African American going through recruitment at Alabama?

[HQWest]

Originally Posted by ellebud

ENOUGH!!!!!!! I think that we are more comfortable picking up a tangent than addressing an uncomfortable issue. I personally don't care if there is a dangling or an incomplete......I care about answering the question of a seventeen girl old girl.



To the OP: After you select the school (or even during your college selection process) look at the Panhellenic/Greek Life sites. You may be happily surprised. Or you may be disappointed in what you see in the photographs. I'm from the west coast. I can't answer your question about an SEC school. But look into Greek life at all your schools.

Then you have a choice. Only you can make that choice.

I know that when I rushed Jewish girls could only pledge one house, the Jewish house. I know that my daughter had an open field when she went through recruitment. In between there were trailblazers. You may be the trailblazer. You may be very disappointed. But you will never know until you sign up.

I'm with you, Ellebud.

To the OP:
I am in the south and I think this might be the way to explain how Alabama works. Somewhere out there in Prattville is a cheerleader. She has worn Bama cheerleader outfits with sorority ribbons in her hair since before she could walk. Her mom and all her moms friends are all in that sorority. Shes gone to Founders Day since she was twelve and had a ribbon with their colors on the gown she wore for the Junior Miss pageant (for luck.) She goes to church with girls in that sorority. She went to camp with them. She goes to BAMA games and hangs out with her friends now at BAMA. She has a 3.8 GPA and once a year she goes with her family on mission trips to Haiti. Thats what you are up against. There are 100 more like her and only 60 can get a bid to that group. Some of the others will transfer to UNA and go through recruitment a second time.There are at least a dozen groups that arent like that. They want to bring in new great girls but it makes for a tough week of rush.

[Yoquierotacobel]

Originally Posted by HQWest

I'm with you, Ellebud.

To the OP:
I am in the south and I think this might be the way to explain how Alabama works. Somewhere out there in Prattville is a cheerleader. She has worn Bama cheerleader outfits with sorority ribbons in her hair since before she could walk. Her mom and all her moms friends are all in that sorority. Shes gone to Founders Day since she was twelve and had a ribbon with their colors on the gown she wore for the Junior Miss pageant (for luck.) She goes to church with girls in that sorority. She went to camp with them. She goes to BAMA games and hangs out with her friends now at BAMA. She has a 3.8 GPA and once a year she goes with her family on mission trips to Haiti. Thats what you are up against. There are 100 more like her and only 60 can get a bid to that group. Some of the others will transfer to UNA and go through recruitment a second time.There are at least a dozen groups that arent like that. They want to bring in new great girls but it makes for a tough week of rush.

Thank you for your input!
Can you give me any insight or input on recruitment at the University of Arkansas or Southern Methodist University or Texas Christian University? To my understanding both are quite competitive, but any or all insight is helpful.

Thanks!