University of Alabama Fall 2014 NPC Sorority Recruitment
 

Inspired by Mary Poppins’ posting of Ole Miss fall 2014 dates:

Fall Formal Sorority Recruitment at The University of Alabama is scheduled for Friday, August 8, 2014 - Saturday, August 16, 2014.
Fall Recruitment Schedule
August 8 Convocation
August 9 Open House Day I
August 10 Open House Day II
August 11 Philanthropy Day I
August 12 Philanthropy Day II
August 13 Skit Day I
August 14 Skit Day II
August 15 Preference Day
August 16 Bid Day

For more information please see:
http://www.uapanhellenic.com/2014-fa...cruitment.html

Panhellenic Preview Day is long over.
Spring party weekend is done.
Looking forward to the long summer of writing recs!

From the UAPanhellenic 2014 Recruitment page:

What was the Profile of the 2013 Sorority Recruitment Applicant Pool?


For fall 2013, a record 2,113 women registered for formal recruitment and 2,081 participated in the first round of recruitment known as Open House. Of those women in the Open House Pool, 563 were from Alabama and 1,518 were from Out-of-State. Of the 2,081 women in the Open House Pool, 11% (195 women) did not complete the process, of which 83 withdrew, 109 were released and 3 participated in bid matching but did NOT maximize their options. Of the 1,894 women receiving bids, 531 were from Alabama and 1,364 were from Out-of-State, for an overall Open House Pool Match Rate of 91%. The National average for women receiving a bid during formal recruitment is 79% of the Open House Pool.

• Average Cumulative High School GPA: 3.62
• Average ACT Score: 25
• Average SAT Score: 1085

2014 Recruitment info and registration:
http://www.uapanhellenic.com/2014-fa...cruitment.html

Other important dates:

No Contact: May 1 - Aug. 16
Letters of Rec. Due: July 15
Late Registration: July 16 - Aug. 4
Recruitment Workshop Week: Aug 2-8
Online Recruitment Registration Closes: Mon., Aug. 4 @ 5:00 pm
Onsite Rec. Registration: Fri., Aug. 8 @ 5:30 pm at Coleman Coliseum
Sorority Convocation: Fri., Aug. 8 @ 7:00 pm at Coleman Coliseum
Formal Recruitment: Aug. 8-15
Bid Day: Sat., Aug. 16 @ 10:00 AM
1st Day of Classes: Wed., Aug. 20
Costa Greekfest: Sat., Aug. 22

http://www.uapanhellenic.com/main.html

Just heard they are expecting between 2,100 and 2,200 this year...about 100 or so over last year, so that sounds much more reasonable that some of the wild figures I have been nearing.

They have 4 days between when rush ends and classes start? What happens in that time lapse?

I would assume pledge class retreats, pledging ceremonies, etc and the normal beginning of school activities!

Kentucky (UK) is similar in that bid day is on a Friday with the first day of classes being the following Wednesday. Starting on that Friday is "K Week" which is an introduction to life at UK for all new students.

Everybody's right - new member retreats, sisterhood retreats, might even go home for the weekend if home is not too far away. Oh, and fraternity parties!;)

Not that I think it's a bad idea, it just seems odd that they would pay to live in the dorms, leave home so much earlier, etc. for 4 uninterrupted days of partying. Is it always like this? I've never noticed it before.

If they move in early for recruitment, there is no extra charge for the dorm. Heck, there are girls who sign up for recruitment just to move away from home early.
Recruitment is not the only thing going on. There are 3 or 4 programs for students where they go out and work on a Habitat House for a week, or do leadership skill exercises, or go whitewater rafting.
And remember that the rest of campus is moving in that weekend.

That's so much better than what my campus does where pref is the night of the first day of classes and bid day is the 2nd day of classes.

I was under the impression this was fairly common. Well, maybe not all the partying, but Recruitment ending before school began (for schools with Fall Recruitment). I know UW's (Washington) Recruitment ends over a week before school starts, with some of that time taken up by school sponsored activities for Freshman and the rest taken up by sorority activities.

It was like that "back in the day" (early 90s) for me at Arizona State

It has always been like this as far as I know. It's really not 4 (?) days of uninterrupted partying, however. The campus (other than those groups who qualify for early move-in) is mostly moving in over the weekend. This gives them 2 days before the start of classes on Wednesday.