Alabama Recruitment Prediction (Fall 2008)

[bamama]

Waiting to hear about skit day and cuts after Philanthropy like all of you. I just found this website yesterday and posted on Auburn's thread not finding Bama. I am not sure I understand the ins and outs. Does being out of Alabama and not known by recruiting chapters hurt?

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by bamama

Waiting to hear about skit day and cuts after Philanthropy like all of you. I just found this website yesterday and posted on Auburn's thread not finding Bama. I am not sure I understand the ins and outs. Does being out of Alabama and not known by recruiting chapters hurt?

Violetpretty's comments to you on the Auburn board are on target. As long as she had alums send recs on her to their sororities, being unknown and out of state is not necessarily a bad thing. Alabama has a huge influx of out-of-state students thanks to Dr. Witt's push to increase enrollment (and thanks to Georgia's Hope scholarships).
Added emphasis: keep an open mind, go to all the parties, don't worry about how many invitations you get. And remember that Alpha Phi will be colonizing in a few weeks, too.

[Tex-A-Bama]

Very true. My daughter is from out of state and did not know a soul going into Bama Rush. She found a home and loves her sorority. She had strong recs from our college town.

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

Violetpretty's comments to you on the Auburn board are on target. As long as she had alums send recs on her to their sororities, being unknown and out of state is not necessarily a bad thing. Alabama has a huge influx of out-of-state students thanks to Dr. Witt's push to increase enrollment (and thanks to Georgia's Hope scholarships).
Added emphasis: keep an open mind, go to all the parties, don't worry about how many invitations you get. And remember that Alpha Phi will be colonizing in a few weeks, too.

[Nhfulmer]

There are actually more out of state girls rushing than girls from Alabama. It can definitely hurt a girl if she is not known in some way - girls without recs can be released after the first round - the other two main reasons are grades and reputation.