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Alpha Phi has 82 new members. Congratulations to all groups..

Cute video!!

Congratulations, equinerider!

Here are some bid day shots from the local/school paper: http://www.columbiamissourian.com/st...ls-await-bids/

Yay!! Congratulations and welcome to Sigma!! :D

Tell us your recruitment story! (Pleeeeeze?)

Haha, I'll see if I can get to it, although it isn't all that interesting, to be quite honest.

DG got 76 new members, per their twitter feed (http://twitter.com/MIZZOUDG)!

Wow, check out the sarongs and bare feet DG wore for pref!

http://mizzoudg.blogspot.com/2010/08/get-recruited.html (scroll down)

I've never seen anything like that, but they look beautiful, and I'm sure they stood out. As Michael Kors might say on Project Runway, the DGs are working the *#&$ out of that look.
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I have to believe those bare feet and flip flops are for between parties and that they slip on heels for the actual party. I have seen other houses do that to save their feet!

http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2...ester-recruit/

The recent editorial ^^ in Mizzou's paper begins with this assertion:
“This year, 352 women were denied bids during the Panhellenic Association's Formal Recruitment for sorority chapters.”

I doubt that all 352 were “denied” bids. From nearly everything I've seen, heard and read over the years, I'll bet an insignificant sum* that most of the 352 dropped out for a variety of reasons (unhappy with their invitations, sticker shock when cost estimates sink in, unforeseen events like serious illness / family emergency, etc.) I have a difficult time believing that 352 young women were released by all the chapters.

The editorial suggests moving to deferred recruitment, which would almost certainly bring its own set of problems and complaints. Incidentally, the editorial gives the University of Virginia, Northwestern University and Tulane University as examples of deferred recruitment campuses. Indeed they are, but they aren't especially comparable to Mizzou in size or student body composition. A better, somewhat more comparable, example might be The Ohio State University.

At any rate, a call for examining Mizzou's current system and possible alternatives probably makes some sense. I just don't expect that deferred recruitment would prove to be a panacea.
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* Specifically, 25 cents.

Yeah... the Maneater is not known for accuracy or research. It mostly attracts tenacious freshman journalism majors, and isn't a good representation of the school. You can't rely on any of the facts. That said, I know some alumni who check the website from time to time for updates, but it's usually to check a photo gallery.

There are typically photojournalism majors roaming campus, cameras/equipment at ready. Actually, most of the Mizzou Bid Day photos that were posted were from the Missourian, which is the newspaper associated with the J-school.

Double post, but.... DG goes barefoot for pref. It really does stand out!

FWIW, I work with our chapter at UVA, and they have about a 25% dropout rate there every year. So that definitely doesn't support his point!