Auburn University Rush--Fall 2007

[elainebenice]

i shouldn't have used the phrase "mass exodus." i apologize. she mentioned that she believed many girls were done after today based on either not having any more options or choosing not to continue with the options they had remaining. sorry about that.

imo, we shouldn't paint a picture of rush being made up ONLY of young women with perfect gpa's and resumes, "pageant title" winners, saints, etc, b/c most of the people here know that's pretty ridiculous. of course there are a tremendous number of girls going through rush who are several of these things, although i doubt any saints, but i would seriously question anyone who was a member of a sorority at a school similar to auburn and will not admit that there will be girls who are given bids on monday who......let's see how to say this......wouldn't win a resume or even personality contest with many of the girls who were cut. i'm not trying to imply that this isn't a sorority's choice, but i do think its a little unfair to paint a picture of a group made up of ALL perfect young women in EVERY way and this is the sole reason great girls get cut. i realize i'm about to get totally bashed, but i just felt i needed to say this.

[howtheSunrose]

Originally Posted by elainebenice

i shouldn't have used the phrase "mass exodus." i apologize. she mentioned that she believed many girls were done after today based on either not having any more options or choosing not to continue with the options they had remaining. sorry about that.

imo, we shouldn't paint a picture of rush being made up ONLY of young women with perfect gpa's and resumes, "pageant title" winners, saints, etc, b/c most of the people here know that's pretty ridiculous. of course there are a tremendous number of girls going through rush who are several of these things, although i doubt any saints, but i would seriously question anyone who was a member of a sorority at a school similar to auburn and will not admit that there will be girls who are given bids on monday who......let's see how to say this......wouldn't win a resume or even personality contest with many of the girls who were cut. i'm not trying to imply that this isn't a sorority's choice, but i do think its a little unfair to paint a picture of a group made up of ALL perfect young women in EVERY way and this is the sole reason great girls get cut. i realize i'm about to get totally bashed, but i just felt i needed to say this.

I agree 100% with what you are saying. It's unfair and somewhat rude to act as if the reason a girl wasn't given a bid or invite back if because everyone else "out did" her or is just marvelous. This is Auburn. Yes, it is a good school but it is not Harvard. I am sure the majority of girls going through had good grades and activities but...I'm sure there are many who on the more average side, and I'll ditto that for similar schools. I know MANY girls who went through rush at similar schools who did NOT have the stellar GPAs, activities, and perhaps personalities that GCers are speaking of. And guess what? These girls got bids. So, I'm a bit baffled by the idea that all these PNMs are knockouts. I don't know the reason wonderful girls are cut at Auburn. It may just be a fluke, or perhaps they didn't know the girl well enough. But I can't deny that knowing girls my age, some of these reasons ARE shallow. Let's not sugarcoat it.