'Bama Rush' documentary can be obtainable for streaming on HBO Max

A documentary concerning the College of Alabama’s sorority recruitment week can be obtainable for on-line streaming starting Could 23 on HBO Max.

“Bama Rush: Acceptance Is Every part” facilities on UA college students as they search to hitch sororities in 2022. A trailer for the documentary is on the market at https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21814814.

The movie was directed by Rachel Fleit and produced by Vice Studios for HBO Max.

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“This movie is a considerate and compassionate portrayal of younger girls in 2022 as they rush the sorority system on the College of Alabama,” Fleit mentioned in an announcement by way of Vice, which was first supplied to the New York Instances for an Aug. 12, 2022, tales.

Often known as Rush Week, the method begins annually in August earlier than the beginning of the autumn semester with hundreds of potential pledges visiting UA’s sorority homes and attending events.

Ladies go to the sorority homes and attend events over the course of the week.

The week ends with Bid Day, the place the women meet inside Bryant-Denny Stadium and they’re handed a manila envelope, which they’re advised to sit down on. 1000’s of women open their envelopes on the identical time after which “run residence” to their new houses.

Bid Day was often known as “Squeal Day,” after the squeals of enjoyment from pledges as they realized which sorority home had accepted them.

Final yr, UA’s sorority recruitment week wrapped up with 2,345 pledges receiving bids from 17 sororities throughout Bid Day.

Whereas Bid Day has been a giant deal in Tuscaloosa for years, due to social media the affect of Alabama sororities has prolonged far past UA’s residence metropolis.

The hashtags #bamarush and #alabamarush on TikTok generated hundreds of thousands of views throughout the previous couple of years.

UA has round 12,000 college students or about 36% of the undergraduate scholar physique taking part within the fraternity and sorority group, with 69 Greek-letter organizations. In line with its web site, UA has one of many largest fraternity and sorority communities in america.