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AnchorAlumna · #31 08-23-2007, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Bamarox

Too bad she didn't go through Alabama rush. If a Alabama PNM goes through and attends every round and maximizes her options she is guaranteed a bid. I am really surprised Auburn does not do this for their PNMs

Sorry Bamarox....they can promise all they want, but they can't guarantee. My daughter did this and was still dropped.

auburnmom2007 · #32 08-23-2007, 06:49 PM

on the website it said recs were not necessary, if the sorority needed them they would get them for the rushee I am now thinking this was a huge mistake on our part not knowing how important this was if there was such limited space with 1200 girls rushing

Bamarox · #33 08-23-2007, 07:04 PM

If she went back to the maximum number of parties at every round and attended 3 parties on pref she should have been placed

SmartBlondeGPhB · #34 08-23-2007, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Bamarox

If she went back to the maximum number of parties at every round and attended 3 parties on pref she should have been placed

Not if her order for them differed from theirs.

UGAalum94 · #35 08-23-2007, 07:29 PM

Bamarox, are you saying that Bama will use quota additions to place all girls who maximized options on her bid card?

Is this on their website? I was looking for it earlier, and I don't think I saw it.

Do they do it for girls who only get invited to one or two prefs too?

AuburnMom · #36 08-23-2007, 07:46 PM

Auburn Mom 2007,

My daughter rushed at Auburn this fall also, so I know how tough the process can be. Auburn's literature does read "recs are not necessary; we'll find them if we need them for your daughter" but at Auburn if your daughter is average (and I mean no disrespect by this as the average Auburn rushee has a 3.8 GPA, 10 different high school activities and is beautiful), it is hard to rush without them.

I am sorry your daughter was dropped from rush. My heart goes out to you and to her. I know how tough that can be, especially when you enter Rush not realizing how tough it can be.

However, and I realize that this may not be a consolation for you or your daughter, if your daughter entered Auburn Rush with no recs and made it as far as having a full party invite list on pref day (3 parties on Pref day), she (and you) should be proud! Making it all the way through to 3 parties on pref with no recs is something to be proud of in the extremely competitive world of Auburn Rush!

Whatever your daughter decides to do (and like the others, I wish her all the best), I guess the message I am trying to pass along is the same as the other women, "it wasn't her, it is the system"...

Good luck and WAR EAGLE!

tennesseemom · #37 08-23-2007, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by SydneyK

Sorry for the double post, but I just saw this.

Did Auburn's Panhellenic indicate that recs aren't necessary? This is one of my biggest pet peeves. If your school has a competitive recruitment (like Auburn does), it does PNMs a huge disservice to tell them that recs aren't necessary when, in actuality, they are.

Anyone here know what PNMs were told regarding recs?

At Auburn, PNM's are told to have at least one recommendation from each sorority, and the addresses of where to mail them are posted on the website.

tennesseemom · #38 08-23-2007, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Bamarox

If she went back to the maximum number of parties at every round and attended 3 parties on pref she should have been placed

that unfortunatly is not how Auburn does it. The PNM's rank their preferences 1,2,3 and they must match up with the lists that the sororities have. Some sororities invite triple quota to pref day(ie three lists) and some invite double to pref day(ie 2 lists) if a sorority matches every rushee on their first list, and that PNM was on everyones second list, she gets "cut" out of rush.

tennesseemom · #39 08-23-2007, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by summer_gphib

I **think** that a few years ago, our Auburn chapter was struggling. Somewhere I saw the numbers, and it looks like they may have been the "small" chapter. (Not that there is necessarily anything WRONG with smaller chapters-- sometimes I think they are a real bonus.) Anyway, I don't think it was meant as offensive, although that was my first reaction too.

Correct me if I'm wrong on this! I now think our Auburn chapter is thriving.

I personally think it's because we are colonizing like CRAZY and we're building a stronger presence in the south.

You are exactly right, Gamma Phi Beta at Auburn has had strong rushes in the recent years! They were able to snap up some girls who were "cut" and they were great girls, who have really helped the chapter thrive. It only takes one pledge class to turn around a chapter, either up or down!

AnchorAlum · #40 08-23-2007, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by tennesseemom

You are exactly right, Gamma Phi Beta at Auburn has had strong rushes in the recent years! They were able to snap up some girls who were "cut" and they were great girls, who have really helped the chapter thrive. It only takes one pledge class to turn around a chapter, either up or down!

I am so glad to hear that, ladies! We too, have re-colonized at Auburn after a try in the 70's that did not go as well as National hoped, and now we have a great group of girls. I think that Auburn has grown, and more girls from all around the country are finding out that it's a nice place to go to school - and that the opportunities there are growing as well!

Bamarox · #41 08-23-2007, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by AlphaGamUGAAlum

Bamarox, are you saying that Bama will use quota additions to place all girls who maximized options on her bid card?

Is this on their website? I was looking for it earlier, and I don't think I saw it.

Do they do it for girls who only get invited to one or two prefs too?

Yes Alpha Gam, if the girl has only one or two pref invitations and she has maximized her options prior to pref , she will have a bid.

tennesseemom · #42 08-23-2007, 09:30 PM

Sorry but that is not how it always happens. My nieghbor maximized her options and was still "released" on bid day...after going to all her prefs/parties all week!

auburnmom2007 · #43 08-23-2007, 10:33 PM

well i am sure my daughter is not the only child at auburn with a broken heart wanting to come home and "mooch" off her parents. i just want her to be happy with whatever her choice for the future at auburn may be. she can only be herself and true to that cause (she is a great girl with a lot of class and beauty) and i am not predjudice to this fact!! i want to thank everyone for the encouragement and kind words i will share them with my daughter while she is home this weekend. WAR EAGLE

AnchorAlumna · #44 08-23-2007, 10:51 PM

Hey auburnmom, I know you will hug and coddle and comfort her and then kick her out Sunday to go back and get into campus life LOL! I'm sure she will be fine. A nice difference between AU and UA...it doesn't seem quite so important at Auburn to be Greek. The non-Greeks have a great time and imbed themselves into the AU nation better than at UA (I had twins at each campus just a few years ago). That said, I just gotta give you a ROLL TIDE!!

Bamarox · #45 08-23-2007, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by tennesseemom

Sorry but that is not how it always happens. My nieghbor maximized her options and was still "released" on bid day...after going to all her prefs/parties all week!

Must not have been at Alabama