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Understand that only a few sororities will participate in the spring. It's just the ones that have openings, and usually there are only a few. Those spots often go to friends of members.
You sign up in the Greek Life office, or go to their website, greekaffairs.ua.edu. It should be in their website (or panhellenic's - uapanhellenic.com). Call the Greek Affairs office if necessary.
Once you sign up, your name and contact info is placed on a list that is available for the sororities to choose from. But they don't have to even look at the list.
You may get a call from a sorority member inviting you to lunch or dinner at the house, or to go to a member's apartment to watch TV, or hang out with a group and go bowling...there are no parties like in formal recruitment. It's all very casual.
The sorority may or may not invite you to join. There are no deadlines or requirements.
If you do get a bid, you usually have a certain period of time in which to think about it - probably 24 hours.
If you decide not to accept a bid, you can sign up for fall 2014 formal recruitment.

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