2007 Thread for Moms of PNMs!

[AChiOhSnap]

Originally Posted by Mama Dawg

I'm still getting clarification on numbers of call backs, too. However, a good way to look at this is that if you didn't attend 12 events today, you didn't get as hot, tired and sweaty (and perhaps overwhelmed) and maybe were able to put your better, cooler, fresher foot forward. Also, perhaps you were able to better narrow down the sorority that fits you.

Good perspective. It's always tough to receive heavy cuts in the first few rounds, but in some ways, I think it can really help a PNM sort out how she feels about the remaining sororities. It's been a mantra on here, but we all know "it only takes one." If you've found the sorority that you love and that loves you right back, it won't matter if you had the pick of the pack or been cut by nearly everyone.

[oldrusheenowmom]

I was surprised to hear of a legacy with no grade problems cut after first round?? Oops, mom who told me only had 1/2 of a text message-- sorry

[NUBlue&Blue]

Originally Posted by oldrusheenowmom

I was surprised to hear of a legacy with no grade problems cut after first round??

Welcome to the SEC.

[oldrusheenowmom]

Next question- after day one, niece was told to list top favorites and rank bottom four- found that odd; would think you would rank tops?? any feedback

[aopirose]

Originally Posted by oldrusheenowmom

Next question- after day one, niece was told to list top favorites and rank bottom four- found that odd; would think you would rank tops?? any feedback

Some schools use a computer system where they rank all favorites a #1 and then the rest of the chapters as 2, 3 and so on.

[NUBlue&Blue]

When my daughter went through recruitment two years ago, they had to pick up their invites and if there were extras, they declined; then they had to come back to get their schedules and go to their parties.

Ranking cuts out that step of picking up invites and declining extras--if you get too many, they know who to leave off and then the schedules are already done. Her school started doing this last year and it saves time on the panhellenic side, obviously.

[annabella]

Originally Posted by oldrusheenowmom

Next question- after day one, niece was told to list top favorites and rank bottom four- found that odd; would think you would rank tops?? any feedback

I'll clarify this because I know your neice is going through at Mizzou- in years past, PNMs wouldn't rank after they visited the chapters at the end of the day. Instead, they would meet with their Pi Chis at about 6 am, receive their invites for the day, and choose to which houses they return. This took awhile, and it was always a little embarrassing for the girls who didn't have as many choices, because their slips of paper were noticeably smaller than the other girls'.

With this new system, the girls are still cutting 13 chapters down to 9- but this way, they don't have to get up early, because Panhel can easily match them up with their top 9. If any of those chapters don't invite them back, then they pull from the bottom 4 they ranked. This way, no one has to get up so early, Panhel has more than just a few hours to put everything in the computer and get everyone's schedules, and it usually saves the PNMs from having a list of chapters that is waaay shorter than their neighbors.