Ole Miss Recruitment

Awesome!! Thanks for the help

[baci]

transfer - please come back later this year and share your recruitment experience with us. Good Luck to you!

Originally Posted by baci

transfer - please come back later this year and share your recruitment experience with us. Good Luck to you!

I definitely will! Thanks for the good wishes

[33girl]

Originally Posted by transfer

Do you know which ones they are in?

Even if she did, I don't think she should tell you. The last thing you need is to say "well, ABC, XYZ and PQR take Af-Am members, so I'll concentrate on those." That isn't how you should go into NPC rush. Even if you say you will keep an open mind, it'll still skew the way you think about the groups.

Originally Posted by 33girl

Even if she did, I don't think she should tell you. The last thing you need is to say "well, ABC, XYZ and PQR take Af-Am members, so I'll concentrate on those." That isn't how you should go into NPC rush. Even if you say you will keep an open mind, it'll still skew the way you think about the groups.

Good point. I wasn't thinking about it that way. I do want to go into rush with a completely open mind.

[OleMissGlitter]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Even if she did, I don't think she should tell you. The last thing you need is to say "well, ABC, XYZ and PQR take Af-Am members, so I'll concentrate on those." That isn't how you should go into NPC rush. Even if you say you will keep an open mind, it'll still skew the way you think about the groups.

Amen.

Just remember no matter what, Ole Miss has a very competitive and tough recruitment for all potential new members. So keep an open mind, get your recs, and have fun.

Hi, I have another question...

How do I go about setting up meetings with alumna to see if they would be willing to write a recommendation? Do I go through the national website for a specific chapter? There are a couple of chapters where I do not have my recs lined up yet. Thanks!

[OleMissGlitter]

Originally Posted by transfer

Hi, I have another question...

How do I go about setting up meetings with alumna to see if they would be willing to write a recommendation? Do I go through the national website for a specific chapter? There are a couple of chapters where I do not have my recs lined up yet. Thanks!

You can look at each sorority's "national" website and look up alumnae clubs in your area. All 9 sororities are Ole Miss have lots of alumnae chapters so there is probably an alumnae chapter in your area. Then send them an email to request a rec. Some sorority alumnae might want to meet face to face. Some might just want to talk on the phone. There might even be a Panhellenic Group in your hometown. So be sure to check on www.npcwomen.org to see if there is a NPC group.

Also, it is always a good idea to send your resume, transcripts, and a picture to each house on campus. This way the chapter has that information on file in case they don't receive a rec for you.

Message me if you have any other specific questions.

[DDDlady]

Yikes! That is a lot of women! And at a 92% placement rate, that means pledge classes could be quite large. With regards to adding a new group, where would they go physically? If I am not mistaken, there is no room left on sorority row or rebel drive is there? Especially with the addition of that new dorm. OleMissGlitter, didn't they recently demolish a fraternity house or two? Do you think a group could do well if it was over with the fraternities instead of on sorority row/rebel drive?

[FSUZeta]

i know it's a different campus, but pi beta phi at university of florida is located on fraternity row, which is in a different part of campus than panhellenic drive. They are doing just fine. if i am not mistaken, kappa kappa gamma at uf also is not situated on panhellenic drive, but is closer to the majority of the sororities than pi phi.

[PiPhiERDoc]

I was looking at their chapter websites, and the numbers of members in each chapter seems to vary quite a bit, from 112 to over 300...just thinking if they could have pledge classes over 100, that means that some chapters would have over 400 members. Yikes! Can you even get everyone inside the house for chapter meetings???? and for the smaller chapters, you could end up almost doubling your chapter size - how do you have enough big sisters????

[33girl]

Originally Posted by PiPhiERDoc

I was looking at their chapter websites, and the numbers of members in each chapter seems to vary quite a bit, from 112 to over 300...just thinking if they could have pledge classes over 100, that means that some chapters would have over 400 members. Yikes! Can you even get everyone inside the house for chapter meetings???? and for the smaller chapters, you could end up almost doubling your chapter size - how do you have enough big sisters????

