UVA rush

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Anonymous wrote:So ... some of y'all who frequent DCUM are "shocked" that some parents seem involved in their DC's attempt at rushing "top tier" houses? What rock have you been under?

Mine were not and I as in a top house. They had no idea about any of it.

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Anonymous wrote:Get used to it. There are always people who won’t say publicly but they think of the Greek houses in tiers. I believe there’s a website that even ranks them by school.

From my uva days, the top sororities were kkg, tri delt, theta, and pi phi. Doubt it’s changed much. Fraternities had a similar pecking order.

How (and why) do you remember that!

I’m pretty sure anyone who went to a Greek dominated school would remember these details. I certainly remember that that top sororities at wake forest in 1999 were KKG, Chi O and Pi Phi. It’s not an insignificant detail of college if you go to a big greek school.

It’s interesting because Chi O is lowest tier at both UVa and VT

the "ranks" are different at every school. Kappa is top at UVA and bottom at another school which I can't recall right now LOL. Chi O is a very southern sorority, founded at U Arkansas, and tends to better in the south where there is a lot of cache to being a Chi O and legacies going back generations.

Kappa is not the top at UVA - I heard DDD is

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Anonymous wrote:Hi is anyone with a kid at UVA following the parent posts on FB? I’m shocked that parents use terms like “top tier” frat and how they can’t believe their kid did not get into a top frat. It reminds me of when I was in high school 30 years ago and there were the popular kids. Anyway I just want to tell them that my kid who never had many friends is loving rush and when I asked him about these top tier frats his response is that the top tier is the one that’s right for you.

I am confused. Are you saying publicly on Facebook?

It’s on a UVA parent group on FB.

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Anonymous wrote:Good luck to any of you who have girls going into pref today. I know it's probably been a stressful week for the girls and there are probably tears this morning. The Friday cuts are the worst at the higher ranked sororities especially because girls felt that they had a shot still if they were there for house tours. My dd had her painful cuts earlier in the week but had many friends who were devastated on pref day. It all worked out though, even if they didn't get their top choices from earlier in the week, they all seem happy where they ended up.

“Devastated” on pref day?

Dear lord. Reality check please.

Be nice. At that age and stage in life it is a big deal.

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Anonymous wrote:Tougher for boys too as they can’t go to frat parties usually unless a member-girls can still go even if not affiliated.

eh they can go, assuming they have friends who do get into those frats. My DD knows several independent guys and they get into parties because their friends invite them. My DS does the same at his frat. Not hordes of them of course, but if they have a good friend in the frat, they can usually get into alot of them.

By second year, most kids have fake ids and are going out on the Corner so they don't need to get into a frat. The Greek scene is really only dominant for first and second years. After that, it all kinda of goes out the window and they do more bars.

Why do you always post with a "eh"? are you trying to figure our a way to go back and see your pots? I don't get it.

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Anonymous wrote:Get used to it. There are always people who won’t say publicly but they think of the Greek houses in tiers. I believe there’s a website that even ranks them by school.

From my uva days, the top sororities were kkg, tri delt, theta, and pi phi. Doubt it’s changed much. Fraternities had a similar pecking order.

How (and why) do you remember that!

I’m pretty sure anyone who went to a Greek dominated school would remember these details. I certainly remember that that top sororities at wake forest in 1999 were KKG, Chi O and Pi Phi. It’s not an insignificant detail of college if you go to a big greek school.

It’s interesting because Chi O is lowest tier at both UVa and VT

the "ranks" are different at every school. Kappa is top at UVA and bottom at another school which I can't recall right now LOL. Chi O is a very southern sorority, founded at U Arkansas, and tends to better in the south where there is a lot of cache to being a Chi O and legacies going back generations.

Kappa is not the top at UVA - I heard DDD is

You heard wrong.

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Anonymous wrote:Get used to it. There are always people who won’t say publicly but they think of the Greek houses in tiers. I believe there’s a website that even ranks them by school.

From my uva days, the top sororities were kkg, tri delt, theta, and pi phi. Doubt it’s changed much. Fraternities had a similar pecking order.

How (and why) do you remember that!

I’m pretty sure anyone who went to a Greek dominated school would remember these details. I certainly remember that that top sororities at wake forest in 1999 were KKG, Chi O and Pi Phi. It’s not an insignificant detail of college if you go to a big greek school.

It’s interesting because Chi O is lowest tier at both UVa and VT

the "ranks" are different at every school. Kappa is top at UVA and bottom at another school which I can't recall right now LOL. Chi O is a very southern sorority, founded at U Arkansas, and tends to better in the south where there is a lot of cache to being a Chi O and legacies going back generations.

Kappa is not the top at UVA - I heard DDD is

You heard wrong.

DP. I heard Delta, Theta, then Kappa.

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Anonymous wrote:Hi is anyone with a kid at UVA following the parent posts on FB? I’m shocked that parents use terms like “top tier” frat and how they can’t believe their kid did not get into a top frat. It reminds me of when I was in high school 30 years ago and there were the popular kids. Anyway I just want to tell them that my kid who never had many friends is loving rush and when I asked him about these top tier frats his response is that the top tier is the one that’s right for you.

I am confused. Are you saying publicly on Facebook?

It’s on a UVA parent group on FB.

What are they saying? I can’t imagine posting publicly about such a thing.

