Alabama Recruitment

[TexanHootie]

Originally Posted by Titchou

Also, North FLorida, Jacksonville University, Maine, UL-Lafayette, West Texas A & M, are among campuses looking to build...just to name a few

Who is building at West Texas!? I've got plenty of family there, and I know currently only Chi Omega has secured a home that was just renovated for the first time in 10+ years, on top of a sorority unit. DZ and ZTA are still in units only. ASA is under five years old, so they have nothing... And all the fraternities are sitting pretty in their fairly new lodging.

[Griffins&Quills]

I hadn't heard about Delta Sig at GA Tech building a new house. That's good for them though. FIJI, Kappa Sig, and TKE's houses are all new and awesome.

Alpha Phi's building is delayed. They've moved into Phi Tau's house for the next 2 years.

[Titchou]

Delta Sig has hired Laurus to help with their fundraising and outreach for the new house. Have a good friend who is an alum of that chapter and an architect. He hates the design they are using for the campaign (they haven't actually hired an architect yet so it's not a "real world" design) and has told them he won't give them any money unless they change it!

[Griffins&Quills]

Well that's certainly one way to get things done! They are desperately in need of a new house so hopefully the new one will be awesome

[violetsnlions]

I imagine there will be some leveling off at some point, because not every freshman wants to be greek, no matter how popular it becomes. However, I think the game changer for greek life, particularly sororities, is social media in the last 5 years. The self-promotion, instagraming, professional videos, really has so much appeal, and it just looks fun! When high school students see their older friends head off to college and then get to follow them on social media, that is so much marketing that never used to happen -- and I don't see that going away. And then, it becomes more and more popular, and the growth just branches and becomes exponential. I imagine there are students considering Alabama today because of the glamour associated with their greek life -- and 10-15 years ago, Alabama probably wouldn't have even crossed their mind.

[magnoliacurious]

Originally Posted by violetsnlions

I imagine there will be some leveling off at some point, because not every freshman wants to be greek, no matter how popular it becomes. However, I think the game changer for greek life, particularly sororities, is social media in the last 5 years. The self-promotion, instagraming, professional videos, really has so much appeal, and it just looks fun! When high school students see their older friends head off to college and then get to follow them on social media, that is so much marketing that never used to happen -- and I don't see that going away. And then, it becomes more and more popular, and the growth just branches and becomes exponential. I imagine there are students considering Alabama today because of the glamour associated with their greek life -- and 10-15 years ago, Alabama probably wouldn't have even crossed their mind.

Everything you say is true, although who knows what might happen in the decades ahead that may be an unforeseen factor that perhaps would offset at least somewhat what you mentioned in the first four sentences of your post. But I do think that Alabama has a special advantage with greek life in common only with Ole Miss and maybe one or two other schools. That is their large, (what at least some have called) old south greek system with very large and glamorous houses and style. And in reference to the last part of your last sentence, absolutely; since 2003 Alabama has recruited heavily out-of-state which as I've mentioned in past posts has contributed in no small part to their phenomenal greek growth.

[alphagam808]

Here is a picture with a partial side-profile to get a better idea of just how large the GPhiB house is!

http://www.uapanhellenic.com/gamma-phi-beta.html

[Mndl]

The daughter of one of my dearest friends is going through rush at Bama right now as OOS Freshman. I just heard from her mom that she was so excited to get 12 houses back today and is having a great time! Her schedule made me laugh though, 10 houses today and 2 tomorrow, why don't they split it up a bit more evenly?

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by Mndl

The daughter of one of my dearest friends is going through rush at Bama right now as OOS Freshman. I just heard from her mom that she was so excited to get 12 houses back today and is having a great time! Her schedule made me laugh though, 10 houses today and 2 tomorrow, why don't they split it up a bit more evenly?

Because UA has so many PNMs, extra parties were added so the groups would be smaller. Almost every PNM has some gaps in their schedule. Some even have a free day.
She should be elated. We're already hearing from some PNM moms whose daughters only have 1 or 2 houses left.

[Mndl]

Her mom said she was really nervous and was hoping for 6-8 back, so was thrilled when she got a full schedule with all her favorite! She's a great girl and has a good head on her shoulders. She was excited to have a bit more time at the houses today and learn about their different philanthropies, volunteering has always been important to her. I hope it continues to go well for her.

[Loyally Kappa]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

Almost every PNM has some gaps in their schedule. Some even have a free day.

From rush, to dorm rooms, to push up bras, I so got gypped when I was a kid ...

[SWTXBelle]

Originally Posted by Mndl

The daughter of one of my dearest friends is going through rush at Bama right now as OOS Freshman. I just heard from her mom that she was so excited to get 12 houses back today and is having a great time! Her schedule made me laugh though, 10 houses today and 2 tomorrow, why don't they split it up a bit more evenly?

Good luck to her!

[FSUZeta]

That is the way QAs happen.

[irishpipes]

AOII 148

[Tigerfan]

Alpha Chi Omega 129