How is Sorority Rush going?

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PP, how is your DD doing? Is she still participating in rush?

Yes, she is - invited to 10 houses and dropped 4, has 6 on her list today, but she was dropped by 2, and invited back to 2 she dropped which I thought was odd. It sounds like she is excited about 3 of the remaining 6. There was a lot of buzz last week and some girls were devastated when they found out dirty rush was real and were dropped by their preferred houses - crying all day and posting their anger/despair. So, DD is still interested, but going into mtgs today with open eyes and genuinely looking for good connections and vibes. Despite all the talk about sisterhood and service, as several PPs noted, this process is all about looks, money, who you know and what you wear.

For the PP asking about the financial health of chapters, I don't know, but the "bottom" 3-4 houses are easy to discern. One didn't have enough girls to manage rush and had to bring in sisters from JMU. I don't know if they just have a small chapter or if they have a lot of girls currently doing semester abroad. Those houses were dropped by everyone my DD knows which is really unfortunate because the girls seem to be very nice. It sounds like the sheen of the process has worn off and quite a few girls are planning to drop if they don't get the house they want. Best of luck to all your DDs!

This is UVA, correct? My DD told me the same story, about that sad house. DD asked what she liked most about fundraising for the their charity, that's when the girl admitted that she didn't actually attend UVA, that she was from JMU, and they did fundraising differently at JMU.

This is the house that I believe is at risk of closing - DP.

[Anonymous]

You can get asked back to houses you dropped if the houses you actually did want drop you.

[Anonymous]

I am so grateful that my daughter is not interested in sororities/rushing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If your DD is at UVA, I can tell you which ones may be in danger of shutting down.

Interested - can you share?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think Wake guarantees every girl receives a bid, but not necessarily to their choice of sorority. It is meant to soften the process, but there is still disappointment as people get their hearts set on specific houses.

What are the most prestigious sororities at Wake? Guessing Beta and KKG?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If your DD is at UVA, I can tell you which ones may be in danger of shutting down.

Interested - can you share?

Do not post names of “struggling” sororities while rush is happening at UVA. These houses may end up with more pledges on Sunday (or in cob) and end up being fine. This is the type of behavior that keeps girls from joining these houses.

[Anonymous]

💯💯💯💯

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am so grateful that my daughter is not interested in sororities/rushing.

Sorry you didn't get a bid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think Wake guarantees every girl receives a bid, but not necessarily to their choice of sorority. It is meant to soften the process, but there is still disappointment as people get their hearts set on specific houses.

What are the most prestigious sororities at Wake? Guessing Beta and KKG?

Just to clarify, Wake does not guarantee every girl a bid. You can get invited to preference parties (the final rush event), and not receive a bid. And there are a lot of girls who drop earlier because they are dropped by the majority of houses. I would say there are about 100 girls each year at Wake, who start rush and do not get bid. The numbers are even higher on the boy’s side.

[Anonymous]

Sorry you didn't get a bid.

Uggggh, please go away. This is one of those rare threads where DCUMers are posting honest experiences and trying to share their past or current info/perspectives to help others.

[Anonymous]

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Sorry you didn't get a bid.

Uggggh, please go away. This is one of those rare threads where DCUMers are posting honest experiences and trying to share their past or current info/perspectives to help others.

Fair point, but the poster being responded to wasn't offering anything insightful or relevant to the thread topic, which is how sorority rush is going.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your DD is at UVA, I can tell you which ones may be in danger of shutting down.

Interested - can you share?

Do not post names of “struggling” sororities while rush is happening at UVA. These houses may end up with more pledges on Sunday (or in cob) and end up being fine. This is the type of behavior that keeps girls from joining these houses.

Agree!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your DD is at UVA, I can tell you which ones may be in danger of shutting down.

Interested - can you share?

Do not post names of “struggling” sororities while rush is happening at UVA. These houses may end up with more pledges on Sunday (or in cob) and end up being fine. This is the type of behavior that keeps girls from joining these houses.

Good point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think Wake guarantees every girl receives a bid, but not necessarily to their choice of sorority. It is meant to soften the process, but there is still disappointment as people get their hearts set on specific houses.

What are the most prestigious sororities at Wake? Guessing Beta and KKG?

ChiO is very competitive.

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Anonymous wrote:One other thing sometimes the top house or two makes a larger cut (dictated by panhellenic to do so) than others early round. This is not a bad thing because it allows girls to look broader at houses. I realize that early cut is painful but a good thing in the end. Cannot stress enough that being in a certain house does not matters. Hope more greeks can chime in that it does not matter. What matters is the social stuff that everyone has access to.

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