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Anonymous wrote:What happens on Preference Day? I am new to all this stuff.

At this point, the PNMs have been invited back to probably two sororities today. They will probably meet with a sister who they already met this week and basically it will be somewhat more of an intimate conversation about why the PNM should choose the sorority. It’s the most formal of the rounds and they girls all dress in cocktail dresses (brrr). The PNMs then rank their two choices tonight and sign an agreement that they agree they will accept a bid from one of the two sororities that preffed them. They are guaranteed a bid if they do that from one of them.

Some girls might “suicide bid” if they can only see themselves in one of the two. In that case, they will either get that choice or nothing at all.

So they are into at least one no matter what? It’s been a while since I pledged. I lucked out and got into my first choice top tier along with my best friends. I hope it works out for these girls.

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Anonymous wrote:Hi is anyone with a kid at UVA following the parent posts on FB? I’m shocked that parents use terms like “top tier” frat and how they can’t believe their kid did not get into a top frat. It reminds me of when I was in high school 30 years ago and there were the popular kids. Anyway I just want to tell them that my kid who never had many friends is loving rush and when I asked him about these top tier frats his response is that the top tier is the one that’s right for you.

I am confused. Are you saying publicly on Facebook?

It’s on a UVA parent group on FB.

What are they saying? I can’t imagine posting publicly about such a thing.

It’s an anonymous post on FB. You can post anonymously now and only the page administrators will know who you are.

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Anonymous wrote:Get used to it. There are always people who won’t say publicly but they think of the Greek houses in tiers. I believe there’s a website that even ranks them by school.

From my uva days, the top sororities were kkg, tri delt, theta, and pi phi. Doubt it’s changed much. Fraternities had a similar pecking order.

How (and why) do you remember that!

I’m pretty sure anyone who went to a Greek dominated school would remember these details. I certainly remember that that top sororities at wake forest in 1999 were KKG, Chi O and Pi Phi. It’s not an insignificant detail of college if you go to a big greek school.

It’s interesting because Chi O is lowest tier at both UVa and VT

the "ranks" are different at every school. Kappa is top at UVA and bottom at another school which I can't recall right now LOL. Chi O is a very southern sorority, founded at U Arkansas, and tends to better in the south where there is a lot of cache to being a Chi O and legacies going back generations.

Kappa is not the top at UVA - I heard DDD is

You heard wrong.

DP. I heard Delta, Theta, then Kappa.

which is laughable. I literally LOL'd. Assume your DD is in DDD or wants to be?

All three are considered the "top 3", but Kappa is the top, everyone knows this.

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Anonymous wrote:What happens on Preference Day? I am new to all this stuff.

At this point, the PNMs have been invited back to probably two sororities today. They will probably meet with a sister who they already met this week and basically it will be somewhat more of an intimate conversation about why the PNM should choose the sorority. It’s the most formal of the rounds and they girls all dress in cocktail dresses (brrr). The PNMs then rank their two choices tonight and sign an agreement that they agree they will accept a bid from one of the two sororities that preffed them. They are guaranteed a bid if they do that from one of them.


Some girls might “suicide bid” if they can only see themselves in one of the two. In that case, they will either get that choice or nothing at all.

So they are into at least one no matter what? It’s been a while since I pledged. I lucked out and got into my first choice top tier along with my best friends. I hope it works out for these girls.

Yes if they have invites today (pref day), they are guaranteed a bid from one of the two unless they did something to cause them to be removed from rush, or they suicide bid.

[Anonymous]

I hope no one takes this the wrong way, but this thread leaves the impression that UVA Greeks are superficial and snobbish. I truly hope the reality is different.

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Anonymous wrote:Good luck to any of you who have girls going into pref today. I know it's probably been a stressful week for the girls and there are probably tears this morning. The Friday cuts are the worst at the higher ranked sororities especially because girls felt that they had a shot still if they were there for house tours. My dd had her painful cuts earlier in the week but had many friends who were devastated on pref day. It all worked out though, even if they didn't get their top choices from earlier in the week, they all seem happy where they ended up.

“Devastated” on pref day?

Dear lord. Reality check please.

Be nice. At that age and stage in life it is a big deal.

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Anonymous wrote:Get used to it. There are always people who won’t say publicly but they think of the Greek houses in tiers. I believe there’s a website that even ranks them by school.

From my uva days, the top sororities were kkg, tri delt, theta, and pi phi. Doubt it’s changed much. Fraternities had a similar pecking order.

How (and why) do you remember that!

I’m pretty sure anyone who went to a Greek dominated school would remember these details. I certainly remember that that top sororities at wake forest in 1999 were KKG, Chi O and Pi Phi. It’s not an insignificant detail of college if you go to a big greek school.

It’s interesting because Chi O is lowest tier at both UVa and VT

the "ranks" are different at every school. Kappa is top at UVA and bottom at another school which I can't recall right now LOL. Chi O is a very southern sorority, founded at U Arkansas, and tends to better in the south where there is a lot of cache to being a Chi O and legacies going back generations.

Kappa is not the top at UVA - I heard DDD is

You heard wrong.

DP. I heard Delta, Theta, then Kappa.

which is laughable. I literally LOL'd. Assume your DD is in DDD or wants to be?

All three are considered the "top 3", but Kappa is the top, everyone knows this.

DP. This post is what is laughable. Are you like a Texas sorority mom type? How odd you are so invested in this.