<p>Most sororities at USC can and will accept Juniors because they don’t count against them. Sophomores count as two bids in the Greek rush process which is why not many are selected but Juniors are exempt from counting as a bid (they are essentially free in the bid count process) so their chances are far better especially if someone is a transfer. You would need to get the Rush info filled out and submitted ASAP however. I know my D is heading back to USC around the 8th for pre-Rush activities, planing etc.</p>
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<p>This is a very broad generalization that sounds very biased as well. Just because a school isn’t private does not mean that it is easy. There are plenty of students that have turned down far more “prestigious” schools to accept significant merit monies at state schools, My D is one of them. Don’t be so judgmental.</p>
<p>USC Texan (or anyone else who can answer this): Who would be the best person to write the recommendation for the candidate of the sorority, especially if there are no greek connections within the circle of family/friends?</p>
<p>Eadad -my daughter rushed as a freshman, but did not accept any bids she was offered. Does she have to register again? I’m thinking that, by not accepting prior bids, she’s not going to get another bid…any thoughts on that? Also, there’s a new sorority this year, Phi Mu, do you or your daughter know anything about that one? You’ve been so helpful in the past – thank you for all of your info!!</p>
<p>carolccw- Only Alumnae of sororities can write official recommendations. If you have any friends or know other moms/sisters who have graduated from college and were members of a sorority, they can write an official reccommendation for a rushee. I had the former president of a chapter write one for me as well as friends of the family.</p>
<p>I am not sure what the answer is I’ll have to check with my D. She’s already back in Columbia getting ready for Rush. I DO know that she can go through rush again and that her chances would be better as a junior than as a sophomore.</p>
<p>Can you PM me and tell me which sorority offered her a bid; there would be only one.</p>
<p>If a girl has rushed before it can hurt her chances when rushing again but doesnt exclude her completely. Phi Mu is colonizing on campus this year and from what i know tehy arent doing formal rush but if your daughter wanted to be a founding member that would be a great opportunity for her.</p>
<p>carol-yes you have to get reccomendations from someone who is an alumnae of one of the sororities on campus. they can be alumnae from any university but of the sororities she’s rushing.</p>
<p>i believe there are close to 1,000 at this point…there will be applications arriving and girls registering up until this sunday night when Recruitment orientation begins. They wont set the quota until they figure out the amount of girls who return for pref night (the last round).</p>
<p>D called last night after the first day of rush.</p>
<p>There are over 1000 girls going through the process this year. They had 17 “meet and greet” sessions yesterday. She was pretty exhausted but also very excited because she said there were a lot of really great girls in this year’s freshman class. Being a senior she is a group leader and gets to mix and mingle and meet as many girls as is possible. I also sensed a bit of melancholy as the first of the “lasts” is starting to sink in.</p>
<p>If you look online today at The Daily Gamecock there is an article and a youtube video about yesterday’s Bid Day celebration. It is really quite the scene. I hope all who stated an interest on here received a bid.</p>
<p>Thanks sort of looks like a melee, but lots of fun. D reports excellent recruiting for her sorority, and she is thrilled that a couple new pledges are from the Honors Dorm.</p>
<p>D had a great rush. Said rush enabled her to meet a ton of people, and she received a bid from the sorority she was very interested in. She actually didn’t start out thinking she would join and sorority, and said she was rushing for the experience. As the week went on I could sense her getting more and more invested. By Friday night she was texting me and was super nervous waiting to see if she got the bid from them on Saturday. Luckily, it all worked out and she’s thrilled.</p>
<p>D also had a great RUSH!! It is funny how the girls really do end up in the sorority that fits them best, even if it wasn’t their first choice to begin with.</p>
<p>I just have been talking to my sister- her D is at USC and decided not to rush. She is having a hard time making friends, since her roommate and her whole dorm floor rushed. I know my sister is worried that things won’t work out for her daughter. Her D is so used to be being popular and thought she would love a sorority but didn’t like the fact that she had to spend all of her waking hours with only her sorority sisters.</p>
<p>I’m a little confused by the phrase “spending all her waking hours with only her sorority sisters”. This is not the case with my D – she has plenty of friends not in her sorority, in fact she just went to Charleston with a group of them. A lot of the girls she hangs out with are in other sororities, but quite a number are independent. I would highly recommend that this girl join some of the other clubs on campus, D did that last year and has met some wonderful kids.</p>