AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Inside sorority rush's secret power structure: the 'Basement Girls' who decide who gets in
A hidden network of sorority members, armed with scoring software, social media dossiers, and veto power, quietly controls who makes the cut during college rush, and they say the role is the most coveted job in the house. While hundreds of young women line up in sundresses and statement jewelry outside sorority mansions each fall, […] The post Inside sorority rush's secret power structure: the 'Basement Girls' who decide who gets in appeared first on American Almanac .
A hidden network of sorority members, armed with scoring software, social media dossiers, and veto power, quietly controls who makes the cut during college rush, and they say the role is the most coveted job in the house. While hundreds of young women line up in sundresses and statement jewelry outside sorority mansions each fall, another group works out of sight in back rooms and basements, running the real selection process. They compile confidential portfolios months before rush begins. They score every potential new member in real time. They track every conversation on the party floor. And when the night ends, they build the callback list that determines who stays and who goes home. They call themselves "Basement Girls," and the New…Open