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Happy 4 U

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What a great series of posts and what exciting news that your daughter pledged a sorority and is happy with it. I was fearing the worst and thanking my lucky stars that I only have a son and will never have to go through sorority rush as a mother. As a sorority member myself who has been involved with the chapter as an alumna member, I learned a few things that might be worth passing along to other young women who decide to go through rush (at Mizzou or anywhere else, for that matter): Often a PNM isn't asked back only because she doesn't have enough people pulling for her within that actual chapter (like friends from her high school, an older sibling in the house, etc.). It's not that she was voted DOWN, discussed in negative terms or rejected; instead, the other women were just voted up higher due to this personal connection in the house. I always like to let young women know that in my chapter, it was difficult to find out what happened on a given day -- who cut us or who we cut. It was (like other women have said) more of a complex computer "mystery" of sorts, and sometimes we assumed a girl didn't like us if she didn't return... when maybe our house hadn't asked her back. Nothing for anyone to feel self-conscious about. Get to know all of the sorority women on campus and hold your head high, no matter what happens. In the end, each house has its benefits/weaknesses, and for some, being an independent is the best decision of all. Warm wishes to you all.