i hope that they all get the invitations that they are hoping for.

Yay! I'm glad recruitment's going well (and I'm glad to see KD on that list, too, tee hee)!

Sounds like you're doing an awesome job. I really enjoyed being a recruitment counselor when I was a collegian. Keep us posted!

Today was day 1 of phianthropy round. My PNMs all got a good number of invites back. Six of them had a full schedule of 10 chapters, two received 9 invites and two received 7 invites. Everyone was pretty happy with their schedule.

On a random side note...I have 3 legacies in my group, and two of them are for sororities that some of the posters on this thread are members of. (ie. Zeta, Sig Kap, KD, SDT, Alpha Phi) ;)

One of my sisters just emailed me and said that she talked to a PNM during tours who said that I was a great Rho Gam! Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

Yay for your girls!!!! Sounds like they all still have some really great options left!!!!! And thats really awesome that they sound like they are all keeping open minds as well! I wish all of them the best of luck (and maybe that we get a Zeta or 2 out of it LOL!!!)

More warm fuzzies!
 

So at one of chapters that I visited today, I was sitting in the foyer during the party and talking to the sisters. I told them that my Rho Gamma is from their chapter (she graduated in 2005) and then they were like, "She's one of our advisors now, and she's in the basement. Go see her!" So I got to see my Rho Gamma. It sounds so cheesy but she was very influential for me staying with recruitment and joining my chapter, and she was there for me when I needed her the most.

My PNMs ranked today since it was the end of the second round. They were all really good again, ranking quietly and such. One of my PNMs is missing skit round, so she's nervous that she won't get invited back to a lot of chapters. She says she's going to go to pref regardless, because she realizes that she has nothing to lose. Basically so far, so good. Skit round is Friday night, and PNMs can visit up to 6 chapters.

ETA: Yesterday one of my PNMs was invited back to 7 chapters for this round and I was hanging out with her at Phi Delta Theta (the fraternity house where PNMs go if they have a break) and I was talking to her about her schedule and I asked her if she was excited about any of the ones she had left and she said, "not any of them tonight." However, I talked to her after her parties yesterday and she said she really liked one of the two chapters that she went back to that night.

Tonight was skit round. I still have all 10 of my PNMs. I had a good time seeing all of the different chapters' skits. They are still being really good and open minded. A few of them say "house" but then immediately correct themselves and say "chapter"; it's so cute that they actually listen to what I say.

One of my PNMs was saying that she was torn between two chapters, but I told her to relax because after pref things may become clearer.

A couple of my PNMs tried to guess my chapter, and let's just say it's pretty entertaining.

I love reading your updates. It sounds like you're really doing a great job! :)

Today was pref. It was in the morning/afternoon because of the Superbowl. All ten of my girls showed up to pref and seemed pretty happy with their lists or at least willing to give it a shot at their chapters. They all got full schedules (3 chapters) except for one; she missed the skit round and only got invited back to one chapter, but it was her favorite, so it was completely fine with her :).
One of my PNMs withdrew after pref. Four only ranked one chapter. One ranked her full schedule of one, another ranked 2 out of 3, and the other 3 ranked all 3 chapters on their lists.
I had to call one of my PNMs who only ranked one chapter to tell her that she didn't get a bid. However, everyone else got bids, so that makes 8! Even though I had two PNMs not get bids, I am really glad that all of them gave recruitment a chance and went all the way through pref. I will find out where everyone went tomorrow, because tomorrow is BID DAY!!!!

Wow! You took all ten through Pref, that's great! And 8 got bids!! Sounds like you did a really good job. I can't wait until tomorrow to hear where your girls ended up. I'm surprised by 4 girls suiciding. Is that common these days?

i've enjoyed reading this story a lot! sounds like you've been a great rho gam :). is there any way you could post how all the chapters did (quota and whatnot)? i want to know how everyone did!

Great Maryland thread! Now you all are Rho Gams- neat!

The Results Are In!
 

So today went pretty well. All eight of my PNMs who received bids got their first choice! Drumroll please....
































3 joined AEF (one is an AEPhi legacy, another is an SDT legacy)
1 joined ACW
1 joined AF
1 joined KAQ
1 joined KD (a KD legacy)
1 joined SK

Yay for all of them and YAY for a SigKap! :D

Sounds like a great success! :) Congrats on a job well done. Did you enjoy the experience?

Congrats to all your girls & congrats to you for doing such a good job!

So what's your affiliation? ;)

This has been a great thread! Thanks for sharing your experience with us. It's made me nostalgic about Maryland.

Congrats on 8 of your girls getting their first choice. That's super!

So, did you do a reveal for your PNMs? Will you do a reveal here?

I don't know about the Panhellenic stats about who made quota, etc. but I do know for certain that ZETA TAU ALPHA made quota this year! I will reveal my affiliation after bid day celebration tonight.

Yayyyy for a girl joining Alpha Phi!

I also know 2 girls (who have since graduated), one was a KD and the other was a Theta.. I understand they're both great chapters!

Congrats to all your girls!

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quota!!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!! That is SO fantastic........this is the first time........in MANY MANY years......I am so happy I could cry. YEAH IOTA OMEGA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations to your girls, to a new Theta, AND to ZTA!!

I guess it is time to reveal my affiliation.....I am a member of SIGMA KAPPA! Actually, I am JessSigKap.

My chapter made quota (20) plus 2 for a total of 22 new Siggas!

Oh you sneak :p

Congrats :D

I guessed that a long time ago. Congrats on the new baby dovies! LISK!

Guessed that I am a Sig Kap or that I am JessSigKap? How did you know? Half of my PNMs didn't know until after revealing even with the abundance of info on the internet!

you had me fooled!! congratulations to your pnms and to your chapter-and to you, for being the awesome rho gamma that it sounds like you were!!

YAY! A KD legacy in the bunch! I'm so glad 8 of your girls got where they wanted.

And welcome back as JessSigKap! :) It's been fun reading your updates as a Rho Gam.

Guessed that you were JessSigKap. You're the only UMDer active on this board :)

Well I just heard the AMAZING news....we matched quota AND THE SOME!!!! 26 wonderful new members which I heard is the largest on campus this year. You all have NO IDEA how huge this is for Iota Omega. 6 years ago when I was active there, the chapter was seriously struggling membership wise and came VERY close to losing our charter, and for this to happen now.....just makes me so proud I could just burst!

Does anyone know about ADPi?

Yes, has anyone heard of how the rest of the chapters did? Who made quota?

I know that AChiO, AEPhi, AOPi, Alpha Phi, Tri Delt, DG, Theta, KD, Phi Sig, Sig Kap, and Zeta made quota (20) or quota plus for sure. Not sure yet about ADPi, DPhiE, and SDT.

That is great news! Hope the other three chapters did as well, too!

Congratulations to you and Sigma Kappa, your Rho Gamma group (yay for another Baby Theta!) and of course, to Zeta for having such a successful recruitment.