$24k for rush at Alabama??!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:To all of you that didn't read:

$375 fee to Rush
$180 to Move in early (for On Campus housing)

Any sorority anywhere in any state is going to have Initiation Fees, New Member Fees, etc. and they list that at roughly $5K.

The remaining money is based on bloggers who assign values to the clothes and jewelry some of the girls are wearing.

So, to participate in Rush it's less than $600 and then when you join, you have to pay fees. I'd bet at the University of Kansas or USC these fees are pretty similar.

Thank You 😘😘😘

If it helps anyone, I'm in New York right now and all the fake purse vendors have got knockoff of those dainty expensive bracelets.

They buy them on DHgate. All of that stuff is fake. I thought most people knew that. they’re dupes.

Yep their stuff is all SHEIN, DHgate, Temu etc.

Everything about those types are fake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People who have never lived in the South might snicker at this, but this is a very smart investment, certainly a better one than spending $50k a year for a private or out of state school outside of the T30 or so.

The Greek system in the SEC, particularly in the Deep South states, is one of the most lucrative networks you can plug into. Joining a top-tier sorority at Alabama puts you at the front of the line to date and potentially marry the fraternity men who will be running the banks, law firms, and investment firms in 5-10 years in cities like Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile, etc.

Just take a drive from one of those cities to 30A one Friday afternoon. You'll find yourself in a caravan of Bimmers and Cybertrucks occupied by young, attractive, successful couples and their well-behaved children. These were the fraternity men and sorority dimes of top-tier SEC houses in the 2010s, and the kids will likely pledge the same house in the 2030s.

It's a swanky and rarefied world, and becoming a part of it often starts on bid night freshman year.

Except that you have to live in Alabama. Might be nice to be Alabama rich though.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People who have never lived in the South might snicker at this, but this is a very smart investment, certainly a better one than spending $50k a year for a private or out of state school outside of the T30 or so.

The Greek system in the SEC, particularly in the Deep South states, is one of the most lucrative networks you can plug into. Joining a top-tier sorority at Alabama puts you at the front of the line to date and potentially marry the fraternity men who will be running the banks, law firms, and investment firms in 5-10 years in cities like Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile, etc.

Just take a drive from one of those cities to 30A one Friday afternoon. You'll find yourself in a caravan of Bimmers and Cybertrucks occupied by young, attractive, successful couples and their well-behaved children. These were the fraternity men and sorority dimes of top-tier SEC houses in the 2010s, and the kids will likely pledge the same house in the 2030s.

It's a swanky and rarefied world, and becoming a part of it often starts on bid night freshman year.

Except that you have to live in Alabama. Might be nice to be Alabama rich though.

But you can be at the front of the line to be married to one of many VPs of some regional bank or tiny “asset management” outfit in Mobile!

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Anonymous wrote:Ew. The last thing in the world I want is for my daughters to marry a racist rich southern boy, be a stay at home mom with children in her 20s, and have to live in Alabama and vacation in Florida. That's my nightmare. I really hope my girls don't make this choice, gross, gross, gross.

You sound really immature and as provincial as you likely imagine these Alabamans in your mind. This is not my world at all, but I have nieces and nephews who went to college and were in the Greek system in Alabama and they’re far more nuanced than you seem to think. They’re bright and hardworking kids with moderate or left leaning political views, friends or partners from different races. Each one gainfully employed upon graduation.

Friends or partners from different races? Please, tell me more about their one token minority friend!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People who have never lived in the South might snicker at this, but this is a very smart investment, certainly a better one than spending $50k a year for a private or out of state school outside of the T30 or so.

The Greek system in the SEC, particularly in the Deep South states, is one of the most lucrative networks you can plug into. Joining a top-tier sorority at Alabama puts you at the front of the line to date and potentially marry the fraternity men who will be running the banks, law firms, and investment firms in 5-10 years in cities like Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile, etc.

Just take a drive from one of those cities to 30A one Friday afternoon. You'll find yourself in a caravan of Bimmers and Cybertrucks occupied by young, attractive, successful couples and their well-behaved children. These were the fraternity men and sorority dimes of top-tier SEC houses in the 2010s, and the kids will likely pledge the same house in the 2030s.

It's a swanky and rarefied world, and becoming a part of it often starts on bid night freshman year.

Except that you have to live in Alabama. Might be nice to be Alabama rich though.

But you can be at the front of the line to be married to one of many VPs of some regional bank or tiny “asset management” outfit in Mobile!

It’s big fish small pond mentality.

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Anonymous wrote:Duke and Vandy have a cultura/ social environment more similar to SEC schools than UPenn, Columbia or Brown. Thank God!

Vandy - yes. Duke - no. Both great schools but Duke isn’t called the University of New Jersey at Durham for nothing. It’s nothing like an SEC school. It’s just Duke.

Agree…Duke does not have a SEC cultural environment. It is heavily NOay white Christian Southerners (northeast and CA heavily represented, lots of Asian kids and Jewish kids) and frankly many of the Southerners on paper are not very stereotypically Southern kids…they’re like the kids of someone who moved their family from the NE to North Carolina to work at Bank of America or at a hospital.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Duke and Vandy have a cultura/ social environment more similar to SEC schools than UPenn, Columbia or Brown. Thank God!

