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sydney bristow 04-26-2010 11:16 AM
University of Kentucky Recruitment
 
Hello! I am a long time lurker and an active sorority member at UK. This is just to let everyone know (because I bet there are some lurking UK PNM's on here, or at least there will be and they'll hopefully have mastered the search function by then) that you can now register for recruitment!

The dates are August 14th-20th and here is the link: http://ukpanhellenic.com/page.php?page_id=17744

The video and packet are old but most of the information still applies with the exception that Sigma Kappa has closed and Alpha Phi will be participating in full on formal recruitment this year, as they recently got their charter!

Sign up and you can PM me if you have any questions about UK!

sydney bristow 04-26-2010 11:22 AM
Also, I have been keeping up with the "incorrect advice" thread...but I promise my advice is good as I am currently an active UK sorority member :)

Get recs if you can. They can only help. This isn't Ole Miss or Alabama but it is still competitive especially if you aren't from the typical Louisville, Lexington, Cincinnati area schools.

Also, start looking for your white bid day dress NOW!!! They will only be harder to find come summer especially if you live in the aforementioned areas.

TSteven 04-26-2010 01:15 PM
And TSteven appears in 3... 2... 1...
 
GO CATS!

33girl 04-26-2010 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by sydney bristow (Post 1921149)
Also, start looking for your white bid day dress NOW!!! They will only be harder to find come summer especially if you live in the aforementioned areas.
Are there any specifics on it - like no strapless?

sydney bristow 04-26-2010 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 33girl (Post 1921215)
Are there any specifics on it - like no strapless?
with white, anything goes! i wore strapless myself!

AOIIalum 04-27-2010 07:52 PM
1. White. Not off white, not cream, but white. I always thought it a lovely tradition and wished my school did the same.

2. OP, I LOVE your user name.

3. GO BIG BLUE!!!!

sydney bristow 04-28-2010 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by AOIIalum (Post 1922036)
1. White. Not off white, not cream, but white. I always thought it a lovely tradition and wished my school did the same.

2. OP, I LOVE your user name.

3. GO BIG BLUE!!!!
Seriously, didn't even think to mention that but WHITE WHITE is the only option there. There's nothing like hundreds of girls in their white dresses running to their houses with their bids in hand on a (usually) blisteringly hot day in August :)

I love my user name too, I wish I could be as awesome as my favorite fictional character.

Oh yeah. GO CATS.

MUSK81 04-28-2010 09:35 AM
I don't know about Sydney Bristow, but Jennifer Garner (a graduate of my older son's high school) was a Pi Beta Phi at Denison ... just sayin'.

sydney bristow 04-28-2010 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by MUSK81 (Post 1922337)
I don't know about Sydney Bristow, but Jennifer Garner (a graduate of my older son's high school) was a Pi Beta Phi at Denison ... just sayin'.
As an obsessive Alias fan, sorry to disappoint, but Sydney was not in a sorority. She was too busy ass-kicking in SD-6 and the CIA.

TSteven 04-28-2010 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by sydney bristow (Post 1922566)
As an obsessive Alias fan, sorry to disappoint, but Sydney was not in a sorority. She was too busy ass-kicking in SD-6 and the CIA.
I believe MUSK81 means the actress Jennifer Garner - who played the character Sydney Bristow - is a Pi Phi.

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Originally Posted by MUSK81 (Post 1922337)
I don't know about Sydney Bristow, but Jennifer Garner (a graduate of my older son's high school) was a Pi Beta Phi at Denison ... just sayin'.

TSteven 04-28-2010 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by AOIIalum (Post 1922036)
1. White. Not off white, not cream, but white. I always thought it a lovely tradition and wished my school did the same.
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Originally Posted by sydney bristow (Post 1922329)
Seriously, didn't even think to mention that but WHITE WHITE is the only option there. There's nothing like hundreds of girls in their white dresses running to their houses with their bids in hand on a (usually) blisteringly hot day in August :)
Short Video of the 2009 University of Kentucky Bid Day with lots and lots of white dresses

Go Cats!

sydney bristow 04-28-2010 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by sydney bristow (Post 1922566)
As an obsessive Alias fan, sorry to disappoint, but Sydney was not in a sorority. She was too busy ass-kicking in SD-6 and the CIA.
Yes I realize that! Sarcasm never goes over so well on the internet, I guess. I meant that I knew the actress was a Pi Phi in real life but the fictional character wasn't...but then again jokes are never that funny when they have to be explained. Oh well...go cats?

TSteven 04-28-2010 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by sydney bristow (Post 1922674)
Yes I realize that! Sarcasm never goes over so well on the internet, I guess. I meant that I knew the actress was a Pi Phi in real life but the fictional character wasn't...but then again jokes are never that funny when they have to be explained. Oh well...go cats?
Mea Culpa. I just re-read both posts and somehow ignored this part.

