why do southern sororities only want southern girl
by: honest question
I totally understand tradition aspects (to a certain extent), but why are some houses so against out of state girls; more non-southern states (such as Cali), even if they have the same/more to offer??
I'm not hating, I'm in a sorority at a northern school :) Just a cultural difference I am curious about.
Comment#2 by: Funny
The funny thing is that many sororities at bama rush based on what their last year's pledge class pushes for. So it is a high school popularity contest. Layer onto that a network of moms and alumnae that press really hard for a family member or close friend to get a bid. What happens is certain houses have so few spots that are truly open. There are increasing oos pnms and so what happens is many of the great oos pnms go "new row" where they won't have to deal with all the Alabama school girl crap. This definitely happened in the last cycle where several new row houses (many of which are national powerhouses) are seen as having top flight classes while more traditional in-state focused houses are seen as having a real mixed bag.
by: HmmmmJul 19, 2022 6:12:57 PM
#3 by: Ya
Because it's typically the oos California girls who transfer back home after a year which really hurts the sororities retention rate and quota. Also, far away oos girls don't have the same morals and values which can really hurt a sorority's rep. It all sounds dumb, but it really in truly makes a little bit of sense if you think about those aspects
by: Seriously??Aug 19, 2015 9:36:50 AM
I knew you people were backwards but this is ridiculous. "Far away oos girls don't have the same morals and values"??? What would those be besides ignorance and stupidity? Maybe that's why they transfer after a year.
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by: And that is the problemAug 19, 2015 11:55:51 AM
Unbelievable. Half the students at Alabama now are oos and it gets higher every year. There should be oos sororities only..let's see how the ratings go. Especially the GPA. Oh shiy, now I sound like them.
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by: hahaAug 19, 2015 1:30:32 PM
"morals and values" being different means "they are not from 'round here and betty sue does not know donna jean".
tbh, in my opinion many (not all) of the in-state girls in the pledge classes for AXO, AGD, Kappa, KD are buck wild and drink like fish, so lmaf on the "morals and values" comment. Hypocrites.
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by: trollAug 19, 2015 1:33:07 PM
by: TruthAug 19, 2015 1:44:22 PM
Sorry, but y'all northerners (notice I didn't say yankees) are just different. You're just not raised the same way. I have never heard y'all say "yes ma'am or no ma'am" for instance. You're not as polite and a lot of you are liberals in your thinking. Just different!
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by: truthAug 19, 2015 1:58:59 PM
If 'Ya' is same person as 'truth' then no doubt this person is a troll. It was California girls, now its northerners.
Lets not feed the troll folks. Just ignore. Because by commenting you unknowingly legitimize their views by attempting to have intelligent conversation with them.
Dont do it!
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by: MawMawJul 20, 2022 1:58:43 PM
#4 by: Wow
First of all, check any sorority (well, if they posted the bid lists you could). ALL the sororities are taking loads of OOS girls. NO sorority is exclusively all-Alabama women. Yes, there are some with classes of 50% Alabama - and why no? The instate women are more likely to marry Alabama men and stay in state, close enough to help their chapters.
ANY sorority in ANY state will tell you that.
Second, can you guarantee that a Southerner going to a Northern school would not be driven to distraction by the dumb questions and assumptions, being made fun of, and not being taken seriously by the locals? No, didn't think so.
I don't understand why Yankees are so fearful of being rejected by the local sorority women. If you're that scared, why come here?
#6 by: OOS
Same reason some northern sororities will favor instate pnms- in my opinion ....either they
1) they know them personally already
2) are from same region, so easier to make conversation or connections-oh you went to XYZ, did you ever ABC- attend concert/big rivalry, etc... and
3) transfers- the further away from home you are the more likely you are to leave/transfer etc which hurts retention
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by: WowAug 20, 2015 1:11:46 AM
You obviously have no clue about what you're writing about. That's not the way it works at all.
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