greeks ratings and bashings

This entire thread is very sad to me. Yes, I'm a mom. Yes, my daughter went through rush and was cut by all but two groups. She decided to withdraw rather than commit to a house that she wasn't comfortable with. She was disppointed to say the least. She has an exteremly strong résumé. She has the grades, the service, and the leadership experience that all of the sororities say they are looking for. The only thing she lacked was the connection. It's sad to know that so many houses passed on an exceptional girl (by anyone's standards) simply because her dad and I aren't connected. It was a great learning experience for her.

Thanks. She's ok with it now. Like I said, it was a learning experience for her, so that makes it positive any way you look at it. To the first young lady to respond, I never called names nor did I say a negative word about any of the houses. I also didn't name houses so you have no way of knowing who cut her. It wasn't a matter of being good enough. I said it was a lack of connections. That's not a slur to anyone, just a fact.

I'm glad that you found your place. She knew people in some of the houses, but not all recs were UM ladies. We're from a rather small town, so that would have been difficult. Yes, or hometown girls were warned to clean up their social media. That was very much stressed. We wondered what kinds of things these girls were posting! It is what it is.

It is what it is. Ole Miss is no different than any other school with a competitive recruitment. Most of the girls who get bids (especially to the top houses) have come from private school, have attended prestigious summer camps, have friends already in the houses, have spent months networking. It makes no difference whether or not you are coming from OOS or in-state, girls who do not network get released! Best advice I can give to somebody coming from out of state, find an alumnae from your area who can introduce you to actives already at Ole Miss. Plan a spring trip or two to actually come out and meet girls. All the fraternities host large spring parties. Sororitiy girls are crawling all over these parties. This is the best way to meet girls and increase your chances of getting a bid if you are from out of state! Find an alumnae who will call all her friends in her sorority to put in a good word for you. It's really not that hard, but it does take some work and an outgoing personality! Ole Miss girls are exceptional! If you want to join in their sisterhoods, you will need to be exceptional too. Good grades and extracurriculars will only get your foot in the door. It takes so much more!