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I don't know about Sydney Bristow,...
Now I "get" that you were referring to the character. And for what it is worth, at least I did get the sarcasm.

DrPhil 04-28-2010 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by TSteven (Post 1922615)
1. That was a load of fun. :) Their excitement was so cool.
2. The fraternity men lining the walkway was really nice. They also looked excited and happy.
3. Some really cute white dresses.
4. Based on the comments in the video: After it's all said and done, I hope they are able to marvel over their sisterhoods beyond the college campus experience and beyond having "a lot of fun." ;)

sydney bristow 04-29-2010 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by DrPhil (Post 1922694)
1. That was a load of fun. :) Their excitement was so cool.
2. The fraternity men lining the walkway was really nice. They also looked excited and happy.
3. Some really cute white dresses.
4. Based on the comments in the video: After it's all said and done, I hope they are able to marvel over their sisterhoods beyond the college campus experience and beyond having "a lot of fun." ;)
Bid day is like a holiday for fraternity members...they set up lawn chairs and everything.

catfan 04-29-2010 03:19 PM
I was sorry to learn that Sigma Kappa has closed at UK. Since the early 70's, 5 sororities have closed. Now Alpha Phi has colonized, and I can't help but think that was the final straw for SK. I heard Phi Mu is scheduled to colonize in 2011.
I wish them all success, but wish Panhellenic could help the GLO's that are struggling with membership. Are they using the release figure method in recruitment?

sydney bristow 04-29-2010 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by catfan (Post 1923065)
I was sorry to learn that Sigma Kappa has closed at UK. Since the early 70's, 5 sororities have closed. Now Alpha Phi has colonized, and I can't help but think that was the final straw for SK. I heard Phi Mu is scheduled to colonize in 2011.
I wish them all success, but wish Panhellenic could help the GLO's that are struggling with membership. Are they using the release figure method in recruitment?
I think the problem with helping a struggling chapter get more members vs bringing on a new group has a lot to do with perceptions. Many of the girls I know who joined Alpha Phi are girls who never considered being in any of the other 12 sororities at UK but wanted the colonization experience. These girls probably had the chance to join Sigma Kappa but didn't feel as if they fit in there. This is not to say that Sigma Kappa was in any way undesirable- I know lots of Sigma Kappas and they are all fun, cute, well-rounded girls. But when it comes down to it, stigma has a way of hurting groups within the greek system as sad as that might be.

Panhellenic did an excellent job marketing informal this spring for the chapters with smaller numbers and Sigma Kappa always did an excellent job marketing themselves for informal. It was a total shock when we heard they were shutting down, the rumors had been around for a while but nobody ever thought it would actually happen.

AOII Angel 04-29-2010 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by catfan (Post 1923065)
I was sorry to learn that Sigma Kappa has closed at UK. Since the early 70's, 5 sororities have closed. Now Alpha Phi has colonized, and I can't help but think that was the final straw for SK. I heard Phi Mu is scheduled to colonize in 2011.
I wish them all success, but wish Panhellenic could help the GLO's that are struggling with membership. Are they using the release figure method in recruitment?
I think it's unfair to put any of the blame on Alpha Phi colonizing at UK. By the time a decision is made in cases like this, the writing has been on the wall for awhile. They made the best decision for their chapter, and I'm sure that was a very hard decision. I doubt they're putting the blame on extension.

catfan 04-29-2010 04:13 PM
Not blaming A Phi, just bad timing. Obviously A Phi filled a void, I know they had a great colony pledge class.

sydney bristow 04-29-2010 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by catfan (Post 1923083)
Not blaming A Phi, just bad timing. Obviously A Phi filled a void, I know they had a great colony pledge class.
Agreed! Just found out that the university has given the Sigma Kappa house to Delta Sigma Phi. Correct me if I'm wrong those of you in the know, but isn't that house one of the few in sorority circle owned by the university and not the actual chapter? I seem to remember that Sigma Kappas had to use their student id's to get inside when most people have fobs or punch codes...

TSteven 04-29-2010 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by sydney bristow (Post 1923097)
Agreed! Just found out that the university has given the Sigma Kappa house to Delta Sigma Phi.
So there are now two fraternities located at Sorority Circle.

And just a point of clarification. You do mean that the University is allowing Delta Sigma Phi to lease the house right? I just doubt that UK would "give" Delta Sigma Phi the house.

In any case, congratulations to Delta Sigma Phi. Seems like a good match. They have been un-housed (officially) for quite a long time and they do have the numbers to support living there.

