Recruitment as Sophomore at UA

[Bamamom13]

My daughter rushed as a sophomore at UA this year. She said that knowing girls in the houses really helped as did having a great GPA. Getting involved on campus is a great way to meet sorority girls as all of the houses are very involved in campus life. Don't just get involved to meet greeks, find something that you are passionate about and join that organization. She was rerushing and did get cut by a couple of houses on the cut once/cut always policy but that will not affect you as you are rushing for the first time. She got her first choice as did 4-5 other friends of hers who were rushing as sophomores for the first time. Each house can take sophomores that do not count against their quota. Recs, grades, campus involvement needs to be your mantra for this year. Good Luck and have a great year at Bama.

[Fawn Liebowitz]

I've never heard this...please explain. Cut once/always cut...for what reason?

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by Fawn Liebowitz

I've never heard this...please explain. Cut once/always cut...for what reason?

News to me, too

[bamagirl09]

The basic idea is this. If a girl is cut from a chapter during recruitment and she participates the next year that the chapter will cut her again. The thinking behind it is that she was cut for a reason the first time around. If the girl had fit chapter standards then she wouldn't have been cut in the first place and would have received a bid from someone. She obviously didn't receive a bid so the chapter cuts her again because the reason they cut her before still most likely still applies. This isn't done as much since UA instituted an upperclassmen quota system because the girls aren't counting against the freshman quota.

[lillylover3]

this doesn't apply to all the chapters at UA, i have plenty of friends who went through again as sophomores and received a bid to their first choice mainly because of grades and their friends they made within the chapter. grades and friends are the 2 best things you can have if you want to rush as a sophomore! i know plenty of girls who do and since you didn't rush the first time you have an even better chance. best of luck!!!!

Originally Posted by bamagirl09

The basic idea is this. If a girl is cut from a chapter during recruitment and she participates the next year that the chapter will cut her again. The thinking behind it is that she was cut for a reason the first time around. If the girl had fit chapter standards then she wouldn't have been cut in the first place and would have received a bid from someone. She obviously didn't receive a bid so the chapter cuts her again because the reason they cut her before still most likely still applies. This isn't done as much since UA instituted an upperclassmen quota system because the girls aren't counting against the freshman quota.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by Bamamom13

She was rerushing and did get cut by a couple of houses on the cut once/cut always policy but that will not affect you as you are rushing for the first time.

I just feel the need to say that you don't know this for sure. No one but the people in that room know why your daughter was cut.