something to think about
by: Senior
Something for pnm's to think about.
I'm a senior this year, and let me tell you that member selection at ole miss is nothing like you hear, or see, or imagine! There are politics at play in at least 6 of the 11 chapters on campus. Let me explain how girls get chosen.
Our sophomores start in the spring identifying girls from their hometowns who will be attending ole miss that would make great new members. They will in a way "sponsor" their favorites. Their "rush crushes". They will tell all their friends about them, friends will start following them on social media, they will make posters with the pnm's pictures and stats on them and hang these posters up and down the hallways in the sorority house. They will invite these girls to stay with them and attend spring parties with them. They will text and keep in touch throughout the summer. Top girls will be placed in our slide shows we review as a group. We don't vote, we simply get to know the girls way before they set foot in our house.
Our alumni also get their say so, call our alumni advisors and have their own lists. They will call us, especially the alumni who wrote our recs for us, and ask us to "get to know their favorites". We happily do.
By the time rush starts, we already know who we hope to bid.
#1 by: Senior
Once rush starts, the only girls who will be voting for you, or ranking you will be the girls you actually talk to. So, if you are picked up by one girl, and only talk to one girl, only one girl will vote for you. If she votes no, you are cut. If we have friends coming through, we make darn sure we either pick them up at the door, or bump the girl who did. We will try to get as many of our friends as possible to come over to say hello. If you talk to six girls, six girls will vote on you.
I wish I had known this when I went through. If you get a boring girl, or an awkward girl, you will still have to impress her if you want an invite back for the next round. You can't count on that stellar rec letter than the former chapter president wrote for you to pull you through to the next round.
Girls that rank low, or get a no vote are removed from the lists, the others move up to take their place.
Remember, the lists are already ordered before rush starts. The only movement in the lists will be if girls fail to impress during rounds, they will be removed.
This is why knowing actives in the house are soooooo important!
Commentby: yes, butSep 23, 2016 12:48:25 PM
This is true for 5 or 6 houses. The rest are a little more fluid in their lists, and knowing actives in the house is not as important. Top houses will make huge cuts each round, bottom houses will probably only be cutting girls who's gpa's are too low, or simply don't have the qualities those houses are looking for.
If you don't know any actives in any house, you don't need to worry! You just need to understand that some houses will cut you, but others will LOVE to have you!
Rush is devastating! Roughly 80% of you will cry at least once during the week! 95% will be cut from at least one house you love and though would be a great fit! Being cut is not the end of the world! It is not something to be embarrassed about. You likely were not cut for any reason that you should take personally. It is a numbers game!
Every sorority has swaps with fraternities. Every sorority has date parties and formals. Every sorority raises money for their philanthropies. Every sorority (except aphi) will have a place for you to gather and have meals with your friends. And even aphi will once their brand new house is completed. You will not have the SAME experience as every other house, but you will have a SIMILAR experience.
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by: Been thereSep 23, 2016 11:54:31 AM
Truth!
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