Good Luck BamaDaughter!

pinkyphimu · #1 08-18-2006, 11:15 AM

it is great to hear that your daughter is having such a good time!

southernyankee · #2 08-18-2006, 04:37 PM

Congrats Bamadaughter!

ADPi Conniebama · #3 08-18-2006, 07:38 PM

Bama Dad - you can try to tell your daughter to maybe tell every sorority that she is interested in - that she is interested - I mean for her to tell them what they want to hear -

Sororities want to give bid to ladies who want to receive a bid so if she tells everyone- that she likes them, then that should help her - from their side i mean. (did that make sense?)

Great for you to have your own thread.

thanks for the updates.

BamaDad · #4 08-18-2006, 07:40 PM

My daughter called regarding Six Party Day. She said she basically alked to the same girls she had the day before on Philanthropy Day. Do the houses do that to simply go through the motions ? I would think if you are interested in a pnm you would have other girls talk to her. Today was just the weirdest day. She did not like the way it went compared to all the previous days though, so she is definitely worried. A senior at one house knew her entire resume pretty well, and they had a great conversation. She has no idea with whom, if anyone, she will be asked back tomorrow. Bad tidings perhaps? Seems odd to go from 13 for Philanthropy Day to 8 for Six Party Day then feel like you didn't fare as well. Who knows....I'm off to Starbucks for a coffee. I'l look for any comments or thoughts if anyone has any input when I get back.

MSKKG · #5 08-18-2006, 07:47 PM

Don't borrow trouble yet. It could be that's just how it worked out. When will she find out her invitations for the next round?

BamaDad · #6 08-18-2006, 08:04 PM

They find out tomorrow morning at 7:00 AM.

proudmom · #7 08-18-2006, 08:14 PM

As an aside, here's a silly question: if you can go to up to 8 parties, why do they call it six party day?

Zillini · #8 08-19-2006, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by proudmom

As an aside, here's a silly question: if you can go to up to 8 parties, why do they call it six party day?

It's not a silly question but I have a silly answer. First off there were 7 parties during this round, not 8. Second, in years past there were only 6 parties, hence the nickname Six Party Round. But due to the incredibly large number of PNMs that are participating in Recruitment this year at Alabama they increased the number to 7. No one knows (or is admitting

) why Panhellenic didn't change the name. Many folks refer to it simply as Skit Day.

A little more FYI if anyone's interested. Years ago the previous round was called Ten Party since that was the number of parties . Once we adopted Philanthropy Day everyone started calling it that. Also, the first round was Ice Water Tea and still is for many. However, it has been officially changed by our Panhellenic to Open House. Finally, the last round that most folks call Preference is referred to as Serious Night here (regardless of the time of day it's held).

Another little aside, back at Illinois when I went through Rush (for me too it was called that way back when), we simply called them 1st round, 2nd, 3rd and Pref. I wonder if they still do there? I've discovered that many campuses have different nicknames for the various rounds.

BamaDad · #9 08-18-2006, 08:28 PM

This is Bamadaughter's mom with a question--Is it normal for conversation to fade off towards the end of the week? She said that much of the conversation today seemed stilted. Often the same question was asked a few times during the 25 minute conversation. Since this happened 5 out of the 6 parties, I'm assuming (and hoping) that everyone is just getting exhausted. Any thoughts?

Sailboat Sis · #10 08-18-2006, 08:37 PM

It is typical to talk to the same girls over and over again as the rush week progresses. These are girls who like your daughter, feel comfortable with her, etc. Most likely, these are the girls who will pref her.

I met my future big at our house's first rush party and talked to her every single party round, as well as her other friends. Same goes for the other houses I eventually preffed at; they kept me with the same girls. From the other side of rush I can tell you that we get to pick which girls we talk to after the first round.

As for repeat questions, not sure what that is all about... sounds like sloppy rushing if you ask me.

AnchorAlumna · #11 08-18-2006, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by BamaDad

This is Bamadaughter's mom with a question--Is it normal for conversation to fade off towards the end of the week?

Hi Bamadad and Bamamom,
I too am an Alabama alum who "rushed" (as they called it then) in 1970...you're right, everybody is tired and talked out. If daughter has been invited back to the same number of chapters as parties...or more...she is probably not likely to wind up with only 1 choice tomorrow! Tomorrow is Skit Day, and the end is approaching. Not as many parties, so all the girls will be re-energized. Good luck and ROLL TIDE!