Friends of Texas Babes
Nobody gets a flat no
Every woman who finishes recruitment and isn't selected gets a personal invitation to become a Friend of Texas Babes — same day bids go out, with the semester's Friends events listed. We don't use the words rejected, waitlist or alternate. A Friend is a Babe-in-waiting with a real seat at the table, and Friends who show up move to the top of the list next recruitment.
What Friends get
Every service event we host
River Day, every Shark Week event, and Turtle Patrol when there's room in the cars.
The Friends mixer
A mixer every semester, hosted by the Social Belle and the Head Wrangler.
The shirt
The official Friends of Texas Babes shirt at or near cost.
The mark
The Friends of Texas Babes mark on your name tag at every event, so it's clear you're with us.
Moving up: Priority Status
Attend at least three Texas Babes events in a semester, including one philanthropy event, and you earn Priority Status for the next recruitment. That requirement is published at the start of each semester and never raised mid-semester.
Skip the written application
You go straight to the final conversation.
Reviewed first
Your file is read before the general pool.
Follow-through, already met
Your attendance counts as meeting our follow-through standard.
What Friends aren't
We'd rather say this straight than let it be a surprise. Friends aren't members: they don't pay dues, vote, hold office or sit in on closed meetings. And Friends are never asked to work, run errands or prove themselves — the protections that cover every Babe cover Friends in full.
The small print, kept honest
Your count is never a mystery
Friends sign in on the same list Babes use, and you can ask for your number anytime.
How long it lasts
Friend status carries through the next recruitment. Apply again and it isn't a fit, and you can stay a Friend for one more cycle.
Kept private
The Friends list and application materials go only to the people who need them, and are never posted publicly.
Still a Babe-in-waiting.
Recruitment opens every fall & spring
Apply, come to an info night, and you'll hear back on Bid Day either way. Any applicant can also ask for a short, private note on how to strengthen her next application.