So far I've got a new ADPi from my rec group!

58 new AOIIs according to AOII FB

59 New Members for Chi Omega!
(per facebook ... & I hate the new search engine on facebook)

So presuming quota this year is somewhere around the 2 posted numbers (yes, a pretty big assumption), it looks like adding a sorority only reduced quota by 2 or 3. Congratulations to AOII for their first successful formal rush!

There is much rejoicing and a lot of help on hand with 3 ELCs on site. I know the Omega Sigmas put in a lot of work to make it happen. :)

Ugh it's horrible! I can't seem to find any of the sororities through the search.

Wasn't last year their first formal rush? Next year with their own house will be a huge step.

My KD Facebook group for Nu chapter (old timers not actives, but lots of house corp, CABs) haven't updated. Grrrrr.

The Bid List is up on the OK State website! 846 women have received bids. So happy to see many new Alphas on the list!

http://union.okstate.edu/panhellenic...metown2013.pdf

Yeah, expansion has been happening so fast, it's hard to keep them all straight. Omega Sigma was chartered in April 2012 and had its first formal recruitment last year. This is their second year recruiting and doing a fabulous job before welcoming AXiD to campus next year!

Looks like 59 for Kappa Delta, per HQ Instagram.

I did not know AXiD was coming back to campus!

I have a Delta Delta Delta and an Alpha Omicron Pi from my rec crew!

It was announced at their convention this summer, and according to my sources, they had representatives at recruitment observing.

They were on campus when I was in school, but relatively new and struggled from the start. New chapters didn't get the support and training they do today, for sure. The Dean of Women was an AXiD alum, and labored mightily on their behalf. She is smiling somewhere!

Thank you for posting the list! I have an ADPi!

Congratulations to all the women receiving bids today at Oklahoma State!

Also congrats to all those receiving bids today at Troy and Valdosta State. Good luck to all the PNMs at Georgia Bid Day on Monday. Fall Recruitment is off and running.

My rec crew includes
AOII
KAT (a sophomore)
ADPi
XO
DDD
PBP
ZTA
The remaining girls did not pledge. :(

Congratulations to the NMs!

I heard that ADPi welcomed 59 new Alphas! So excited for all of the new members and especially all of the new ADPi's in this thread!

OSU is a campus where campus total is automatically adjusted to average chapter size after recruitment. Current campus total is 209, will probably go up later this week.
So even if all groups made quota, there are probably some COB opportunities out there.
I visited OSU for work week, and was very impressed with the Panhellenic spirit, beautiful houses, and campus as a whole. Great school and I can't wait to go back sometime!

I think actual quota may have been just a tad lower. I heard 56 but not from a reliable source.
Quota 2011 63
Quota 2012 61 (AOII's first - so new chapter only reduced Quota by 2)
Quota 2013 mid-high 50s

my sources say quota was 58 -- I believe everyone made quota.

If everybody made quota does that mean no COR? Or is there always COR (houses who participate vary)?

Quota and house total are two different numbers. Quota is based on the # of PNMs signing bid cards and is set for each formal recruitment period. total is the overall number allowed in chapters on a campus. If after recruitment, there are chapters that are not at total, they can still offer bids. If Panhellenic raises chapter total, then there may be several chapters who can participate in open recruitment. Chapters can always take quota, even if that puts them over total.

Someone correct me if I'm off base...but...typically groups can COB up to total. Quota has no bearing as to if they're at total or not.

Let's say total is 100 and quota is 50 (I realize that doesn't make much sense). One group only had 30 going into recruitment. They got the quota of 50, and can now COB another 20 up to campus total of 100...

Jinx! Answered same time...

Thanks ladies for clarifying COR.

If you're not completely current on the ins and outs of RFM, it can be very confusing. Also, the chapters can't say "we don't want to increase total. Let's just set it at X." If they're following RFM, they're supposed to adjust total after each formal rush period and it's set to chapter average, which means at even the most solid Greek schools there would be approximately half of the chapters doing some sort of COB, even if it's for just 1 or 2 girls. It doesn't appear, however, that most schools are following that aspect of RFM.

The granddaughter of a Kappa friend pledged Kappa! She is a double legacy through her grandmother and mom (who both served as chapter presidents at OK State!).

How wonderful!!

How exciting for your friend. It is extra special when your house is a perfect fit for your daughter/granddaughter!

Two girls from my VERY SMALL hometown in Oklahoma pledged KD and Theta!

So excited for all the PNMs!

Yea for a KD ending!! they are a great chapter and are very involved on campus. She will love it!

Cowboy KDs are a real mix of large city and small, small towns. In my pledge class we had girls from the huge Tulsa and OKC high schools and girls from the panhandle whose high schools were so small they had to change from cheerleader uniforms to band uniforms at halftime, then back again.

(love thetas too, but OSU KDs are my chapter!)

My dear friend's little sister rushed and ended up pledging Zeta!

For you numbers geeks out there, I spent some quality time with the data.
846 girls registered
705 girls received bids (that's 83.3%, to save you the effort)
Every chapter got between 57-59 pledges (remarkably balanced!)
There were 17 states and 1 foreign country represented
While we might as well consider Texas as in-state (so I am here), every chapter took girls from "out of state" (meaning other than OK or TX).

I have a spreadsheet on googledrive. If you want to see it, let me know via private. I've deleted names, so that's not a problem, I just don't want any joe blow getting access to my google drive from here until eternity.

For those of you looking at the 141 girls who were not placed, remember there is a long list of reasons this can be true. For instance (in what I think is order of likelihood)
grades
didn't like their outcome during the week
was overwhelmed by the process
decided sorority life just wasn't for them
had an emergency that required them to drop out
And finally:
was cut completely from rush

I love numbers so I love your post.

Yes, I agree, for OSU purposes, TX might as well be in-state. What were the TX/OK numbers?

I agree with the reasons you outlined for the 141 girls, 16.7% not placed. Is it me or does that seem high? Didn't expect to see those numbers that high for OSU.

I don't know the school, but at a state school that is not especially tough to get into (not bashing OSU, just saying there is a difference between an OSU and a Michigan for acceptance rates, for instance), there are going to be a lot of girls who don't have the grades, but don't realize it's a deal breaker.
442 girls from OK. 198 from TX. 26 from Kansas.

Grades are big. The sororities at OSU have very high grade requirements, but many students entering the school in general may not have those grades, and everyone thinks they are the exception.

Also, OSU has a great greek system, but it isn't a deal-breaker to be independent. That can make dropping when you don't like your options a more realistic option.