Alabama Recruitment Prediction (Fall 2008)

[UALady]

I heard from two of my PNM's this morning and they both received invitations back to their Top 7. I still haven't heard from the other two, but I think they are holding their own as well. One of the other rushees that I haven't heard from is an in-house legacy. I will update later!

[uamomma]

My daughter texted me her list around 9:45 this morning. She was very excited to have six invites back to skit today, but disappointed to have been cut by 2 of her favs and some others. She likes all six chapters that she is returning to but has 2 actual favorites! I was worried about her to start with but felt relieved when she texted me soon after with, "I love ---, they're great!" BTW, she is also going back to her hometown friends chapter this afternoon. I'll post later to let everyone know how things went!

Good luck to all the girls (and their parents). One of my daughter's best friends is going through at AU. She still has her very top fav in her 3. Stressful, huh!

[Wipledale]

My daughter still has 6 on hers as well.. Being out of state and knowing a handful of people from panhellinic..

[uamomma]

Originally Posted by Bamamom13

uaMomtoo, go for Bid Day!! It is quite a sight to see. They are having brunch in the sorority houses and all parents are invited. As has been said, you will not get much time with your Daughter. She will be having lots of pictures taken and be meeting all of her pledge sisters, but it is so worth it to see the Squeal Run. The Trunk is a fabulous place to shop. They will be packed but very well stocked. You can also call them and they will make up a Bid Day Packet for your Daughter. I think they get the list of who went where before bids are even opened because they are delivering to the houses within 30 minutes of the Squeal Run. They were really nice to deal with and I have even called since, during her initiation week, and they delivered to the house then too.

bamamom13---That sounds like an excellent idea! Do you happen to still have the phone number to The Trunk (or anywhere else like that in T-town) for all of us out-of-towners???

[Bear]

My daughter got six invites today, two were old row. We live out of state and she only knows one person in a sorority at UA. We made sure she got a Rec for each house. So it appears the selection process is fair for out of state girls. I like her chances for getting one of her favorites but I am keeping my fingers crossed.

[Tex-A-Bama]

Google it. They have a web site. They will get the bid list and have pkgs. ready to go...Just get that Mastercard out and they will handle it all for you.

Originally Posted by uamomma

bamamom13---That sounds like an excellent idea! Do you happen to still have the phone number to The Trunk (or anywhere else like that in T-town) for all of us out-of-towners???

[tennesseemom]

Originally Posted by uamomma

bamamom13---That sounds like an excellent idea! Do you happen to still have the phone number to The Trunk (or anywhere else like that in T-town) for all of us out-of-towners???

I believe the phone number is 1-800-Hey -bama. also very reasonable prices at the Trunk!
Good Luck

[Tex-A-Bama]

In fact, you should take care of it asap. they will be swamped. The Trunk tuscaloosa will bring it all.. a phone call away. The girls love the flip flops

[uamomma]

Awesome! I'll do that tomorrow morning. Thanks so much! I'd thought about flowers, but would rather get her something she can use...something with her new Greek letters on it! Sure do hope she gets a bid.....ugh! I am so ready for this part to be over.

[Bamamom13]

I sent flowers to the house during initiation week. 800-hey bama is the number for The Trunk. They will be open early tomorrow and be open very early and late on Sunday. Bid Day last year was about 105 degrees at 5:00pm. By the time my daughter had had all of the pictures taken, eaten and found out what came next, she wanted to quickly go back to her dorm and change out of her sweaty clothes and to pack a bag for the night. We went to The Trunk after all of this, and they were still open, very crowded and all of the employees were sitting on the floor still making up Bid Day packages. Those people are wonderful.

[Beach DDD]

There also is another store called Letters that has some stuff too...
LETTERS
701 Paul W Bryant Drive
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401-1214

Phone: (205) 366-1055


info@lettersofalabama.com

Also, In tuscaloosa when I was younger the shorts with the sorority letters on the leg were big. Picture frames are always good because your daughter will take lots of ZAPS over the next few years.
OH yeah at Bama, the leather keychain wallets with sorority letters on them are really popular. They hold you id and keys along with a little money or credit/debit card as needed.
Believe me when I say, Parents should go if they can. Though they will not spend lots of time with their daughters, it will be nice to share the memory with the daughter. You also will get a meal and in some houses they will have someone there to talk to you and make you feel comforted about your daughter's new house. I know I went to my cousin's BID Day in high school and everybody was eating with their parents and other family and friends.
Also there is a good florist in town who is a little cheaper but just as good whose name is Miriam McFarland of Lilies of the Field her number is 345-4081. She can do arrangements and deliver them normally.

[Nhfulmer]

There are actually more out of state girls rushing than girls from Alabama. It can definitely hurt a girl if she is not known in some way - girls without recs can be released after the first round - the other two main reasons are grades and reputation.

[Bear]

Interesting comments. So do you think out of state girls have a big disadvantage?

[KSUViolet06]

There's a big thread going about out of state girls and SEC schools like Bama:

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=97800

I think people agree that out-of-state girls don't have the advantage of growing up in AL and knowing sorority members from their hometowns, but certainly doesn't mean they don't get bids there.

[AuburnMom08]

Best of luck tomorrow, bama girls and parents.