Ole Miss Recruitment - Page 7

OleMissGlitter · #1 10-06-2010, 09:34 AM

Recruitment starts in 14 days on 10/20!!!! There are 981 PNMs signed up! This is by far the largest number in years, probably ever!

honeychile · #2 10-17-2010, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by OleMissGlitter

One option would be for the Honors College (which is in the old ADPi house) and The Hospitality Management Department (in the old ZTA house) could move into the old law school. That would free up two spaces. Both houses would need to just be torn down and rebuilt I think.

Please, oh please, tear down the ADPi house! Everytime I see it, I think that someone was stark raving mad to think it would fly at Ole Miss!

AOIIalum · #3 10-17-2010, 06:26 PM

I can't wait to hear about recruitment this year at Ole Miss. Good luck everyone!

NUBlue&Blue · #4 10-19-2010, 08:47 AM

It all starts tonight. No Ole Miss daughters, but I do have a freshman son (sorry to post in the wrong place). It will be interesting to see how it all plays out since we are used to a completely different style of fraternity recruitment. Kind of like this:

"Wanna beer?"

"Sure."

"Wanna join our house?"

"Sure, why not?"

Mr. NUBlue&Blue didn't believe me about the rounds, invitations, the what to wear page, etc. until I made him read the IFC website. He says he's met every chapter's rush chairman and has been invited to a party every single night since he got to school two months ago....so we'll see how it goes. It's different than what we've experienced, that's for sure. After all these years of hand holding my friends with their daughters going through the big SEC recruitments, I'll admit I feel a tad anxious. However, my son could sell an igloo to an eskimo (or whatever they're calling themselves these days), so I'm optimistic he'll find the right place. He has a favorite, so the whole "keep an open mind" thing is going in one ear and out the other.

FSUZeta · #5 10-06-2010, 12:44 PM

and good luck to each and every one!

OleMissGlitter · #6 10-17-2010, 05:06 PM

Recruitment begins this week!

thetalady · #7 10-17-2010, 05:29 PM

Can't wait to get updates! That is a LOT of PNMs!

SMTTT · #8 10-27-2010, 04:42 PM

I have a good number of friends that rushed at Ole Miss and only a handful who recieved bids. It's sad to think about because knowing them personally you think that they would do fine. I think any school in the South is competitive about recruitment; Ole Miss is just the extreme

Gossip is gossip, but many complain that you can only get in to a certain sorority if you're a legacy of if you're buddy buddy with someone who is. The key is to just really have good recs, make a good impression, but also keep an open mind. Alot of girls won't get their first choice so don't fall in love with just one. I would think it would be difficult to fall in love with just one because most sororities bring out their A-game for skits and pref.

OleMissGlitter · #9 09-21-2011, 11:31 AM

Recruitment begins next Wednesday (9/28!) Last I heard there were about 1240 PNMs registered. I know they ended up closing registration early because of that number. So, there shouldn't be anymore PNMs than that. The chapters were told to expect new member classes between 110-120. They will still have an upperclassmen quota as well this year.

Here is the schedule
CARE Walk Panhellenic 9/22/11 (ALL PNMs and sorority women are encouraged to participate. Even though ZTA's collegiate chapter is no longer on campus ZTA's North MS Alumni Chapter is one of the big sponsors of this walk.)
Formal Convocation Panhellenic 9/25/11
Recruitment Philanthropy Round Panhellenic 9/28/11
Recruitment Philanthropy Round (Cont) Panhellenic 9/29/11
Recruitment Skit Round Panhellenic 9/30/11
Recruitment Preference Round Panhellenic 10/1/11
Bid Day Panhellenic 10/2/11

Bids go out around 2 or 3 pm on Sunday!

KDCat · #10 09-21-2011, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by OleMissGlitter

Here is the schedule
CARE Walk Panhellenic 9/22/11 (ALL PNMs and sorority women are encouraged to participate. Even though ZTA's collegiate chapter is no longer on campus ZTA's North MS Alumni Chapter is one of the big sponsors of this walk.)
Formal Convocation Panhellenic 9/25/11
Recruitment Philanthropy Round Panhellenic 9/28/11
Recruitment Philanthropy Round (Cont) Panhellenic 9/29/11
Recruitment Skit Round Panhellenic 9/30/11
Recruitment Preference Round Panhellenic 10/1/11
Bid Day Panhellenic 10/2/11

Bids go out around 2 or 3 pm on Sunday!

I love that they are encouraging PNMs to participate in CARE Walk as part of recruitment. That is an awesome idea. It's a nice way to meet people in a more casual environment.

violetpretty · #11 09-21-2011, 03:33 PM

I find it interesting that Ole Miss has a 3 round format instead of a 4 round format for FMR. Why is that?

OleMissGlitter · #12 09-21-2011, 04:02 PM

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I find it interesting that Ole Miss has a 3 round format instead of a 4 round format for FMR. Why is that?

Back in late August they had an "open house" round, Water Parties. It is done in late August and this was the 4th or 5th year they have done it that way. They didn't have Water Parties from the time I went through recruitment in 1996 until about 2006 or 2007.

To be honest, I think they should have this round closer to the actual parties. However, I think since recruitment is "deferred" (based on the football schedule so varies every year), I think the administration does not want those participating in recruitment to miss more classes because of parties. Water Parties are currently on a Sunday.

It seems to work here though. It might not be ideal but it works. They do use RFM here but I'm not sure why the parties are not structured more like other SEC schools like Auburn or Alabama.

KSUViolet06 · #13 09-21-2011, 04:14 PM

Aren't a lot of schools (who are able to do so and don't have a ton of chapters) going from 4 to 3? My school went from 4-4-3-2 to 4-3-2 after I graduated. We used to have Open House - Philanthropy-House Tours-Preference. Now recruitment begins with Philanthropy Day.

*winter* · #14 09-21-2011, 04:30 PM

So...do the Water Parties have "cuts?" If so when do the girls find out? Now? That's kind of weird but I understand the rationalebehind it.

OleMissGlitter · #15 09-21-2011, 05:07 PM

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So...do the Water Parties have "cuts?" If so when do the girls find out? Now? That's kind of weird but I understand the rationalebehind it.

No cuts from Water Parties. Everyone is invited to Water Parties and Philanthropy Parties. Water Parties (from what I was told) is not even mandatory by Panhellenic. So if a PNM had previous plans she does not have to attend. It is just an open house, no decorations, no songs, etc. It is only like 20-30 minutes long for each party.