Alabama Recruitment

carnation · #1 08-18-2009, 05:41 PM

Didn't Richard Todd marry one of those twin Tri Delt cheerleaders from the late seventies? I may be getting my football heroes mixed up.

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Originally Posted by phiwho?

Not only did Nick Saban's daughter pledge Phi Mu but three other alabama football heroes' daughters did too! Paul Ott Carruth's daughter, Richard Todd's Daughter and Van Tippins' daughter. Very strange! Makes you wonder if they knew each other before?

33girl · #2 08-18-2009, 05:57 PM

I don't think it's so much the fact that things are done differently in the south that sticks in some people's craws. Anyone should understand that with that many girls, you have to cut a LOT and cut fast so rush doesn't turn into an out of control clusterbuck. I think it's things like seeing "recs are suggested but not required, it is the chapter's responsibility" and clothing that is far more casual than what women actually wear on the websites. Then again, the South hardly has a corner on that sort of thing. A lot of it IMO is just a misguided attempt by national Panhel to "de-frill" these very frilly, very traditional recruitments. All I can say is GIVE IT UP!! Nathan Lane will be banging Pamela Anderson in a dive bar in Omaha before that happens. Just be honest and put the info out there so first generation Greeks know what to do.

UGAalum94 · #3 08-18-2009, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

A lot of it IMO is just a misguided attempt by national Panhel to "de-frill" these very frilly, very traditional recruitments. All I can say is GIVE IT UP!! Nathan Lane will be banging Pamela Anderson in a dive bar in Omaha before that happens. Just be honest and put the info out there so first generation Greeks know what to do.

Awesome!

AOII Angel · #4 08-18-2009, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

I don't think it's so much the fact that things are done differently in the south that sticks in some people's craws. Anyone should understand that with that many girls, you have to cut a LOT and cut fast so rush doesn't turn into an out of control clusterbuck. I think it's things like seeing "recs are suggested but not required, it is the chapter's responsibility" and clothing that is far more casual than what women actually wear on the websites. Then again, the South hardly has a corner on that sort of thing. A lot of it IMO is just a misguided attempt by national Panhel to "de-frill" these very frilly, very traditional recruitments. All I can say is GIVE IT UP!! Nathan Lane will be banging Pamela Anderson in a dive bar in Omaha before that happens. Just be honest and put the info out there so first generation Greeks know what to do.

You have hit the nail on the head, 33girl. All National Panhell has accomplished is to make the process seem more unfair to the women unaccustomed to the process. For the women who grew up in the state of Alabama is makes perfect sense. To women coming from Maryland, for instance where for many schools recs are non-existent, the process would be very confusing...especially if you went by the panhellenic website!

Loyally Kappa · #5 08-18-2009, 10:38 PM

You go, girl. Don't expect to make us stop being ourselves ... we let you be you!

[QUOTE=33girl;1837016]A lot of it IMO is just a misguided attempt by national Panhel to "de-frill" these very frilly, very traditional recruitments. All I can say is GIVE IT UP!! Nathan Lane will be banging Pamela Anderson in a dive bar in Omaha before that happens.

BlueCarnation · #6 08-18-2009, 10:41 PM

I'm so intrigued by this "rec stuff," so I just checked on our recs for recruitment, which starts in two weeks. We have under 10, and 5 are for legacies. One gal is a legacy at 4 different chapters on campus! Interestingly, all the recs we received are from women who are initiates from Southern schools. Most of them live in the midwest now, but to a person, they are alumnae of Southern chapters.