Texas A&M: To rush or not to rush?

[IndianaSigKap]

Maybe I am missing something here. Just because a girl is not accepted to UT because of the Top 10% rule and is accepted to Blinn doesn't mean she will be a grade risk. Having been a teacher for almost 20 years, I have seen many quality students not be in the Top 10% but still be highly academic. There are many reasons a student might not be able to take AP or weighted classes that they would need to be in that elite category. For example, she might be artistic or musical and have all As but but many AP courses, so she would have a 4.0 but not a 5.0 or 6.0.

I think this Blinn designation might be being blown up more than it should be. These girls will still have good GPAs and might have more leadership or community service opportunities than the UT admits.

[carnation]

Ditto to what IndianaSigKap said!

[AGDAlum]

Hey, Carnation -- I think this is the first mention of Blinn on GC!

[Carnation and I both lived in Brenham, where Blinn's flagship campus is located. In the decades since Blinn has expanded and has a campus in Bryan (next to College Station, home of TAMU.]

[carnation]

Yes! Who would have thought that Blinn would expand like this?

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by IndianaSigKap

Maybe I am missing something here. Just because a girl is not accepted to UT because of the Top 10% rule and is accepted to Blinn doesn't mean she will be a grade risk. Having been a teacher for almost 20 years, I have seen many quality students not be in the Top 10% but still be highly academic. There are many reasons a student might not be able to take AP or weighted classes that they would need to be in that elite category. For example, she might be artistic or musical and have all As but but many AP courses, so she would have a 4.0 but not a 5.0 or 6.0.

I think this Blinn designation might be being blown up more than it should be. These girls will still have good GPAs and might have more leadership or community service opportunities than the UT admits.

Oh, I was actually thinking of retention as a bigger issue than grade risks. In any case, I hope the chapters have some aggregate data they can look at. If neither of those things are an issue, the BT women would be well-served by the university showing some numbers to prove it.

[SWTXBelle]

I just finished my A & M recs - including several Blinn Team girls. Their high school records were exemplary - and with one exception, their college grades were great. It will be interesting to see how it all shakes out over the course of recruitment.

[adiisis]

I am quoting this from something sent to my daughter who will be rushing at TAMU this fall. I have no idea if this is accurate but it's what the PNMs are being told.

This is straight from NPC and national sorority headquarters : All sororities are eligible to take Blinn Team girls. Now, local advisors, alums and the chapters can decide they aren't taking them but it's not a national thing. Membership selection is private so you will never know the local decision until you are a full member.

[TXGreekMom]

Originally Posted by adiisis

Membership selection is private so you will never know the local decision until you are a full member.

While I'm sure this is technically true... By the day after Bid Day, it will be glaringly apparent to all of campus which chapters declined to extend bids to the BT girls. Right? Or even by 1st period when the heaviest RFM cuts come down?

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by TXGreekMom

While I'm sure this is technically true... By the day after Bid Day, it will be glaringly apparent to all of campus which chapters declined to extend bids to the BT girls. Right? Or even by 1st period when the heaviest RFM cuts come down?

Conversely it will become apparent which house(s) The Blinn Women, in their own form of wisdom, chose not to join/attend.

[SWTXBelle]

Originally Posted by TXGreekMom

While I'm sure this is technically true... By the day after Bid Day, it will be glaringly apparent to all of campus which chapters declined to extend bids to the BT girls. Right? Or even by 1st period when the heaviest RFM cuts come down?

I'm pretty sure the Blinn girls are not required to wear a scarlet "B", so unless someone has absolutely no life and is going to try and figure out which school each pledge attends (which would be quite the trick, given the fact A&M doesn't release bid lists) I think it will not be "glaringly apparent". There might be gossip, but we all know how accurate THAT is.

[TXGreekMom]

This whole idea is new to me so I apologize if my deduction is off-base (although the bulk of the thread has been along the lines of wondering how Blinn Team students will fare in recruitment, based on the OP's question).

I just assumed it would be apparent on those resumes or indicated otherwise in their recruitment registration, and therefore the sororities would be aware, even if the PNMs or campus at large were not.

FWIW I don't have an opinion either way on Blinn Team membership invitations, and I agree from what I know that they would be a competitive asset to any chapter.

[SWTXBelle]

Within the chapters, the recruitment chair and her committee would of course know. It might be brought up during membership selection, and if so, the chapter as a whole would know. Given the numbers of pnms, I doubt that anyone is going to remember which of another chapter's new members are Blinn members and which are not. Young women who are Blinn when they pledge may well transition to A&M the next semester, further confusing the issue. I always want to see as many quality pnms find a home, so I hope the majority of chapters are open to Blinn girls.

[Just interested]

Registration closes at A&M on the 15th I believe So far they are at 1300 and expect close to 100 more. It's going to be interesting because a lot of Blinn Team girls are risking it and have registered. (both freshman and sophomores) Expectations are that quota will be around 85-89 if the % from last year holds of the number of girls who began the process finished it.

[CMDelta]

How does that compare to last year's numbers? I'm wondering how much of a difference the Blinn Team girls made in the numbers? I've written a few references so I'll be eager to hear some good news!

[Griffins&Quills]

As per another thread, the numbers last year were around 900, but according to Just_interested, Blinn Team girls are not making up the significant increase. I think registration is just up overall