Alabama Recruitment Prediction (Fall 2008)

[MerryGPhiB]

Originally Posted by amycat412

usd? My BFF had a "gammie" sweatshirt when she was a GPhiB pledge at USD.

I went to San Diego State just a bit down the road. I just went back for my 30th Reunion-- I haven't laughed that hard in so long!-- and yep , the Gammies were alive and kickin' in SD!!

And yes I think the Gammie bug was just on it's way "out" in the mid to late 70s. However, at convention they were chatting about bringing back

[wildcatfan]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

I've always wondered why that was - we're the only ones beginning with "Gamma", so it might make sense to call us "Gammas", but I have always heard us referred to as "Gamma Phis".

We always said Gamma Phi, but I've heard several girls over the past couple of years refer to the house as "G-Phi". Has anyone else heard that one?

[pbear19]

I wonder if the term 'Gammie' evolved as a result of the old Gammie Bug mascot? It'd be interesting to find out if any references to Gammie predated the mascot. (I'm going to have to go look up when the Gammie Bug was introduced, as I don't recall!)

ETA- It was 1947, and apparently it was Gammy with a y instead of ie, although that looks a bit strange to my eye.

Originally Posted by breathesgelatin

I've read before that back in the day (early 20th c.) some alums wanted to call Pi Phi "Pi Beta" and some wanted to call it "Pi Phi." I guess we all know which one stuck!

How interesting! I am a sucker for historical trivia like that.

[peaches321]

The name game at Bama sometimes cracks me up. I still roll my eyes every time my Bama daughter calls Fiji Phi Gamm. But that's a frat comment, so maybe I should have posted over there and confused them....

And I smile at the whole AChiO vs Alpha Chi thing.

I know, I do need to get a life.

[AnchorAlumna]

Maybe it's time to close this thread.

[barnard1897]

Certainly, the role of hometown connections/locality can't be discounted. Not only are these chapters making huge cuts at this stage, they also have a vested interest in bringing in girls who will stay connected and loyal to the house as local alums.

Please know that I am not saying that women from out of the area cannot be loyal alums--far from it. But there is indisputable value in a person who is from the area, whose family roots are in Alabama, and who could be a contributor to the chapter someday, not only from a financial perspective, but also in terms of the alumnae network and advisory boards. I don't think that the collegians think this far ahead of course, but the mindset for getting the local girls sorted out geographically and certain towns represented in the new member class does go along with this idea of keeping it regional, and then, from certain regions preferably.

I definitely saw this going on at LSU with many of my classmates from HS. They all tended to get into the same 4 houses.

[ComradesTrue]

Originally Posted by bama1alum08

A majority of the houses rush in this manner, this I know from personal experience.

How interesting for you that you have personally participated in membership selection for "a majority of the houses" to know how things work with other NPC groups.

(this might be a good time to edit your post, and just back away quietly...)

[Tex-A-Bama]

Small print is the best Advise here.

Originally Posted by Blondie93

How interesting for you that you have personally participated in membership selection for "a majority of the houses" to know how things work with other NPC groups.

(this might be a good time to edit your post, and just back away quietly...)

[Tex-A-Bama]

I 'm a bit worried about FreshmanDad- Any news???

[lawgal]

but I read Pledged! (laughing)

[KSUViolet06]

It's also worth noting that as long as your daughter has AT LEAST ONE invitation on her schedule, she still has a chance to get a bid.

Every chapter on your invite list is one that WANTS to see more of you. Whether it's one or a full schedule.

Something else to think about: At a school like Bama, almost every single girl is going to get dropped by a chapter at some point. You're in the minority if you get a full schedule of parties every round.

[elleyk5187]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Something else to think about: At a school like Bama, almost every single girl is going to get dropped by a chapter at some point. You're in the minority if you get a full schedule of parties every round.

i think it's this way with most schools. my school (3000 students) had about 300 girls participate in recruitment with 7 houses & were told that it's rare to have a full schedule. unfortunately, i was one of the minority & had a full schedule everyday...i was excited at the time, but then i was wishing i had a break to be by myself & away from estrogen. haha

[Zillini]

Originally Posted by peaches321

Zillini,Thank you for clearing up any confusion I may have caused! Two questions: 1. Isn't it true that chapters can choose NOT to extend bids to upperclassmen even though that means those bids cannot be extended to freshmen?

No. If a chapter participates in Bama's Formal Recruitment they must accept Upperclassmen. After each round we are given a number of Upperclassmen we must invite back to the next round. We must submit an Upperclassmen Bid List. After bid matching, we must then pledge those Upperclassmen who matched/received bids.

2. Do you think Panhellenic will hold off on publishing the list until Alpha Phi has a pledge class to post as well?

While I understand your logic, I doubt it. There are simply too many interested parties (collegians, parents, alums, friends and other family members) who want to know this info. Holding off for several weeks might cause an uproar. Instead I suspect the reason why it hasn't been posted yet is that Panhellenic or UA News website simply hasn't gotten around to it. It should be coming soon.

[breathesgelatin]

Originally Posted by BamaMama

If a girl "suicides" a chapter which did not make quota, wouldn't she get a bid? If she preffed that chapter, isn't she on their bid list, or would her rank on the list affect bid matching?

I would find it unusual if this is true.

A chapter which invites a PNM to preference is required to have her somewhere on the bid list.

If the PNM did IN FACT list that chapter on her sheet (whether she suicided it or not), and then that chapter did not make quota, it seems something is wrong. Even if the sorority listed her dead last on their bid list, if they did not fill up their spots (get to quota) before getting to her, she should have a place.

If you think this has happened I would say one of three things is possible:

A) the PNM did not actually put the chapter on her lists and there is some dishonesty going on there - maybe she withdrew or didn't put that chapter on her list. I know that might be hard to take if it's a PNM that's close to you.

B) There is some mistake about what quota is and the chapter actually got quota.

C) Something even more sketchy has gone down (computer errors, for example). The PNM should definitely talk to her recruitment counselor about it.

[aopirose]

If a girl "suicides" a chapter which did not make quota, wouldn't she get a bid? Yes.

If she preffed that chapter, isn't she on their bid list, or would her rank on the list affect bid matching? All PMs invited to Pref are somewhere on the entire bid list. Should a chapter not make quota, that means that the entire bid list was exhausted.

Example: Quota is 50 and ABCs entire bid list has 103 names. If Suzy Superstar, who suicided, comes in as number 60 then no bid for her should the first 50 girls on the list match to ABC.