University of Alabama Recruitment 2007

[irishpipes]

Originally Posted by magnoliacurious

I've wondered for a while why Alabama sororities often have significantly more members than fraternities. Do y'all think if they traditionally recruited most of their members at a fall formal rush instead of informally over the spring and summer they would be much bigger? It would definitely seem so if they saw everybody and everybody saw them. Certainly with the Machine and all, it would seem they would be popular for those who could get in. They have been growing steadily since 2003 when they put more emphasis on formal rush and went to potential members in Alabama cities instead of having them come to them.

That's not just an Alabama thing - Sororities almost always have way more members than fraternities do.

[magnoliacurious]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

That's not just an Alabama thing - Sororities almost always have way more members than fraternities do.

Yeah, well at Ole Miss, fraternities don't have much less members than do the sororities, and they've traditionally had formal rush, although a few fraternities have ended up taking pretty much who they wanted at their summer rush parties. I've seen online at the Crimson White that the last few years fraternities have emphasized formal rush more to accomodate out of state students in addition to going to potential members in Alabama rather than having them come to them. I don't think it's just coincidence that their membership percentage has shot from 16 to 22% in just five years!