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by: pnmmommaMy daughter so very much wanted to be in a sorority but coming from a humble background, we did not know about letters of references or anything so she went on her own without anything. She transferred from a school that did not have sororities and was so very much wanting to be Greek at A&M. She met a lot of friends and had a nice time, but was cut each day by the ones she liked and had to drop completely on Friday before bid day Saturday. Sadly, because she is already a sophomore, this is it. For anyone reading this, we found out too late that you have to have letters of recommendation and/or be a legacy if you want to go Greek at A&M. Otherwise, don't go through rush thinking you will get a bid, just go to make new friends and have friends who are not Greek because if you show up without your rec letters, you won't get in.My daughter so very much wanted to be in a sorority but coming from a humble background, we did not know about letters of references or anything so she went on her own without anything. She transferred from a school that did not have sororities and was so very much wanting to be Greek at A&M. She met a lot of friends and had a nice time, but was cut each day by the ones she liked and had to drop completely on Friday before bid day Saturday. Sadly, because she is already a sophomore, this is it. For anyone reading this, we found out too late that you have to have letters of recommendation and/or be a legacy if you want to go Greek at A&M. Otherwise, don't
Comment#5by: From a recent alum
I would encourage her to call the Office of Greek Life at TAMU. They will know what chapters (if any) are participating in continuous open bidding. If there aren't any this fall, then try again in the spring. It is a much less formal process where she has more time with chapter members and can get to know them better. I wish her the best of luck!
#6by: key word
"but was cut each day by the ones she liked and had to drop completely on Friday before bid day Saturday"
Key word here is "ones she liked". She didn't HAVE to withdraw, that was HER choice. If she would have stayed on Friday and attended parties on Pref, she would have ended up with a house. That's how the system works. It might have not been her first choice but it's better to be greek than none at all. Especially with her being a soph, you have to keep an even bigger open mind. Now she's new to A&M and has no house, no new friends and no place to call home. Even if she didn't like the houses she would have been at on Pref on the first day, every house offers sisterhood and the ability to make new friends. You cannot deny that about anyone on the row. She might have only met 1 or two people in a whole house, how would she know for sure it's not for her? She shot herself in the foot IMO, and the only option now is to call greek life office and hope someone is doing cob.
#7by: pnmmomma
Thanks for the advice. She had a good time and met a lot of wonderful people and already started good friendships. To answer the question above, she was cut each day by various houses and on Friday only had one sorority on her tag. It was the only one that she was not interested in, so she withdrew.
#8by: @7
Basically then it was ok for her to judge the sororities, they just weren't allowed to judge her. She turned down girls who accepted her for herself( that she thought she was better than) I don't believe recommendation letters would have changed the outcome for her. I am actually offended by people like yourselves and there really isn't a place in the Greek system for that attitude.
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