More than 2,300 University of Alabama freshmen ran to their new sorority houses on the school’s campus Sunday morning as ‘Bama Rush’ 2023 came to a close.
The sorority recruitment process – which has a cult following and become an online sensation – ended with students running to sorority row from Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Photos and videos obtained by DailyMail.com show the moments that excited women obtained their bids from one of the University of Alabama’s 17 sororities.
Recruiting is a big deal on the historic school’s campus as more than 36 percent of the student body is involved in Greek life.
More than 2,300 University of Alabama freshmen ran to their new sorority houses on the school’s campus Sunday morning as ‘Bama Rush’ 2023 came to a close
The sorority recruitment process – which has a cult following and become an online sensation – ended with students running to sorority row from Bryant-Denny Stadium
According to AL.com, of the 2,549 women who enrolled in Open House events – the first round of recruitment – 92 percent received bids, or 2,335 women.
That number is down ever so slightly from 2022 which saw 2,345 women receive bids – approximately 91.6 percent of the women who started the process.
Bid Day starts with the students showing up and being handed envelopes with their prospective houses inside, only to be opened when officials countdown.
After being given the all clear, the anxious and excited students rip open their envelopes to discover which sorority house they were admitted to.
After the moment of glee – or heartbreak in some cases – the young women begin the short journey to sorority row where their ‘sisters’ welcome them.
In the photos from this year’s Bid Day, girls dressed in plain tops – a requirement for the