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

[CrazyUMGirl]

This thread is hilarious. Ole Miss is not like people think it is at all, i just went through rush in 2006 and ended up at a great house. I am from the north and it was difficult for me going through rush because I thought that no one would want me because i wasnt from mississippi. which ended up being true for 3 or 4 of them. Last year only 4 girls out of all 960 something girls that went through rush got cut from every house. every other girl got a bid. Unless you are really mean, have a horrible GPA, or screw a lot of peoples boyfriends you will get into a house. no worries. dont let all these people who dont go there and only hear rumors psyche you out, rush is fun if you let it be.

Originally Posted by CrazyUMGirl

every other girl got a bid. Unless you are really mean, have a horrible GPA, or screw a lot of peoples boyfriends you will get into a house. no worries. dont let all these people who dont go there and only hear rumors psyche you out, rush is fun if you let it be.

While I don't doubt that you know how Ole Miss recruitment is like as a PNM, have you participated in a formal recruitment as a member on the other side?

The advice being given here by the non-Ole Miss students aren't meant to psyche her out. They're just giving her realistic information that might be helpful to her. Some are Ole Miss alumnae and advisors -- I think they're qualified to give advice and let the OP know what her chances are really like. As far as the others go, well...a lot of them come from similar competitive schools and they have years of recruitments under their belt. I'd say they're in good position to dish out advice as well.

In my opinion, telling the OP to go through recruitment but warning her what might be ahead is better than telling her "no worries" and have her endure disappointment later on.

[irishpipes]

Originally Posted by CrazyUMGirl

I am from the north and it was difficult for me going through rush because I thought that no one would want me because i wasnt from mississippi. which ended up being true for 3 or 4 of them.

Since there are only 9 chapters, 3 or 4 is a lot.

Originally Posted by CrazyUMGirl

Last year only 4 girls out of all 960 something girls that went through rush got cut from every house. every other girl got a bid.

I don't think this takes into account the girls who dropped when they didn't like who they had left on their invitation list. I believe that 830 bids were accepted during FR last year. (Quota was 91 but many chapters took QAs.)

It is refreshing, though, for someone to post something encouraging about Ole Miss. I'm glad you had/are having a good experience there!

[FSUZeta]

crazyumgirl, you could be a tremendous help to the op(and to all of us on GC):

of all the girls who received bids last year at ole miss, how many of them were junior transfer students? of those, how many were in state(meaning they knew sorority members) and how many, like the op, know no one? a guesstimate will do. thanks!

[UNCKKG]

Candaceena,

You might consider UNC-Chapel Hill. I think there's still a strong southern studies program, and when I went through rush in the 90s, junior transfers had a good shot at getting a bid from about half of the houses. Now, I was born and raised in SEC territory, so I can safely say that UNC won't be as southern as Ole Miss, but if you aren't a native southerner, it should do the job for you. Good luck!

[Low C Sharp]

sassy9, did you try rushing?
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