What is with the SEC schools?

shinerbock · #1 02-25-2007, 06:10 PM

For a lot of older southern families, it is a rite of passage type of thing. UGA is not as competitive for guys as schools like Alabama, Ole Miss or Auburn, but its still up there.

UGAalum94 · #2 02-25-2007, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by shinerbock

For a lot of older southern families, it is a rite of passage type of thing. UGA is not as competitive for guys as schools like Alabama, Ole Miss or Auburn, but its still up there.

What are you basing this on? (I'm not in a position to refute it, but it's surprising to see it.)

Is it the number of Atlanta guys that you think are cheesy (Do people still use "cheesy"?) that still find places in groups that at Auburn, Alabama, and Ol' Miss are more old south?

KSUViolet06 · #3 02-25-2007, 06:25 PM

I have guy friends who go to schools like LSU and Bama and it has alot to do with Greek life being part of the family heritage. My friend is a 3rd generation member of a fraternity at an SEC school, and he says that alot of his pledge brothers are in the same situation (they have many family members in the same fraternity).

Jaxsurf · #4 02-25-2007, 08:24 PM

is legacy that big of a deal to the people that will be giving me bids or is it a bigger deal to the people seeking the bids?

macallan25 · #5 02-25-2007, 08:26 PM

Being a legacy doesn't guarantee anything. If you are a douchebag.......you aren't getting a bid.

LOVEinZTA · #6 02-25-2007, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by macallan25

Being a legacy doesn't guarantee anything. If you are a douchebag.......you aren't getting a bid.

I'd like to agree with that completely, but unfortunately I have seen evidence to the contrary.

Jaxsurf · #7 02-28-2007, 12:26 AM

would I need to get letters of rec. for UGA even if the website says that they aren't required?

breukelen · #8 02-28-2007, 11:27 AM

If you are planning on going through Panhellenic Recruitment at UGA you will need letters of recommendation from alumnae members of the chapters on campus.

Fraternity rush is a whole other thing. I would really try and talk to some UGA recent alumni to get a sense of the process.

Regina Filangie · #9 02-28-2007, 09:21 PM

My cousin got a bid from his legacy house at Alabama the summer before he even started! That's why SEC rush is competitive, it's because the top houses know who they want before rush starts and they're recruiting those guys from the second they get their "congratulations on being accepted to Alabama" letters. My cousin never even lived in a dorm, he just moved straight into the fraternity house... and five years later he's still there