advice for an oos at an SEC school

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

DON'T step away from the spreadsheet for recs. It can be very helpful to keep everything straight.

Of course spreadsheets can be helpful. I was speaking metaphorically—Mom needs to step away from the spreadsheets and let daughter step up to them. Sure, Mom can offer advice and assistance, but this is her daughter's recruitment, not her own. If daughter wants to go through recruitment, daughter should have the responsibility for getting and tracking recs and for doing everything else to prepare.

[HQWest]

As Auburn doesn't have houses, it is not as all-day every day sorority the way Bama is. There are a lot of out of state students. Maybe not as high as the 50% of PNMS like at Bama, but pushing 35-40%. Going through recruitment is a good way to meet lots of people. Joining a sorority can be one way for an out of state student to have a group of friends from the start the first day of classes.

They do not have upper class quota yet. I don't think it has come up. Because of this, the best time for someone to try recruitment and have the most options is freshman year.

If Lilly and pearls is not your style, I wouldn't worry about that either. There were lots and lots of other cute styles this year. I wouldn't wear a pant suit, but wear a dress you love that makes you feel good. I think some girls bought a navy or orange dress they were going to use for a game day dress in navy and wore that for IWT.