My apologize

[pinksequins]

No worries here. Your apology was gracious. I think you only intended the best. It will be competitive, and, in addition to the lead preparation, one of the best things that you and your daughter can do is try to prepare for what may seem to be some arbitrariness in the process. It's a bit like planning for a fire or flood -- you can prepare but there may always be surprises when the actual event hits. While your daughter may have some favorites -- and this will be hard -- she should keep as level a head as it is possible for a teen to have. There will be lots of tent talk (gossip), but if you really look hard at all of the houses, ALL are of substantial size (so there will be a subgroup of women who will be a comfy fit) and ALL are building/improving their structures which speaks to bright futures, and ALL have packed social and leadership agendas. Also keep in mind that recruitment is sales -- the Bama women are pros at promoting their chapters and making every PNM feel special. Even so, there will be a certain genuineness that will cause certain chapters to resonate more with your daughter. Once the recs, dresses and manicures are in place, your daughter will really want to polish her conversation skills. Look for a thread on GC started by APhiAnna. There used to be a poster for University of Kentucky named "Pass the Pinot". That will be YOUR activity during recruitment.

I wish you and your daughter success! (And success is a bid to ANY chapter at Bama!). : )

PS. Be careful not to post live details during recruitment.

[RollTideMom]

When is the offici start of recruitment? After may 1st? When the sororities start getting our child's recs? Or when
Rush week begins?

[adpiucf]

The university's office of Greek Life is the best place to answer those questions. I suggest you call them to get the best and right answer.

[als463]

I agree that it was gracious you apologized. We all wish your daughter the best of luck in recruitment. Are you still having a hard time finding recs (or was that someone else)? As noted earlier, Alabama is a great school with a strong Greek system. It would be great to be a member of any sorority at 'Bama.

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by RollTideMom

When is the offici start of recruitment? After may 1st? When the sororities start getting our child's recs? Or when
Rush week begins?

May 1 is fine to send the recs. DO NOT wait till recruitment! They've already done all their evaluations by then and it may just go in File 13 at that point.

[RollTideMom]

We hope to get the packets out by beginning of next week to the alumnus writing recs. so far my daughter is doing good at finding people to write Recs.

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by Titchou

May 1 is fine to send the recs. DO NOT wait till recruitment! They've already done all their evaluations by then and it may just go in File 13 at that point.

I have to respectfully disagree on this. The bulk of the registrations don't come in until right before the first deadline, and a HEAP of them come in after. Unsolicited recs are still in the minority.
I can assure you that recs that arrive after May 1...and June 1...and even June 30 are welcome!
But after July 1 is getting problematic. They are beginning to get short of time just to process the paperwork.

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

I have to respectfully disagree on this. The bulk of the registrations don't come in until right before the first deadline, and a HEAP of them come in after. Unsolicited recs are still in the minority.
I can assure you that recs that arrive after May 1...and June 1...and even June 30 are welcome!
But after July 1 is getting problematic. They are beginning to get short of time just to process the paperwork.

You misread my post! I said that if they wait till recruitment they might get tossed. And waiting till May 1 is fine.