Alabama Bid Day

[PinkPalmTree]

my friend went through rush at alabama last year (went AOII and loved it) and I saw her pictures. Oh my gosh. It looks absolutely INSANE. There were cops and barriers set up holding back all the moms!

[Wipledale]

FSUZeta,
She loves it now! they always say you end where you should be. on the sunday of bid day she was not so sure...but she had a wonderful older sister(who ended up being her big sis) and by the time Sunday night was over she was in love! All her friends are her sisters and she is living with her best friend (sister as well) off campus this year!!

[FSUZeta]

hooray!! i love to hear stories like this!!

[jamalter]

My daughter is rushing at Alabama this year. What is the dress code for moms at bid day? It's going to be awfully hot, so I heard comfortable was the dress of the day, then I heard "business casual".

[Bear]

We went last year. I recommend a Sundress for moms and Polo's and slacks\dress shorts for dads. You will be invited too have Lunch at the house so you will want to look nice. Also, you can stop by the Trunk, next to Tutwiller, and get a cute sorority gift. There is nothing like seeing your daughter come out of Bryant-Denny with her pledge sisters. You will have a wonderfull time.

[jamalter]

Thanks. I meant to call the Trunk earlier today. They post their Sunday hours as 1-5. Do you know if they will be open early tomorrow? Also, an indulgent question: my daughter is going to 3 pref parties today, and she likes all 3. From what I hear she got very lucky. She said her counselor told her she is guaranteed a bid. How can that be - can't any or all 3 still cut her at this point? She said she doesn't know how it works, that's just what she was told by the counselor. Thanks!

[Bear]

I do not think she has anything to worry about. I have never heard of a girl getting cut from all 3. More than likely she will get her first choice. From what I understand about 90% of the girls get there first choice. I know our daughter did. I am not sure about the hours for the trunk.

[AZ-AlphaXi]

Originally Posted by jamalter

Also, an indulgent question: my daughter is going to 3 pref parties today, and she likes all 3. From what I hear she got very lucky. She said her counselor told her she is guaranteed a bid. How can that be - can't any or all 3 still cut her at this point? She said she doesn't know how it works, that's just what she was told by the counselor. Thanks!

There are no "cuts" after preference. Every PNM who attended a preference party is supposed to be somewhere on the preference list of every sorority where the PNM attended preference. "Cuts" (also known as cross cut) come when the PNM is at the bottom or low on each of the three lists and all make quota before PNM gets onto the first bid list, shutting the PNM out. In that case, with quota additions, the PNM will probably still get a bid from one of her three preferences, provided that she listed all chapters that she pref'ed on her bid card.

So if you attend 3 pref parties and put all three on your bid card the chances that you'll get a bid from one of the three is very high.

[Titchou]

With the new RFM, they aren't really quota additions as that had a limitation of 5% of quota. If you make it to pref, and you attend as may parties as you are able and you list them all on your bid card, you will get a bid. The only women left out after pref with RFM are those who don't maximize their options.

[Zillini]

There will be some changes to Bid Day this year. First, in years past Panhellenic would release the new members from the Stadium in alphabetic order by Chapter to go running to their new houses. This year they are supposed to be released in order of physical location on sorority row. The houses the furthest away will go first, then the next one, and so on up Magnolia Drive. Hopefully this will keep those who are still waiting for their girls out of the street and leave a path for the new members to run through.

Second, only immediate family members of the new members and actives will be allowed in the houses. All others are welcome to come hang out on the lawns and street, but cannot enter. There have been problems with boyfriends, just guy friends, fraternity guys, and other non-family members coming for a free meal. Too many of the girls were more interested in spending time with their boyfriends because they hadn't seen them in so long than with the new members.

There were problems with the guys getting to the front of the buffet line while the new members and families were still waiting. Plus, the sheer cost of food has become astronomical. According to my House Director we served well over 700 last year.

Last but by no means least, too many guys showed up intoxicated. Some even tried to sneak alcohol into the sorority houses. UA police will be patrolling to deal with this.

Bid Day is a celebration of the new members and everyone's focus should be on welcoming them to their new homes. While everyone loves the tradition of the festival-like atmosphere of Bama's Bid Day and nobody wants to take that away, it still needs to be controlled.

[tainey]

Does Alabama post pledge results online?

[mommamagnolia]

Exciting! What time do the girls get their bids today?

[sororo]

Originally Posted by mommamagnolia

Exciting! What time do the girls get their bids today?

As I understand from a few parents of current pnms this year, the girls receive their bid at noon.

Best wishes to all on their new homes and pledge classes!

[ThetaPrincess24]

Delta Omicron Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta has 87 new members at Bama.

Quota was 72 + 5 Upperclassmen

[ThetaPrincess24]

How soon usually does it take before they post the bid lists online?