Alabama Recruitment

[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.