University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) 2012 Recruitment

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by MaryPoppins

And that always just blew my mind.

Yeah, well, pledging GGG at UAB to be able to transfer to Alabama and be in THAT group does too but it used to happen.....love those feeder chapters!

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Titchou

That's not uncommon. But at Ole Miss they were withdrawing after recruitment and registering elsewhere in time for the second recruitment as freshmen in the fall. Entirely different thing. So they were rushing at Ole Miss one week and somewhere else two weeks later.

This kinda sounds like back in the day before college athlete letters of intent. Goat Brothers talks about how one of the guys had been offered scholarships to play at UCBerkley and UCLA, still wasn't sure which one to go to on the day he left for college, was driving and hit the UCB exit first, and said "oh, what the hell."

With the rising increase in waitlists I can easily see what DBB mentioned becoming common (i.e. something you don't think twice about).

[MaryPoppins]

Here they wouldn't be allowed to affiliate by the target chapter. Better just stay where "ya" are.

[Titchou]

True,but you still get to walk around on campus with your letters on.

These people - bless their hearts!

[Titchou]

It obviously happened enough at Ole Miss that they moved recruitment to stop it.

[Hartofsec]

Originally Posted by Titchou

It obviously happened enough at Ole Miss that they moved recruitment to stop it.

How long ago did this 'happen enough' to affect enrollment in any significant way at Ole Miss? Withdrawals and transfers can happen regardless of when recruitment is held.

Participating in another recruitment -- within two weeks -- is so logistically implausible in today's college enrollment process and recruitment climate that it may no longer be a valid reason to delay recruitment. Especially considering the disruptive downside for actives and PNMs once classes are underway.

[MaryPoppins]

Originally Posted by Hartofsec

How long ago did this 'happen enough' to affect enrollment in any significant way at Ole Miss? Withdrawals and transfers can happen regardless of when recruitment is held.

It was remarked upon with irritation when I was assisting with recruitment at Ole Miss from 1992 through 1996. Now it's only mentioned as the reason recruitment was moved.

[Hartofsec]

Originally Posted by MaryPoppins

It was remarked upon with irritation when I was assisting with recruitment at Ole Miss from 1992 through 1996. Now it's only mentioned as the reason recruitment was moved.

It seems as though the increasing numbers will cause the current recruitment week (after classes begin) to become less and less practical since the chapters have to add parties. I don't know how the actives survive it (or how their GPAs survive it anyway).

[Titchou]

Keep in mind that none of us are condoning this - but rather just stating the facts. No one is saying it's right or wrong - it just is what it is....

[amIblue?]

If one is attending a significantly less competitive school, recs may not be a concern at campus 2.

[Hartofsec]

Originally Posted by amIblue?

If one is attending a significantly less competitive school, recs may not be a concern at campus 2.

Possibly so -- the girl IndianaSigKap spoke of apparently had 2 sets of recs submitted in advance.

[IndianaSigKap]

Originally Posted by Hartofsec

Possibly so -- the girl IndianaSigKap spoke of apparently had 2 sets of recs submitted in advance.

Yes, some of the alumnae wrote two sets of recs, I did not. However, the second school is much less competitive and they only get a handful of letters each year. Letters probably are not needed at the second school, a girl from my community is a chapter president at the school and she indicated to me that they get 5-10 a year.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

It's not unheard of for women to be obtaining recs before they have to make a final decision on a university, especially if they are waitlisted. If a PNM said to me "Oh, I was waitlisted at U of XXX, but I am in at U of ZZZ, can you write a rec to both?", I probably would not think much of it.

[MaryPoppins]

Gonna have to ask someone if Ole Miss has a wait list. Never heard of us having one before.

[Hartofsec]

Originally Posted by MaryPoppins

Gonna have to ask someone if Ole Miss has a wait list. Never heard of us having one before.

Outside of law school, and perhaps some other competitive graduate programs, neither have I.

If a prospective student has not yet gained acceptance on the eve of her attendance (speaking for my own SEC school as well), then it wouldn't be unreasonable to expect her academic credentials to be a significant obstacle during recruitment.