Bama Rush documentary (HBO) coming May 23rd

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll probably watch but hate myself for doing so. It just gives these attention whores more attention and celebrates girls whose whole lives have been spent preparing for this silly ritual with the ultimate aim of snagging a husband.

So you did not receive a bid. My condolences.

DP. I thought if you fully participated in formal recruitment/rush, did all the visits you were supposed to, ranked every house that you were still in for at every round, that you were guaranteed a bid somewhere? That’s how my college did it at any rate, granted Greek life was NOT as big of a thing there. And half the houses wouldn’t have a full pledge class anyway so you could get in by informal recruitment in the winter too. I guess my point is people make it a big dramatic thing but if your only goal is to get a bid SOMEWHERE and just be in Greek Life … you can follow the rules to the letter and get that bid.

At my school (SEC) you were not guaranteed a bid. Some girls were dropped by every house. That being said it was very rare. This was about 15 years ago.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll probably watch but hate myself for doing so. It just gives these attention whores more attention and celebrates girls whose whole lives have been spent preparing for this silly ritual with the ultimate aim of snagging a husband.

So you did not receive a bid. My condolences.

Hah! Nope. No sororities at my Ivy.

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I was in a sorority but it was not a big deal. They’re doing this at Alabama because it’s a weird subculture of a subculture. The vast majority of sororities don’t have anything interesting enough for a documentary.

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In general I think you are only guaranteed a bid if you make it to the final day and follow the ranking guidelines. It wasn’t very competitive at my school, but that somehow made it worse because informal recruitment turned into a bigger deal and that wasn’t as well regulated. This was a long time ago now, so who knows.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll probably watch but hate myself for doing so. It just gives these attention whores more attention and celebrates girls whose whole lives have been spent preparing for this silly ritual with the ultimate aim of snagging a husband.

Is that what it is? Always wondered what the draw is? It seems silly.

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I was just talking to a friend in Texas. She said that the girls from her son's HS hire a "social media editor" to edit their social profiles so they look good for college rush, where apparently their IG / Tik Tok accounts are like a "resume" for recruitment.

She also shared stories of girls who wouldn't pose for pictures during HS senior week with old friends who were a bit alternative and didn't have the right sorority "look" because they didn't want it posted on social media as it might jeopardize their recruitment chances.

I know this is not true of all Southern schools, and not representative of all people who rush, but in 2023, this is truly discouraging and despicable behavior that places me firmly in the anti-Greek camp.

I don't think I'll watch.

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I attended a commuter college. I never would have attended a sorority. The real purpose of these sororities is for women to learn how to manage other women. In some ways these women are very smart not to compete with men, to stay firmly in their own lanes, and to become leaders of only other women, and not try to be leaders of men. The U.S. will not accept women as leaders of men.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll probably watch but hate myself for doing so. It just gives these attention whores more attention and celebrates girls whose whole lives have been spent preparing for this silly ritual with the ultimate aim of snagging a husband.

Is that what it is? Always wondered what the draw is? It seems silly.

It works. The kids in the top frats & srats marry each other.

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I read somewhere that, at least a few years ago, Alabama sororities gave all but 100 girls (out of the thousands rushing) a bid. It is my understanding that as long as you don’t drop out of rush before the week ends, and don’t pick really unrealistic first choices, you’ll get a bid to a house.

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Anonymous wrote:I attended a commuter college. I never would have attended a sorority. The real purpose of these sororities is for women to learn how to manage other women. In some ways these women are very smart not to compete with men, to stay firmly in their own lanes, and to become leaders of only other women, and not try to be leaders of men. The U.S. will not accept women as leaders of men.

Um, the hell?

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Anonymous wrote:I was just talking to a friend in Texas. She said that the girls from her son's HS hire a "social media editor" to edit their social profiles so they look good for college rush, where apparently their IG / Tik Tok accounts are like a "resume" for recruitment.

She also shared stories of girls who wouldn't pose for pictures during HS senior week with old friends who were a bit alternative and didn't have the right sorority "look" because they didn't want it posted on social media as it might jeopardize their recruitment chances.

I know this is not true of all Southern schools, and not representative of all people who rush, but in 2023, this is truly discouraging and despicable behavior that places me firmly in the anti-Greek camp.

I don't think I'll watch.

That all absolutely tracks if you’re reaching for a “top” house and you also need the letters of recommendation as well. It’s definitely a lot for an average 18 year old.

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Sounds boring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ll probably watch but hate myself for doing so. It just gives these attention whores more attention and celebrates girls whose whole lives have been spent preparing for this silly ritual with the ultimate aim of snagging a husband.

So you did not receive a bid. My condolences.

Hah! Nope. No sororities at my Ivy.

Ah, that's why your such an angry little thing, again, my condolences.

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I'm waiting for the HBO hit job coming out on the all black sororities when they turn asian and white women away. Wait, that will never happen, the show I mean.