do not, and never want, to go there.

Also, even though I graduated a few years ago, not a single person in my 440 person class attended UF.

UCF is becoming more popular because we are a GREAT school with a lot to offer, not because we couldnt get into UF.

Please do not make assumptions about a school being a safety school when it is not for many of us...

Thank you for posting this--I completely agree!
I am a PROUD student at USF...like you, I did not apply to UF (or even consider going there). I have been to UF/Gainesville and didn't get a good vibe. I like FSU but I decided to stick close to home for now since I eventually want to move to NYC.
USF was the only school I applied to because when I came to visit, it immediately felt like home. I love it and couldn't possibly be happier.
I know plenty of people that went to UF and hated it and actually transferred here (to USF) and to UCF.
UF, FSU, USF and UCF (and even some other FL schools) are all good in their own ways and all have something to offer--something DIFFERENT for each individual.
To say that people only go to other FL schools is because they were rejected from UF is SHEER IGNORANCE.