IU NEW COLONY DPhiE recruitment
 

Does anyone know how many girls this new colony will be accepting or any other information about it?

Your daughter will want to go ask those questions in person. Typically a colony will take approximately chapter average, but at IU it's a crap shoot. My guess would be +/- 175. But they are not required to take a particular number. They will want a range of freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors, and they will have goals in mind for particular kinds of women that will more than likely make no sense to you. But you can assume they will want leaders who are well-connected on campus, girls who will set them off on the right foot socially (because that is a critical element of Greek Life at IU), and with a physical appearance such that simply being in their letters will be positive marketing.

It seems over the last few years that many colonies are taking fewer than their allowed number so that they can continue to do informal recruitment and give the colony more say over their membership. This is strictly my interpretation of recent numbers, however. And absolutely nobody can or will share any solid numbers or MS goals. Because AGAIN, DPhiE is a private organization and they don't have to divulge or consult with the outside world about who, what, when or why on any of these subjects.

A few helpful points for your daughter (or anyone pursuing colony membership): (1) Don't belabor what did not go well in recruitment. The colonizing group will have studied the campus and will be familiar with the quirks of the campus. Instead, be positive. This advice is similar to job hunting -- don't dwell on the negatives of past jobs. DPhiE surely knows the challenges of IU recruitment, which brings us to (2). Emphasize what you can bring to the colony (not just what a colony can do for you). Each interviewee will have her own strengths (extrovert personality, academics, leadership both overt and collaborative, etc.). A colony will need a mix of attributes. (3) Each NPC group has a lot of experience, particularly with the past several years' expansion boom, in selecting and nurturing colonies. Each has had enough colonies that it has a strategy for long-term success (not just immediate recruitment of numbers). Trust the colonizing team to know what it is doing.

I don't know the slightest thing about how they will do their colony recruitment, but I can tell you generally about how KD did a colony recruitment at Washington University last spring. It might give you a general idea about what sort of goes on.

The chapter consultants spent lots and lots of time tabling and doing campus promotional events. They sponsored an ice cream social for International Women's Friendship Day, for example. PNMs were welcome to stop by the table and any events and talk to the chapter consultants.

If women expressed an interest in joining the colony, the chapter consultant scheduled a coffee date with the PNM

After the coffee dates were done, the PNMs were scheduled for interviews with the chapter consultants and several officers of National Kappa Delta. We did these in small groups of PNMs and officers and consultants.

After that, PNMs were invited to an invitation only party that was more or less a preference party.

The next day, the chapter consultants sent out invitations/regrets to everyone. PNMs who were receiving bids were asked to go to a Bid Night event on campus. There was a ton of food and several dozen alumnae attended to meet the NMs and to show support. It was a really fun, laid back party. Some alumnae from different chapters each did a song or chant for the PNMs. Besides their bid, they all received Bid Night bling - shirts, canvas tote bags, water bottles, stuff. It was a crazy, happy excited room.

During that process, there were membership selection meetings between the chapter consultants and the national officers. They looked at grades and activities, just like regular recruitment.

Check out the facebook page for DPhiE at IU. They have posted photos from events and it says that interviews are still going on. I think they are either closing interviews on the 29th or doing Bid Day on the 29th. I ams sure they have had lots of interest.

Today is 1/26.

If someone is going to express interest, she should do it ASAP.

Are there any moms on here whose daughter is looking to join the new colony DphiE?

Over the weekend my daughter and I discussed this and I encouraged her to schedule an interview. I think she did but not certain if she'll go through with it. I'm not bringing up the topic again...ball is in her court.

THAT is the correct answer :)

My daughter was reluctant at first as well, but I think she is getting excited about the idea... I've done research on new colonies and it actually sounds like something fun to be apart of.... Hopefully your daughter will warm up to the idea!!!

I truly hope you meant "a part of" not "apart of."

