Help with Recruitment and COB at UCF

AnatraAmore · #1 08-29-2007, 03:30 PM

For a good minute or so I thought that said Theta Phi Alpha and my jaw was on the ground... <breathes a sigh of relief> Good luck to them... I was definiately surprised at the number of colonizations in such a short amount of time... anyone know what the size of their chapters is?

lavender333 · #2 08-29-2007, 08:39 PM

I wasn't thinking about joining that sorority, but I thought that was pretty interesting. As far as their website goes, it says they are only at FSU and UF.

I'd like to join a NPC sorority for sure! I'm just having a hard time finding one to do COB with!

adpiucf · #3 08-29-2007, 09:27 PM

Lavender, you can also check out each UCF sorority's chapter web site. Often there will be contact information for the president or recruitment chair. Send a brief, polite email expressing your interest in COB events and XYZ sorority. Make sure to include a phone number you can be reached at. If they are interested, they will contact you.

Also-- make sure to spell check that email before you send it and make sure an email you send to XYZ sorority doesn't say "I'm really interested in learning more about ABC sorority!"

lavender333 · #4 08-29-2007, 09:35 PM

That is a good idea! A few of the sororities I've been looking at have websites that do not list very much info. The xyz sorority I have been looking into doesn't even have a website up! I guess I'll just head up to the student union! =/ I just wish I hasn't missed recruitment, this COB thing is very stressful. They are keeping the COB events so secret! I can barely figure out when they are. lol but it's okay, what's meant to be will happen!

KSUViolet06 · #5 08-29-2007, 11:34 PM

Keep in mind that some chapters who made quota during formal recruitment only have a few spots to fill before they get to total. Sometimes, it's like 10 spots or less. So the chapters that are that close to total might not advertise their COB events because they wouldn't want like 30 girls showing up when they can only take a few of them.

adpiucf · #6 08-30-2007, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by lavender333

That is a good idea! A few of the sororities I've been looking at have websites that do not list very much info. The xyz sorority I have been looking into doesn't even have a website up! I guess I'll just head up to the student union! =/ I just wish I hasn't missed recruitment, this COB thing is very stressful. They are keeping the COB events so secret! I can barely figure out when they are. lol but it's okay, what's meant to be will happen!

There's a message on the Panhellenic web site to stop by or call their office b/c there are some sororities doing COB. So you have a shot.

I will tell you that not all of the chapters do COB after recruitment or in the spring. You may find that 3-4 of the chapters are holding these events, if at all, but as KSUViolet says, the number of members they take per chapter during COB varies according to their needs. One chapter might take 10 ladies, another might only take 3.

Regardless, I hope you have some luck with that. Let us know.

lavender333 · #7 09-17-2007, 12:56 AM

To update everyone who was helping me with COB. It failed miserably. I didn't get any bids, and furthermore, I filled out the forms with the Office of Frat. & Sorority life and they didn't give the chapters my forms and one of them that I might have been considered at, couldn't because they didn't have my information. So, I just don't know. Thanks everybody for your help, but I just feel rejected and like I don't belong at any house. =/ I wanted to make lifelong connections and feel like I belong and have sisters to support me and for me to support others. I wanted to find something awesome, and ended up finding nothing. I guess I'll wait for fall.

thanks for everything everyone!! =)

33girl · #8 09-17-2007, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by lavender333

To update everyone who was helping me with COB. It failed miserably. I didn't get any bids, and furthermore, I filled out the forms with the Office of Frat. & Sorority life and they didn't give the chapters my forms and one of them that I might have been considered at, couldn't because they didn't have my information. So, I just don't know. Thanks everybody for your help, but I just feel rejected and like I don't belong at any house. =/ I wanted to make lifelong connections and feel like I belong and have sisters to support me and for me to support others. I wanted to find something awesome, and ended up finding nothing. I guess I'll wait for fall.

thanks for everything everyone!! =)

adpiucf or someone, maybe you can answer this. I'm a little dumb. Why would you need forms or the assistance of the Greek Life office to get a bid through COB? I'm not questioning what lavender333 said, it just sounds so overly structured for the situation.