University of Mississippi - Ole Miss Panhellenic Sorority Recruitment 2013

[33girl]

Originally Posted by thetalady

Consider that offering alcohol could also be a "test" of the PNM... let's see how she handles some pressure to do something that she shouldn't. Will this girl turn into a sloppy, bowl hugging drunken embarrassment without the good judgement to know to quit? Or is she mature enough to trust with our letters and reputation?

Originally Posted by Old_Row

I would completely stay away from parties. I am not a prude and yes there can be a lot of underage drinking but there are too many other things that can happen In a party environment even if she doesn't drink. All she has to do is get a little too much attention from a guy a member is crushing on or her boyfriend or anything like that. Then the rumors start to fly and every sorority member talks to another and suddenly she's that girl who steals boyfriends or even worse if you know what I mean. Better to be sweet and nice to everyone you meet but stay out of situations where bad things might happen. There will be plenty of fun times ahead once you're going out with your sisters!

This and this. The guy issue is probably even more of a gnarly dilemma than the alcohol issue.

P.S. High school students shouldn't be going to college parties, period, unless they are accompanied by a family member or friend who never lets them out of their sight. If I saw "randoms" who had tried to get into our parties going through rush, I would want them immediately cut...regardless of recs or anything else...it's just not their place.

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by 33girl

This and this. The guy issue is probably even more of a gnarly dilemma than the alcohol issue.

P.S. High school students shouldn't be going to college parties, period, unless they are accompanied by a family member or friend who never lets them out of their sight. If I saw "randoms" who had tried to get into our parties going through rush, I would want them immediately cut...regardless of recs or anything else...it's just not their place.

The issue at Ole Miss is that recruitment is held in late September or early October (maybe into mid October some years). So a PNM will already be on campus and possibly invited to parties (fraternity and otherwise) as a student. Also, recruitment is smack dab in the middle of football season. Drinking in The Grove on a football Saturday? I am shocked.

[irishpipes]

Originally Posted by 33girl

P.S. High school students shouldn't be going to college parties, period, unless they are accompanied by a family member or friend who never lets them out of their sight. If I saw "randoms" who had tried to get into our parties going through rush, I would want them immediately cut...regardless of recs or anything else...it's just not their place.

I don't understand if she is talking about regular college parties or pre-recruitment type parties.

I know that groups here have spring and summer parties that are specifically for pre-PNMs. They are "unofficial" but they are how you break into the top groups. If a PNM was invited and didn't attend, I can't imagine recruitment would go well for her.