UGA Recruitment '07 Photo Gallery! - Page 3

Katmandu · #31 08-13-2007, 07:49 PM

Speaking of Red, in those pictures where so many of the girls had on red dresses in the identical shade of red, were those sorority girls dressed alike or pnms who simply selected red for the day? I was wondering if they were AOIIs ... but then was wondering why they were outside in the tents.

Beautiful pics, and I agree, when viewed in large groups, the pnms look remarkably alike---

DGAdDawg · #32 08-13-2007, 08:02 PM

That is AOPi..They wear red dresses for round 1.

UGAalum94 · #33 08-13-2007, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Katmandu

Speaking of Red, in those pictures where so many of the girls had on red dresses in the identical shade of red, were those sorority girls dressed alike or pnms who simply selected red for the day? I was wondering if they were AOIIs ... but then was wondering why they were outside in the tents.

Beautiful pics, and I agree, when viewed in large groups, the pnms look remarkably alike---

I do think some of the photos were from the end of a party at the AOII house. (A high number of red dresses, and I'm pretty sure the AOII front yard).

A few earlier photos in the showed girls with strawberry name tags and the Zeta house, and the PNMs all have the same panhellenic tags.

Zeta and AOII are pretty close geographically, so I think some were from the tail end of parties when members would have been showing their girls out.

Katmandu · #34 08-13-2007, 08:06 PM

Thanks DGAdDawg, I wondered if they were AOII, (I saw an "A" in the house behind them) Love, love the red dresses, and there seemed to be too many of them to be pnms. Just beautiful and so memorable for the rushees...

NUBlue&Blue · #35 08-13-2007, 08:35 PM

Twenty-five years later and the only house I remember walking into the first time is the AOPi house. They were arranged on the stairs and in the foyer wearing red dresses. It really is stunning (and of course, I went to Nebraska....so doubly impressive where RED RULES!)

WarEagle07 · #36 08-13-2007, 11:10 PM

I just have to clarify this... The flip flops are only to be worn between parties. They are not considered dressy in this sense. The houses are far apart and there are 18 houses I think. That is a lot of walking in 100 degree weather. These lovely ladies would surely get blisters if they wore their heels all day! These are some long and grueling days for these girls. I believe that one day they had to be ready to go by 6am! Rainbow is a brand name, they are comparable to Reef's if you have heard of those. They are a basic brown leather flip flop, extremely comfortable, and worn by both men and women. Here in the south, flip flops rule the day as far as footwear goes just because it is too hot to wear anything else!

shadden · #37 08-14-2007, 09:24 PM

Actually, breakfast was at 6:15 each day and they boarded the buses at 7:15. Parties started at 8. Who planned those times?

Stef the Pef · #38 08-14-2007, 09:33 PM

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Actually, breakfast was at 6:15 each day and they boarded the buses at 7:15. Parties started at 8. Who planned those times?

Someone who wanted to avoid the heat, I guess?

cluelessUGAmom · #39 08-14-2007, 10:03 PM

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The blue vests have been around a long time and they are kind of a tradition, I guess. I think it might be trying to send a message that these are people who are there to help you and support you, not glam it up or make you feel intimidated by their hotness.

Look at those PNMs and look up the UGA admissions standards these days. Know that almost all of them have extensive activities and good conversational skills. They will all seem eager to be at your party. Now, ask yourself how you would decide who to keep and who to release.

(Academically UGA wasn't as selective when I went there, and I really don't remember everyone going through rush being as universally pretty, so I'm not trying to retro-actively flatter myself, I promise.)

The competition really is fierce. There is an article posted on UGA site today that says this is the..."most academically talented freshman class in its history"
Plus, something like over 90% of the freshmen are on the HOPE - Georgia's state scholarship program and that is with the current changes that were just made to the program that made it even harder to attain.

cluelessUGAmom · #40 08-14-2007, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by WarEagle07

I just have to clarify this... The flip flops are only to be worn between parties. They are not considered dressy in this sense. The houses are far apart and there are 18 houses I think. That is a lot of walking in 100 degree weather. These lovely ladies would surely get blisters if they wore their heels all day! These are some long and grueling days for these girls. I believe that one day they had to be ready to go by 6am! Rainbow is a brand name, they are comparable to Reef's if you have heard of those. They are a basic brown leather flip flop, extremely comfortable, and worn by both men and women. Here in the south, flip flops rule the day as far as footwear goes just because it is too hot to wear anything else!

our UGA girls were told they did not need to bring their heels and could stay in rainbows all day 1 & 2 - the dress gets progressively dressier as the days go on and they were told to carry their heels.

By making all my calls today I'm getting lots of info now so I am not as "clueless" i guess! LOL!

UGAalum94 · #41 08-14-2007, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by cluelessUGAmom

The competition really is fierce. There is an article posted on UGA site today that says this is the..."most academically talented freshman class in its history"
Plus, something like over 90% of the freshmen are on the HOPE - Georgia's state scholarship program and that is with the current changes that were just made to the program that made it even harder to attain.

I'm surprised it's not 100% on HOPE since the admissions standards are so much higher than a 3.0 these days.

It really had just gotten to be a totally different place academically. When I went, a B average and breaking 1000 on the old SAT would have been plenty good enough to get in, but today, forget it.

alum · #42 08-14-2007, 10:28 PM

If 90% of the students are on the academic Hope Scholarships and then some are on Div1 athletic scholarships, who is paying tuition? Is it all out-of-staters or legacies who didn't make the Hope cut?

UGAalum94 · #43 08-14-2007, 10:31 PM

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If 90% of the students are on the academic Hope Scholarships and then some are on Div1 athletic scholarships, who is paying tuition? Is it all out-of-staters or legacies who didn't make the Hope cut?

Well, the taxpayers of the state of Georgia (or maybe more accurately, the lottery players) are paying tuition for the HOPE students, and with no one really paying attention since they don't pay out of pocket, tuition per student is up.

But yes, out of staters and the students who don't keep the 3.0 once they are there pay tuition themselves.

UGADad · #44 08-14-2007, 10:31 PM

I know one family that is paying tuition -- OUCH!

alum · #45 08-14-2007, 10:35 PM

Are there stats on how many HOPE recipients don't keep a 3.O? From what I understand (and please correct me if I'm wrong), the Hope is for all 3.5+ GPAs from an instate GA hs (public or private) for ANY GA public university?