fraternity rush is a joke
by: well
Fraternity rush is disappointing. iFC needs to do more with publishing rush events of all fraternities, not just bottom 10 or so. Rush chairs need to do better with actually responding or reaching out to guys interested in joining. Some contact information on IFC and chapter websites is not accurate and out of date. I'm sure I'm not alone, but it's just been a frustrating and disappointing time for a guy with no connections and IFC does nothing to help.
Spent $125 for this. Thanks for the tshirt.
#11 by: Loco
I'm sure I'll be called crazy, but I turned down "top" NR bid because I didn't feel I fit in. I really liked a couple mid NR houses way more and was hoping for a bid, but never worked out. Now I'm sitting out and hoping to find some others not rushing to hang out with. Hmu, I'll probably be the guy at the Rec Friday and Saturday nights. Lol.
Commentby: UAAug 27, 2018 3:44:52 PM
It's not uncommon to realize that many of the "mid tier" fraternities actually have much cooler people than "top tier". The ranks here mean nothing.
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by: Yeah.Aug 27, 2018 6:03:18 PM
The ranks on here are most likely posted by trolls for the machine, trying to maintain the phony prestige of a few OR houses, at the expense of everyone else. It doesn't take long to see through it. When things get quiet, they repost the same bs. Over and over.
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by: Amen.Aug 27, 2018 6:34:37 PM
They also promote and perpetuate the "Old Row" cr@p, way past its useful life. They're promoting their power and control, and branding everyone else as irrelevant.
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by: ORAug 26, 2018 8:43:36 PM
OR takes kids from other southern states, not just AL. there are a few from further away, but not many. I'm sure being a legecy helped get him in as it is a form of "connection" they look for.
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#14 by: Bama Bound
Sad for some but most of the rush events occur during Bama Bound, many of the chapters have open houses during that time frame. By the time fall classes start and the so called IFC rush occurs most pledge classes are filled or very close to be filled.
Fraternities learned not to rely on "fall rush" as most PMNs already have accepted bids in the spring and summer and if they waited to fill their classes on just the "fall rush" offerings they will come up short big time on quantity and quality.
Here is my advice for future PNMS in 2019 and beyond:
Definitely register on the fraternities national website as a prospect with interest, your name will get forwarded to the local chapter. Many local chapter websites are very outdated and useless.
If you know any members of the chapter, reach out to them get on their summer rush party list. If you know any sorority girl at Bama ask them if they would drop a recommendation for you with the Fraternities she maybe known at.
Look for invites during Bama Bound to attend open houses.
If you are already at Bama and missed out on getting a bid from a Fraternity, befriend members in your classes, in your dorm, in clubs...Get invited to a party, dinner at the house. Don't expect a bid, just be friendly and cool. If they like you they will make an offer.
by: Now let's fix it!Aug 28, 2018 2:09:31 PM
Good advice. But it needs to be posted prominently on the IFC website for incoming freshmen to see. This information needs to be available to everybody, in advance.
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by: YesAug 28, 2018 2:31:53 PM
Very good advice. By why not hold back 5-10 bids in each chapter specifically to hand out during rush week? Give guys a chance who werent able to make it or get a bid during summer. There are still a lot of quality guys looking during this time.
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by: You're right.Aug 29, 2018 8:04:29 AM
Some of them do. The problem is still too few slots. IFC should publish the statistics. Last year all frats pledged about 1,100 guys, total. There were well over 3,000 freshmen boys. One pretty good NR house had ten apps for every spot. Bama attracts a lot of high quality guys. The fraternity system isn't big enough to absorb them.
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by: StatsAug 29, 2018 11:49:48 AM
Not every guy coming here pledges but would like to see the number of guys rushing and how many get bids and how many don't.
Many cool guys come to bama but based upon my 2 years here, there are some weird guys in each house, even mine. I've also seen quality guys being left behind mostly since they started too late or didn't have connections.
If you've been overlooked don't give up because of the system. Put it behind you and try again in spring or next fall. If you're cool, fraternities want you, seriously!
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#16 by: 3 sport
When I signed up on IFC website I expressed interest in almost all fraternities but only 2 reached out to me directly without me doing anything. I then texted, emailed and registered on chapter websites for the others and got 4 more responses. It was very disappointing.
In the end I was only interested in 2 of the 6 but sadly didn't get a bid. Like someone above stated I too thought there'd be time when I got on campus. I feel I was never even given a chance with any of the other fraternities.
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by: Balls Aug 26, 2018 11:04:42 AM
Gotta give you credit brother. Don't listen to them and dont give up. Use the semester to figure out where you belong.
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