Bama Rush 2024 concludes with Bidding Day unveiling and celebrations

All the preparation, clothing selection and inner workings of recruiting sisters were summed up the moment potential new members, PNMs, opened their paper envelopes at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Sunday, August 18 to see which sisters they would be joining. After what is called a “run home,” they were greeted by their “Big Sister” (the designated Big Brother/Mentor) and the new sisters in the sisterhood and given T-shirts, hats and other items bearing the Greek letters of the sister.

Bid Day marks the end of Bama Rush Week, but it’s just the beginning for these young women as they embark on their college experience as members of a sorority.

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Why is #BamaRush such a big event?

Women have been racing at the University of Alabama for years, but the practice became more popular in 2021 thanks to TikTok. Back then, outfit days, or OOTDs, before Rush Week events began to catch the attention of users obsessed with the style and fashion choices of the young women competing. It’s an online phenomenon that continues to take social media by storm year after year. It even inspired a documentary called “Bama Rush: Acceptance Is Everything,” which premiered on streaming service Max in May 2023.

Women’s Societies at the University of Alabama

So, what were the women’s associations that these young women were competing to join? These associations consisted of the following:

• Alpha Chi Omega
• Alpha Delta Chi
• alpha delta pi
• alpha gamma delta
• Alpha Omicron Pi
• Alpha Phi
• Chi Omega
• Delta Delta Delta
• Delta Gamma
• Delta Zeta
• Gamma Phi Beta
• Kappa Alpha Theta
• Kappa Delta
• Kappa Kappa Gamma
• In Mo
• By Beta Phi
• sigma delta tau
• Sigma Kappa
• Zeta Tau Alpha