Auburn & Alabama Bid Lists

[ComradesTrue]

Thanks, everyone. Yes, I was able to Control F. Strangely I have never needed that type of function before. Thanks for teaching me something new.

Was bummed to see that of the girls from my area none of them went Theta and what makes me even more crazy is that none of them registered with our Panhellenic. Therefore, we didn't know about any of them and thus could not/did not provide a rec. I hope that they were able to secure recs to all the houses on their own, but past experience in this town tells me that this is not typically the case. Perhaps I am just exasperated with the whole "you have to have recs to all houses" thing falling on deaf ears.

I am happy that they were able to find a new home at Bama, though. That is the most important thing.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by Blondie93

Thanks, everyone. Yes, I was able to Control F. Strangely I have never needed that type of function before. Thanks for teaching me something new.

Was bummed to see that of the girls from my area none of them went Theta and what makes me even more crazy is that none of them registered with our Panhellenic so we didn't know about any of them. While it is possible that they could have just secured all their recs on their own, I know for a fact that they did not obtain a Theta rec from anyone local.

How many times do we have to say that recs are a must? When will they learn?

I am happy that they were able to find good homes though.

This post kind of makes me feel weird. I mean, how do you know that they didn't know recs are a must? And what if they joined without getting any recs at all?

I get being a little disappointed no one joined Theta, but.. I dunno, it feels like you assume they would have wanted Theta over their current chapters but must not have had a chance.

Not necessarily what you meant, but it's how it comes across to me.

[ComradesTrue]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

This post kind of makes me feel weird. I mean, how do you know that they didn't know recs are a must? And what if they joined without getting any recs at all?

I get being a little disappointed no one joined Theta, but.. I dunno, it feels like you assume they would have wanted Theta over their current chapters but must not have had a chance.

Not necessarily what you meant, but it's how it comes across to me.

Sorry. Totally not what I meant at all. I will go back and attempt to edit it.

My point was simply that none of them signed up through the Panhellenic to even give us the opportunity to recommend them. I do know that cuts can be harsh at Bama without recs and so since they didn't sign up through the Panhellenic, that perhaps there were other houses in addition to Theta that they were lacking recs to as well.

I probably should have also stated that almost every single year there are local girls that decide to go through Bama rush at the last minute and therefore obtain only a handful of recs. Or they decide early enough, but feel that recs are only necessary for the 2-3 houses that they THINK they are interested in. In other words, despite our attempts at getting the word out that recs are needed for all houses that message is falling on deaf ears locally. I have even had PNMs tell me that recs aren't needed "because we pick where we want to go everyday anyway. It is our choice where we go back to." Hence the "when will they ever learn?"

The Theta thing was just me lamenting that perhaps they could have potentially had one more chapter in their mix to consider, not so much a 'they would have chosen Theta over the house that they did' thing.

Sorry for the confusion, and thanks for bringing it to my attention. I will attempt to edit as that is not the vibe I intended at all.

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by Blondie93

My point was simply that none of them signed up through the Panhellenic to even give us the opportunity to recommend them.

Blondie, I agree - our city always has a 3 or 4 who pledge at Alabama and Auburn and don't come through our alumnae panhellenic. Not to mention the girls at UAB and Montevallo - they almost always sign up at the last minute because they aren't even aware there are sororities at those schools.

And yes, we have girls who will say they're just going to get a few recs for the sororities they think they want.

What's REALLY irksome, however, is the local alumnae group of an NPC sorority that refuses to participate in the alumnae panhellenic. They say they'll pick the girls they want to sponsor and don't need the info from Panhellenic.

I just figure they miss out on some great girls.

[SWTXBelle]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

Blondie, I agree - our city always has a 3 or 4 who pledge at Alabama and Auburn and don't come through our alumnae panhellenic. Not to mention the girls at UAB and Montevallo - they almost always sign up at the last minute because they aren't even aware there are sororities at those schools.

And yes, we have girls who will say they're just going to get a few recs for the sororities they think they want.

What's REALLY irksome, however, is the local alumnae group of an NPC sorority that refuses to participate in the alumnae panhellenic. They say they'll pick the girls they want to sponsor and don't need the info from Panhellenic.

I just figure they miss out on some great girls.

So short-sighted - there's no way they can know of every senior girl interested in recruitment, so OF COURSE they miss out on some really great girls. Perhaps they see it as being "exclusive" - but it's sad that the chapters might not be notified of some girls who would be awesome members simply because they do not know someone in the alumnae group.

And then there's the whole "panhellenic" thing. Part of promoting NPC membership is presenting a united front - we're all in this together - and by not participating in ALL of the APH activities that group re-enforces the negative image of sororities.

[aopirose]

Yay - One of my rec girls went AOII and another went Alpha Phi.

Re Not registering with Alumnae Panhellenics, I agree that it is becoming a problem. More and more PNMs feel that it is not necessary for a variety of reasons. The one most popular is that "The collegiate chapters are supposed to get them." Hello! Where do the collegiate chapters get them? From alumnae. How do alumnae know who is going through recruitment? From friends, co-workers, church and yes, Alumnae Panhellenic!

[Gamomof2]

So as the mom of a PNM in 2011 when is the best time to register with the state Alumnae Panhellenic?

[aopirose]

Originally Posted by Gamomof2

So as the mom of a PNM in 2011 when is the best time to register with the state Alumnae Panhellenic?

It really depends on where you live because some information sessions can begin as early as February. It would not be unusual around here to start getting information packets together in January. That's the earliest a PNM ever sent me info.

[FSUZeta]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

Blondie, I agree - our city always has a 3 or 4 who pledge at Alabama and Auburn and don't come through our alumnae panhellenic. Not to mention the girls at UAB and Montevallo - they almost always sign up at the last minute because they aren't even aware there are sororities at those schools.

And yes, we have girls who will say they're just going to get a few recs for the sororities they think they want.

What's REALLY irksome, however, is the local alumnae group of an NPC sorority that refuses to participate in the alumnae panhellenic. They say they'll pick the girls they want to sponsor and don't need the info from Panhellenic.

I just figure they miss out on some great girls.

our local alumnae panhellenic will not host an information session nor can you count on women in certain sororities to agree to meet young women in need of recs. they are a bunch of old biddies who have done it this way since the stone age. my zeta sister and i offered to do all the leg work to organize an information session or organize women from each of our member sororities for rec. writing and have been shot down numerous times. it's a shame!