I thought from what Ole Miss alums and people who work w/ the school have said, there is pretty much chapter parity. But to answer your question...if there's ever a situation where there are more pledges than sisters, sisters can just take "twins."

[DubaiSis]

This seems like another campus where a couple chapters could be extended within a couple years, so maybe "they" could build somewhere off-but-near campus together? I'm not familiar with the campus, but if freshman admission is up so much, I'd think the university is not thrilled about trying to house everyone and would therefore (maybe?) support more building. But I can see that one house on their own in no man's land isn't conducive to parity in the long term. I hope they can work it out or else the sororities may need to take over the nearest airport for chapter meetings!

[thetalady]

I am a Theta from Ole Miss, circa 1980's. I can't imagine any sorority being housed with the fraternities on Fraternity Row at Ole Miss. It is on the opposite side of campus... would not be the "right" place for the girls. Just too wild & crazy!

[OleMissGlitter]

Originally Posted by PiPhiERDoc

I was looking at their chapter websites, and the numbers of members in each chapter seems to vary quite a bit, from 112 to over 300...just thinking if they could have pledge classes over 100, that means that some chapters would have over 400 members. Yikes! Can you even get everyone inside the house for chapter meetings???? and for the smaller chapters, you could end up almost doubling your chapter size - how do you have enough big sisters????

Yes there is somewhat of a difference in chapter sizes but I think some chapters just have better retention than others plus some get more transfers than others. Also, the numbers on the Panhellenic site have not been updated yet to reflect the spring 2010 grades or membership numbers. Not sure when that will be updated. I know the recruitment advisors have asked but nothing yet. Most chapters have added on in the past 5 years to accommodate everyone. I know Chi Omega just did a HUGE renovation/addition to make their dining room bigger and added on to their house too. It looks amazing. I could be mistaken but some houses were having to have more than one sit down dinner time on Monday nights (which is the traditional night when chapters have sit down dinner and then chapter meetings.) AOII, Theta, Pi Phi, Tri Delta, Phi Mu, & Chi Omega have all added on. I know Kappa, DG, and KD have done renovations but I'm not sure if they physically added on, it's hard to tell from the outside.

Originally Posted by thetalady

I am a Theta from Ole Miss, circa 1980's. I can't imagine any sorority being housed with the fraternities on Fraternity Row at Ole Miss. It is on the opposite side of campus... would not be the "right" place for the girls. Just too wild & crazy!

Amen thetalady!

Chi Psi and Phi Beta Sigma houses have been torn down but it is my understanding both groups will rebuild. There is possible space near Tri Delta but it is a parking lot so I'm not sure that will work. Parking is already a big issue on campus. There are two new residents' halls back behind Tri Delta and KD. Now the Law School is moving to their new building on the other side of campus, but I doubt that would be torn down for sororitiy houses. One option would be for the Honors College (which is in the old ADPi house) and The Hospitality Management Department (in the old ZTA house) could move into the old law school. That would free up two spaces. Both houses would need to just be torn down and rebuilt I think. The ZTA house was lovely when it was a sorority house but now it has offices and then it serves food for the students in Hospitality Management. The old ADPi house is just ugly (sorry ADPi!). Both would be prime space on Sorority Drive. There is no space on Rebel Drive unless you build houses in the parking lots across from AOII, Theta, Pi Phi, and Chi Omega. Plus it would probably cost big bucks to move dirt to bring it up to elevation as those parking lots are referred to as "The Pit" since they are downhill.

It will be interesting to see how it goes this year. From what I have been told everyone has been told to be ready for bigger new member classes, possibly in the 100s.

It is very hard to get to know everyone but the New Member classes have been larger than normal for almost a decade now so I think most sororities at Ole Miss have figured it out.