<p>As a mother who was in a house at SC and the mother of a daughter who is in a sorority (a different one) at SC may I add my two cents?</p>
<p>Rush is a very difficult process for all concerned. Please be aware that Panhellenic sets a certain “cut” percentage. No matter how much a girl might have been perfect for a particular house, she might not be given a second look due to numbers and/or the fact that both rusher and rushee didn’t click. </p>
<p>I know the girls in all the houses wanted to give everyone the best experience possible. I hope that no one left a house feeling snubbed or short changed because I know that was never anyone’s intention. Yes, the girls may have really liked someone, but numbers did not permit an invitation. But everything that I have read went along these lines, “I fell in love with…”, so they were shown a good time. Actually I have heard more than once about pnms going into less popular houses and acting out by sneering/refusing to talk/needing to go to the bathroom (for the entire party). I know one such girl who’s mother gleefully told me how rude her daughter (who goes to a different school) was to her legacy chapter because they were the lowest tier.</p>
<p>This year every house was given two “free” juniors, meaning that didn’t count against quota. Sophomores are placed. I wasn’t privy to any discussions (nor would I ask), but I can say that I saw/know the girls and they all wanted to have the best experience possible.</p>