Alabama (Bama) recruitment 2011

[lighthouse1]

http://www.uanews.ua.edu

[AOII Angel]

A very talented girl that my alum chapter was asked to write a rec for went GPhiB.

[Nhfulmer]

I know of 3 girls who didn't get bids. Of course, they had options but would not consider the one group that probably would have offered them a bid. Two I don't know well but one I know very well and she is everything that a sorority member should be - don't know what happened and she isn't answering messages. I do know she was cut hard at the beginning and only had two options for Skit Day. I'm sure she is going to try Delta Gamma but so are many girls. This was not the experience she expected when she chose to go to Bama and I have to admit I didn't see it coming for her. In this case, I think being out of state did hurt her because she didn't know more than two or three girls there and one of those girls belongs to a group that requires a higher GPA than she had. I am very, very sad for her and for her mom.

[DubaiSis]

Originally Posted by Nhfulmer

...belongs to a group that requires a higher GPA than she had.

You might have answered your question here. If her grades weren't quite high enough for some groups' minimums, she might have not made the cut when the others had to go searching for reasons to shorten their list.

[Nhfulmer]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

You might have answered your question here. If her grades weren't quite high enough for some groups' minimums, she might have not made the cut when the others had to go searching for reasons to shorten their list.

She had at least a 3.0 which is what all but one group lists in [I]Greek Chic[I] Maybe DG will work out for some of them.I]

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by Nhfulmer

She had at least a 3.0 which is what all but one group lists in [I]Greek Chic[I] Maybe DG will work out for some of them.I]

3.0 is not much to ask for from an incoming freshman (high school gpa). There are lots of universities that wouldn't even admit someone with that high school gpa.

[Cheerflyer]

Originally Posted by Nhfulmer

She had at least a 3.0 which is what all but one group lists in [I]Greek Chic[I] Maybe DG will work out for some of them.I]

Nhfulmer, the tent talk I heard was most first round cuts were lack of a rec or GPA. No way to know if it is true.

[Nhfulmer]

Originally Posted by Cheerflyer

Nhfulmer, the tent talk I heard was most first round cuts were lack of a rec or GPA. No way to know if it is true.

It wouldn't have been lack of recs - those were all covered. I'm assuming it was GPA since she is cute as a button and personality plus. I've knows quite a few girls who pledged at Bama with not much above a 3.0. If the requirement has gone up, I really think they need to be honest about it. I know I will not be telling the Charlotte girls any longer that a 3.0 is the requirement - I try to be as honest as possible about what they should expect. Thanks for all the feedback. RTR

[agzg]

Hmm. Angryface at "Alpha Delta Gamma" on that bidlist site.

[MOMto2]

I noticed that 1312 girls received bids. Out of 1700 plus girls, that would calculate to around 77% receiving bids. Is that usual for Bama?

[unarose]

Originally Posted by MOMto2

I noticed that 1312 girls received bids. Out of 1700 plus girls, that would calculate to around 77% receiving bids. Is that usual for Bama?

There's a PDF on UA Panhellenic/UA Greek Life (here) that's got the recruitment statistics for 2001-2009, and when Alpha Phi recolonized in 2008, the "receiving bids" percentage prior to Alpha Phi's selection of their new members was 72%, but after they selected their class, the absorption of girls who had participated in FR made it 81%.

So while, if there was not a (re)colonization going on this year, that would be a lower percentage than usual (as the prevalent number for the years before they decided on opening for extension and the year after extension was 82-83%), I think we should wait and see if we can find out how many of the girls who participated in recruitment (but without a bid somewhere else) get Delta Gamma. If DG's absorption of girls who did participate in recruitment is anywhere near what Alpha Phi's was, that could provide a very impressive number.

[BetaIotaDZ]

Originally Posted by MOMto2

I noticed that 1312 girls received bids. Out of 1700 plus girls, that would calculate to around 77% receiving bids. Is that usual for Bama?

The news reported 1,398 receiving bids last year, so since 1,700 is higher than last year and 1,312 is lower than last year, 77% is likely lower than the total placement rate last year. However placement for women who attended preference may actually be higher - the data for that has not been posted on Greek Chat. If 200+ women establish the Delta Gamma colony and assuming that most of these women also started traditional formal recruitment (that is they are reflected in the 1,700 sign up number) the percentage of women who would like to experience Greek life and then join a Panhellenic chapter is going to be better - using 220 - it would be 90%, yes? That is a tremendous inclusion. Bravo Alabama Panhellenic.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by agzg

Hmm. Angryface at "Alpha Delta Gamma" on that bidlist site.

I'm sure the men of the actual ADG aren't too jazzed either. What a ridiculous mistake.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I'm sure the men of the actual ADG aren't too jazzed either. What a ridiculous mistake.

OK so I emailed the contact link and she got right back to me. So, problem solved, I suppose.

[DDDMomof3]

Delta Delta Delta has 77 beautiful new pledges: 74 freshman and 3 upperclassmen!! Congrats to the Delta Mu chapter! For the complete list of all the new UA pledges go to:
http://uanews.ua.edu/2011/08/ua-soro...-announced-12/