2008-09 SEC Recruitment Thread

[UGAMOMof4]

You're right! It doesn't make it any less difficult.

One of my DD's friends dropped out this morning because she was dropped by her top sorority, even though she was invited back to four others. I've been trying to gather info for her and my daughter to show them that they shouldn't be so discouraged. It seems that just about every sorority at UGA has something to offer and could be a pretty good place to land!

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by UGAMOMof4

You're right! It doesn't make it any less difficult.

One of my DD's friends dropped out this morning because she was dropped by her top sorority, even though she was invited back to four others. I've been trying to gather info for her and my daughter to show them that they shouldn't be so discouraged. It seems that just about every sorority at UGA has something to offer and could be a pretty good place to land!

It's really a shame, but there are a significant number of girls who make the same decision each year. It makes me sad because they probably would have been great members at one of the groups they had left.

I don't know if the recruitment counselors don't stress the low probability of getting pick up by a "better" group later or if the girls just don't want to hear it. I can't remember what I was personally thinking about it at the time I dropped out of formal, other than that the boy I liked at the time wouldn't be impressed by the groups I had left.

(One of the groups I had left WAS the right group after all; it was the wrong boy, duh.)

[Tex-A-Bama]

I do not believe out of staters have a huge disadvantage. In fact i thinK they can stand out a bit if they are with a great resume, great GPA, and cute. I think the important conponent is the recs.My daughter rushed Bama last year,she was an out of stater and she had the pleasure of cutting.
I know these 18 year olds want to be loved by everyone. Let's face it. It's good to have cuts from both sides. It helps the rushees along the way. I think if they maximize all the options they end up in the right spot.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by Tex-A-Bama

I know these 18 year olds want to be loved by everyone. Let's face it. It's good to have cuts from both sides. It helps the rushees along the way. I think if they maximize all the options they end up in the right spot.

You are a very wise mom. Many moms fail to see this. Cuts have to happen. They suck and are very stressful, but it's all part of the process.

[UGAalum94]

I don't know that it always feels like the right spot, but it is a spot that wants 'em.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

I don't know that it always feels like the right spot, but it is a spot that wants 'em.

YES. This is the truth and I wish more PNMs and parents would realize this point. Sure, you may not have a full schedule, but the chapters you have on your schedule are those that WANT TO SEE YOU BACK.

Another thing I think some PNMs at larger southern schools fail to grasp is that (as first semester freshmen) this may very well be their best opportunity to get a bid. So, while they think dropping out and waiting for COB or going through next year is a good idea, it often is not.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

YES. This is the truth and I wish more PNMs and parents would realize this point. Sure, you may not have a full schedule, but the chapters you have on your schedule are those that WANT TO SEE YOU BACK.

Another thing I think some PNMs at larger southern schools fail to grasp is that (as first semester freshmen) this may very well be their best opportunity to get a bid. So, while they think dropping out and waiting for COB or going through next year is a good idea, it often is not.

This is certainly the impression that I have.

There may be some rare exceptions, and expansion years are probably some of them, but generally, things don't improve because you dropped out. It's just over, which maybe what they want at that point.