Alabama Recruitment

[lawgal]

Penguintrax, I too was laboring under the misconception that you had to have actually received a bid in formal recruitment and turned it down to be ineligible for COB.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by lawgal

Penguintrax, I too was laboring under the misconception that you had to have actually received a bid in formal recruitment and turned it down to be ineligible for COB.

I know for a fact that you can SIP and accept a bid through COB since my last little sis did that when she did not put AOII on her bid list but decided to accept our bid after recruitment. I doubt very seriously that our by the books Greek Advisor would have let her do so against panhellenic rules, though, I have never read the rules myself.

[Zillini]

Quoted from the Green Book:

RECRUITMENT POLICIES, RULES AND GUIDELINES

4. If Preferential Bidding is used, women who indicate an Intentional Single Preference and do not receive an invitation to membership are eligible for Snap Bidding and Continuous Open bidding, but are not eligible for Quota Addition.

Resolved (1995), That a Potential New Member who withdraws from the Fully Structured Recruitment process before the signing of her membership acceptance shall be eligible for Snap Bidding and Continuous Open Bidding.

[AOII Angel]

Thanks for clearing that up, Zillini!

[PenguinTrax]

Thanks for the clarification! I guess I need to buy the update for my Green Book.

[gatordeltapgh]

Originally Posted by PenguinTrax

Thanks for the clarification! I guess I need to buy the update for my Green Book.

Penguin Trax - Don't buy that updated Manual of Information just yet. The Jan 2008 ed is the most current one, lots of clarification was done last year. There could be some proposed changes coming down the pike for this October's NPC meeting. We should find out soon.

[Zillini]

My apologies. I did say snap bidding up to Total, but meant quota additions up to Total. I edited my earlier post. Please forgive me as I'm still recovering from Recruitment induced sleep deprivation and stress.

[tsufan]

Does anyone know if Alabama has posted the list of girls that pledged. Auburn already has one posted

[Nhfulmer]

Originally Posted by tsufan

Does anyone know if Alabama has posted the list of girls that pledged. Auburn already has one posted

I'm also looking for a list. If anyone finds one, please post the link/address. I'm at work and can't keep looking.

[bamamom90]

Another question as I continue to struggle a little with all this.......I spoke with my friend who works with her Chapter at Bama, and was asking her about my daughter trying this again. She said it was her understanding that if a PNM had been dropped by a group once, she would be dropped again. Please tell me this does not apply to a "grade drop!" That would never give a great girl like my daughter a chance to show that she's capable of making the grades.

And another thing.....I have to reflect and say that since my sorority days, it's just so different....of course grades are important, but I didn't realize it was a Phi Beta Kappaish type deal. There is a lot of just having a great time making friends, singing, dancing, going to ball games and working for charities. I do wish that what my child did in 10th grade, which brought her GPA down so badly, didn't have to affect her enjoying all the benefits of a sorority. But as previously stated, she'll certainly have plenty of time to study now!!

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by bamamom90

Another question as I continue to struggle a little with all this.......I spoke with my friend who works with her Chapter at Bama, and was asking her about my daughter trying this again. She said it was her understanding that if a PNM had been dropped by a group once, she would be dropped again. Please tell me this does not apply to a "grade drop!" That would never give a great girl like my daughter a chance to show that she's capable of making the grades.

And another thing.....I have to reflect and say that since my sorority days, it's just so different....of course grades are important, but I didn't realize it was a Phi Beta Kappaish type deal. There is a lot of just having a great time making friends, singing, dancing, going to ball games and working for charities. I do wish that what my child did in 10th grade, which brought her GPA down so badly, didn't have to affect her enjoying all the benefits of a sorority. But as previously stated, she'll certainly have plenty of time to study now!!

Well, I think the "cut once, cut always" is not so much a policy as it is one of those "unwritten rules."

I wouldn't say that you have to be "Phi Beta Kappa" to be in a sorority at Bama, but with the increase in applicants over the years, the university has upped it's admissions requirements, which lends itself to a PNM pool with much higher GPAs to start with. That's just the way it is. When the pool has high GPAs, those that are low or mediocre are pretty obvious.

Also, rushing as a sophomore at Bama is hard enough without having already rushed, I'd imagine that as a second-timer, she'd be fighting an uphill battle.

It's probably best for her to focus her energies elsewhere.

[SWTXBelle]

Isn't Delta Gamma colonizing next fall? That might be an opportunity for sophomores.

[lauralaylin]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Isn't Delta Gamma colonizing next fall? That might be an opportunity for sophomores.

I believe it's been pushed to 2011 now.

[kk_bama]

Hey y'all, my camera ran out of juice so I wasn't able to get a lot of photos. I took some Gamma Phi photos on my phone but that's it. Sorry!

[MerryGPhiB]

Originally Posted by kk_bama

Hey y'all, my camera ran out of juice so I wasn't able to get a lot of photos. I took some Gamma Phi photos on my phone but that's it. Sorry!

Ohh do put up the GphiB photos!!!