All that is true of Alabama sororities…but NOT fraternities. Nobody waits for formal recruitment to pledge a fraternity. What you need to do is e-mail the fraternities NOW (list is on the UA IFC website http://alabamaifc.com/main.html) and tell them you are interested in finding out more about their organization. Then when you are in town for Bama Bound, try to visit as many as possible Hopefully they will respond and invite you to come by when you are in town. The fraternity method is to issue bids and pledge a bunch of guys and then sort them out during pledging. But if you don’t get a bid right away, don’t worry - pledge of guys pledge second semester or even as sophomores. Be friendly, meet lots of people. The best way to select a fraternity is to pledge where you have friends…so you’ll want to make a bunch of friends when you get here. In addition to fraternities, there are lots of sports and interest groups and clubs. You’ll get a chance to explore them during Get On Board day, very soon after classes start. Good luck, and Roll Tide!