how does cob work?

One of my roommates did COB a couple years and she was contacted by email. She submitted the form either right before winter break or right as we came back from break and she was contacted about mid-january.

Ok, so there won't be a list of which houses are participating because COB/Spring at Bama is very low key and done very discreetly, for the most part. You should complete the form and submit it to Panhel-you can do that now or closer to Christmas break, like one mentioned. Houses that are under total by just a few will probably fill those spots by giving bids to good friends of sisters already in the house (This is why networking is very important! Make meaningful friendships with sorority women in your classes, dorm, activities etc and show them what a great asset you'd be to their chapter!). Houses that have more spots available will look at the list of interested women given to them by Panhel, and then decide who they want to contact to invite to events. You will probably be contacted by email. Don't get discouraged if you're not contacted right away; it might be mid or late January. In the meantime, make as many friends in sororities as you can, keep your grades up, stay involved on campus, and yes, rec letters can be helpful with Spring if you can get an idea of who will be participating. Please keep an open mind to ALL chapters because all 16 have something to offer! Good luck!