Bama recruitment in the "off season" - Page 2

Theta2Mom · #1 09-05-2009, 04:08 PM

Great post, Zillini...thanks for all that you do!

Elephant Walk · #2 09-05-2009, 06:50 PM

Sounds like someone is angry.

Benzgirl · #3 09-05-2009, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

Sounds like someone is angry.

The SEC has a heritage and so does the Big 10. Why would someone make a blanket statement that the Big 10 should follow what works in the south? They are different cultures and that is why we love where we went to school.

If a girl went to an OSU or UofM football game in a Lily Pullitzer dress, she might get stares, but not in a good way. Likewise, if I showed up at a Bama game in my game-day gear (football jersey, shorts and Mardi Gras beads), they would run me out of town. You won't see me in a sundress at a football game and I would never tell a Bama lady to wear what I would to game day.

Should I make the blanket statement that Iowa should change to Spring Recruitment? Nope! The OP can complain all she wants and live vicariously through the SEC, because it's doubtful her Panhellenic is going to do something because an alumni read something on Greek Chat that she thought was a good idea.

Speaking of football, I have a Bama game to watch.

Zillini · #4 09-05-2009, 08:30 PM

I view Bama's spring Recruitment events as comparable to a campus that has deferred Recruitment in the spring. Presumably those sororities are using the fall months to get to know pre-PNMs and vice versa so that educated decisions can be made during actual Recruitment. Bama is doing this too, except it occurs in the spring with HS seniors since Recruitment takes place before classes start in August.

catfan · #5 09-06-2009, 06:32 PM

Thanks to Zillini, Anchor Alumna, and everyone else for your helpful post. D and I plan on attending the april preview, and learning more. I have friends and family ready to write recs when needed for all but 2-3 houses. Need to find some Phi Mu and AXO friends. AXO doesn't have Ky chapters so that may be hard.
The house where my daughter is a legacy (my Mom), posted on Facebook that they are identifying class of 2010 girls now. So I wanted to make sure we had the correct timetable for recrutiment events and sending recs.
Thanks again,

Titchou · #6 09-08-2009, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by catfan

Thanks to Zillini, Anchor Alumna, and everyone else for your helpful post. D and I plan on attending the april preview, and learning more. I have friends and family ready to write recs when needed for all but 2-3 houses. Need to find some Phi Mu and AXO friends. AXO doesn't have Ky chapters so that may be hard.
The house where my daughter is a legacy (my Mom), posted on Facebook that they are identifying class of 2010 girls now. So I wanted to make sure we had the correct timetable for recrutiment events and sending recs.
Thanks again,

Ask your Greek friends if they know a Phi Mu or an AXO...quite often Greeks know other Greeks. Good luck!

agzg · #7 09-06-2009, 07:10 PM

If every football team and playing style was that of the SEC it wouldn't be nearly as exciting. Same with sorority recruitment, kinda. I like hearing about different types of recruitment, but I wouldn't change a thing about how I joined and how members are joining my chapter now.

And, uhh... I like Pitt. IDK.

Good luck with things catfan.

jjen · #8 09-09-2009, 04:24 PM

alright what if youll be a sophmore? (not in a sorority) can you still attend panhellenic weekend?

Zillini · #9 09-09-2009, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by jjen

alright what if youll be a sophmore? (not in a sorority) can you still attend panhellenic weekend?

Yes and I would highly encourage it!

srmom · #10 09-09-2009, 05:17 PM

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One thing that's different with my kids and their friends (living in a big city as opposed to a college town) is that more social life actually happens on campus because it's not so easy to "go out" in Atlanta as it is in Athens where everybody has a fake.

Oh, they probably have fakes in Atlanta too, they just don't work at the "good" bars - my son has had 2 fake id's confiscated on 6th Street in 2 years, consequently he spent most of his time partying at the fraternity house. Now that he's 21, he's crawling the bars with his "of age" buddies.

Austin- 656,562 souls, percentage of Greeks at UT - 11% (according to Wikipedia); whereas Dallas - 2,412,827 souls, percentage of Greeks at SMU - 30%.

I think it is the culture of the university that dictates the size of, and enthusiasm for being a part of, Greeklife.