Auburn Recruitment

[AOII Angel]

AuburnMom08- remind your daughter that she isn't "cutting" chapters. She is just ordering them by preference. The problem that PNMs get into is that they start thinking "Why does this chapter keep asking me back? I already cut them." They haven't cut anyone. All the ordered list does is give Panhel a way to decrease the number of invitations for PNMs who are invited back to more chapters than they can return to in a day.

[auburnmom09]

AOII Angel, Thanks don't think I understand that clearly so I am the one who interpreted it as "cut" sinceas I recall from when I went through Rush we did indeed cut them and not go back there. So if she "ranked" them in the bottom five and then 2 others that were ranked say bottom 6th and bottom 7th did not invite her back how many parties will she have to go to? She was hoping not to have to go to the full 12 parties as she is certain several of those 12 aren't a fit for her.

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

AuburnMom08- remind your daughter that she isn't "cutting" chapters. She is just ordering them by preference. The problem that PNMs get into is that they start thinking "Why does this chapter keep asking me back? I already cut them." They haven't cut anyone. All the ordered list does is give Panhel a way to decrease the number of invitations for PNMs who are invited back to more chapters than they can return to in a day.

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by auburnmom09

AOII Angel, Thanks don't think I understand that clearly so I am the one who interpreted it as "cut" sinceas I recall from when I went through Rush we did indeed cut them and not go back there. So if she "ranked" them in the bottom five and then 2 others that were ranked say bottom 6th and bottom 7th did not invite her back how many parties will she have to go to? She was hoping not to have to go to the full 12 parties as she is certain several of those 12 aren't a fit for her.

Ooh...that's not a good idea. She doesn't want to be seen with an open party slot. People always assume they cut her rather than the other way around. Not fair but factual.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by auburnmom09

AOII Angel, Thanks don't think I understand that clearly so I am the one who interpreted it as "cut" sinceas I recall from when I went through Rush we did indeed cut them and not go back there. So if she "ranked" them in the bottom five and then 2 others that were ranked say bottom 6th and bottom 7th did not invite her back how many parties will she have to go to? She was hoping not to have to go to the full 12 parties as she is certain several of those 12 aren't a fit for her.

You have to watch out for this because she's only met them for one party. If she were to be dropped by the groups she really likes, would she prefer not to have any options?

I certainly don't mean that I want that for your daughter, but girls need to be careful. If they get cut by their favs in the next couple rounds, oftentimes they'd be happy to have some chapters to fall back on.

Only if your daughter knows that she'd rather not be greek than go back at XYZ should she be thinking in those terms with the first batch of invites, IMO.

It never hurts to have groups wanting you.

[awkward1]

I have to second UGAalum's post. Each PNM has only met a few girls in each chapter so far which is hardly enough to base a judgement to rule them out on. Not all girls are good at rushing, some are just horrible at it! They don't talk and are quiet or look bored.This can give a bad impression of the sorority when there is only 15-20 minutes available. Tell your daughter that if she should be invited back to some of these houses she deems less of a fit for her, to give them a second chance. Sometimes all it takes is just the right girl rushing her and she could completely change her mind. There was one story 3 years ago of a girl who hated XYZ after round 1 because the were too prissy and into designer clothes etc, etc. She put this sorority at the bottom of her list but the next day had an invite back. She grudgingly went back with a bit of a chip on her shoulder. She was rushed by a girl with a completely different personality than what she expected. The rusher was an athlete just like the pnm, and as the conversation went on she found out that there were several athletes in this sorority after all! She ended up pledging this sorority and went on to participate in many intramurals with her more athletic sisters and having an amazing time.

[pam713]

I talked to my daughter a while ago and she had a great day. She had good things to say about most of the chapters she visited today and said if tomorrow's are that good, she is going to have a really hard time ranking them. So hopefully even if there are big cuts she will still end up with chapters that she really likes. Seems like these current Auburn members are really working hard!