University of Alabama NPC recruitment 2019 thread

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by Titchou

Here's the sorority grade report for Spring 2019..this will give you an idea: https://ofsl.sa.ua.edu/wp-content/up...ade-Report.pdf

Holy cow, those are some impressive GPAs.

And I'm blown away by the chapter sizes. As y'all know, I went to school in the Northeast, at a time when total was 80 and being cut across the board after open houses was unheard of unless you were a complete b*tch (or had a really low GPA, but women with low GPAs tended to self-select out and pledge the library instead of rushing). The SEC is a whole different ball game, recruitment-wise.

[TriDeltaSallie]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

Holy cow, those are some impressive GPAs.

Yes and no. There's a whole lot of grade inflation today.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

Holy cow, those are some impressive GPAs.

And I'm blown away by the chapter sizes. As y'all know, I went to school in the Northeast, at a time when total was 80 and being cut across the board after open houses was unheard of unless you were a complete b*tch (or had a really low GPA, but women with low GPAs tended to self-select out and pledge the library instead of rushing). The SEC is a whole different ball game, recruitment-wise.

The lowest of the chapter GPAs is still higher than that of all unaffiliated students. That's awesome.

And my alma mater has seen some definite increases in total since I graduated - from the largest chapter being about 80ish in 2006 to the largest in 2019 being around 180. That is still not half as big as some of these Bama chapters.

I wonder if they have had to do massive renovations yet like Arkansas chapters had to? (They were running out of room in common areas like dining/chapter room.)

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

The lowest of the chapter GPAs is still higher than that of all unaffiliated students. That's awesome.

And my alma mater has seen some definite increases in total since I graduated - from the largest chapter being about 80ish in 2006 to the largest in 2019 being around 180. That is still not half as big as some of these Bama chapters.

I wonder if they have had to do massive renovations yet like Arkansas chapters had to? (They were running out of room in common areas like dining/chapter room.)

All the houses at Alabama have been built in the last 8 years. It does get crowded but they are adequate.

[psy]

Originally Posted by Titchou

All the houses at Alabama have been built in the last 8 years. It does get crowded but they are adequate.

One downside of all this construction is that the dues are extremely expensive (~$3,500-$4,500 a semester for girls who don'tlive in the house). Granted, some of that covers a partial meal plan for the members, but still, that's a $7,000-$9,000 premium per year when you still have to pay for board.

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by psy

One downside of all this construction is that the dues are extremely expensive (~$3,500-$4,500 a semester for girls who don'tlive in the house). Granted, some of that covers a partial meal plan for the members, but still, that's a $7,000-$9,000 premium per year when you still have to pay for board.

you do know that apartments generally cost more than living in? And the meal plans are the same cost as the required campus one? Yes, Greek Life is always more than non participation...but you get a lot for that -formals, mixers, date nights, retreats, etc...

[psy]

Originally Posted by Titchou

you do know that apartments generally cost more than living in? And the meal plans are the same cost as the required campus one? Yes, Greek Life is always more than non participation...but you get a lot for that -formals, mixers, date nights, retreats, etc...

Yes, that's why I specified live-out costs--the live-in costs probably save money or break even, but that's likely only for a year given the size of the chapters. Do I think it's worth it? Yes, obviously. But I could see a lot of families balking at adding ~$15,000 (assuming one year of living in and meal plan savings) to the cost of a college education. Clearly, lots of UA families are willing to pay that, though.