Mississippi Sorority Recruitment 2015

[sassymom]

I wasn't sure about whether I should come for the weekend, but I decided yes recently and was able to book a nearby hotel for the weekend this morning. There were still a couple of rooms left from what I saw this morning but they could've also been booked by now.

I just wanted to say that if you're a mom who is reading this post and still thinking about coming, I think you should still try to make it if you can. I was surprised to find that there are still some rooms left. There are also rooms or houses on airbnb if that's something you'd consider.


I also have to say, this recruitment seems very tough. My daughter got cut from most of the houses after the first round. But the sisters seem to be doing a great job and she likes the houses she has left.

[OldOleMiss]

Good luck to your daughter Sassymom! keep us updated.... it can be very very hard so I am glad to hear she likes the ones she has left... friends daughter experienced moderate cuts but all in all is still very happy with what she has left...

[LIXO]

If a PNM gets dropped by half the houses after the first day, what should be expected on Thursday?

[ComradesTrue]

Anything is possible. She may not get dropped by any of her remaining and have her choice of those for the remainder of recruitment, or releases may continue. Every experience is different.

[Titchou]

Absolutely impossible to say. We don't know why she was dropped because none of us are in any of those chapters. Heaviest cuts are the first round though.

[thetalady]

With Alpha Phi colonizing this year, cuts during recruitment are likely to be steeper.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by thetalady

With Alpha Phi colonizing this year, cuts during recruitment are likely to be steeper.

What? Why?

[Titchou]

Because they know they will have a fall back position ...

[tcsparky]

Originally Posted by Titchou

Because they know they will have a fall back position ...

I'm not sure the RFM specialist takes that into account when giving chapters their carry figures.

[thetalady]

Originally Posted by tcsparky

I'm not sure the RFM specialist takes that into account when giving chapters their carry figures.

Absolutely correct, at least in this year's rush at UM.

[tcsparky]

Do RFM specialists sometimes take upcoming colonizations into account when giving carry figures?

[thetalady]

Originally Posted by tcsparky

Do RFM specialists sometimes take upcoming colonizations into account when giving carry figures?

OF COURSE they do. Remember the point of RFM... and how that has to be managed to allow for a successful colonization.

[sassymom]

Well this is an interesting conversation. I hope my daughters chapters keep her. She made friends in some of the ones that kept her before recruitment so I think that is a good sign.

Thank you for the luck OldOleMiss and I wish your friend's daughter and all the PNMS luck! I am really excited for my daughter. In college I was a member of Phi Mu but I'm not active now and I didn't keep any panhellenic friends after college so she didn't have two personal rec letters for the other houses but we did get two for each from alums we found.

My daughter's just excited to be joining such a great panhellenic system. We read a lot of Greekchat over the summer and talked about making your own happiness wherever you wind up. The heavy cuts weren't unexpected and she has said if she gets cut completely she'll go for Alpha Phi. I hope she gets in somewhere because she'll make a great sister.

[thetalady]

Absolutely no apologies needed. :-)

[LIXO]

My niece is going through recruitment at Ole Miss right now so any information about what to expect would be appreciated.