What’s the backup plan for recruitment in August?

[zTaalum]

Look for an announcement to be made today by UA Panhellenic. My friend shared the details with me but I don't want to share until all affected by this are made aware of changes.

Honestly it is not that bad of a plan and Alabama's panhellenic council and the chapters have really come up with a wonderful solution for such a time of uncertainty.

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by zTaalum

From a friend with a daughter at Alabama. She saw this in a moms group a she belongs to and it was written by an advisor at one of the chapters. My friend is saying she is hearing that first two rounds could be virtual. Sisterhood and Pref would be in person and spread out over a few days. Bid day would also be done in person. I am not part of the group but she said she would update me.

"There is a vote in the recommendations later today. Your daughters will be notified of the plans by their leadership likely later today. The University and Panhellenic has spent countless hours doing their best to provide a way forward to provide a recruitment experience while prioritizing safety of our members, PNMs, and Advisors. There will be contingency plans should the situation change in the next few weeks. The most important thing your daughters (and the Moms and Alumnae) can do is be INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE of the decisions that are being made and of their individual sororities leaders, who are working tirelessly to change already carefully crafted plans to meet safety standards. None of us would have chosen this path, but I believe when you see what the proposal is, you will understand the reasons behind the decisions."

This is from the two Facebook groups that I administer. It's been wild. We tamped down speculations because the poor moms were absolutely freaking out.

Originally Posted by zTaalum

Look for an announcement to be made today by UA Panhellenic. My friend shared the details with me but I don't want to share until all affected by this are made aware of changes.
Honestly it is not that bad of a plan and Alabama's panhellenic council and the chapters have really come up with a wonderful solution for such a time of uncertainty.

I'm hearing virtual first rounds and possibly more. With tracking at 2,000 PNMs, I. Cannot. Imagine.
Then again, it may be the bees' knees!

[zTaalum]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

This is from the two Facebook groups that I administer. It's been wild. We tamped down speculations because the poor moms were absolutely freaking out.


I'm hearing virtual first rounds and possibly more. With tracking at 2,000 PNMs, I. Cannot. Imagine.
Then again, it may be the bees' knees!

She sent me a detailed copy of what her daughter who is in active member was sent and it looks like convocation , round 1 and round 2 are the only virtual rounds as of right now . Bid Day is stated as not determined and mentions hoping for it to be a typical one .It also looks like move in for PNM's will stay around the same because some of the virtual parts are done with their PI Chi groups or whatever they are called there.

I honestly doubt it will be the bees knees but think it is a good solution to appease the masses. Definitely some give and take was going on in this plan.


Has the official announcement been made yet? I am curious to see how my daughters school will proceed and I think it will be very similar to what Bama does.

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by zTaalum

Has the official announcement been made yet? I am curious to see how my daughters school will proceed and I think it will be very similar to what Bama does.

I hear a vote is final. They may announce Friday, June 5, 2020

[NYCMS]

I watched the recruitment info video for my alma mater, Univ. of Arizona, since they are moving to virtual. Actually it's partial virtual, partial 'live' (still virtual, but not recorded) and then 'live" which is a creative mix. (Thanks, Arizona-AlphaXi for posting!)

The first round is interesting...PNM's will watch pre-recorded videos produced by each chapter about themselves, then make their selections to go from 12 hours to 9. Then, if I understood it correctly, the next round will be PNM's guided by their rush counselors through 'live' yet virtual parties. It sounded like Round 3 (sisterhood) will be in person followed by Pref and then Bid Day of course, all in person. They're spreading it over a couple of weekends.

The first round will be interesting and very dependent, I think, on how creative and "real" (i.e., not the dazzling sizzle reels we've all seen) a chapter will be. Best of all worlds is if Panhellenic hires one production company to produce the videos for all chapters to ensure sameness of quality and format.

It will be interesting to see how things sort out for rushes versus traditional rush - as someone else posted, this is a generation that lives so much virtually that it could be more seamless than we think; one of my chapter sisters has a daughter in a chapter there so I'll look forward to hear that side of the experience.

[*winter*]

http://www.uapanhellenic.com/

Alabama is having a modified recruitment. They said it would be a mix of virtual and in person on IG.

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by *winter*

http://www.uapanhellenic.com/

Alabama is having a modified recruitment. They said it would be a mix of virtual and in person on IG.

As I understand it, the first two rounds will be virtual. It's possible all 4 rounds will be virtual.
Parents will NOT be allowed to come to Bid Day (some mamas are having a hard time with this and say they're going to come anyway).
PNMs can submit a 60-second video this summer to introduce themselves. I believe Panhellenic is providing some guidelines on what types of things to address during the video.
Lots of uproar, as you can imagine. Some saying it's ridiculous and a crying shame and the PNMs are going to be crushed, others saying it'll make for a much more relaxed recruitment with less stress and less sickness being passed around.