Alabama Recruitment Prediction (Fall 2008) - Page 10

uaMomtoo · #1 08-13-2008, 06:41 PM

[quote=FreshmenDAD;1696638]My daughter spoke with me earlier today and was upset because she was cut from several sororities that she really liked but she did get invited back to 8.quote]

I don't know much about Rush either but this morning when my daughter told me how many sororities she was invited back to, one happened to be one that was on her bottom three. After today's Philanthropy Day with them she loved them! So it really pays to keep an open mind

Titchou · #2 08-13-2008, 06:03 PM

How many could she accept? I'm not sure how many parties there are at this round.

Zillini · #3 08-13-2008, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Titchou

How many could she accept? I'm not sure how many parties there are at this round.

PNM's can attend a max of 11 parties this round.

uamomma · #4 08-13-2008, 06:51 PM

I heard from my daughter earlier today after ten but couldn't share til now (My computer denies access to GC...can't imagine why-lol) Anyway, she was tickled when she got 11 invites back for Philanthopy days. Only one house cut her (this time around) so she picked up another one. We laughed saying.."Sure are glad they had pictures and resumes(recs) to go by, because after yesterday we all looked like drownded(sp?) rats!!" Anyway, she felt really lucky(really) after talking to some of the other super awesome PNM's that she has met. I keep reminding her of what many have said...it only takes one to find a home!

Oh yeah, we are going up for bid day. I hear it's quite a spectacle!

Buttonz · #5 08-13-2008, 06:56 PM

A question about Alpha Phi & SDT:

Someone posted that after Bid Day, there will be a 3 week period of no COR so Alpha Phi can recruit. Is this for SDT as well? And did SDT take part in the first round, like I'm pretty sure they have done in the past?

I really would love to see the SDT's numbers improve.

Zillini · #6 08-13-2008, 06:07 PM

Here's a brief update. Today is the 1st half of 2nd Round/Philanthropy. As of a few minutes ago there were 1567 PNMs still registered. This year's stats won't be available for several weeks after Recruitment is completed, but the stats I have for 2000-2007 show no PNM was completely cut after Open House. So I think it's a safe assumption that these were voluntary withdrawals. We'll never know how many quit to pursue Alpha Phi; how many were cut by their favorites and weren't interested in continuing with those they were still invited to; how many simply decided Greek life was not for them; etc.

Yesterday, the 2nd half of Open House round, it was in the upper 70's to low 80's with a light but steady rain all day. For anyone not going through Recruitment it was a great day since the majority of the state has been in extreme drought conditions for over a year. I felt bad for the PNMs slogging from house to house with their umbrellas, but the rain was really needed. Today it was cloudy most of the morning and cooler than typical August, again low 80's. The sun finally broke out by midday which warmed things a bit more, but it's still down right pleasant.

uaMomtoo · #7 08-13-2008, 06:42 PM

oops I did something wrong in the quote....sorry

AuburnMom08 · #8 08-13-2008, 07:13 PM

Ok what the heck is Alpha Phi and why is it separate from regular rush?

And why is everyone so worried if Bama guarantees a bid anyway?

The rush is the talk of the town around here lol heard a mom talking about the AU rush at the salon yesterday and heard two mom's in the hallway at my son's doctor's appt today. The ones at the doctor's office actually had the doctor himself out in the hall telling them about how beautiful their babies probably looked doing the rush thing at "The University of Alabama" ... I'm not gonna lie, I had to roll my eyes.

Glad everyone here is doing well so far!

#9 08-13-2008, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by AuburnMom08

Ok what the heck is Alpha Phi and why is it separate from regular rush?

Alpha Phi: www.alphaphi.org

Alpha Phi has limited participation in recruitment because they are re-colonizing. It's pretty normal for re-colonizing chapters to hold a special recruitment for new members to get a cross section of members from all class standings, instead of the the usual freshmen and one or two upperclassmen.

From the 'Bama A Phi website: http://alphaphialabama.com/recruitme...onization.html

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Alpha Phi will hold special recruitment events for interested women following the conclusion of formal recruitment. These events will be geared toward encouraging interaction between potential new members, and sharing the details about what life in a new Alpha Phi chapter will really be like. While we know that many potential new members will find their home through the formal recruitment process, we hope that you will recognize this unique opportunity and keep Alpha Phi in mind as you make your decision about your future sorority.

violetpretty · #10 08-13-2008, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by AuburnMom08

And why is everyone so worried if Bama guarantees a bid anyway?

Bama (presumably, if they "guarantee a bid") guarantees a bid to women who are invited to and attend one or more preference parties and maximize their options (attend and rank all parties for which they have room on their schedules) throughout recruitment. A better term would be "guaranteed matching".

This policy does not "guarantee a bid" for any Jane that signs up for recruitment. If all the chapters cut her, Panhellenic can't force any of them to take her (except at Tufts)

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This policy also does not apply to women who drop out or do not rank all of their preference chapters. It's actually a measure to discourage "suiciding".

Presumably, everyone is "worried" that they won't get their top picks.

ETA: Just as Alpha Phi will be recolonizing at Alabama, Kappa Alpha Theta will be recolonizing at Auburn, although not until January. Another option for your daughter to consider, AuburnMom08. Of course, no guarantees.

NutBrnHair · #11 08-14-2008, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by AuburnMom08

Ok what the heck is Alpha Phi and why is it separate from regular rush?

I know it's not very Panhellenic of me, but I did have to chuckle when I read that.

(Just a small giggle.)

Now, back to the "No matter the letter, we're all Greek together" mindset.

nittanyalum · #12 08-14-2008, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

I know it's not very Panhellenic of me, but I did have to chuckle when I read that.

(Just a small giggle.)

Now, back to the "No matter the letter, we're all Greek together" mindset.

Back to???

epchick · #13 08-14-2008, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

I know it's not very Panhellenic of me, but I did have to chuckle when I read that.

(Just a small giggle.)

Now, back to the "No matter the letter, we're all Greek together" mindset.

Well that's great, and thanks for taking time to actually post it.

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Until this board's software can develop a better search engine, John should totally disable it and have a message saying "this search engine sucks, just do a Google search and save yourself a headache". Maybe we can convince him to do that.

I totally agree!!! On all the sticky threads that say "use the search function," it should be re-written to say, "use the google search function" and then shown how to add GC as the domain.

violetpretty · #14 08-14-2008, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

I know it's not very Panhellenic of me, but I did have to chuckle when I read that.

(Just a small giggle.)

Now, back to the "No matter the letter, we're all Greek together" mindset.

The first time I heard of Chi Omega I thought it was not a "real" sorority, but a rip off of Alpha Chi Omega. This is of course, BEFORE I was Greek.

Hey, we don't have Chi Omega at my school.

uamomma · #15 08-14-2008, 07:51 PM

Just talked at length to my daughter about the choices she made on her list. At Bama, they were able to list 7 and rank 4. This was a hard decision for her. She's been very involved in community service and this round of parties really "spoke" to her. She has really liked the past 2 days a lot. Here's her worry...(tops the list as of right now)... one of her dear friends from our hometown is rushing her this week. Their plilanthropy round wasn't as strong as she'd hoped it would be. She also got a girl this round that seemed to be wanting to do something else. Anything else other than talking to her! Anyway, my daughter said she was like the last one out of the room trying to figure it all out when she made her list. This topic dominated 75% of our conversation. I told her it'd all work out for the best. It just upsets me that she's worried about this in addition to all the other rush worries!!!!!!