Anonymous wrote:12:44 poster again, I wouldn't call most UF students southern belles. We have a large active LGBTQ population on campus.

Again, UF is exceptionally diverse.

Anonymous wrote:DD has both UGA and UF on her final list. She is attractive, extroverted, and smart: VP of her senior class, homecoming court, varsity athlete, tons of friends, active social life. There is zero doubt she'd get a touse bid at UVA or UMD-CP, especially since she has older high school friends in touses on those campuses. But she is lured by the weather, energy, and tailgate scene of the SEC, and I'm wondering how rush will pan out for her there given she's not a stereotypical Southern belle and will know next to zero people to start. I can't see her ending up in a bouse, but I keep hearing that a touse bid requires existing connections, recommendations, even a family legacy in some cases. Is a mouse the best she can hope for as an out-of-state student not from the South? I'm not saying that's the worst thing that could happen, and obviously academics come first, but she wants to be in a social environment that matches what she brings to the table, and I don't blame her. Parents with out-of-state DCs at SEC schools (particularly UGA or UF), what has been your experience?

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Anonymous wrote:Why would the DD want to be in a sorority with girls from the same geographical area? Isn’t making connections / networking one of the goals of joining a Greek house? I would much rather my kid join a house with kids from all over, mostly from the NE, where many of the higher paying jobs can be found.

The highest paying jobs are moving to the South.

Equities in Dallas used to be an insult. Now it's becoming the goal.

Mamdani is accelerating the exodus.

Anonymous wrote:DD has both UGA and UF on her final list. She is attractive, extroverted, and smart: VP of her senior class, homecoming court, varsity athlete, tons of friends, active social life. There is zero doubt she'd get a touse bid at UVA or UMD-CP, especially since she has older high school friends in touses on those campuses. But she is lured by the weather, energy, and tailgate scene of the SEC, and I'm wondering how rush will pan out for her there given she's not a stereotypical Southern belle and will know next to zero people to start. I can't see her ending up in a bouse, but I keep hearing that a touse bid requires existing connections, recommendations, even a family legacy in some cases. Is a mouse the best she can hope for as an out-of-state student not from the South? I'm not saying that's the worst thing that could happen, and obviously academics come first, but she wants to be in a social environment that matches what she brings to the table, and I don't blame her. Parents with out-of-state DCs at SEC schools (particularly UGA or UF), what has been your experience?

Anonymous wrote:Why would the DD want to be in a sorority with girls from the same geographical area? Isn’t making connections / networking one of the goals of joining a Greek house? I would much rather my kid join a house with kids from all over, mostly from the NE, where many of the higher paying jobs can be found.

Anonymous wrote:I'm still cringing from reading this but in the spirit of generosity, I will be helpful.

My DD from the DMV, who sounds a lot like yours, almost went to UGA. We got a tour from a girl from her HS who was a freshman at the time. Girl is tall, pretty, blonde, good social Q. She said that there are a few of the "Old Row" houses that are, in fact, off limits to out of staters. But there are some top sororities (I cannot bring myself to use your language) that do have lot of OOS girls and that you don't need the alumni connections and the coaching and all that to get in.

This girl was pretty dismissive of the Old Row houses and their universe. It seemed like she felt they were in their own little world, and she was fine in hers. Basically, they do their thing, we do ours. We are just as good.

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Anonymous wrote:What is a "touse"?

Touse: top house
Mouse: mid house
Bouse: bottom house

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Anonymous wrote:Cringe-o-meter = 11

DP. I don't see what's so cringe about it. She's worried about whether her DD, who's used to being popular and social, will be able to recreate that experience on a campus that is culturally much different from what she's accustomed to. Seems like a valid concern. Is it just because she's a middle-aged mom using Gen-Z Greek life terms? Far as I can tell, she used them correctly.