The 2024 University of Alabama pledge class has arrived for the return of Bama Rush, and TikTok couldn’t be more excited. A whole new cast is slowly being revealed as viewers decide who will be this year’s sorority standouts. For the last four years, PNMs have shared daily updates with outfit and rush bag details, dorm tours, pledge reveals and more.
The social media phenomenon was explored in Rachel Fleit ’s documentary Bama Rush , which debuted on Max in 2023, but not much has slowed the trend. Bama Rush delved into the history and strict tradition behind Greek life at the University of Alabama, following the journeys of several girls preparing for and participating in rush while attempting to expose the allegedly corrupt system. “I really wanted to explore sorority life because I felt like it was going to be a lightning rod to talk about all of these other things that young women face, like body image and sexual assault and racism, classism,” Fleit told NPR of her inspiration for the film at the time.
(Neither the National Panhellenic Conference nor the sorority system at the university participated in the film.) With the start of a new school year approaching, TikTok users are once again following along with #BamaRush. Keep reading to learn more about this year’s major players and other returning stars: Familiar Faces: Darnell became the face of RushTok in 2022 when she gained a following from her daily outfit videos (or OOTDs).
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