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Originally Posted by sydney bristow (Post 1923097)
Correct me if I'm wrong those of you in the know, but isn't that house one of the few in sorority circle owned by the university and not the actual chapter? I seem to remember that Sigma Kappas had to use their student id's to get inside when most people have fobs or punch codes...
I am not sure of the current ownership status of the Sigma Kappa house. I believe - but may be wrong here - that all six houses on the Circle are on UK owned land which is leased to the housing corporations. But which houses are owned by the housing corporations and which ones are leased, I am not sure. I would suspect that ThetaPrincess24 might know.

(Paging ThetaPrincess24!)

What I do know is that when the Circle opened, 321 Columbia Terrace (the current Sigma Kappa house) was the Alpha Xi Delta house. So perhaps the Alpha Xi Delta Housing Corporation sold it to the University which then leases it to Sigma Kappa. Or maybe they (Alpha Xi Delta) still own it and lease it directly to Sigma Kappa.

Prior to Sigma Kappa moving into their current house, they were across the lawn at 327 Columbia Terrace - the current Phi Delta Theta house. That house was the Zeta Tau Alpha house when the Circle opened. I seem to recall that not too many years ago, the Zeta Tau Alpha Housing Corporation sold it to UK. But prior to that, they - Zeta - leased it to Sigma Kappa.

MUSK81 04-29-2010 06:58 PM
FWIW, I do think the soon-to-be former Sigma Kappa house is owned by UK. My older son applied there and when I was surfing their housing page, it had rates and meal plans for some of the GLOs, including SK - as an alumnae, I found it interesting. Also heartbreaking because my chapter closed when I was a collegian. After 30 years, it still makes me sad ... my heart goes out to them.

ThetaPrincess24 04-29-2010 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by TSteven (Post 1923145)
I am not sure of the current ownership status of the Sigma Kappa house. I believe - but may be wrong here - that all six houses on the Circle are on UK owned land which is leased to the housing corporations. But which houses are owned by the housing corporations and which ones are leased, I am not sure. I would suspect that ThetaPrincess24 might know.

(Paging ThetaPrincess24!)

What I do know is that when the Circle opened, 321 Columbia Terrace (the current Sigma Kappa house) was the Alpha Xi Delta house. So perhaps the Alpha Xi Delta Housing Corporation sold it to the University which then leases it to Sigma Kappa. Or maybe they (Alpha Xi Delta) still own it and lease it directly to Sigma Kappa.

Prior to Sigma Kappa moving into their current house, they were across the lawn at 327 Columbia Terrace - the current Phi Delta Theta house. That house was the Zeta Tau Alpha house when the Circle opened. I seem to recall that not too many years ago, the Zeta Tau Alpha Housing Corporation sold it to UK. But prior to that, they - Zeta - leased it to Sigma Kappa.

I dont much care for the idea of fraternities living in Sorority Circle. If they move in then it's not really "sorority circle" anymore.

Anywho, it has been about 5-6 years since I served on Facility at UK, but I'm thinking atleast some of the chapters own the houses and UK leases the land. A small fee is paid to the university for the land. Atleast in the case of Theta, the facility corp. was responsible for all maintenance inside and outside of the house even down to the sprinkler systems that we had to spend a pant load of money to bring to code ourselves.

KAPPAtivating 04-29-2010 09:42 PM
As a UK Alum...bid day was one of THE BIG things on campus...lol. Shoutout to the PIKES and Sigma Chi's who threw off the chain parties...lol.

ThetaPrincess24 04-30-2010 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by KAPPAtivating (Post 1923204)
As a UK Alum...bid day was one of THE BIG things on campus...lol. Shoutout to the PIKES and Sigma Chi's who threw off the chain parties...lol.
The PIKES no longer have a house (atleast the house in the quad no longer is standing). I dont know if they are throwing those parties anymore.

I do recall quite a few fraternity members doing drive bys through campus in front of the sorority houses to watch PNM's go from party to party during recruitment.

sydney bristow 04-30-2010 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by TSteven (Post 1923145)
So there are now two fraternities located at Sorority Circle.

And just a point of clarification. You do mean that the University is allowing Delta Sigma Phi to lease the house right? I just doubt that UK would "give" Delta Sigma Phi the house.

In any case, congratulations to Delta Sigma Phi. Seems like a good match. They have been un-housed (officially) for quite a long time and they do have the numbers to support living there.



I am not sure of the current ownership status of the Sigma Kappa house. I believe - but may be wrong here - that all six houses on the Circle are on UK owned land which is leased to the housing corporations. But which houses are owned by the housing corporations and which ones are leased, I am not sure. I would suspect that ThetaPrincess24 might know.

(Paging ThetaPrincess24!)

