re: sorority rushing

OMG I don't even know where to begin on this thread!! I am a UF sorority alum and a Mom of a daughter who recently went thru rush at another Florida school. She was dropped by most and decided to drop out and later regretted it ( my advice was for her to stick it out but it was of course her ultimate decision). I felt for her but told her how imperfect and superficial the rush process can be. She has to learn to make it on her own in this world! I really feel for some of your daughters who can clearly see how upset YOU are. This will make things worse for them. Please let them know that Greek life is not the only thing that matters at UF and encourage them to get involved in other activities as there are MANY. Looks have ALWAYS been a factor in UF rush but as others have said not the only thing. Since I joined a sorority I have seen parents threatening to sue over legacies getting dropped, parents trying to bribe a house with $$ etc and this only hurts their girls IMHO.

Concerned parents: if you're worried about what sorority rush will do to your daughters, wait untill you see what Fraternity Row has in store...

I am a parent. My daughter went through recruitment...was released by a couple houses...stuck with it and joined a sorority

I read through this thread and it appears that you., as parents, are focused on the "top" sorority issue, so why would your children not be as well.
There is so much "tent talk" during recruitment among the girls themselves. It is not the "top" houses that are saying things about one another/they are absolutely not allowed to do so during recruitment...it is the girls going through recruitment spreading the word and rumors...it spreads like wildfire...and in the end, my daughter found out some of it was just not true at all...
Shame on them for listening to it all


Also, you realize this is an anonymous, superficial website...people can be saying they are moms, guys, in a top sorority, lower sorority, frat, alumae, ect.....and it may not even be true...you have no idea who is posting these comments...

People will make stuff up just for fun and at your expense to see your response.

I will get off my soapbox, but if you want real sympathy and advise...please go to your friends...and your old sorority sisters.....this is embarrassing

You came on a site called "greek rank". If you were REALLY concerned you just would have gone to the greek life page of the university. Research on sororites can be done on their individual org pages. You sound like a big dummy.

You came on a site called "greek rank". If you were REALLY concerned you just would have gone to the greek life page of the university. Research on sororites can be done on their individual org pages. You sound like a big dummy.

Ladies...please don't engage any further in this nonsense discussion. This is ridiculous on both sides. Please end this discussion.

I am told via Panhellenic that around 1400 received bids.

Hi Moms!
From a chapter woman's perspective, I think you shouldn't judge all of UF Panhellenic based on this website. Most of the "reviewers" on here are from one of the top five houses, and yes, those houses are renowned for being superficial. But the rest of us are actually genuine and loving sisterhoods who truly to want to get to know your daughters for who they are. Round 1 interviews are short, but by the time we pref your daughters we get to spend 40 minutes with them one-on-one. I hope your daughters have found their homes amongst sisters who adore them for who they are and who believe that they have the qualities necessary to elevate their chapter. If not, I hope that they (and you) don't judge the entire system based on the nastiness of the "top tier" snobs. Also - you're not being helicopter moms, you're being great mothers. My mom called me in a panic about this webpage when I went through recruitment years ago. I'm glad for her advice and her caring, not just through recruitment but throughout college. She pushed me to accept a bid from a mid-level house rather than to fall in with a "top tier", and as usual, mom was right!

Hi Moms!
From a chapter woman's perspective, I think you shouldn't judge all of UF Panhellenic based on this website. Most of the "reviewers" on here are from one of the top five houses, and yes, those houses are renowned for being superficial. But the rest of us are actually genuine and loving sisterhoods who truly to want to get to know your daughters for who they are. Round 1 interviews are short, but by the time we pref your daughters we get to spend 40 minutes with them one-on-one. I hope your daughters have found their homes amongst sisters who adore them for who they are and who believe that they have the qualities necessary to elevate their chapter. If not, I hope that they (and you) don't judge the entire system based on the nastiness of the "top tier" snobs. Also - you're not being helicopter moms, you're being great mothers. My mom called me in a panic about this webpage when I went through recruitment years ago. I'm glad for her advice and her caring, not just through recruitment but throughout college. She pushed me to accept a bid from a mid-level house rather than to fall in with a "top tier", and as usual, mom was right!

Hi everyone, I am a fairly recent UF alumna and just needed to put my 2 cents in. During my time at UF, I was a member of the Panhellenic Council (the group of women responsible for holding formal recruitment each year). It saddens me that so many of you are carrying such frustration and anger about a process that truly intends to place women in their "home away from home," but UF is an SEC school, meaning a school that holds sorority recruitment to the highest standard. While I'm sure all of your daughters are incredible women, recruitment is a daunting and EXHAUSTING process. 10-15 minutes at all 16 chapters during round 1 is no easy feat, and for PNMs sitting in the 100+ degree heat all day, having to then come inside and talk to a well-primped (and well-air conditioned) sorority woman is not an easy task. Ultimately, the women in these chapters know who will be a good fit for their chapter, and I'm saying that in the least cliched way possible. What good is joining a "top house" if you'll simply be miserable there? One final (less kind) comment, as a member of the PC during recruitment, we used to get quite a few calls from angry mothers who demanded we explain why their daughter had been released from recruitment. We mocked these calls to no end. Moms, your daughters are adults, capable of making their own decisions and fighting their own battles. UF is an incredible school with plenty of other amazing student orgs. Let her find her niche on her own.