Hi everyone and welcome to Sorority Recruitment 101! My name is MacKenzie and I am a recent graduate of The University of Alabama. This is channel is all about sharing the secret tips and tricks I learned by going through the largest sorority recruitment in the country. I was also a recruitment counselor and led a group of 20 girls through recruitment. I am passionate about educating girls about sorority recruitment so you know exactly what to expect when you get there. Subscribe to our channel so you can have a higher chance of getting your top house!
Hi, I know it's kind of late but do you think you can do a video on where to put your recruitment letters and when too normally send them? also Where can you make sure your going to be able to be recruited is there a certain website or anything? Thanks!
After being initiated into a sorority what are your options if you find that that sorority isn’t your best fit after all? Can you be dropped or can you still drop and pursue another sorority?
So a few sororities (like mine) have come out and said, as a matter of policy, "no special consideration for legacies". Honestly, I think that is fair, even though it would be super fun to have my daughter in the same organization as me. But its better that she get into the house that really wants her, rather than one that feels they have to take her.
Who cares fuck that sorority shit one of my brothers was in a sorority told me it was a bunch of fucking bullshit didn’t help them one bit in fact they ended up kicking the shit out of most people in the sorority and leaving they’re a bunch of girl bitches
If you have good grades and houses still drop you, they probably dropped you because of your looks and/or weight, which is absolutely terrible, but true. If a sorority drops you because of that who would want to be in that anyway, so if you get dropped, just say fuck them and try and be positive moving forward.
I think it’s a bad idea to rush first semester. My college waited until spring, giving folks a chance to settle in, adjust to college life and get to know themselves away from home. I ended up dropping out of rush. It wasn’t for me, the expense was a factor and in the end, I made dear friends in and out of the Greek system. My best friend had the heartbreak of going through it twice before being blacklisted everywhere. At that point I knew I wanted no part of any organization that was so judgemental.
A lot of the time it’s because of looks too. Sad but true. Yep, I said it. Many sororities cut girls they don’t consider attractive enough to be in their chapter.
Universities in the south, where Greek life is big, a reason girls are dropped is because of their zip code. If they don’t live in an affluent area that’s enough of a reason to cut someone.
At the University of Washington Seattle legacies have been dropped as a criteria as it was obviously biased. GPA IS important though as it's a strong school with an ambitious student body. The Greek system is actually pretty diverse, there are lots of Asian and Latina sisters. I think Black women should try out more because Sororities want to diversify and be less exclusive. My eldest daughter wasn't sure if she wanted to rush because of the idea that Sororities are racist and exclusive. She ended up joining a Sorority and loves it. She is in a diverse and very chill chapter who also do well academically. She made two best friends, one of whom is 50% native American. Their Recruiting Leader this year is a Black sister. Sororities can only change if more woman from diverse backgrounds join, and Sororities, at least in Washington State are very welcoming.
I have a 4.0 and was super involved in high school and I’m a legacy and had a letter of recommendations and was still dropped by my top 10 houses after the first round The sorority I wanted it doesn’t do special considerations for legacies anymore but like I said I had a letter of recommendation from an alumni.
I rushed at FSU in 2013. I had two letters of recommendation for a particular sorority from members of my family. I was considered a double legacy. I was the top of my class in high school. I still was dropped after the first round. 10 years later it still affects me if I think about it.
finally a real alabama video. i watch a lot of lauren norris videos and honeslty everything is so pink and plastic there ( i love her though ngl), finally a turuer side to all those fake things
I just finished my freshman year at a community college and will be transferring to bama in the fall. i plan on rushing, but this last year but extremely stressful and difficult for me. i moved all the way from chicago to alabama, it was super hard to find friends and overall find motivation to do well in school. my gpa dropped from a 3.5 to a 3.0. do they look at my high school gpa at all?? i’m normally a really good student, and i know i’ll excel at bama in the fall. it was just a super hard year for me after moving and not having any friends.
What do I do with my letter of recommendation? My Moms friend was in this sorority and I was wondering what I would ask her and what i do with the letter (whether its an online email or paper)
I had a 4.0 gpa coming into rush week from high school and I was still dropped from one house the first night. I asked my Rho Gamma why that happened and she said most likely it was because of your GPA I controlled my emotions for the rest of that conversation until I said bye to her for the night. After that I talked to my mother about that and was upset it wasn’t like I wanted to be apart of that sorority but that lowered my self esteem because I knew I work hard for that GPA and I also have a learning disability on top of that. I am glad I found the right sorority for me in the end but GPA should not be the only thing counted against I didn’t even get a chance to have a conversation with any of those girls that night I was dropped.
i'm rushing as a sophomore transfer student in the spring. my sister is an alumni of the sorority I really hope to get into! do you think one rec from her is enough?
Hey, I was wondering during the rushing process is there usually some girls that doesn’t gets a bid from any of the houses. Like they don’t get to join a sorority that semester
Hi Lacey, yes sadly that does happen but it is VERY rare! The main reason as to why this happens to people is because their GPA does not meet the requirements to join a sorority. You can find chapter GPA requirements/recommendations on your school's Panhellenic website! :)
Hi Jocelyn! Go to your schools Panhellenic website to see when the deadline to submit rec letters is. For me, they were due in July so I started reaching out to people around the end of April/beginning of May. You can start as early as you want though. :)
Great question! Those qualities definitely DO NOT come into play when chapters decide to drop a PNM. I actually went through recruitment as an upperclassman and it did not hinder my experience at all :)
Being the RC for my sorority is a big exciting change that came in 2021, but it’s a lot! What’s your biggest recommendation for zoom recruitment, like ideas for activities or things to talk bout? And any other tips you have!
Hi Rachel! How exciting to be recruitment chair! I will get some ideas together and make a video talking all about that! Thank you for your comment! :)
Hi Lacey! Ahh that is so exciting, being in a sorority at UA is so much fun! I actually made a video talking about the top three ways to find recommendation letters. Here is the link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--wFI0TFKq0s.html. Hope this helps :)
On the west coast we’re trying to get rid of recommendation letters and legacies! This is because these give unfair advantages to people who’s families could already afford college and takes away from new generation college students! I hope other chapter lean toward this system as well and the people watching this video know that ever school is different and you will find your home :)
I'm so excited to hear this! I am so happy sororities are making changes so they can be more inclusive. I love that they are doing everything they can to give everyone the same opportunity to join a sorority!