Vandy - yes. Duke - no. Both great schools but Duke isn’t called the University of New Jersey at Durham for nothing. It’s nothing like an SEC school. It’s just Duke.

Agree…Duke does not have a SEC cultural environment. It is heavily NOay white Christian Southerners (northeast and CA heavily represented, lots of Asian kids and Jewish kids) and frankly many of the Southerners on paper are not very stereotypically Southern kids…they’re like the kids of someone who moved their family from the NE to North Carolina to work at Bank of America or at a hospital.

The urban areas in North Carolina have became more “northern” in the last couple of years. The State is doing incredibly well which has attracted outsiders. Charlotte is never ending Apartment construction due to all of the growth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Coming from the right families.

That. Right there. That’s what’s wrong.

Have you heard of legacy admissions?

[Anonymous]

who cares?

this thread is sugarless.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People who have never lived in the South might snicker at this, but this is a very smart investment, certainly a better one than spending $50k a year for a private or out of state school outside of the T30 or so.

The Greek system in the SEC, particularly in the Deep South states, is one of the most lucrative networks you can plug into. Joining a top-tier sorority at Alabama puts you at the front of the line to date and potentially marry the fraternity men who will be running the banks, law firms, and investment firms in 5-10 years in cities like Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile, etc.

Just take a drive from one of those cities to 30A one Friday afternoon. You'll find yourself in a caravan of Bimmers and Cybertrucks occupied by young, attractive, successful couples and their well-behaved children. These were the fraternity men and sorority dimes of top-tier SEC houses in the 2010s, and the kids will likely pledge the same house in the 2030s.

It's a swanky and rarefied world, and becoming a part of it often starts on bid night freshman year.

30A as in redneck Riviera? Umm ok

They call it the emerald coast now.

They got money in the south now.

Who knew "the south is gonna rise again" referred mostly to an economic renaissance in the economically devastated south due to investments by asian car companies.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Duke and Vandy have a cultura/ social environment more similar to SEC schools than UPenn, Columbia or Brown. Thank God!

Vandy - yes. Duke - no. Both great schools but Duke isn’t called the University of New Jersey at Durham for nothing. It’s nothing like an SEC school. It’s just Duke.

Agree…Duke does not have a SEC cultural environment. It is heavily NOay white Christian Southerners (northeast and CA heavily represented, lots of Asian kids and Jewish kids) and frankly many of the Southerners on paper are not very stereotypically Southern kids…they’re like the kids of someone who moved their family from the NE to North Carolina to work at Bank of America or at a hospital.

The urban areas in North Carolina have became more “northern” in the last couple of years. The State is doing incredibly well which has attracted outsiders. Charlotte is never ending Apartment construction due to all of the growth.

yep. Won't be long until all of the counties north of Wake become blue.

https://www.politico.com/2024-election/results/north-carolina/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People who have never lived in the South might snicker at this, but this is a very smart investment, certainly a better one than spending $50k a year for a private or out of state school outside of the T30 or so.

The Greek system in the SEC, particularly in the Deep South states, is one of the most lucrative networks you can plug into. Joining a top-tier sorority at Alabama puts you at the front of the line to date and potentially marry the fraternity men who will be running the banks, law firms, and investment firms in 5-10 years in cities like Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile, etc.

Just take a drive from one of those cities to 30A one Friday afternoon. You'll find yourself in a caravan of Bimmers and Cybertrucks occupied by young, attractive, successful couples and their well-behaved children. These were the fraternity men and sorority dimes of top-tier SEC houses in the 2010s, and the kids will likely pledge the same house in the 2030s.

It's a swanky and rarefied world, and becoming a part of it often starts on bid night freshman year.

Except that you have to live in Alabama. Might be nice to be Alabama rich though.

But you can be at the front of the line to be married to one of many VPs of some regional bank or tiny “asset management” outfit in Mobile!

It’s big fish small pond mentality.

+1000
Pathetic really

[Anonymous]

These people couldn’t survive a month outside the south. They’re born and bred for a provincial life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People who have never lived in the South might snicker at this, but this is a very smart investment, certainly a better one than spending $50k a year for a private or out of state school outside of the T30 or so.

The Greek system in the SEC, particularly in the Deep South states, is one of the most lucrative networks you can plug into. Joining a top-tier sorority at Alabama puts you at the front of the line to date and potentially marry the fraternity men who will be running the banks, law firms, and investment firms in 5-10 years in cities like Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile, etc.

Just take a drive from one of those cities to 30A one Friday afternoon. You'll find yourself in a caravan of Bimmers and Cybertrucks occupied by young, attractive, successful couples and their well-behaved children. These were the fraternity men and sorority dimes of top-tier SEC houses in the 2010s, and the kids will likely pledge the same house in the 2030s.

It's a swanky and rarefied world, and becoming a part of it often starts on bid night freshman year.

Well, you don't want to miss out on the swanky and rarefied world of marriage to a frat bro in the deep South.

+1 a “bimmer” in Mobile does not appeal.

Asian here and Alabama is not what it used to be.
I'm surprised Trump hasn't slapped cities like Birmingham. It makes Portland look like Nashville.
Huntsville is a gem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:who cares?

this thread is sugarless.

exactly, why so many threads being started by the same OP on the same thing ... it's all zzzzzzz