YIKES! Rush Reality Show????

[chi-o_cat]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

“For many girls, recruitment is a “legacy” process, which means that they will be aiming to secure a bid at the same sorority that their mothers were once in.”

This quote from the People article tells you how accurate this show will be. Legacies(not any more) and “used to be in”. If mom is no longer a member, daughter is not a legacy. If mom is an alumna, she is still a member. I’m thinking “Dance Moms”.

To be fair, it could also be written that way with the audience in mind. Typically, only people who have been involved with or brought up around the Greek system think of membership as lifelong. (and even then, not even everyone who joins thinks of it that way...how many times do you hear someone say "I was a Tri-Delt" or "I was a TEKE" or whatever)

Anyway, if they wrote "the sorority their mothers are in," a vast number of readers would be very confused about why so many girls going through recruitment have mothers who are currently collegiate members of sororities.

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by chi-o_cat

To be fair, it could also be written that way with the audience in mind. Typically, only people who have been involved with or brought up around the Greek system think of membership as lifelong. (and even then, not even everyone who joins thinks of it that way...how many times do you hear someone say "I was a Tri-Delt" or "I was a TEKE" or whatever)

Anyway, if they wrote "the sorority their mothers are in," a vast number of readers would be very confused about why so many girls going through recruitment have mothers who are currently collegiate members of sororities.

It is SO important to use the phrase, "I AM a Phi Sigma Sigma" or "I AM a Sigma Chi" if you are conversing with a non- greek who is interested in our membership process. Be Proud you are a current and active greek member/alum!

[carnation]

Originally Posted by Cookiez17

Aurburn girl ended up in DZ!

Was her mother a butt about her bid?

[Cookiez17]

Originally Posted by carnation

Was her mother a butt about her bid?

Luckily no but the way she was acting before recruitment was something else. She had gotten dropped from her legacy house and her mom seemed to be more upset than her daughter was.

[carnation]

Did they say which sorority Mom was in? Many of those groups have been around for so long that they have far more legacies than they could ever take. Like at least 3 times quota.

[navane]

Originally Posted by carnation

Did they say which sorority Mom was in? Many of those groups have been around for so long that they have far more legacies than they could ever take. Like at least 3 times quota.

Yes, her mother is an Alpha Xi Delta from Auburn. Also, that young lady's older sister is a Tri Delta from Auburn. So, the older sister is in a different sorority as well.

In last night's episode, it was explained that legacies used to have a leg up but, because so many legacies go through now, they'd have to fill the entire new member class with legacies, which is not feasible. They also mentioned that sororities have shied away from legacy preference in recent years.

[Low D Flat]

Well, the show was materially less fake than I expected, and I actually liked both girls and rooted for them. It's easy enough to ignore or FF through the silly interludes from that Tammy-Faye-wannabe influencer.

[carnation]

Originally Posted by navane

Yes, her mother is an Alpha Xi Delta from Auburn. Also, that young lady's older sister is a Tri Delta from Auburn. So, the older sister is in a different sorority as well.

In last night's episode, it was explained that legacies used to have a leg up but, because so many legacies go through now, they'd have to fill the entire new member class with legacies, which is not feasible. They also mentioned that sororities have shied away from legacy preference in recent years.

Hm. I did not realize that the AXiDs had been around long enough for a second generation.

In that trailer, one mom said she remembered exactly who cut her (the mom) after first round. Did she ever own up?

[navane]

Originally Posted by carnation

Hm. I did not realize that the AXiDs had been around long enough for a second generation.

In that trailer, one mom said she remembered exactly who cut her (the mom) after first round. Did she ever own up?

No, she never owned up to the name of the chapter.

They showed Auburn mom's bid day photo on screen and I recall that her AXiD bid day was in 1985. According to shadokat's thread, the AXiD chapter was chartered in 1980.

[carnation]

Dang! It sure doesn't seem that long.

I need to find a way to see the show!

[madoug]

Originally Posted by carnation

In that trailer, one mom said she remembered exactly who cut her (the mom) after first round. Did she ever own up?

She didn't say which house but she did say her aunts are ADPis so I wondered if that was it.

[Pinkmagnolia921]

Originally Posted by Cookiez17

Aurburn girl ended up in DZ!

I watched the show with my 94 year-old DZ Mom and she was so excited to see the girl go DZ!

[Cookiez17]

I will say about bama rush, I’m more excited to see what houses the PNMs end up in rather than their outfits.

[WregleXO]

I was pleasantly surprised by the show and liked both girls going through. I was an active when my sister went through rush so was invested in the Ole Miss story. Luckily my sister ran home to my house. My hubby was a fraternity brother with Bill Alverson and I did let out a little scream when he was in one of the party pictures that they flashed on the screen.

[Loyally Kappa]

It's been such a long time since I went through. I had a young friend go through at Ole Miss last fall. I was rooting for KKG, but she ended up pledging Tri Delta. With what I read, watch, and ponder, if I went in as prepared as I was 40+ years ago, I’m 100% dropped after day 1. They might not even let me rush! Times have even changed since my daughter went through at Alabama 19 years ago.