Rush at UofA

[PhiGam]

I just got back from there... rush starts sophomore/ junior year of High School for the top tier GLOs. I was shocked when I discovered that a girl I was talking to at a party was 16 years old and was pretty much locked into Chi Omega!

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by PhiGam

I was shocked when I discovered that a girl I was talking to at a party was 16 years old and was pretty much locked into Chi Omega!

Ugh, that's so wrong. What parents are letting their 16-year-olds go to fraternity parties? And on the sorority side, how is that not considered dirty rushing of some sort?

And you DID walk away, right, PG?

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

Ugh, that's so wrong. What parents are letting their 16-year-olds go to fraternity parties? And on the sorority side, how is that not considered dirty rushing of some sort?

I find it hard to believe that any HS girl is "locked" into any sorority, even at 'Bama. The girl may think she has a guaranteed in, but anything can happen during her last two years in high school. Girls rushing her in two years might also remember her as "that 16 year old who went to frat parties."

I know that there are tons of desirable HS girls sororities already want to join their sisterhoods, but let's not kid ourselves here. That 16 year has no control whatsoever on whether or not she gets a bid from Chi Omega, let alone any sorority at 'Bama, two rushes from now.

[baci]

Originally Posted by PhiGam

I just got back from there... rush starts sophomore/ junior year of High School for the top tier GLOs. I was shocked when I discovered that a girl I was talking to at a party was 16 years old and was pretty much locked into Chi Omega!

I don't even know what to say to this???

This is just so way out of what I know/have known. It is a shocker.

Can anyone share what have been some of the "so-called" top tiers for both fraternity and sorority life there over the last several years? (I don't want to start a huge debate, but I am curious) I find it VERY interesting and every bit of my curiosity is peaked.