My daughter interviewed this morning. She said she's interested and will find out tomorrow if she's invited back for the next round. Fingers crossed it works out for both our girls! :-)

Seriously??? I guess I should have proof read, but thanks for doing that for me! Is that really what you do with your time? look for other people's typos? WOW~

That's awesome!!! YES! fingers crossed for both of them, my daughter said she should find out tomorrow morning if she gets another interview!!

It's not just a typo - it's an entirely different meaning...and I assumed you didn't mean what you wrote....but maybe you did...

Touche. Nicely played, mon petit chou.

That one is a common typo here and a pet peeve for several posters.

Just say "thanks," chalk it up to the culture of this board, and roll with it. :p

um, yes... it was a typo, I tend to type fast and sometimes miss my space key. I clearly know the difference between "a part" and "apart". but thanks for calling it out!

Good luck to both your daughters!

Hopeful mom, all is well. It is amazing how often we see "apart" used instead of "a part" in postings on this site. Ironically, it is usually by a young person who is pining to be "a part" of a sorority instead of "apart" (from) it when it is misused. That is why it always catches our attention here. ;-) No one doubts that you know the difference, and we all make typos and minor errors. (We only doubt that posters know the difference when their entire post is a grammatical hot mess.)
I wish your daughter and others success in their interviews. Yes, a house would be nice, but sorority membership with no house is definitely better than no membership at all at a school like IU. The odds of obtaining membership next year as a sophomore at IU are not worth considering. This is their big chance, and I pray that they will take advantage of it. I know from personal experience that a physical house is not the important thing. Hard to tell that to an 18 year old, though, isn't it. Best of luck.

Thanks so much!!! we are really excited to find out if she will make it!

I totally agree that a sorority is a sorority, regardless if it is housed or not. Thankfully, my daughter has been totally open to either! I am just keeping fingers crossed that she gets this opportunity!! As far the typo police, really? I think if you read my thread, it was pretty clear what I said. I'm just not the type of person who sweats the small stuff. I was shocked that someone would even comment on it. When I started this thread, it was to try to connect with moms with daughters that will hopefully all end up in DphiE. and with the IU recruitment as it is, have far bigger things to worry about, than trying to defend if I made a typo or not. lol

(On the typo issue: I am a college writing instructor, and I do free lance editing. I still make typos and grammar mistakes. Everyone does. My fingers especially have trouble with "your" and "you're" even though I can rattle off the rule without a problem. Just one of those things. :) )

Good luck to all the women. A colony is exciting!

I hope that she does!

The easy way to avoid the whole "apart of" and "a part of" issue: simply type "part of". The article doesn't really play a crucial role; it's okay to omit it. I do.

Besides, shouldn't it be "apart from"?

Update, my daughter was invited back to the preference party tonight!!! SOOOOO excited!

fingers crossed she gets a bid this time!!

Good luck to her!

This seems to be a dead horse that we are beating but let me add clarification. I have come across more than one person - all college educated, BTW - who thought there was not "a part" but rather "apart of" and "apart from." That's why I try to correct people on this in case they also think this way. I would never assume that one knows the difference -too many seem not to....

thanks!!!!!

Or else just avoid the whole dang word.

"My daughter wants to be in a sorority."

Good luck to your daughter hopefulmom!!

I hope it works out for your daughter! :)

Great news!! Sending positive thoughts to your daughter...from one Hoosier to another!!

Thanks so much! fingers crossed!

I do too! Thanks for thinking of her!

Thanks for the positive thoughts!!!

When do the girls find out?

They got their invitations to the preference party that is tonight at 8, I assume they will tell them tonight when actual bids go out!

I am clueless on colonies, but I would think in a colony recruitment, that if you go to pref you would get a bid unless you did something really weird to not get one? Anyone who has colony experience care to comment?

Some groups do that but not all. Some actually have had bid day as pref to surprise the PNMs. However, I would not assume anything at any time.