Alabama Rush and First Cuts: Predetermined?

[APhi4Ever]

Alpha Phi pledged 41 women from Alabama out of 111 on the list that we issued bids to. That's quite a lot since we are not known as much as other NPC groups in the South.

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by APhi4Ever

Alpha Phi pledged 41 women from Alabama out of 111 on the list that we issued bids to. That's quite a lot since we are not known as much as other NPC groups in the South.

I look at a Bid List like that too. Location, location, location. IMHO, if you are a strong rushing chapter at, say, the University of Alabama, you will be strong in the big cities from that state. Don't get me wrong, there are wonderful girls pledged from Dallas and Chicago and Bucksnort, TN, but at the big state schools, you want to be strong in that state.

[mikewozowski]

i don't understand why you would say this, after all the "every chapter is a wonderful chapter" comments that are seen around here.

UA has over 50% OOS enrollment now. that means that probably 50% of the PNMs are from OOS.

of course there are going to be some chapters that have mostly or a majority of in state girls.

i think it would be kind of cool to have sisters from all over the map!

[fearless]

Originally Posted by mikewozowski

i don't understand why you would say this, after all the "every chapter is a wonderful chapter" comments that are seen around here.

UA has over 50% OOS enrollment now. that means that probably 50% of the PNMs are from OOS.

of course there are going to be some chapters that have mostly or a majority of in state girls.

i think it would be kind of cool to have sisters from all over the map!

THANK YOU!!!!! finally SOMEONE who gets it.

[magnoliacurious]

Originally Posted by mikewozowski

i don't understand why you would say this, after all the "every chapter is a wonderful chapter" comments that are seen around here.

UA has over 50% OOS enrollment now. that means that probably 50% of the PNMs are from OOS.

of course there are going to be some chapters that have mostly or a majority of in state girls.

i think it would be kind of cool to have sisters from all over the map!

I looked over Titchou's graciously copied list, and I counted almost two-thirds of the girls being out-of-state!! Contrast that with 2002, the year before Dr. Robert Witt took over as UA President where less than a third of the much-smaller number of girls receiving bids were from outside Alabama. He really was the greek system's best friend at Bama!!

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by magnoliacurious

I looked over Titchou's graciously copied list, and I counted almost two-thirds of the girls being out-of-state!! Contrast that with 2002, the year before Dr. Robert Witt took over as UA President where less than a third of the much-smaller number of girls receiving bids were from outside Alabama. He really was the greek system's best friend at Bama!!

Thank you but it actually came from SWTXBelle. She just couldn't open it and so sent it to me to try. I just did her bidding!

[magnoliacurious]

Originally Posted by Titchou

Thank you but it actually came from SWTXBelle. She just couldn't open it and so sent it to me to try. I just did her bidding!

You're quite welcome, and then shout-out to SWTXBelle too!!

[Hartofsec]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

I look at a Bid List like that too. Location, location, location. IMHO, if you are a strong rushing chapter at, say, the University of Alabama, you will be strong in the big cities from that state. Don't get me wrong, there are wonderful girls pledged from Dallas and Chicago and Bucksnort, TN, but at the big state schools, you want to be strong in that state.

That is indeed the case at UofA (and probably many SEC campuses) -- even though the strong rushing chapters at UofA are also well-represented by OOS new members.

I'm really surprised at the OOS numbers and variety of states UofA has attracted -- hope this eventually improves the public (national) perception of Alabama (I can say that -- I live here ).