Alabama Recruitment Prediction (Fall 2008)

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by bamama

Waiting to hear about skit day and cuts after Philanthropy like all of you. I just found this website yesterday and posted on Auburn's thread not finding Bama. I am not sure I understand the ins and outs. Does being out of Alabama and not known by recruiting chapters hurt?

Violetpretty's comments to you on the Auburn board are on target. As long as she had alums send recs on her to their sororities, being unknown and out of state is not necessarily a bad thing. Alabama has a huge influx of out-of-state students thanks to Dr. Witt's push to increase enrollment (and thanks to Georgia's Hope scholarships).
Added emphasis: keep an open mind, go to all the parties, don't worry about how many invitations you get. And remember that Alpha Phi will be colonizing in a few weeks, too.

[Tex-A-Bama]

Very true. My daughter is from out of state and did not know a soul going into Bama Rush. She found a home and loves her sorority. She had strong recs from our college town.

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

Violetpretty's comments to you on the Auburn board are on target. As long as she had alums send recs on her to their sororities, being unknown and out of state is not necessarily a bad thing. Alabama has a huge influx of out-of-state students thanks to Dr. Witt's push to increase enrollment (and thanks to Georgia's Hope scholarships).
Added emphasis: keep an open mind, go to all the parties, don't worry about how many invitations you get. And remember that Alpha Phi will be colonizing in a few weeks, too.

[Nhfulmer]

There are actually more out of state girls rushing than girls from Alabama. It can definitely hurt a girl if she is not known in some way - girls without recs can be released after the first round - the other two main reasons are grades and reputation.

[bama1alum08]

Following this thread the past two days...just want to say good luck to all those who are going through. And to parents, things happen. Sometimes great girls get lost in the crowd of 1500 others and fall through the cracks. Being on the other side of rush is also difficult and can be excruciating. Each girl dropped is a decision made by a hometown. And each drop is not taken lightly. As for the cutting system currently in place at UA for the past 3 years is a difficult numbers game. The higher the return rate is for the house, the greater the cuts. Houses must identify "Tops" or RTP's early on. The biggest cuts happen after philanthropy and after skit. Just be prepared. Often massive cuts after skit day, because those girls coming to pref all have the opportunity to be on one of your three bid lists. Once again good luck.

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by bama1alum08

Each girl dropped is a decision made by a hometown.

I'd be careful saying that -- you can't assume this is the case for everyone.

[Army Wife'79]

What does that even mean?

[BAMA2]

I heard from my daughter a little while ago. She got invited back to her top 7 so she was VERY happy. She did say there was a lot of talk about the number of cuts made and some tears. But there was not much time for moping around because they started skit rounds immediately.

[uaMomtoo]

Heard from my daughter this morning! She tried to scare me and said that she only got 2 invites. I told her that was ok...it only takes one! But she then texted me back and said that she got 7! She also mentioned that three of her friends got 5 invites back..so that seems to be the norm.

[uaMomtoo]

I was surprised yesterday when I was at Auburn. My son's roommate said that sorority girls were calling him asking him about certain girls going through rush that were from our hometown and state. He politely gave them no information as he didn't think it was appropriate....

Wow...several posts treading into Membership Selection territory.

You'd think people would know better...

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by OTW

Wow...several posts treading into Membership Selection territory.

You'd think people would know better...

Ya think?

[AuburnMom08]

Originally Posted by uaMomtoo

I was surprised yesterday when I was at Auburn. My son's roommate said that sorority girls were calling him asking him about certain girls going through rush that were from our hometown and state. He politely gave them no information as he didn't think it was appropriate....

My daughter's roommate is good friends with an Auburn boy who is dating an AU sorority girl and roommate called him and begged him to talk her up to his girlfriends sorority and he kept calling her back all night with questions from the GLO. I thought it sounded ... not right but then after I heard about the gift cards, food, and flowers being sent by a legacy's sister one of the houses I figured it was the norm.

[Lamplighter]

Just heard from one of my Bama girls. She's going back to 5, and is not sure but thinks the others are going back to 5 or 6. What is strange to me is that the houses she's going back to are random...all over the spectrum. I just told her (and told her to tell ALL of them) to smile, be themselves and everything would shake out the way it needs to be.

[Bamamom13]

That is the best advice you could give the girls!!

[AlphaXi_Husky]

^^^^^^
Agreed. Great advice Lamplighter.

Good luck to all the Bama PNMs as Bid Day nears!