Lack of Ethnic Diversity in Bama's sororities worry future rushee

[epchick]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

I am unclear of any sorority by the name of "aha"... "Alpha Eta Alpha"???

Are you joking? I'm pretty sure she meant "hahaha" just in shortened form.

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

Find the answer to this question: What is the RUSH system?

Assuming she is talking about a NPC sorority, what would "finding the answer" to this question prove? That she knows what recruitment is? That doesn't really answer her question.

Originally Posted by GAgalBamabound

I saw a lot of posts about bama rush, but none addressing this topic,so I decided to make my own, and first, thread. woohoo :P

Hello all,

I'll be attending Bama this fall ( ROLL TIDE ROLL haha) and I really was looking forward to rushing. I am a legacy of a certain sorority there and when I visited I was very surprised that there is little to no ethnic diversity in their sororities ( I am african american by the way). Im not sure if it is because the minorities do not rush or because they are denied membership??

The whole thing worries me and I could use some guidance. I would really love to be in a panhellenic sorority...preferably my legacy aha.

Thank yall


ps. if you are an active or alum of a bama sorority please say so, as your advice will be more valuable haha...but of course im not asking you to say which one.

pss. im sure this is a touchy topic but.....the truth is always nice...ill take PMs too!

Of course, I am not from Bama, so I can't give a good answer. But my advice (if you are talking about an NPC sorority) is to rush. You won't ever truly know the answer to your question unless you try. If they do cut you b/c of your ethnicity, then you gotta think--is that the type of sorority I want to be in?

[sceniczip]

Originally Posted by epchick

Of course, I am not from Bama, so I can't give a good answer. But my advice (if you are talking about an NPC sorority) is to rush. You won't ever truly know the answer to your question unless you try. If they do cut you b/c of your ethnicity, then you gotta think--is that the type of sorority I want to be in?

I'm also assuming she was talking about NPC since the OP said she was African American and that she was worried about the lack of diversity.

Anyways, I don't know enough about Bama's rush to offer any help but I did want to agree with epchick, if they do cut you because of your ethnicity then it may not be worth it to you, as disappointing as that would be. Keep in mind that membership selection is private so you may never know why you were cut, if you are. Also, Bama's rush is very competitive from what I understand so don't automatically assume you were cut because of race

I hope you enjoy the rest of high school and good luck in college and if you do go through recruitment I hope you come back and share your story!

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by epchick

Are you joking? I'm pretty sure she meant "hahaha" just in shortened form.

Assuming she is talking about a NPC sorority, what would "finding the answer" to this question prove? That she knows what recruitment is? That doesn't really answer her question.

The second section first. She doesn't know there is a difference. She does not understand why there is a lack of diversity at the University of Alabama and it concerns her. If she wants to be in a NPC sorority, then I was suggesting that she understand what the term "Rush" means before she starts an entire thread about something she obviously has little understanding...

This goes to say, that I don't care which organization she pursues. Gook luck. But shortened acronyms typed in lowercase is offensive to me... At least try to use the terminology fully if you really want to pursue membership. Moreover, if she is a legacy, she has a strike against her already, seriously... Even though she might be able to skip on in, she will be like numerous others, hurt, downtrodden saying "why did I do this, I wanna drop"...

So basically, she would want to "slow her roll" and try to GO TO college, get excellent grades, and then think about any NPHC sorority at the University of Alabama...

[epchick]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

So basically, she would want to "slow her roll" and try to GO TO college, get excellent grades, and then think about any NPHC sorority at the University of Alabama...

Wow, then you TOTALLY read her post wrong. She's is pursuing an NPC sorority. She doesn't need to learn what "rush" (p.s. its called recruitment) is. She'll go through that soon enough.

I didn't know that "hahaha" or "aha" was an acronym for something. And the fact that it offends you, is well.....whatever.


ETA: GAgal, do heed KSUviolet's recommendation. That's the best advice.

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by epchick

Wow, then you TOTALLY read her post wrong. She's is pursuing an NPC sorority. She doesn't need to learn what "rush" (p.s. its called recruitment) is. She'll go through that soon enough.

I didn't know that "hahaha" or "aha" was an acronym for something. And the fact that it offends you, is well.....whatever.

She edited her post to accurately reflect what she was saying... It is different from what I originally read... Maybe she intended to say one thing, then realized it could easily be misinterpreted and changed it.

Your youthful interpretation skills are still intact, because I cannot understand it these days... I am not "hip" anymore... LOL...

I'll have to remember to use NPC upgraded terminology, in addition to my own Sorority's terminology... LOL...