Out of State Rushing a Frat at Bama

[magnoliacurious]

They don't. "Deferred" means Fall Rush.

Exactly! That's why I had "fall" enclosed in parentheses in my post. Previously, as I understand it, fraternities had their more formal rush the week before school started in addition to the spring and summer pledging mainly for in-state guys. Now, if I've got it right, they can informally offer bids during spring and summer events, but they don't become official until the university's pledge period begins in September. And the fall rush is spread longer during the first month of the fall term to help out-of-staters and those not sure of which fraternity they want to pledge decide which fraternity might be best for them. Things sound so much easier now than they used to be for guys not-in-the-loop to pledge!

[LaneSig]

Guys, I think you are meaning "delayed" rush.

"Deferred" rush occurs when freshmen are not allowed to rush until 2nd semester or they have completed 12 hours.

If rush is held a few weeks after the start of the school year, it is "delayed" rush.

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by LaneSig

Guys, I think you are meaning "delayed" rush.

"Deferred" rush occurs when freshmen are not allowed to rush until 2nd semester or they have completed 12 hours.

If rush is held a few weeks after the start of the school year, it is "delayed" rush.

You are right. Generally speaking, deferred refers to freshman rushing the second semester. However, the confusion lies with this quote from the Crimson White article.

"That's one reason we went to this deferred (fall) Rush, " (then IFC President Will) Norvell said.

In this context, "deferred" means extending bids in the fall and not in the summer.

Actually, in rereading Mr. Norvell's quote from the Crimson White, it seems like Bama allows bids to be extended in the summer along with (perhaps) a more formalized or structured rush in the fall.

"The IFC has also formulated a database that each fraternity can access throughout the summer to see which men have pledged, so that they can focus on recruiting those who have not."

[ccmtx08]

yeah sorry about the whole "Frat" thing. I didn't realize calling them fraternities was always a big deal. In Texas its not taken as seriously I guess. Everyone calls them that here. Guess I'll need to change that.

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by ccmtx08

yeah sorry about the whole "Frat" thing. I didn't realize calling them fraternities was always a big deal. In Texas its not taken as seriously I guess. Everyone calls them that here. Guess I'll need to change that.

To many to let you know, Frat means boys, and Fraternity means men.

The only one I know who call their members Fraters is TKE.

But many members act like boys or kids!

[violetpretty]

I say "frat boy" if I am insulting a guy and "fraternity man" if I think highly of him.

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by ccmtx08

yeah sorry about the whole "Frat" thing. I didn't realize calling them fraternities was always a big deal. In Texas its not taken as seriously I guess. Everyone calls them that here. Guess I'll need to change that.

really?

[SWTXBelle]

Originally Posted by ccmtx08

yeah sorry about the whole "Frat" thing. I didn't realize calling them fraternities was always a big deal. In Texas its not taken as seriously I guess. Everyone calls them that here. Guess I'll need to change that.

Many fraternity men in Texas would NEVER use the word "frat". I can't speak about all of them, but all of the Sigma Chis in my acquaintance (and family) would take the use of that word very seriously. And they are all in Texas.