Arkansas Recruitment
 

Recruitment has started at Arkansas!
Move in and convocation was yesterday with over 1400 moving in and attending convocation.
Open House parties are today and Monday,
Philanthropy rounds are Tuesday and Wednesday,
Sisterhood rounds are Thursday and Friday,
Pref is on Saturday morning.
Bid Day is Sunday at the Greek Theatre.
Phi Mu is using the Sigma Nu House
Alpha Chi Omega is using the Phi Gamma Delta House.

Pictures are being posted on Facebook
"University of Arkansas Greek Life" Page.

Good luck to everyone.

Arknasas Houses
 

There are ten PanHellenic sororities at Arkansas.

Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Omicron Pi
Chi Omega
Delta Delta Delta
Kappa Delta
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Phi Mu
Pi Beta Phi
Zeta Tau Alpha

University of Kentucky started open house round today with 1386. We'll see how many fall off after today/tomorrow. We have 2 days of Open House to accommodate all the PNM's so 13 parties were today, 12 tomorrow.

So cool (and odd) that they are taking pics during the parties!

LSU has over 1200

A lot of cool lawn letters at Arkansas, but Kappa's mirror letters are really unique! I also love Alpha Chi Omega's polished look!

Texas A&M's numbers are official and closed at 1354 registered. It will be interesting to see how many actually go to convocation and walk through the door for open house. Last year 1025 started the process with Open House. 12 chapters on campus.

Oh and Alabama actual was 2276 registered

Auburn has said that they have the largest freshman class in school history.

Yes, but a great tool to show girls what the rush parties are really like. I would be willing to bet there isn't a girl alive who thinks the rush parties look like that - girls crammed in, you sitting awkwardly on a chair while the member sits on the floor but needs to be awkwardly on her knees because she can't hear you without being that close...

I've actually never seen photos of recruitment inside a house before! At Clemson everyone stands with each other for the first three rounds, unless the group is showing a slideshow or skit in which case there's chairs for the PNMs set up already. Pref round there's round tables with chairs for both PNM and active to sit at.

Side question: where do the fraternity members sleep while the sororities use their houses for recruitment? Do they stay in the house?

True. But for a house fanatic like me, I'm just psyched to see the inside of the houses!

What's the deal with clasping the hands behind the back during the conversation? It seems very artificial, at least in the photos.

It's so nice they have those pads to kneel on though! We either a)sit with/next to the PNM if there is enough seating (usually there isn't and we're all standing, especially day 1), or b) some chapters "sorority squat" while the pnm is sitting, the others stand while the pnm is sitting or c) it's as clemsongirl detailed, if it's slideshow or skit, there are chairs set up for the pnms, and pref night, there's tables for the pnms and actives to sit at

It probably forces them into better posture. If they had their arms forward they would end up hovering into the girls.

eta/at Iowa, at least 100 years ago when I rushed, the houses and the icky seating arrangement was the same as at Arkansas. Just not THAT crowded. We had at max about 50 or 60 girls at a party. In my house's case we had 3 large rooms, so about 15-20 rushees per room, plus rushers.

Anyone have insight on why the change from 10-8-5-2 to 10-7-4-2? The 2014 "official rules" recruitment docs on the UArk Panhellenic page showed 10-8-5-2 for a very long time, yet they just recently posted a "Look Book" that now states 10-7-4-2. PNMs were told today that they will rank bottom 3 tomorrow, meanwhile this link still sits right on the main page. :(

And, any idea on why they are having PNMs go to 10 houses on one day of Open House, and then having a day off on the other? I'm not saying it's a bad idea... but it's a completely last-minute change. Are they likely to do the same with Rounds 2 & 3?

I understand how big and complicated a recruitment of 1400+ students must be. But it is indeed frustrating to have these things that kind of seem like fairly core procedure be either 1. so poorly communicated or 2. changed up last minute willy-nilly.