what are my chances at Bama frats?

[rolltide3553]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

And now I'm pretty sure it's actually a troll.

Not an insult, just the truth. My sig covers why you fail.

"Troll: One who posts a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument"

I fail to see your point.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by rolltide3553

"Troll: One who posts a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument"

I fail to see your point.

Asking for reputations or membership selection policies of specific fraternities or chapters on GC = provocative, disruption causing and argument causing. (That's why we don't do it.)

Most likely, some groups at Alabama are going to be more receptive to you than others. But it isn't our place to say "XYZ only takes guys who live in Alabama or Mississippi" because we honestly don't know that about their membership selection practices.

[FSUZeta]

do you have relatives who live in the south that you visit often? have your visited bama yet?

The bama culture is going to be very different than the los angeles culture(perhaps bordering on culture shock). besides that, tuscaloosa is a small town.

[rolltide3553]

I've got plenty of family in Florida and Texas. I've been and I love it. With all the traffic and other crap, I'm 100% sure I won't regret leaving California. I love the Southern culture

[FSUZeta]

good. huntin', fishin' and fraternities=bama.

[AZTheta]

As a native Californian, having spent time in several Southern states, I can confidently tell you this: Florida and Texas are NOT Alabama. And you may "love the Southern culture" but the more important question is this: how will the ladies and gentlemen of the South view YOU?

Please spend some time simply reading and researching on GC. And, work on that GPA, you'll be grateful that you did.

As a much wiser person* once said, "Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment."

Good luck.

*Benjamin Franklin

[Regina.George]

If you keep referring to them as "frats" your chances are going to be zero.

[Gusteau]

Originally Posted by Regina.George

If you keep referring to them as "frats" your chances are going to be zero.

This isn't true everywhere. As a general rule, you're always safe calling them fraternities, but the word frat is acceptable in some campus cultures.

[Regina.George]

Originally Posted by Gusteau

This isn't true everywhere. As a general rule, you're always safe calling them fraternities, but the word frat is acceptable in some campus cultures.

Duh. But we are specifically talking about ALABAMA here. Roll tide.

[rolltide3553]

Originally Posted by AzTheta

As a native Californian, having spent time in several Southern states, I can confidently tell you this: Florida and Texas are NOT Alabama. And you may "love the Southern culture" but the more important question is this: how will the ladies and gentlemen of the South view YOU?

Please spend some time simply reading and researching on GC. And, work on that GPA, you'll be grateful that you did.

As a much wiser person* once said, "Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment."

Good luck.

*Benjamin Franklin

I know there's going to be a huge culture shock, and I think I'm excited for it mostly. I've been doing a lot of research on this website and others, and I think UA is the one for me. Awesome Ben Franklin quote too

[southbymidwest]

OP, aren't you counting your chickens before they hatch as to being admitted to Alabama? These days, one cannot do that unless one's grandfather's name is etched upon a campus building.

[lucgreek]

OP, you do realize the top tier (and mid tier) groups at UA and Ole Miss do a lot of their recruitment during summer parties, right? You being from California and having no relatives in the area means if you want to be greek at those schools, you'll probably have to settle for bottom tier chapters. If that's not appealing to you, consider other schools.