Bid Lists 2011 - Page 2

irishpipes · #1 08-21-2011, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by DubaiSis

I only saw a smattering of girls who were from outside OK, TX or KS. Is that in line with the general student population?

Yes

gee_ess · #2 08-20-2011, 08:51 AM

Yes, SWTXBelle, I meant Univ of OK. I was typing in a hurry and almost typed OU but was afraid that might be confused with Ohio so switched midstream!

I believe OU Bid Day was this past Monday or so...if I see one, will link it.

Thanks!

violetpretty · #3 08-21-2011, 03:05 PM

It depends how they organize the list, whether it's by last name or by chapter. So either I'll split it up and give each person a section of the alphabet or a few chapters. I was just thinking each person would make an excel sheet, email it to me, then I'd put it together and make it a google doc.

The formatting was different with Auburn and OSU. When I copied and pasted the list for Auburn, it showed up as one NM per line, but with all her info in one cell so I still had to type it all into separate cells. OSU I couldn't paste into excel, so I copied and pasted into word and copied from there.

Wonderful, i'll count you in.

unarose · #4 08-21-2011, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by violetpretty

It depends how they organize the list, whether it's by last name or by chapter. So either I'll split it up and give each person a section of the alphabet or a few chapters. I was just thinking each person would make an excel sheet, email it to me, then I'd put it together and make it a google doc.

The formatting was different with Auburn and OSU. When I copied and pasted the list for Auburn, it showed up as one NM per line, but with all her info in one cell so I still had to type it all into separate cells. OSU I couldn't paste into excel, so I copied and pasted into word and copied from there.

Wonderful, i'll count you in.

I'm trying to remember if Bama did alphabetically or by chapter last year…hmm. It's probably still online…

ETA: And here is last year's, which was by chapter…hope they do it the same way this year.

shirley1929 · #5 08-21-2011, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by unarose

I'm trying to remember if Bama did alphabetically or by chapter last year…hmm. It's probably still online…

ETA: And here is last year's, which was by chapter…hope they do it the same way this year.

The one they had posted on the wall at The Vault yesterday was in alpha order...

unarose · #6 08-21-2011, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by shirley1929

The one they had posted on the wall at The Vault yesterday was in alpha order...

Could have been quicker under the circumstances, and it's also possible that someone at UA News does the organizing of the names by each group, or that UA's Panhellenic Association simply sends them a spreadsheet with all the names, cities, and groups, and UA News only has to sort it by group that way.

I'm mainly going by the fact that last year, and every year back to 2005, UA News has posted it by chapter.

violetpretty · #7 08-21-2011, 03:28 PM

Can multiple users update a google doc at the same time?

unarose · #8 08-21-2011, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by violetpretty

Can multiple users update a google doc at the same time?

According to this, yes. (I'm actually kinda surprised by how many people can edit at once. 50 people for a spreadsheet.

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DubaiSis · #9 08-22-2011, 02:49 PM

Attn: Violetpretty. Empty your inbox! I have put the Bama data for ZTA and Pi Phi into a spread sheet, ready to upload to your master.

And in case anyone is interested in the data so far, ZTA had 43.68% from AL, 80.46% from the south including AL, 16 states represented and 1 foreign country.

Pi Phi has 34.88% from AL, 79.07% from the south, 19 states represented and 1 foreign country.

So in 2 out of 2 chapters so far, they pledged more OOS than in state by a pretty substantial margin. And in 2 out of 2 they took a foreign student. I can't imagine THAT statistic holding up for long!

Benzgirl · #10 08-22-2011, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DubaiSis

Attn: Violetpretty. Empty your inbox! I have put the Bama data for ZTA and Pi Phi into a spread sheet, ready to upload to your master.

And in case anyone is interested in the data so far, ZTA had 43.68% from AL, 80.46% from the south including AL, 16 states represented and 1 foreign country.

Pi Phi has 34.88% from AL, 79.07% from the south, 19 states represented and 1 foreign country.

