Colonization at the University of Alabama?!?

[AnchorAlumna]

"Old Row," location-wise, runs from Sigma Nu to the new Delta Kappa Epsilon house, now being built.
"Old Row," social-wise, are the biggest-baddest-meanest fraternities and sororities on campus. An "Old Row" fraternity can be on either old or new row.
It's both a location and a stratus, but not necessarily the same.

[macallan25]

Yeah, that is a common misconception. I'm pretty sure that the Old Row fraternities and sororities have to go about a process to be considered an "Old Row" house. Somone can correct me.....but I'm pretty sure that is how some friends at Alabama described it.

[banditone]

I read somewhere that the "Old Row" fraternities and sororities were labled as such by the whole school; had functions together called "Old Row" and even had "Old Row" specific T-Shirts.

[kk_bama]

Originally Posted by banditone

I read somewhere that the "Old Row" fraternities and sororities were labled as such by the whole school; had functions together called "Old Row" and even had "Old Row" specific T-Shirts.

This is true! Each function gets a t-shirt. It's one huge band party once a year, if I remember right. I think they pay extra dues to fund the partay.

[susan314]

Originally Posted by kk_gphib_01

This is true! Each function gets a t-shirt. It's one huge band party once a year, if I remember right. I think they pay extra dues to fund the partay.

Who are the "old row" fraternities and sororities? I've heard the term tossed around a lot, but have never really seen a list. (The whole concept of that totally fascinates me...so different from most other campuses!)

[kk_bama]

Originally Posted by susan314

Who are the "old row" fraternities and sororities? I've heard the term tossed around a lot, but have never really seen a list. (The whole concept of that totally fascinates me...so different from most other campuses!)

::thinks hard for a moment::

Sororities:

*KD
*DDD
*AGD
KKG
Phi Mu
A Chi O
Chi O

* = First Circle sororities. They have their own functions as well.

Fraternities:

DKE
SAE
Sigma Nu
KA
FIJI (but they go by Phi Gam at UA; they hate to be called FIJI)
Beta

[susan314]

Interesting. Thanks for the list.

(Fascinating that not only is there a group of sororities, but also a group within the group. So different from what I've seen on any campus I've worked with.)

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by macallan25

Yeah, that is a common misconception. I'm pretty sure that the Old Row fraternities and sororities have to go about a process to be considered an "Old Row" house. Somone can correct me.....but I'm pretty sure that is how some friends at Alabama described it.

From what little I understand, it's basically a group that pays into a fund for a big party or two. It may also have something to do with the infamous "Machine," which doesn't exist. (Yeah, right).

[macallan25]

Yeah that is basically what I heard.......and I think they get t-shirts or something as well.