Alabama Sorority Rush Question

[christine12]

Well - I tried the groveling approach with Orientation and had no luck. They stick firmly to the "strongly suggested" date of 8/14. They say they have no waiting list and that "tons of girls will be in the same boat" and it is nothing to be worried about. I get the distinct impression from this group, however, that this is not the case. The only way to change a date is to try to repeatedly go in online and attempt to change my orientation date to see if a spot frees up - kind of a bummer. I guess that is my only option right now. They have a few dates left at the end of July but I have travel commitments so those won't work either. I was one of those students who was waiting till mid April to receive all my acceptances/offers so I couldn't make an informed decision till last week. Things will work out as they should I suppose. Hopefully, I will get a chance to sign up for an earlier date and, if not, I will have to make the best of a not-so-ideal situation.

[Hartofsec]

Originally Posted by christine12

Well - I tried the groveling approach with Orientation and had no luck. They stick firmly to the "strongly suggested" date of 8/14. They say they have no waiting list and that "tons of girls will be in the same boat" and it is nothing to be worried about. I get the distinct impression from this group, however, that this is not the case. The only way to change a date is to try to repeatedly go in online and attempt to change my orientation date to see if a spot frees up - kind of a bummer. I guess that is my only option right now. They have a few dates left at the end of July but I have travel commitments so those won't work either. I was one of those students who was waiting till mid April to receive all my acceptances/offers so I couldn't make an informed decision till last week. Things will work out as they should I suppose. Hopefully, I will get a chance to sign up for an earlier date and, if not, I will have to make the best of a not-so-ideal situation.

ugh. I'm sorry that didn't work. The advice the orientation office gave you isn't helpful at all -- I guess it is nothing for them to worry about. I'm not sure what happens if you are a no-show for orientation, but you should probably show up for the advising/class registration part if at all possible. Classes begin the week following rush.

On to the "compulsively checking the website" approach.

And don't rely on the Panhellenic page info either:

"Potential members are not required to secure recommendations in order to receive a bid. Ultimately, it is the responsibility of the sorority to obtain a letter of recommendation if one is needed for membership"

Not making a decision until mid April is a bit of a time disadvantage in the rec gathering process (unless you have already secured alums prepared to write recs with the understanding that you will pass along the addresses later). Hope that is well underway!

Good luck -- hope it all works out for you.