Spring Recruitment at University of Alabama?

bamagurlie · #1 02-07-2008, 02:41 PM

I have seen some signs around campus for spring recruitment. I have e-mailed the Greek Life office, but haven't gotten a response yet. Anybody know which chapters may be participating?

I am a freshman at Bama and will be going through fall recruitment in August. I also went through this past time and ended up dropping out because I was totally unprepared. This time I hope to know a little more what to expect. A friend of mine that is still a high school senior has been invited to a tea sponsored by one of the sororities. How do they get the names of PNMs?

Thanks for any help/advice.

#2 02-07-2008, 02:45 PM

Have you thought about physically visiting the Greek Life office on campus and getting your information there?

southernbelleQT · #3 02-07-2008, 03:11 PM

hey my cousins go to bama. if an active knows a girl that went to their high school/family/ what have you, (and they like you) they will invite you to a tea so their sorority sisters can meet you. you also get info about rush and their sorority. if you can get an invite ,it would be very beneficial for the upcoming recruitment. but i do not know if its only open to incoming freshman, or if all the sororities do it. i know that DZ does.

it would be better to ask a bama active on GC.

#4 02-07-2008, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by southernbelleQT

it would be better to ask a bama active on GC.

Or an advisor (two immediately pop into my head). They'll know too.

SthrnZeta · #5 02-07-2008, 04:11 PM

It's funny talking to J about FR - he went to UGA (very competitive) and I went to a pretty non-competitive school. And the differences are just ginormous!!! I honestly don't think I would have gotten a bid in that kind of FR (may have even dropped or not gone through all together). I don't know how all these women do it every year (the actives and the PNMs).

/end hijack.

Zillini · #6 02-10-2008, 11:46 AM

Only Chapters below Chapter Total (currently 180) could participate in Spring Recruitment. Usually Chapters have until sometime at the end of January to submit their updated active lists to Panhellenic. (Sorry, I don't know what the exact date was off the top of my head.) This would factor in any December grads, anyone who transferred to another college, didn't return to school, etc. I don't believe they have issued the current Chapter Totals list yet, so I have no idea who may be looking to hold Open Recruitment this Spring.

My best advice is to keep checking with the Panhellenic Office. Also, do it either in person or by the phone. Emails can easily get overlooked, forgotten about, ignored, deleted by mistake, etc.

rolltideuofa07 · #7 02-10-2008, 08:34 PM

I know Gamma Phi has had some spring recruitment events, and I know of one other sorority doing it, but it's only open to friends of the girls.

bama12 · #8 09-21-2009, 08:52 PM

what other sorority will be doing spring rush that you know of besides gamma phi beta?

UGAalum94 · #9 09-21-2009, 09:20 PM

I think the poster didn't realize how old the post above her/his was. I'm pretty sure you are right, OTW, that with that pledge class, they are probably above 180.

GPhiBLtColonel · #10 09-22-2009, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by UGAalum94

I think the poster didn't realize how old the post above her/his was. I'm pretty sure you are right, OTW, that with that pledge class, they are probably above 180.

You are correct!

twinkle555 · #11 09-22-2009, 02:56 AM

Wait..this thread is from last Spring correct?

Zillini · #12 09-22-2009, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by twinkle555

Wait..this thread is from last Spring correct?

Yes it is.

At the conclusion of 2009 Formal Recruitment in August all Chapters* at Bama were at/above Chapter Total of 180.

(The idea of raising Total has been thrown out there, but as yet it is nothing more than talk.)

* Except SDT which is does not participate in Formal Recruitment.

DubaiSis · #13 09-23-2009, 10:36 AM

Thanks for the explanation Zillini. Not having seen the campus it seems CRAZY that you wouldn't double your number of chapters, but you're right that if you had a new chapter that had to go into a house that could hold 40 girls and is a mile off campus, there would be no point. I actually think the financial issue wouldn't be as big a deal. The various nationals have pretty good resources and with chapters total like this, they'd recoup their investment in no time.... less than 20 years being no time in my book. But if you have to have a house before you start the process (and it sounds like you do) then the development issue is a sound one. I'm sure DG agrees. Does A Phi have a house and is it (the structure, not the girls) good enough? I'm sure the girls are great, and yes, I know the house doesn't make the chapter. But it's really hard to tell a wide-eyed 18 year old girl that. But I find this whole thing very interesting. I'd love to participate in a recruitment in the south some day. Maybe I'll end up living in the vicinity at some point and can be an advisor.

AnchorAlumna · #14 09-23-2009, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by DubaiSis

I actually think the financial issue wouldn't be as big a deal. The various nationals have pretty good resources and with chapters total like this, they'd recoup their investment in no time..

Investing several million dollars in a house is always a big deal, especially when there are outstanding loans on other houses and, over 20 years, loans to be made for new houses and new remodels. Most of the money would still be from local sources.

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Originally Posted by DubaiSis

But if you have to have a house before you start the process (and it sounds like you do) then the development issue is a sound one.

You don't have to have a house already built, but you do have to have some place to hold meetings, store records and equipment, and generally hang out. Actually the "future house" which exists in imagination is an easier sell than an actual house!

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Does A Phi have a house?

Alpha Phi is currently renting the SDT house, a lovely house on a corner of sorority row. SDT has rented out their house for a number of years now to various groups rebuilding or remodeling. It - and NONE of the houses - is big enough. Once the land for new houses is set aside and the houses start going up, there will be a fruit-basket-turnover of houses undergoing remodeling to accommodate members. Most chapters house 50 to 80 women, with the balance living away. Most were built with chapter rooms designed to hold 100 to 150 members.

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Originally Posted by DubaiSis

I'd love to participate in a recruitment in the south some day. Maybe I'll end up living in the vicinity at some point and can be an advisor.

You should! All chapters need more advisors! And it's loads of fun!

Zillini · #15 12-01-2009, 05:36 PM

As most of you know Bama has enjoyed years of sorority growth. Despite the horrendous economy, numbers and interest in being Greek remain very strong. However Chapter Total hadn't changed in several years. That changed when recently Panhellenic voted to increase Chapter Total.

Therefore I am excited that for the first time in quite a while several Chapters will be participating in COR this spring. We won't know exactly how many until January when Chapter Rosters are turned in reflecting December grads, student transfers, students who withdrew from school, and possibly members who are unable to remain active due to financial problems (which is a sad, but harsh reality).

This just came about so details are yet to be determined. Still, anyone who is interested in participating should contact Greek Life. I hope PNMs will take advantage of this exciting (and pretty rare) opportunity!