U of Alabama Fall 2012 Recruitment Dates
 

CONVOCATION
Aug. 10, 2012
OPEN HOUSE/ICE WATER TEAS
Sunday & Monday, Aug. 12 & 13, 2012
PHILANTHROPY DAYS
Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 14 & 15
SKIT DAY
Thursday, Aug. 16
PREFERENCE PARTIES (AKA Serious Night)
Friday, Aug. 17
BID DAY
Saturday, Aug. 18
Full info from UA Panhellenic here: www.uapanhellenic.com
Register for recruitment here: http://www.uapanhellenic.com/index.p...d=46&Itemid=41
Online registration is taking place now through Aug. 10.
Onsite registration only on Aug. 11.
Sixteen NPC sororities participate in formal recruitment. One NPC sorority does not participate.
Roll Tide!

Ask Alabama questions here!:D

How formal exactly is pref night? is it like cocktail attire or more casual than that? and how many parties max can you attend on the philanthropy days? I know skit is a max of 7 but I don't think it says how many you can attend for philanthropy day(s)

I may be wrong but I think it's 12. And Cocktail for pref. LBD is perfect. They should have pictures online or in the handbook.

okay because at least in my opinion the pictures in the greek chic thing and online seem a little more casual than cocktail to me but maybe I just cant tell. I just want to make sure I'm dressed appropriately! And 12 sounds like it would be right

I'm not talking sequins cocktail cut down to here and up to there...am talking LBD cocktail....

A good rule of thumb would be to stay away from sequins or a lot of decoration. Something simple knee length or tea length in a good fabric. Most choose black. If you want to dress it up a little go for a nice necklace, cool shoes, or interesting hair accessory. You might want to get something classic and then you can use it again when (if) you are on the house side next year.

that's an LBD....

LBD doesnt mean the same thing to everyone, dear.
A bunch of my girls would think party dress and not necessarily dressier.

Well, if you are going to Bama, you better learn what an LBD is!

Thanks for the help everyone! From the pictures they have online I wouldn't have thought of a LBD so I'm glad I asked. Also is it a problem to wear two dresses that are the same color during rush? Like the one I want to wear for the first day of open house and one for I want to wear for skit are almost the same color.

If it's a flattering color for you that makes you feel confident, I would say go ahead. As long as it's not a two-color combination that could make people think you are aiming for a certain sorority (i.e. don't wear 2 pink dresses w/ green trim or people will think you're psycho for Delta Zeta) you should be fine. :)

As an addendum to the LBD discussion, get your pref dress at someplace like Ann Taylor or White House Black Market - NOT Charlotte Russe, Forever 21 or other junior-type stores.

It may even help women remember you as the "blue dress girl" or whatever.

I really appreciate everyone's help and I am so excited for Rush!! And don't worry the color of the two dresses is not affiliated with any sorority to my knowledge! Also I'm thinking a Lilly Pulitzer for the second day of Open House/Ice Water Tea I'd love to hear everyone's opinion on that! Sorry I ask so many questions but I just want to be informed as possible! Does anyone know how exactly you cut/ make a list/ b list of the sororities? Like do you make a list and they make a list and you are notified of the ones in common with invites or how does that process work? I hope that made sense

You rank the groups at the end of each party round, 1 thru however many you attended. The groups do an invite list and the two are matched to get you your list for the next day. If you get more invites than party slots, then the groups you ranked lowest are dropped by the computer so that you can only attend the number of parties scheduled for that round. So be very careful and thoughtful when you do your rankings. At Alabama, you have to accept all invites for which you have an available time slot. It's called "maximizing your options." If you don't attend a party for which you have time in your schedule and to which you've received an invitation, you can be dropped from recruitment altogether. So be sure to go to all events scheduled for you - no matter what you may think of that particular group. Be polite, friendly to all.