Auburn Recruitment Schedule
 

Here's the link to the Auburn recruitment schedule ...

https://fp.auburn.edu/greek/pnmschedule.htm

what I find interesting is that every round has more party times then a PNM can accept, so that every PNM will have at least one open party ...

there are even 4 preference parties ... and a PNM can attend up to 3.

I guess there are so many PNMs going thru that the chapters and the chapter rooms would be overwhelmed without the extra party in the schedule.

I also think its nice that women who don't have full schedules won't be the only PNMs with open parties.

they do that at uf. everyone at one time or another has a free period.

they also do that at my daughters school, samford.

That's new. When I was a collegian, there were no free periods like that. I wonder when it changed?

I believe this is the first year with the breaks. I was in Auburn last year helping my chapter with recruitment and there were only as many parties as the PNMs could attend each round. I think this is mostly a good idea. The only thing I worry about is that the chapter members will be even more exhausted because they will have 6 additional parties to host.

Shouldn't more parties ideally mean more one on one time with the PNMs?

Do you mean because each party will be smaller? At first I thought you meant that you thought there would be a whole 'nother round, rather than one extra party per round, but you're probably just that much quicker than I am. :)

I'm a little confused at how it equals six extra parties. Does Auburn have six rounds? It's going to be exhausting, no doubt. Think about first round conversations repeating another time. (ETA: dur, I looked at the schedule and in some rounds it's two extra parties a round. I see the six now.)

I think this may have come up in a different recruitment thread when we talked about how having a extra party per round could help smaller chapters because it would allow smaller rush groups? Does it increase the number of girls that chapters can invite back to each round too?

If everyone gets a break but they are at different times, the girls without full party schedules won't stand out as much.

Just out of curiosity, how big were the first round parties last year?

There are 2 open parties for each of the first 2 rounds, then one open party for each of the final 2 rounds. 2+2+1+1=6

not sure about auburn, but the way i understand it is that the pnms are the only ones getting the break, and not everyone has a break at the same time, except the first round when they are going around in rush groups together.

I have nothing to add, except that my intern is a Alpha Gamma Delta at Auburn. This will be her first recruitment as a member and she's very excited.

They did that at my daughter's school last year, too. They just added one party to the first day because there were so many girls going through recruitment. They didn't know about it until a day or two before rush started, though.

I am pretty sure the reason that auburn has added parties is because they are expecting over 1200 girls (which is usualy in the last 4 years) to go through recruitment. Adding parties just means that chapter rooms won't be even more over crowded. Also, if you end up not having a full party schedule other girls will just think it is your party off. I believe that each sorority gets a party off as well, but I am not positive.

That's new to me! But I will say thank God - or at least about 16 air conditioning units will. I'm very interesting to see how this effects the flow of recruitment and all that jazz.

Kelly - are you going to be helping this year?

I'm thinking I will be going. I have the time and probably a place to stay. I had a great time last year and I am glad to help out.

I'd be down there for sure but we start the fall term before Auburn does. Can y'all believe rush starts there in about 5 weeks?

I am looking forward to helping with rush at Auburn! Lots of girls from our Peachtree City area are headed to War Eagle country this year!:)

Recruitment will be underway in just over 2 weeks.

:does a War Eagle dance:

just kidding!

Our little Zeta buddy has to report back on August 2nd.

ugh, I'm jealous...
all of our first day parties are on the same day...we have 16. it takes FOREVER and you start early in the am and finish late in the pm.

I remember when I was a PNM, we had to meet at 6:30 to get our schedules...yuuuck

16 parties in one day! Oh my gosh. My school only has 8 chapters so when I went through recruitment we went to 8 parties over 10 sessions during first round (you got time off for food) We started at like 5 pm on a friday night (after I had a full day of classes until 4 pm) and ended well after midnight.

i can't imagine having classes AND rush -- we live, breathe, and sleep recruitment and only recruitment for two weeks (I move back in to the sorority house next friday for work week! sooooo excited!)...when schools have winter/spring recruitment, do they not have a work week (a week before recruitment when the house gets together to work on projects/walkout/conversation/songs)?

Our school is not very big on Greek life. Our recruitment lasts only 3 days. Friday Night-Open House (8 parties) Saturday-Philanthropy Day (5 parties) and Sunday Late Morning/Early Afternoon-Preference (2 parties). Sunday Night-Bid Night (Everyone gets a bid)

Our Recruitment takes place about a week or 2 into school, usually the weekend AFTER Labor Day. It gives people a chance to get used to campus and classes. We do our "Work Week" the week before classes start. Keep in mind at our school I think the maximum number of girls is about 65-70 and that's a HUGE chapter.

I work part time in a retail shop and the cutest girl came in wearing an Auburn shirt the other day- she was buying outfits for rush. She was as sweet as could be and was so excited. She is going to be a soph. - I asked her if she had her recc's done and she said she had 3 (including one from AXO - otherwise I would have written one for her)- hopefully she will do OK.
At least I know she will look cute on one of the first days because she bought a really cute sundress from me!
I wished her luck!