WA state resident looking to rush at Ole Miss - Any Advice?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

So if upperclassmen are "free", why wouldn't GLOs want to take as many of them as they felt "fit"?

They're free as far as quota, but not total. I'd think. I mean I can't imagine them not figuring into numbers at all.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by 33girl

They're free as far as quota, but not total. I'd think. I mean I can't imagine them not figuring into numbers at all.

I thought of that, but I would think 90% of the groups get to total through rush and wouldn't have to worry about taking Jrs that fill up their "COB" spots.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I thought of that, but I would think 90% of the groups get to total through rush and wouldn't have to worry about taking Jrs that fill up their "COB" spots.

Well I think on top of that they might have that "average size" thing - i.e. you can actually bid over total & up to the average size of the sororities - hopefully OleMissGlitter will come back and clear things up.

[OleMissGlitter]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Well I think on top of that they might have that "average size" thing - i.e. you can actually bid over total & up to the average size of the sororities - hopefully OleMissGlitter will come back and clear things up.

Okay, I am not a recruitment advisor, just done other adivising stuff in the past so it all can be confusing to me...but the way I understood it is, upperclassmen are like extras on top of quota. However, and I didn't say this earlier and I'm sorry, but I think if a chapter is already at chapter total after they make quota, they cannot take any upperclassmen. I don't know really how to explain this but I think other schools in the SEC do this process as well. It's very confusing to me. I just remember last year I was told that upperclassmen (like sophomores/juniors) are "extra" and they do not count in your total quota figure. Ole Miss does some strange release figures, which will probably change since there is a new Asst. Dean of Students Orgs., I know in the past quota was set either way too late or way too earlier...

Anyway, my overall point is that it's not going to be easy for her, but it's not totally unheard of for a transfer student to get a bid from any of the 9 houses at Ole Miss. And since she's not from say a Mississippi Junior College or from the South it might be even harder. I think as long as she tries and has her recs and of course the biggest thing, she should not have her heart set on one sorority.

Oh and to my knowledge I think most of the sororities are near Chapter Total or at Chapter Total. I think Chapter Total is near 234 maybe. I will not go into the acutal sizes on chapters on here because that can lead to other things that can be said like rankings of the chapters at Ole Miss, etc...

[AlphaFrog]

Another Ole Miss question...

Theoretically, if 1200 PNMs Rushed, and if all PNMs accepted all invites, and none were completely dropped by all houses, do ya'll still use the (basic, I know it's more complicated than this) 1200/9 release figures or is there another way of determining how many to keep?? I can't imagine how this works in a school that Greek-heavy.

[candiceena]

You guys are all being really helpful.

I definitely don't have my heart set on any one sorority. Also, a quick question - so it is alright to have more than one rec for each sorority? This won't make me seem like I am trying to hard?

Another thing - I have been browsing thru the threads that relate heavily to southern rush, but do any of you know of any books or websites that may help?

[kathykd2005]

KD at Ole Miss requires a recommendation, a transcript, and a resume. Good luck!!!

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by candiceena

You guys are all being really helpful.

I definitely don't have my heart set on any one sorority. Also, a quick question - so it is alright to have more than one rec for each sorority? This won't make me seem like I am trying to hard?

http://www.olemiss.edu/greeks/join/pprereg.htm

This page explains what you need for each sorority. In addition, it doesn't ssay there, but some sororities require resumes as well.

[OleMissGlitter]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Another Ole Miss question...

Theoretically, if 1200 PNMs Rushed, and if all PNMs accepted all invites, and none were completely dropped by all houses, do ya'll still use the (basic, I know it's more complicated than this) 1200/9 release figures or is there another way of determining how many to keep?? I can't imagine how this works in a school that Greek-heavy.

Each house in the past, including last year, is given a number of PNM's they have to release based on their current membership numbers and their numbers from previous recruitments. So if XYZ sorority isn't near chapter total they will release less and vice versa. I think this year Greek Life might actually use the new formulas. For some reason I have this memory that they didn't use the new formulas to their fullest last year. I would also venture to say that there will be around 800-900 PNMs going through recruitment. The most enrolled that I can remember was in fall of 2003 when there was right at 1000 that went through recruitment. That was the year that all the sororities at Ole Miss had huge pledge classes (like in the upper 90s). I have a feeling that numbers might be down a little bit this year since enrollment is down. However, it's too early to tell because they have until September 7, 2007 to register for Recruitment this year. The first event is on August 26 and that is the new round they implemented last year called "Ice Water" Open House Parties. Very informal and short and sweet parties. Then the next set of parties start on Sept. 26, 2007, ending with Bid Day on Sept. 30.

[candiceena]

A few quick questions, just to verify...

a) pledge class is what? the number of new members to the sorority?

b) as far as recs go...do they have to be (in my case) from alumnae that attended Ole Miss?

Thanks ladies!