Alabama Recruitment

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by AZ-AlphaXi

If you have 20 in a group -- that's 117 groups!

How many first round parties do the chapters have to hold?

26 first-round parties over 2 days (PNMs go to 16)
20 second-round parties over 2 days (PNMs go to max of 12 I think)
15 third-round parties over 2 days (PNMs go to max of 8 I think)
7 pref parties over 1 day (PNMs go to max of 3)

Although UA Panhellenic could adjust that and add a few more parties.

Last year a total of just under 2300 signed up.

Not sure, but I think there are more than 20 in a Rho Chi group. Each group has more than 1 Rho Chi.

[Hartofsec]

What was the Profile of the 2014 Sorority Recruitment Applicant Pool?

For fall 2014, a record 2,276 women registered for formal recruitment and 2,246 women participated in the first round of recruitment known as Open House. Of those women in the Open House Pool, 598 were from Alabama and 1,648 were from Out-of-State. Of the 2,246 women in the Open House Pool (191 women) did not complete the process, of which 94 withdrew, 80 were released and 17 participated in bid matching, but did NOT maximize their options. Of the 2,055 women receiving bids, 561 were from Alabama and 1,494 were from Out-of-State, for an overall Open House Pool Match rate of 91%. The National average for women receiving a bid during formal recruitment is 79% of the Open House Pool.

· Average Cumulative High School GPA: 3.65
· Average Cumulative College GPA: 3.18
· Average ACT Score: 28
· Average SAT Score: 1,672


Fall 2015 Greek Chic Recruitment Guide:
http://issuu.com/alabamapanhellenic/docs/ua_greek_chic_2015?e=0/13792812

[carnation]

Trying to figure out how this letter is going to work since many NPCs do indeed require a recommendation written only by an alum of that sorority.

[clemsongirl]

Originally Posted by carnation

Trying to figure out how this letter is going to work since many NPCs do indeed require a recommendation written only by an alum of that sorority.

I have a feeling it'll be looked at as "oh, that's nice, but doesn't really do much" on the sorority side. With so many girls getting recs from actual alumnae, having one from a non-member probably wouldn't be especially beneficial. Recruitment isn't like college application, where the college makes admission decisions without necessarily meeting applicants and needs these letters to get a judge of one's personality and fit for the school.

[AnchorAlumna]

The letters are supposed to help when a girl can't find recommendations for all the sororities.
But they're really useless.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by carnation

Trying to figure out how this letter is going to work since many NPCs do indeed require a recommendation written only by an alum of that sorority.

I could see it being useful in VERY limited circumstances, where the PNM truly has exceptional circumstances that the sorority would want to know about in making a decision.

Ex. Patty PNM was a 4.0 student and then her twin sister suddenly died and she had a bad junior year and that's why her high school GPA is only a 3.0.

But unfortunately, every PNM will use it, the sororities won't have time to read/consider them, and it will be useless anyway.

[JenS]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

26 first-round parties over 2 days (PNMs go to 16)
20 second-round parties over 2 days (PNMs go to max of 12 I think)
15 third-round parties over 2 days (PNMs go to max of 8 I think)
7 pref parties over 1 day (PNMs go to max of 3)

Although UA Panhellenic could adjust that and add a few more parties.

Last year a total of just under 2300 signed up.

Not sure, but I think there are more than 20 in a Rho Chi group. Each group has more than 1 Rho Chi.

Do you know when to expect the heaviest cuts usually?

[AnchorAlumna]

Third round (from 12 to 8 parties) and fourth round (8 to 3)

[Hartofsec]

Originally Posted by JenS

Do you know when to expect the heaviest cuts usually?

Some recruitment stats through 2014:

[Valvail]

So how do Quota Additions and COB/COR work? Are the Quota additions done the night before bid day? If a girl maximized her options and her final three did not select her could she still get a bid on bid day through Quota Additions?

[irishpipes]

Originally Posted by Valvail

So how do Quota Additions and COB/COR work? Are the Quota additions done the night before bid day? If a girl maximized her options and her final three did not select her could she still get a bid on bid day through Quota Additions?

QAs and COB are totally different. If a PNM is a QA, she will never know it and neither will the chapter members. She shows up on the bid list like everyone else.

[Nanners52674]

I think social media has a lot to do with the surge in women going through recruitment not just in Alabama but all over. They see it in daily life, there was the TV Greek, TFM, TSM. It's all over fb, twitter, Instagram etc... More exposure, more girls?

I do wonder though if the Greek system could ever get "too full" .

[Loyally Kappa]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

26 first-round parties over 2 days (PNMs go to 16)
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So, PNMs have to decide ahead of time which 16 houses they will go to? They don't visit every house?

[IndianaSigKap]

Originally Posted by Loyally Kappa

So, PNMs have to decide ahead of time which 16 houses they will go to? They don't visit every house?

There are only 16 chapters that participate in formal recruitment, there are 26 time slots so the parties aren't so crowded. PNMs will have breaks in their days.

[Loyally Kappa]

Originally Posted by IndianaSigKap

There are only 16 chapters that participate in formal recruitment, there are 26 time slots so the parties aren't so crowded. PNMs will have breaks in their days.

Thank you, dear ... I've been having some health issues for the past two years and thought I had missed a significant change.