Just heard that the Kappas at Arkansas took 105 girls. I do not know what is listed as the official quota yet.

Bid Day is today.

Wow.

:eek::eek::eek:

Zetas at Arkansas took 103. Wow!

I heard quota was 102.

AOII 102
Chi Omega 104
KKG 105
ZTA 103

haven't heard numbers for ADII, KD, DDD or Pi Phi

Four words: Jesus, Mary and Joseph.

Congrats to the Arkansas actives, new members, and alumnae.

Tri Delt took 101, I believe. I have to think quota is a bit lower than 102 but I am trying to confirm that. The rumor going into pref was the classes would be in the 90's.

Chapters were scrambling putting together an additional 10 or more goodie bags this morning for new members! What a crazy mess!

Arkansas panhellenic needs to start working on an answer to this. Please, people!

I was wondering whether or not it's a record.

I kind of think there MIGHT be a few guys pledge classes that were bigger (namely FSU Pike), but it might be the biggest pledge classes for a sorority ever. Arkansas and Ole Miss already vied for largest sorority chapters (and, if I'm not mistaken fraternity chapters) in terms of numbers, but this is unbelievable. Someone earlier told me a quota of 92, but I have no idea how quota works. Is it possible that that one special house still brought in 50 some? Would that affect it?

And this problem will be fixed as soon as a national sorority steps up and builds a house. I'm praying for Phi Mu/DG/Theta, but who knows.

Per a chapter rush advisor, quota at Arkansas was 93.

I'm pretty sure those are the largest numbers I have ever heard. Obviously Ole Miss has had some high numbers (Believe it was 2003 year quota was in the 90s at Ole Miss)...but no one at Ole Miss has pledged over 100 since I've been around....Ole Miss is expecting high numbers again but not sure it will hit 100 unless it is due to quota additions.

Between AL and AR this has been a HUGE year for #s in the SEC!

HOLY SHIT http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...kies/faint.gif

Yes! http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...kies/fosho.gif

Ah.. that is "another whole kettle of fish" as my grandfather used to say!

The houses at Arkansas are maxed out in capacity and amenities in all aspects except for AOPi's beautiful new house that I am sure was built to accomodate large groups plus contains all of the wiring, plumbing,etc that is called for in the 21st century.

The age of the houses coupled with the growth of Greek life over the past 25 years has most of the chapters realizing that major chapter remodels/renovations/additions are on the horizon.

I would say we will see teardown/re-builds on this campus in the next 5 -10 years similar to what is happening on SMU's campus in Texas. I know the Kappas are seriously considering such a project.

The AOII adviser just told me quota was 101, yesterday an Arkansas active told me 102. I wonder if it was a quota range again?

Me lane swerving and everything, how does this work?

It's a question that I asked earlier...

We know that at least 5 houses took over 100 girls. Presumably at least 7 houses did. Did the other house that I dare not mention continue to stay low thus dragging it down? Could it work that way? I'm way too far off in the other lane.

And you should know better than I would, but are the rumors regarding the structural soundness of the Kappa house true?

These same rumors plagued the Sigma Nu house, but so far nothing has come from it.

It's building on a hill that's never a good idea.

Look up Quota Additions -they've been discussed in detail elsewhere. Quota's a set number (once it's set by the computer) anyone who gets more is getting QAs, anyone getting less didn't meet quota.

I think you're thinking of it as an average.

I am.

Anyone who had that certain special sororities number, PM it to me. I hope they didn't get the same amount they got last year.

Elephant Walk, although quota is traditionally described as the number of PNMs divided by the number of chapters, that's not strictly the case. Because bid matching is done by computer programs, quota can be adjusted up or down to to balance the number of women placed with the number of chapters making quota. Several scenarios will be run in the program and the one with the best outcome will be chosen. These are extreme examples, but I think it illustrates the point: Quota could be 200, and every PNM could get her first choice, but almost no one would make quota. Quota could be 50 and every chapter could make quota per se but there would be many unmatched women and then there is always the question of where the quota additions end up. This is called a quota range.

fsu's zta chapter has 59 new members. have not found out what quota was yet.

