Alabama (Bama) recruitment 2011 - Page 9

PhoenixAzul · #1 08-19-2011, 02:50 PM

1) Holy smokes, that's a lot of PNMs. True story about how one Bama Rho Chi group would probably be bigger than the entirety of Otterbein Greek life!

2) Also, those poor women have got to be exhausted. All of them. I hope there is room in the budget for the Panhel recruitment officers to go on vacation (a long one) after this is all done.

3) Thanks for the link to the facebook photos
3.1) Now I finally understand what you people are talking about when you say "door stacking" and things like that. I'm a visual learner, what can I say
3.2) It felt like I was looking at a catalog...so many pretty dresses!

DubaiSis · #2 08-19-2011, 03:13 PM

With the GPA thing, the way I've heard it is the highest GPA houses can take a risk on a girl they really like because one person isn't going to torpedo your average. The chapter with the lowest GPA has to really stick to their guns on GPA because it is so hard to improve an icky number.

I would think NOBODY is happy with all these girls dropping out thinking they've got an in with DG. Anyone who followed GC last year should know a LOT of girls were very disappointed to not get into a colony, particularly the A Phi colony comes to mind. It could end up harder to get into DG at Bama than through regular formal! And it's not like the chapters aren't going to be huge without these 400 girls. They won't have room to make up for a loss later just because so many girls made a hasty decision. I do wish them all the best, but fear the worst.

I'm interested to hear how many DG eventually takes, and how soon people start talking about the next colony!

KSUViolet06 · #3 08-19-2011, 03:23 PM

^^^True story re: the colony thing.

It's their choice to drop out and choose to pursue the colony (it happens all the time at schools where there is colonization coming after formal recruitment.) My only concern is that (like DubaiSis said) not everyone's going to get a bid. Hopefully they aren't thinking of it like "this is too hard, I'll drop out and just sign up for DG."

Bamamom13 · #4 08-19-2011, 03:25 PM

Nhfilmer...today is Pref at Bama. Yesterday was Skits and tomorrow is Bid Day!!

ladybug12 · #5 08-19-2011, 05:06 PM

I'm looking at ICS figures right now, says 258 have withdrawn thus far (and some of those are girls who did not end up showing up for recruitment). Still over 1500 PNMs in recruitment. That number will probably change, next to last pref party about to start.

Good luck to all the PNMs...may they all find their new happy homes!

UGAalum94 · #6 08-19-2011, 05:50 PM

Reading threads on GC and with people I know of who rushed at UGA, it seems to me that more girls are being completely released (or it could just be more girls I know are) this year. Does anyone else have that same sense of things or do I have a weird sample of girls this year?

carnation · #7 08-19-2011, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by UGAalum94

Reading threads on GC and with people I know of who rushed at UGA, it seems to me that more girls are being completely released (or it could just be more girls I know are) this year. Does anyone else have that same sense of things or do I have a weird sample of girls this year?

I've heard the same. It's been either feast or famine for all the girls we know; perfect rushes (well, not at UGa) or releases.

PeppyGPhiB · #8 08-19-2011, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ladybug12

I'm looking at ICS figures right now, says 258 have withdrawn thus far (and some of those are girls who did not end up showing up for recruitment). Still over 1500 PNMs in recruitment. That number will probably change, next to last pref party about to start.

Good luck to all the PNMs...may they all find their new happy homes!

I think this is a pretty remarkable retention rate, especially for Bama. It's great to hear!

Nhfulmer · #9 08-19-2011, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Bamamom13

Nhfilmer...today is Pref at Bama. Yesterday was Skits and tomorrow is Bid Day!!

I know the schedule. Invitations for Preference Parties went out at noon todaay and bids for membership go out tomorrow.

Cheerflyer · #10 08-20-2011, 01:09 AM

3 invites today
2 were my top 2 the 3rd I didn't understand
dreading that call

Always AlphaGam · #11 08-20-2011, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Cheerflyer

3 invites today
2 were my top 2 the 3rd I didn't understand
dreading that call

Worrying's just praying for something bad to happen.

arrowlady · #12 08-20-2011, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Cheerflyer

3 invites today
2 were my top 2 the 3rd I didn't understand
dreading that call

Focus on the fact that you are still going to your top 2! So many other girls just wish that was the case for them....
Be positive!

uamomx2 · #13 08-19-2011, 06:46 PM

is there a formal procedure for withdrawal? How do you know if someone just doesn't show up?

Always AlphaGam · #14 08-19-2011, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by uamomx2

is there a formal procedure for withdrawal? How do you know if someone just doesn't show up?

Questions your daughter should ask her Recruitment Counselor.

Titchou · #15 08-19-2011, 07:22 PM

Yes there is a withdrawal process but if you stop showing up they assume you have dropped out.