Daughter Going Through Rush at UT Knoxville

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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.