University of Arizona ADPi just took 79 new Alphas. Don't know what quota was.

University of Nebraska-Omaha? Does anybody know what quota was? I hear that AXiD got 32, but I dont know if that's accurate.

That seems high for UNO, but great news if it's accurate! That sounds more like UNL.

sorry, correcting myself, it appears from their website Alpha Xi Delta at UN-Omaha pledged 27, so their Greek system has grown in the last bazillion years. HA! Don't know what quota was or how the other chapters did.

Rumors of structural problems are absolutely unfounded. Structure is fine - been verified by structural engineers and architects. The problem is providing common areas that can accomodate the chapter i.e. dining room, chapter room, living areas for chapter events.

The kappas are just concerned with trying to provide the best possible living environment for their membership - those housed as well as unhoused. This is the big problem for all chapters on campus.

Today is Bid Day at Georgia Tech!

They started recruitment a day earlier than usual this year, putting Bid Day on Tuesday rather than Wednesday. Freshmen move in on Thursday, but recruitment didn't start until Saturday in the past (with silencing on Friday night). Now it only runs into two school days rather than three.

Running for Roses will be Wednesday night (that is chapter night at GT), instead of packing it all in on Bid Day.

NUBlue&Blue, what did you hear about Nebraska recruitment? Did the chapters have a great year?

AXiD at Nebraska Lincoln got 40....

Since none of my children would go to Nebraska (sniff) I don't hear much. The Sigma chapter facebook page just says that the girls found their home at 616, but doesn't say how many! Old AOPi's daughter is a freshman and she has an older fraternity boy son, so she probably has more details. Since we don't use the quota system, that can't really be reported. I know last year's KKG pledge class had 41, according to FB pictures. Previous years look to be in the range of 38-40. We had 32 back in the day, so seems to be pretty consistent.

All I know about Nebraska is Theta took 45 (including my dd). Rumor was that 300+ dropped according to the pnm grape vine. ADPi also took part in regular recruitement this year, instead of later. And details from my son? HA!

Thanks for the updates... my parents transferred to Omaha for several years while I was an active, and I remember the beautiful sorority houses from a couple of trips to Lincoln. Also, our Pi chapter sisters made a road trip to Stillwater and stayed in our house and we went to the Nebraska/OSU game together, where we spent a sisterly Saturday afternoon watching the Pokes get shellacked by the Huskers. I have always kinda followed the greek system in Lincoln ever since.

If those numbers are accurate, I hate to hear of that many PNMs dropping. Congrats on your daughter's theta bid, OldAOPi!

I wrote my first rec this year and I'm so excited for this girl. She preffed at three chapters at UF (ZTA included) and I really hope she gets a bid to ZTA today - it sounded like she'd honestly be happy anywhere but of course I'm biased :P She finds out at 6p and I'll be in recruitment workshops at Stetson so I'm sure I'll be a little Blackberry happy...

I don't know if this has been posted anywhere else. UF quota is 57 and AOII took 59 according to a report I just saw on FB.

I would ADORE if AXO came back to U of A. But, unfortunately, I don't think we have the money to do it, I believe (though don't know) that we don't have the money to invest into that, and we don't have a huge Southern reputation. We don't really have the alumnae base in that area either (though the OK chapters are not all that far away...). But I don't see that happening any time soon....

Georgia Tech Quota 41, Alpha Gam 44 amazing young women. Woo!:cool:

That's all I know.

Wow, still in the 40's even with the addition of Alpha Phi. Haven't talked to my daughter yet...she's enjoying her last bid day as an undergrad, so I'll check with her later. Boy, that went fast! :eek:

ETA: Just talked to her and Phi Mu got 41.

quota at u. of florida was 49. zta pledged 56.

I heard that UF quota was 54. Sigma Kappa took 63 beautiful new members!

I guess UF quota range was 49-57. It'll take awhile to figure out what the true quota number was.

Crazy, but I've seen a lot of girls head to Georgia too. What amazes me this year is that 900 PNM's showed up for Rush. That's HUGE from the past numbers after the University dropped Provisionals. I'm thrilled to see that 10% are beautiful, smart and well rounded.