University of Alabama Recruitment 2007

[Helicopter1]

God, I hate that I have to go home and leave this discussion. Why won't people just let me alone to play on GC all night?!!

Don't say anything funny until tomorrow.

[AnchorAlumna]

Oh, I don't know. Check the new member list...most all the groups got a large percentage of out-of-staters. Of course, the entire freshman class has WAY more out-of-staters than it used to, thanks to Dr. Witt's push to enlarge the student population.

[triplefigs]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

Oh, I don't know. Check the new member list...most all the groups got a large percentage of out-of-staters. Of course, the entire freshman class has WAY more out-of-staters than it used to, thanks to Dr. Witt's push to enlarge the student population.

Yes, that 10% discount for Alumni children for out-of-state tuition is going to help me SOOOO much when my triplets go to college...

[33girl]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

Oh, I don't know. Check the new member list...most all the groups got a large percentage of out-of-staters. Of course, the entire freshman class has WAY more out-of-staters than it used to, thanks to Dr. Witt's push to enlarge the student population.

I looked at that list and I couldn't believe it - a girl from Indiana, PA is pledging Gamma Phi Beta!

If she comes back up here and visits her Greek friends at IUP she'll have total culture shock, for sure!!

[kk_bama]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I looked at that list and I couldn't believe it - a girl from Indiana, PA is pledging Gamma Phi Beta!

If she comes back up here and visits her Greek friends at IUP she'll have total culture shock, for sure!!

We tend to get a handful of Midwestern, Northern and Cali girls each year, oftentimes from states with single-letter GPhiB chapters... some are legacies! Thank you, Dr. Witt, for practically handing us the out-of-state girls that Old Row doesn't bother inundating with letters each spring. (Not that we don't write letters, too...) Most members of our pledge classes are from Alabama and Georgia, but GPhiB (and some other chapters too) can proudly say that we don't limit PNMs geographically.

[FSUZeta]

it certainly makes the chapter more interesting when members are from different geographic areas.

[mcdonald56]

does anyone know if gamma phi beta at university of alabama is doing cob this spring?
what about other sororities on campus

[KSUViolet06]

Your best bet would be to call the Greek Life Office and ask. We don't know which ones are participating.

[LIOB]

I'll weigh in from my side as a southern girl who is one of those "groomed" kind!

I think I got my first shirt with sorority letters when I was about 3. (Those little infant outfits weren't around then!) My mom had one that said "alum" and I had one that said "legacy." All of my mom's friends are also pretty much an XYZ so they are the women I have known and looked up to my entire life.

What was simply "understood" where I grew up was the alum members of XYZ are, in a way, responsible for raising young ladies with all the qualities of an XYZ, after all, they made the life time commitment to the organization and what it stands for. It is also "understood" that the best way to continually pledge the best girls in XYZ is to get us while we're young and teach us what it's all about and turn us into the best XYZ's there could possibly be. Now of all my mom's friends with daughters....we are all also XYZ's. For us, it's just the way it is. Are we crazy? Maybe! But all the "daughters" are now friends and sisters too!

Would I have *died* if I didn't get in. Yes. Would I have gotten over it. Yes. But to have my mom pin me with my Aunt's pin (from my dad's side....we're all XYZ around here!) was probably one of the all time greatest moments in my life. I

And yes, I admit openly, one reason I chose the school I did was for it's strong XYZ chapter. Not that it was the ONLY reason, my other reason was all the cute boys! (I was 18, give me a break!!!) It never occurred to me that at an SEC school I might not get in. But there were many other "daughters" there at the time.

And yes, if I have a daughter of my own, I hope she's an XYZ too!

[UGAalum94]

These days though, I'd really caution the girls that they have to be open minded even about the groups that they've been hearing about all their lives. The number of girls rushing is so high at some campuses that going in only wanting one is a recipe for heartache.

[Army Wife'79]

The whole "rushing" of juniors/seniors is what makes it extremely difficult for an out of state girl to even be considered in many cases. Border states are okay but when you are 3 states away, it's a whole different story.

I LOVE the Southern Belle Primer. My friend (another Army wife but she is originally from Charleston - old family) gave it to me to read when I was in Kansas and moving down South.

[LIOB]

and yes, my Jr. and Sr. year I went and stayed in the house and got pranced around. I also received many letters, but this has since stopped at Ole Miss. I think they still can go down in high school and stay in the chapter houses.

[MadisonHco]

I'm new to the whole 'Greek life', and I was wondering, How do I do this? I think I want to go Greek at UA, but was wondering what the process was like.

and pardon me, but what exactly is "Bid Day?"

[FSUZeta]

if you are wanting to join a npc sorority, the usual procedure is to register during the summer thru the ua panhellenic council for formal recruitment. this involves a registration form and a fee. you attend organized parties the week before school begins for the fall semester. the first set of parties, all pnms(potential new members=rushees=girls who want to join a sorority) visit each of the npc chapters on a set schedule. after the first set of parties has concluded ,the pnms decide which sororities they would like to visit again, and the sororities decide who they would like to invite back-the lists are compared by panhellenic and the computer spits out a list of the pnms invitations for the next round of parties. each day the amount of parties decrease and the length of the parties increase. the pnms make their decisions on who to return to and the sororities decide who they want to see again. the last day of recruitment is preferentials. it is a very serious party where the sorority shares a glimpse of their ritual with the pnms. the day after prefs. is bid day, the day the pnms discover which sorority has extended them an invitation to join. the sororities each hold parties to celebrate the occasion with their brand new members .

your first step would be to visit the ua website, go to greeklife and then to the panhellenic page. there should be lots of information to help you understand how the process works at bama. greekchat has loads of threads that have great tips for girls considering formal recruitment-there are general information threads that are helpful and then college specific threads.

you can also visit each of the bama sororities chapter websites-most have them- and learn what they are involved in at bama and visit each sorority's national website to learn a little more about them. good luck!

[AnchorAlumna]

Here's the link. http://bama.ua.edu/~npc/FallRecruitment2007.htm
The information is for 2007, but it will give you an idea of what to expect. Updates will probably not be posted until late in the spring semester, maybe the last of April. Good luck!