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I also think that unfortunately some girls (OOS in many cases) adopt the "I'll register when I get all my recs" attitude. They don't understand the process, the time or the commitment. They wait until the last minute (this week :/) and then scramble to find the recs they need. So, there's a lot of last minute registrations.

I have had many requests for recs in the last 5 days and I can tell you that I've had some pretty funny ones. Had one girl call and ask with the lead off line, "So I only need a rec for the house I choose right? And I choose yours!" I also had a girl call and ask, then she tells me she just fill out the form (which she has downloaded) and sign my name if that's okay...ummm NO!

Finally, the best one was a girl who called yesterday. She informed me she had sent her resume and pics to the sorority already. She just wanted confirmation that I would call and "put in a good word for her". I gently explained that wasn't how it worked (she was shocked), asked her to send me her resume and pics via email, I would get back to her. She did. Her resume was incomplete and a mess and her pics had her in a playboy bunny suit (a Halloween costume??) and a pic of her in a crown (no mention of pageants on the resume). She called me back 6 times in the next hour (I didn't answer the last 4) to ask if I had seen "her work" and had I called yet. I had to explain that unless she was willing to rework her resume and get me some different pics I was not going to be able to write her a rec. She explained to ME that it was ok, she really didn't need the rec since once the sororities met her they would be so taken with her beauty, charm and intelligence (2.8 GPA by the way, which I also explained might be a wee bit of a problem!) that she would have at least 10 or more bids to choose from. OH MY!!!!! She was from OOS. I am not saying OOS girls are all like this but for many who don't have experience with SEC recruitment they just don't understand, or choose not to understand..not sure which one.

I would expect to see the final number close to 2000. In the past it seems that if there were 1000 girls at Preview we usually picked up another 500 or so for recruitment..so 1500 at Preview (if I remember correctly) would put UA close to 2000. It's very exciting but I hate to see those really large pledge classes. The sororities will have to work really hard to make sure they bond. There are a couple of houses on campus that take traditionally large pledge classes and then lose quite a few because they don't feel "the connection".

Have heard of several groups that were on campus in the spring looking into colonization for fall 2013. I know a couple decided to not pursue at this time but I had thought one was interested.....Delta Phi Epsilon???? but never heard if there was a vote and if so how it went. Anyone?