Bama Sorority Recruitment 2010 - Page 27

BSCAXOalum · #1 08-18-2010, 01:08 PM

"Frankly, I wouldn't have let my daughter spend a weekend...a day, maybe, but no overnight visits."

Why no overnight? She's going to be there five months-ish from then anyway on her own.

leesek · #2 08-18-2010, 04:20 PM

Just found out that another girl from here pledged Pi Phi!

missblonde · #3 08-18-2010, 10:13 PM

Quick question for all UA people!!
-I will be transferring as a sophomore to UA next Fall (2011), CAN I LIVE ON CAMPUS? I saw something on UA's website that they "did not anticipate" housing for transfers because of the high demand for housing... so does UA just NOT let transfers live on-campus or will they let you if they have enough room?? I was really counting on living on-campus, because I wanted to rush and get the real campus/college experience! Please help!!

Beaumom · #4 08-18-2010, 10:44 PM

With all the incoming freshman as well as upperclassmen with housing scholarship UA did not have alot of extra beds this year. Early summer they opened up a formerly closed unit because they were so full.

You can put in your application but you may not have a response until summer. I would be proactive and do a bit of research as far as off campus apartments. If you can come to campus and look at some of your options I would do it.

UA has a wide range of off campus housing and some of it is very close to campus.

For general UA questions I would refer you to College Confidential / U of Alabama thread....those folks know everything!!

FuturePNMMom · #5 08-20-2010, 05:49 PM

Y'all said you have to be invited to parties and such on Panhellenic Weekend, right? How does that work? I'm sure you have to register for that weekend. Would it be right to guess that you would need to know girls ahead of time to get an invite?

dgdramadawg · #6 08-20-2010, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by FuturePNMMom

Y'all said you have to be invited to parties and such on Panhellenic Weekend, right? How does that work? I'm sure you have to register for that weekend. Would it be right to guess that you would need to know girls ahead of time to get an invite?

Not necessarily. I'm not sure how, but I know it is possible for the houses to find out about a girl without knowing her. Since we didn't have a weekend like that at UGA and I try not to bug my sister too much about "how they do things" at Bama I don't really know how they manage to find out about girls, though.

AnchorAlumna · #7 08-20-2010, 11:55 PM

Yes, you register for the weekend and the official events.
But the parties and other stuff is word-of-mouth. Sometimes girls from the chapters write notes to PNMs and invite them. Usually it's the PNM knowing older girls from her high school.

Zillini · #8 08-21-2010, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by FuturePNMMom

Y'all said you have to be invited to parties and such on Panhellenic Weekend, right? How does that work? I'm sure you have to register for that weekend. Would it be right to guess that you would need to know girls ahead of time to get an invite?

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Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

Yes, you register for the weekend and the official events.
But the parties and other stuff is word-of-mouth. Sometimes girls from the chapters write notes to PNMs and invite them. Usually it's the PNM knowing older girls from her high school.

Correction AnchorAlumna, the spring teas are not by "word of mouth", not even on Panhellenic weekend. A PNM needs an invitation. However it is pretty easy to get one.

1) Actives turn in lists of names of who they know to invite. These can be girls they know from HS or even "met" on FB or the like.

2) Alumnae provide names as well. Often girls they know they will be writing Recs for soon.

3) Panhellenic occasionally sends info our way about girls who have contacted them about Recruitment and Teas.

Beaumom · #9 08-28-2010, 11:35 PM

Just a FYI for future Alabama rushees....Panhellinic Council has really restricted contact with PNMs. New guidelines have been in place and members may no longer contact, facebook or have PNMs spend the night.

Perhaps we can get a bit more detail from those in the know.

But my daughter who is a sophomore said the new rules were going to be strictly enforced.

Just thought PNMs may be interested since many forum members have suggested visits to current sorority members!

Beaumom · #10 08-28-2010, 11:58 PM

Just wondering if anyone heard where Mskrabs daughter ended up?

Zillini · #11 08-29-2010, 08:30 AM

Nutshell of Rule changes passed last week:

PNMs are no longer allowed to stay with any active overnight. Younger sisters of actives may visit overnight, however this must be registered.
No recruitment contact may be made to any PNM until after University finals are complete in fall.
All written communication must include a link to the Alabama Panhellenic website where they can find the visitation contract and Recruitment Rules.
In spring there will be specific weekends when recruitment activities are allowed in Tuscaloosa for any/all PNMs. An event must be held in an alumna's home, restaurant, or other public place, and not in any active's residence. They must end by 8pm on Friday/Saturday and 3pm on Sunday.
Other hometown events will not be limited in number, however only local PNMs may be invited. Meaning only Birmingham PNMs may attend an event in Birmingham, etc.

shirley1929 · #12 08-29-2010, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Zillini

Nutshell of Rule changes passed last week:

PNMs are no longer allowed to stay with any active overnight. Younger sisters of actives may visit overnight, however this must be registered.
No recruitment contact may be made to any PNM until after University finals are complete in fall.
All written communication must include a link to the Alabama Panhellenic website where they can find the visitation contract and Recruitment Rules.
In spring there will be specific weekends when recruitment activities are allowed in Tuscaloosa for any/all PNMs. An event must be held in an alumna's home, restaurant, or other public place, and not in any active's residence. They must end by 8pm on Friday/Saturday and 3pm on Sunday.
Other hometown events will not be limited in number, however only local PNMs may be invited. Meaning only Birmingham PNMs may attend an event in Birmingham, etc.

So...how do seniors in HS visit Alabama? In the past, they've gone to stay with someone so they can get a feel of dorm life and classes. Do they now have to stay in hotels? Seems crazy to me...

dgdramadawg · #13 08-29-2010, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Zillini

[*]Other hometown events will not be limited in number, however only local PNMs may be invited. Meaning only Birmingham PNMs may attend an event in Birmingham, etc.[/LIST]

Couldn't this significantly impact out-of-state PNMs for whom there are not hometown events? My sister was invited to events for several houses prior to going through recruitment at Bama, and almost all were somewhere in Alabama.

(For explanation's sake, we are not from Alabama.)

AnchorAlumna · #14 08-29-2010, 01:15 PM

The hometown events are in hometowns. That said, there may very well be an Atlanta event in Atlanta.

I'm wondering if...say...grandma lives in Eufaula, so granddaughter who actually lives in Dothan is invited to the Eufaula one.

shirley1929 · #15 08-29-2010, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Zillini

The liability has just gotten too great for the individual members, the chapters, Panhellenic, and the University. It's not just underaged drinking that can occur when HS students visit campus overnight, although that is a significant part of the problem. But if anything bad happened to a PNM (even a random car accident), the liability can fall on everyone since her stay could legally be considered a sorority/Panhellenic/University "sanctioned" recruitment event.

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Originally Posted by Low C Sharp

According to those rules, they can still stay in the dorms with student hosts and get a feel for the university...the hosts just can't be sorority members. The majority of undergrads at Alabama are not Greek.

Soo...they're just passing along the liability to the non-sorority members? I still say this makes no sense. I think it's less of a "liability issue" and more of a "OMG she's dirty-rushing" issue. But Panhellenic is calling it a "liability issue" just to save face. What's to say that Jane Highschooler stays with random-person-she-doesn't-know-who-isn't-in-a-sorority and spends all her time with Suzy Sorority Girl?

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Originally Posted by dgdramadawg

Couldn't this significantly impact out-of-state PNMs for whom there are not hometown events?

This is more to my point. Alabama is seeing TONS more OOS kids (esp. from Texas where no such events take place) and this will definitely be a negative impact for them.

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