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10-01-2011, 09:10 AM
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@80sAST - That's what I heard. I am not working in Recruitment this year. Did not come from any person in official authority. However, the number of registered PNM's this year was about 36% above last year and above the trend from past years. Maybe that made for a volatile year?
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10-01-2011, 03:00 PM
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I'm so excited - my beloved niece is going through Ole Miss recruitment. So far, so good, but wondering what this afternoon will bring. My sister-in-law is hoping, hoping things will work out with her legacy sorority.
I'm sorry, but I would prefer not to give any details live.
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10-01-2011, 04:08 PM
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Haven't heard from my PNM that I sponsored since the first day -- she was very excited -- and I'm sure this week has been crazy. Fingers crossed!
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10-01-2011, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by MaryPoppins
Just heard that about 65% of PNM's returned for Skit Night.
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I just got home from the AOII house...I am not sure that is correct at all. They are still saying quota will be between 115-130. So, I do not believe that is correct. AOII is doing very well! I have heard ALL of the chapters are doing well too! So many pretty PNMs tonight too! I can't wait for bids to go out tomorrow! (Oh and a bunch of my rec girls were back tonight at AOII Pref!!! YEAH!)
ETA: The weather has been amazing the past couple of days! Cool, breezy, sunny! Great recruitment weather!
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10-01-2011, 08:50 PM
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130?
Wow.
Are houses at Ole Miss equipped for such large numbers? I know that a lot of chapters have renovated/added on as classes have gotten larger, but 130 is a whole new level of largeness. lol.
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10-01-2011, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06
130?
Wow.
Are houses at Ole Miss equipped for such large numbers? I know that a lot of chapters have renovated/added on as classes have gotten larger, but 130 is a whole new level of largeness. lol.
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Not really but all have added on in the past few years...this will put all of the chapters over 300 members. Some chapters might even be closer to 350! I saw all of the bid day bags for AOII lined up at the house tonight! So many bags and jerseys!
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10-01-2011, 08:57 PM
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^^^I bet.
My immediate next though when I heard 130 was "that's going to be one long NM ceremony." lol.
How do you manage rituals like that? Do you have 2 separate ceremonies (ex: one Sat and one Sun?) Or one big long ritual with breaks in between? (if you can answer of course)
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10-01-2011, 10:38 PM
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Well, I was at our new member ceremony for Alabama with 220 or so NMs this year and it really wasn't all that long. Maybe an hour?
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10-01-2011, 10:45 PM
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^^^That's not bad. What do you do about initiation?
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10-01-2011, 11:26 PM
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I'm pretty horrified that they plan recruitment with no regard for the Jewish holidays.
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I mean this with all due respect, but from the data that I was able to find regarding the percentage of Jewish students at Ole Miss, less than one-half of a percent of students are Jewish. Probably half or so of those are males. Given those numbers, it probably doesn't cross their mind to schedule sorority recruitment around the high holidays.
I can only extrapolate from growing up in Tennessee, but I didn't really meet any Jewish people until I was an adult and moved to Atlanta. (That's probably as shocking to some people on this board as it is to me when I hear the same thing about someone not having met anyone who is African American at some advanced age.) There simply weren't that many around. I know the closest synagogue was about 50 miles from my house when I was growing up. I'm pretty sure that Mississippi is pretty much in the same situation as far as the population goes.
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10-02-2011, 12:10 AM
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@ Ole Miss Glitter, I just heard the 115-130 from an official source too. This is gonna be a great year for everyone!
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10-02-2011, 08:17 AM
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^^^That's not bad. What do you do about initiation?
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All in one room but several "teams", shall we say, "working" the room.
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10-02-2011, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by amIblue?
I mean this with all due respect, but from the data that I was able to find regarding the percentage of Jewish students at Ole Miss, less than one-half of a percent of students are Jewish. Probably half or so of those are males. Given those numbers, it probably doesn't cross their mind to schedule sorority recruitment around the high holidays.
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Really? I would not expect the numbers to be that small at a major university. But I really have no idea how Ole Miss is ranked academically; maybe I was giving it too much credit.
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10-02-2011, 09:56 AM
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There was just a Frontline on about a lawyer convicted of bribery in Mississippi. Someone said "Mississippi isn't a state, it's a club." I thought that was an efficient way to sum it up.
Also I think Ole Miss is smaller than Bama or LSU.
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10-02-2011, 10:32 AM
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Certainly feel free to correct me on procedure and how it must play out. From a dad perspective I paid attention to guys and my wife to the girls side but I've heard comments from members of a couple of sorority chapters that they don't intend to take 100+. Honestly, I can see it from a perspective of available space but it surprised me in that I don't really recall sororities choosing not to take quota. At these numbers? I can see it for some if it's allowed within the framework of how many came back to pref.
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