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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD rushed last year and I was in a sorority.

I preface this all by saying, neither of us rushed in the South.  That's a whole different ballgame that I know nothing about.

It also varies by school but for DD (VA Tech) They suggest what type of outfit to wear for each day of rush.  It gets more formal the further you get into rush.  After each round you list you get to drop a certain # and the sororities drop a certain #.  It goes on like this each round until you get down to 2.  You rank them 1 and 2 and the sororities do the same.  Yes, you may not get your top choice.  You may not even get your second choice but I think that's pretty rare.  If you don't like the bid you end with you don't have to take it.  [/quote]

And are there people that don't get any bids?[/quote]

It depends on the school but that would be rare. Many schools guarantee a bid if you go through the whole process. [/quote]

And by “guarantee” they mean you may get one bid that you weren’t interested in at all.  Washes their hands of it but your daughter is rejected by any house she had listed as preferences.  [/quote]

I've always called rush "pay to have friends".  How can you find good friends with this superficial process?  I don't pick my friends based on looks, how they dress, financial backing, etc.  I pick based on type of person they are, are they genuine, nice, good person. I don't need some group of girls ranking me and deciding if I wore the right outfit to make the cut for the next round.  [/quote]

and guess what, there would be a house for even you! What did my DD like about the house that she ultimately chose? That they were "real", asked interesting questions designed to get conversation flowing easily, and they laughed A TON.  It had nothing to do with their looks, how they dressed (was on zoom) or their financial backing. When she got off one zoom with the place she ended up, her roommate who had been in the room (and didn't rush), said, "wow that was so fun just to watch and listen, they seem like a great fit for you". That's what it's about.

The problem with the greek bashers on this thread is that you are all just taking the worst stereotypes, the southern belle greeks, or whatever you see on the news. You're not realizing that 95% of the girls across the country that are in sororities are JUST LIKE YOUR DD.  And guess what, not every greek make is a rapist! What?! how could that be, it goes against all the stereotypes I have ever heard. Well didn't anyone teach you not to stereotype?[/quote]

It's not stereotypes; it's what I witnessed when I was in college.  95% of sororities were superficial and mean to those not in their groups.  Glad your DD found her place.  My kids and myself were able to find a great group of friends without having to pay $1K+ each year.  
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