So in 2 out of 2 chapters so far, they pledged more OOS than in state by a pretty substantial margin. And in 2 out of 2 they took a foreign student. I can't imagine THAT statistic holding up for long!

While it is very positive, I agree that is not the norm for Bama. 40 Alpha Gams were from OOS (84 New Members); one from Long Island, one from Connecticut, 1 from California. Most others were from the south.

carnation · #11 08-22-2011, 03:28 PM

Bama has been getting masses of OOS students because it's so hard to get into Texas and Georgia now and lots of kids want the big university experience. This has also benefited Auburn, Arkansas, and Ole Miss. Many of us have watched the big changes in new member distribution developing over recent years due to this.

Munchkin03 · #12 08-22-2011, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by carnation

Bama has been getting masses of OOS students because it's so hard to get into Texas and Georgia now and lots of kids want the big university experience. This has also benefited Auburn, Arkansas, and Ole Miss. Many of us have watched the big changes in new member distribution developing over recent years due to this.

I'd put Florida on this list too. When I was in HS, the only girls who went to Auburn and Alabama were those who had family ties. Now, I'm seeing a lot more South Florida women on Alabama and Auburn's bid lists because FSU and UF aren't the safeties they were before Bright Futures.

barbino · #13 08-22-2011, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by carnation

Bama has been getting masses of OOS students because it's so hard to get into Texas and Georgia now and lots of kids want the big university experience. This has also benefited Auburn, Arkansas, and Ole Miss. Many of us have watched the big changes in new member distribution developing over recent years due to this.

I think that it's only a matter of more time before this carries over to both Kentucky and Tennessee - while both are "less traditionally SEC universities" (notice the quotation marks, emphasis is mine) than those listed on Carnation's post, they are still -- SEC universities.

amIblue? · #14 08-22-2011, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by barbino

I think that it's only a matter of more time before this carries over to both Kentucky and Tennessee - while both are "less traditionally SEC universities" (notice the quotation marks, emphasis is mine) than those listed on Carnation's post, they are still -- SEC universities.

Oh no, you didn't. Tennessee and Kentucky both have been members of the the SEC since there was an SEC. In other words, the SEC has never existed without either of these schools.

I would also urge you to take a look at UK's bid day pics that have been posted here on GC, and I think you'll see goings on that rival any SEC school. We're working on getting the houses at UT, but we are not the only SEC school sans sorority houses (i.e., Auburn).

I write from a UT alumna's perspective who spent the past decade in metro Atlanta teaching SAT prep to students who were desperately trying to get into UGA. Their backup schools not only included Alabama and Auburn, but also Tennessee. In fact, of the three schools, Tuscaloosa is the furthest away from metro Atlanta and more often than not was third choice. Moreover, Georgia began the Hope Scholarship in 1993, when it awarded $21 million to students and grew to the size that it is today (I believe just under $700 million). It took about 5-10 years for UGA's admissions to become as competitive as they currently are.

Tennessee began the Hope Scholarship within the last decade (I've just moved back and I'm no longer in the college prep business, so I don't have as much info down by heart). There are already signs of Tennessee becoming a more competitive school, and I would not at all be surprised to see this trend continue.

Tennessee and Kentucky less traditionally SEC schools...humph. Even Bear Bryant spent time at Kentucky.

OK...taking my hurt pride back to my newbie corner to sulk and continue to lurk. Love my school. Love my panhellenic - the women are so awesome!

OleMissGlitter · #15 08-22-2011, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by carnation

Bama has been getting masses of OOS students because it's so hard to get into Texas and Georgia now and lots of kids want the big university experience. This has also benefited Auburn, Arkansas, and Ole Miss. Many of us have watched the big changes in new member distribution developing over recent years due to this.

I saw the list of PNMs at the AOII house the other day at Ole Miss...holy moly you should see all of the TEXAS PNMs! WOW! I would say that out of state student percentage is almost as high as the in-state percentage! And the amount of PNMs from New England has increased! I don't ever remember anyone from up "north" except for my roommate/pledge sister/BFF who was form New Jersey but she had Ole Miss ties! Oh and two Canadians and two Europeans this year!