What I do know is that when the Circle opened, 321 Columbia Terrace (the current Sigma Kappa house) was the Alpha Xi Delta house. So perhaps the Alpha Xi Delta Housing Corporation sold it to the University which then leases it to Sigma Kappa. Or maybe they (Alpha Xi Delta) still own it and lease it directly to Sigma Kappa.

Prior to Sigma Kappa moving into their current house, they were across the lawn at 327 Columbia Terrace - the current Phi Delta Theta house. That house was the Zeta Tau Alpha house when the Circle opened. I seem to recall that not too many years ago, the Zeta Tau Alpha Housing Corporation sold it to UK. But prior to that, they - Zeta - leased it to Sigma Kappa.
Haha yes of course they will be leasing it. I think it's really good for them too, they are (in my opinion) the most involved fraternity on campus.

ukgirl12 04-30-2010 05:44 PM
I will be coming in as a sophomore in the fall. I am wondering what the best way for me to go about recruitment is? I don't have any alumni relation and am wondering what the best way is for me to obtain a recommendation? Thank you!

ThetaPrincess24 04-30-2010 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by ukgirl12 (Post 1923579)
I will be coming in as a sophomore in the fall. I am wondering what the best way for me to go about recruitment is? I don't have any alumni relation and am wondering what the best way is for me to obtain a recommendation? Thank you!
What city are you coming from? If there is an Alumnae Panhellenic in your area, that would be the first place I would start (and I would start ASAP)!


In addition there are many threads in the recruitment forum about how to obtain recommendations. I would highly suggest that you really do seek them out, read them, and heed their advice.

ukgirl12 05-01-2010 12:11 AM
I am coming as an out of state transfer student.

sydney bristow 05-13-2010 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by ukgirl12 (Post 1923653)
I am coming as an out of state transfer student.
Look at the stickied threads at the top of this forum for rec info and some EXCELLENT advice about recruitment in general. This website is like the recruitment bible!!!

sydney bristow 06-09-2010 02:33 PM
Bumping to let everyone know that the PDF link to the 2010 UK recruitment handbook is now available at http://www.ukpanhellenic.com/page.php?page_id=17744

I think it's pretty well done!!!

als463 06-10-2010 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by sydney bristow (Post 1941006)
Bumping to let everyone know that the PDF link to the 2010 UK recruitment handbook is now available at http://www.ukpanhellenic.com/page.php?page_id=17744

I think it's pretty well done!!!
You know Sydney, it is really great that you are on this site to give advice to PNMs going through at Kentucky.

sydney bristow 06-10-2010 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by als463 (Post 1941492)
You know Sydney, it is really great that you are on this site to give advice to PNMs going through at Kentucky.
Glad you think so, happy to help.

I wish I wasn't still active though because I'd love to share my affiliation and introduce myself on my org's forum. Once I graduate I will for sure :)

Edited: I don't wish I wasn't active for one minute...that came out wrong. I never want to graduate!!!!!!

als463 06-10-2010 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by sydney bristow (Post 1941496)
Glad you think so, happy to help.

I wish I wasn't still active though because I'd love to share my affiliation and introduce myself on my org's forum. Once I graduate I will for sure :)

Edited: I don't wish I wasn't active for one minute...that came out wrong. I never want to graduate!!!!!!
I hear that. I owe Penn State so much money that I'm considering giving up my first born to pay for the tuition (lol). I wouldn't have traded my college experience for all the money in the world. It is good to have you on here to help the ladies of Kentucky. Good for you! I'm excited to see various members who are currently active in Greek life give out information and advice regarding recruitment. Keep up the good work!

hootyhoo 06-13-2010 03:21 PM
My cousin will be going through UK recruitment this fall! I'm really excited to see where she ends up and to finally have someone else in the family going to a SEC school!!!

sydney bristow 06-14-2010 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by hootyhoo (Post 1942426)
My cousin will be going through UK recruitment this fall! I'm really excited to see where she ends up and to finally have someone else in the family going to a SEC school!!!
Good luck to her! Who knows, maybe I'll see her?

catfan 08-21-2010 10:43 AM
Anxiously waiting Sydney or someone to post results from UK.
2 of my rec girls pledged Alpha Gam!! Still waiting to hear from 2 more, and hoping for a baby Anchor.
Other girls from my town went ADPi, Theta, KD, and ChiO.

AOIIalum 08-21-2010 11:56 AM
I know! I haven't seen any UK results yet and I can't wait.

Benzgirl 08-21-2010 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by catfan (Post 1972870)
Anxiously waiting Sydney or someone to post results from UK.
2 of my rec girls pledged Alpha Gam!! Still waiting to hear from 2 more, and hoping for a baby Anchor.
Other girls from my town went ADPi, Theta, KD, and ChiO.
Yippee! Please post pictures when you have them.

scrapinfificat 08-21-2010 02:50 PM
News please! If photos or video are available please link.


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