Auburn Recruitment

[AuburnMom08]

Thanks for the info, I had heard the term before and vaguely knew what it meant but I mentioned to my daughter that maybe some of the girls she loved who got cut after yesterday would get a snap bid and she didn't even know what that meant so they obviously haven't discussed it.

[AuburnMom08]

Oh my that quota business is confusing! All I know about my daughters group is they can take 60 new girls.

[lawgal]

Okay, if the sorority makes quota but are still under total, can they snap to total?

[AZ-AlphaXi]

No .. snap bidding is only for filling quota. What they can do is COB to total after all the formal recruitment bids have been given out.

[lawgal]

Too bad the cob girls could not participate in bid day activities.... It sounds like a lot of fun. Jill Moore had posted someplace (facebook?) that total at Auburn was average chapter size, and said that roughly half the sororities would be under total at any one time. (Of course that doesn't rally jive with what you hear about very few Auburn sororities participating in COB)

[awkward1]

Originally Posted by lawgal

Too bad the cob girls could not participate in bid day activities.... It sounds like a lot of fun. Jill Moore had posted someplace (facebook?) that total at Auburn was average chapter size, and said that roughly half the sororities would be under total at any one time. (Of course that doesn't rally jive with what you hear about very few Auburn sororities participating in COB)

There are some excellent sororities that COB at Auburn due to the fact that they have seniors graduating mid year, and some girls go on alumni status for various reasons. So even if there is a top sorority that gets quota every year, they still often participate in COB to get back to chapter total after experiencing normal attrition. Auburn has always had a large number of students from GA and my understanding is, when speaking with members of various chapters, there is a higher rate of girls taking alumni status this year due to economic reasons. Out of State tuition + sorority has become too much of a stretch for some families.

[KSUViolet06]

Random question for Auburn peeps:

Is COB something that's advertised? Like, are there ads or sign-ups for it? How does it work?

I'm asking because I know at some of the other SEC schools, it seems like if there is COB, it's not something that's advertised and you have to know somebody to know that a chapter was having it. I was wondering if it was the same at Auburn.

[awkward1]

KSU - I don't know the answer to your question but what I do know is that there has become less of a stigma at Auburn regarding COB now that some of the top sororities are participating. My gut feeling is that with the number of girls taking alumni status, moving back to their home state, or graduating and the higher cost of the new chapter rooms will necessitate more COB opportunities. But that is pure speculation and not based on any insider information whatsoever.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Random question for Auburn peeps:

Is COB something that's advertised? Like, are there ads or sign-ups for it? How does it work?

I'm asking because I know at some of the other SEC schools, it seems like if there is COB, it's not something that's advertised and you have to know somebody to know that a chapter was having it. I was wondering if it was the same at Auburn.

I imagine it is done by personal invitation (women invite friends), or women give their name to Panhellenic and the names are offered to the groups and there isn't a lot of parties or advertising. Not public or open parties and advertising, just women who have expressed interest and the feeling is somewhat mutual.

Could you imagine if XYZ had a COB party and 100 women showed up for maybe 10 spots? Lots of work and it seems much easier to invite the girl Suzie met in French class from out of state she's already vetted over for a meal and an activity.

[KSUViolet06]

I see today is Pref! Best of luck to everyone today.

I hope everyone attends their parties today and gives everyone a chance!

[gardensyl]

Pref. day at last, good luck to all pnm's, and sorority gals and their moms. I hope everything will work out well tomorrow and that all of Auburn's pnm's have a happy outcome. I'm with auburnmom08, I miss my daily chats with my girl.

[perfectinpurple]

Good luck to everyone on Pref day!! How exciting that many of us will have new sisters tomorrow!!

[phimusam]

COB is "advertised" on the Panhellic web site. I don't think you can get to the recruitment schedule without seeing it.

[FSUZeta]

the girls interested in COB sign up thru panhellenic and then the sororities might contact them.

[AuburnMom08]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

the girls interested in COB sign up thru panhellenic and then the sororities might contact them.

Not necessarily. While you can sign up for it the best way, I would think, is to be invited by someone you know in a sorority.

My daughter was a transfer sophomore who dropped out of rush last year before pref and 6 weeks later she met some XYZ girls and they started asking her if she would be interested in joining them and she said yes that they were one of her favorites during rush. They acted surprised that they had cut her before lol but anyway, they introduced her to some other members and she and a few other girls tagged along on a few events with them and all but one of those 4 girls accepted bids to join in November. The 4th wasn't offered a bid only because of her grades. And this is one of the sororities you hear about being a favorite on campus. She did find out later that at least 2 girls who accepted bids after regular rush had dropped out - 1 moved back home and another transferred to another school. Not sure if thats how they got in those spots or not but nevertheless, it worked out for the best and she loves it.