University of Alabama Recruitment 2007

[mcdonald56]

the panhellenic office at alabama told my daughter that there was not a COB list, that all COB had to be completed by this friday (Aug 31)

can a chapter that is under total not cob during fall semester?

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by mcdonald56

can a chapter that is under total not cob during fall semester?

ARE there any chapters under total (besides SDT, who I'm assuming will be COBing, since they didn't participate in FR)?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by mcdonald56

the panhellenic office at alabama told my daughter that there was not a COB list, that all COB had to be completed by this friday (Aug 31)

can a chapter that is under total not cob during fall semester?

Yes. Unless the school isn't paying attention to the Green Book and has created some jacked up rules saying they can't.

Maybe they meant that it had to be completed by Friday to be included with this semester's pledge class?

ETA Jess, clicky on Zillini's link, she explains why there might be some chapters under total now.

[Zillini]

Originally Posted by mcdonald56

the panhellenic office at alabama told my daughter that there was not a COB list, that all COB had to be completed by this friday (Aug 31)

can a chapter that is under total not cob during fall semester?

I'd be willing to bet that whoever your daughter spoke to didn't mean COB ends by Friday. Every Chapter on every campus is entitled to COB at ANY time as long as they are below Panhellenic set Chapter Total. I wonder if this person meant all Snap Bidding must be completed by Friday? That I could understand.

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

ARE there any chapters under total (besides SDT, who I'm assuming will be COBing, since they didn't participate in FR)?

Yes

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by 33girl

ETA Jess, clicky on Zillini's link, she explains why there might be some chapters under total now.

Gottcha.

It's sort of exciting to see a school like Bama COBing.

[Zillini]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Gottcha.

It's sort of exciting to see a school like Bama COBing.

I'll be honest, at first my members were not thrilled by the prospect of COBing last spring after Chapter Total was raised. This Chapter hadn't had to COB in quite a while, long before any of the current members joined. All they could think of was how much work it would be to find only a handful of new members on top of their already busy schedule. But they quickly realized it wasn't that much "work" at all. Wow, who knew recruiting could mean inviting girls over to watch "Grey's Anatomy", to eat dinner or just hang out? In the end everyone agreed it was a lot of fun and we found some wonderful new members to boot.

[kk_bama]

Psst, I have a secret: *I* was a COB!

Actually, at the time, I couldn't go though Recruitment because of other commitments on campus. The chapter knew about me throughout the summer because I was a legacy, and they knew I wasn't going through Recruitment. I got to know one of the sisters (now my Big!) and I got a bid immediately after Bid Day!

I feel lucky to this day not to have ever gone through formal fall recruitment... but Lord knows I've experienced many since then. I never have any "what ifs" because I know Gamma Phi was the right fit for me.

I personally love COBing because you really *do* get to know the potential new member on a level far beyond formal recruitment. And usually the whole chapter knows the PNM, so it's much easier to vote on membership.

[bejazd]

Originally Posted by kk_bama

I never have any "what ifs" because I know Gamma Phi was the right fit for me.

I personally love COBing because you really *do* get to know the potential new member on a level far beyond formal recruitment. And usually the whole chapter knows the PNM, so it's much easier to vote on membership.

Even though I joined in formal rush I know exactly what you are saying kk_bama!

Of course the main reason for having formal recruitment is that it is the most convenient (timewise anyway) method of getting a large number of PNMs to see many different chapters and vice versa at least once. Unfortunately the time crunch leads to that whole challenge of the process becoming seemingly superficial. And making a lifetime decision in four days is tough! It would be great if we (NPcers) could figure out more ways to incorporate the best parts of informal rush into the formal process, especially at these very large campuses with very large rushes.

[mcdonald56]

i hear gamma phi had a good rush this year. does anyone know about their numbers now?

[kk_bama]

Originally Posted by mcdonald56

i hear gamma phi had a good rush this year. does anyone know about their numbers now?

I'll have a final number for everyone next week.

[magnoliacurious]

Was Mary Harmon Bryant (nee' Black) an Alpha Gamma Delta while at Alabama? Seems like I remember seeing she was. Funny story to me in Bear's autobiography of how he scored (so to speak) when he set up their first date!

[agd4rie]

Yes!

[magnoliacurious]

Originally Posted by agd4rie

Yes!

Thanks! The funniest story involving Coach and Mrs. Bryant I remember seeing on page 171 of the 1989 Athlon magazine Southeastern Conference Football Preview was as recounted "And some claim the following incident actually happened: One night after a game in New Orleans (probably one of several Sugar Bowls), Bryant and his wife got into bed in their hotel room. She said to him, "God, your feet are cold." Bryant looked over at her and replied: 'It's all right dear. When we're alone, you can call me Paul.'"

I doubt that really happened, but that's as funny as *ell!!

[Army Wife'79]

On another tangent, a note to all single girls: If you marry a guy from AL, whose family has been in AL for 6 generations, do NOT go to a family reunion and loudly ask "Who is Bear Bryant?" I'm surprised they didn't rip that diamond off my finger and send me back up North!!