Univ of Texas at Austin Rush Story fall 2009

[srmom]

Oh well, if it's UT's time in the line of fire, then we'll take the heat. But, next year, somebody else needs to take a turn! LOL

it's getting a bit of a "bad rap" for being a place where everyone dirty rushes and no one gets a bids.

Everyone does "dirty rush" if that's what they want to call it. There are no promises made, there are no gifts proffered, etc. Summer is just used as a time to get to know the girls when they come to town for orientation; they might go out in a group to dinner, or accompany a group of pnms to a fraternity event - that's the extent of the dirty rushing.

As for people not getting bids - at least 46 girls per house (quota) got bids, plus numerous quota additions, depending on the house, so there are a lot of happy girls wearing newly acquired Greek stuff around the UT campus these days.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by srmom

Everyone does "dirty rush" if that's what they want to call it. There are no promises made, there are no gifts proffered, etc. Summer is just used as a time to get to know the girls when they come to town for orientation; they might go out in a group to dinner, or accompany a group of pnms to a fraternity event - that's the extent of the dirty rushing.

That's the impression that I was getting. They all do it to get to know the girls, and it's nothing that promises girls a bid.

Question: Do you think the dirty rush accusations come more from PNMs who are not familiar with UT and summer events thinking "Oh I went to dinner with XYZ! That means they must really like me and I'm getting a bid!" whereas girls who are familiar with UT know better than to think that a summer invite = a bid (because they know how common it is?)

Also, I assumed that most girls get bids. I mean, if most of them weren't, then every chapter wouldn't have matched quota. I said this before, but I find that unfortunately, here on GC, we hear a disproportionate number of unhappy endings from bigger schools for a number of reasons.

[ComradesTrue]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Also, I assumed that most girls get bids. I mean, if most of them weren't, then every chapter wouldn't have matched quota.

My limited knowledge of UT extends back 20 years, so I won't even pretend to know percentages that match. However, the 2 PNMs who posted prior to recruitment, and then these 2 that have posted since were all released after 2nd or 3rd rounds. Therefore all those released early would not have factored into quota. In other words, hundreds (theoretically) of girls could have been released early and yet all chapters still make quota.

Or am I missing something?

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by Blondie93

Or am I missing something?

No, you're not, I'm just an idiot, lol. You're exactly right.

But still, I think their placement rate (of the girls who stay in recruitment) is in the 90% though. Hardly a "no one gets bids" placement rate.