Daughter Going Through Rush at UT Knoxville

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by Morton

New to the community... I am a Chi Omega from Austin Peay State University. My daughter is heading to UT Knoxville, which will be a MUCH bigger rush experience.

I have managed to secure RIF's for most of the sorority's which she is interested.

I have looked at all of their websites, but really cannot garner much about the groups. Are any of you UT graduates that can give me some insight into what her rush experience will be like?

She is a 4.0 from a private prep school in Nashville, 31 ACT, varsity athletics, leadership in school, etc... Will she just be another number at UT?

Thanks for any insight. Just trying to prepare myself on how to support her through the process.

UT has a pretty competitive recruitment.

Yes, your daughter seems to have some pretty impressive stats.

However, at Tennessee, you can expect that there will be MANY GIRLS JUST LIKE HER. That makes for a pretty competitive environment.

Keep in mind that the chapters that she is most interested in may choose not to invite her back for whatever reason (because there are alot of great women going through and they really can't keep everyone).

Because of that, it's important for her to remain open minded about all chapters, and not get her heart set on just a few.

Also very important: Yes, she is a Chi O legacy, but keep in mind that she is probably not the ONLY one in recruitment. So do not assume that she has an automatic bid to Chi O. That's not always the case at larger schools. Legacies can and do get released.

No one can really say what her rush will end up like, but I can tell you that there are many impressive women at UT. So there are no guarantees that everything will go perfectly.

As a parent, the best thing for you to do is be supportive. If she does get a bid, be happy for her (whether it is your sorority, her 1st choice, her 2nd choice, whatever). If she doesn't, just be there for her and encourage her to get involved in other stuff and enjoy her time at school.

[Elephant Walk]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Also very important: Yes, she is a Chi O legacy, but keep in mind that she is probably not the ONLY one in recruitment. So do not assume that she has an automatic bid to Chi O. That's not always the case at larger schools. Legacies can and do get released.

A thing to consider... (and I'm not terribly sure if sororities do the same things that fraternities do)..

Your legacy does not matter one single bit because you are not a legacy of that chapter. I may be speaking out of turn and some other lady can correct me, but priority (in fraternity rush) is certainly given to girls from said chapter, rather than the national sorority.

Again, I could be wrong.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

A thing to consider... (and I'm not terribly sure if sororities do the same things that fraternities do)..

Your legacy does not matter one single bit because you are not a legacy of that chapter. I may be speaking out of turn and some other lady can correct me, but priority (in fraternity rush) is certainly given to girls from said chapter, rather than the national sorority.

Again, I could be wrong.

It's not the same with sorority recruitment AT ALL. Not even a CHAPTER legacy is guaranteed a spot.

You can look back through some of the SEC school recruitment threads and see that. There are plenty of moms from Bama/UGA/etc. who were lamenting about their daughter being cut from not only mom's sorority, but mom's chapter. Some of the girls even had bio sisters who were actives.

So it definitely doesn't guarantee you anything, especially when some chapters have multiple chapter legacies in recruitment. They can't take all of them--and they don't. It's tough being a girl, lol.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

A thing to consider... (and I'm not terribly sure if sororities do the same things that fraternities do)..

Your legacy does not matter one single bit because you are not a legacy of that chapter. I may be speaking out of turn and some other lady can correct me, but priority (in fraternity rush) is certainly given to girls from said chapter, rather than the national sorority.

Again, I could be wrong.

Every NPC has a different policy, and I imagine each chapter can tailor it to their needs (i.e. if there are so many legacies to a competitive chapter can't reasonably invite them). There are so many factors that could influence a decision:
-How active the alumna is
-Type of relationship (i.e. in house sister vs step sister)
-How many relatives in the sorority the legacy has
and of course...
-The legacy's own merits

It's all very subjective, but as a general rule, legacies are [supposed to be] afforded "careful consideration".