University of Iowa
 

Recruitment starts this weekend. My dd says she heard that there are over 1000 pnms! Anyone know the exact count? I think those numbers -if correct- are great for Iowa! Also hoping for a recruitment story!

Yay! Thanks Scrapcat for starting the Iowa thread. Hope we hear some good news.

Hi! Glad to see you're still on here! I've been missing... in the process of moving :( Hope your daughter is loving the greek life! Mine is entering her last recruitment as a senior.. bitter sweet...

Yes - she's still loving it!! She has had the honor of being in a leadership position, so is living in the house again this year. I'm so happy about that. She said they had a fantastic work week and is really looking forward to recruitment beginning tomorrow night. I hope there are many happy stories on GC for Iowa!

Heard there are close to 900 who registered this year. That's not confirmed and I'm not sure if that's up or down from last year.

Recruitment begins tonight!

Last year it was 906. I will see if I can find out the exact number. I am not on campus for recruitment. Bronchitis has pimp slapped me :(

Feel better Jill! Kick off is tonight! Good luck!

There are still too many dropping out. Hopefully the placement numbers will improve this year :) Good luck to my sisters and daughters of friends in ZTA and DZ.

Here's hoping the rounds are going good. Anyone have news?

Hope you feel better Jill1228. First round ends tonight so we will probably know more about numbers in the morning.

My kid is exhausted! I'm wondering what quota will be! Update.. My dd says 900 went through today:)

Hi All,
Thanks to all you familiar names for advice for my girl last year who pledged AXiD. She is exhausted this year from being on the other side of recruitment. Just told me that numbers were reported to be down after the first round due to drops. Anybody know if this is true?

I hope we hear some news from Iowa! I'm wondering why there are drops with just one round done! I'd also like to know what the projected quota will be. I know that they just increased chapter size.

colordogs, a lot of girls drop out at Iowa after the first round. I don't know if it's more the exhaustion (Iowa's houses cover such a huge amount of space) or if it's disappointment about return invitations, or both. Unfortunately the retention rate from day one to pledge acceptance is nowhere near that of the SEC. Also, a lot of girls get cut for grades which doesn't help overall retention rates. When we say grades are important, we aren't kidding, and your awesomeness does not provide a waiver.

Don't classes start somewhere in there, too?

I think part of it is recruitment is the weekend of home games. Thoughts? Last year a few dropped after signing up. Were no shows for the first round

My dd says that two home games are scheduled during recruitment this year and that's rough! I think the drops during week one would be bigger but by the second weekend I'd like to think the remaining girls are pretty well invested and want to follow through to the end!

We are halfway done! Hope all is going well for all. Talked to my daughter. She us exhausted and looking forward to this break.

My daughter is deathly ill. Missed most of today, but should be up and running next weekend. Any word yet on the total going through?

Well, there's one benefit to spreading out rush. Unfortunately, she was out for the part where every body is needed, but at least she'll be able to participate in the more fun rounds.

She's the "basement runner" she loves that job. Luckily today was part two of welcome back. She did help set up and went back to sleep. Immune systems take a big hit at the start of the year!

Here we go again! Third round is tonight and tomorrow, with Prefs on Sunday and Bid Day on Monday night. Go Hawks!

Big game for my family today! Iowa ( my delta zeta) vs. Ball State (my phi mu) fun game and parents torn between teams! So... Go everyone! Hoping rush goes well and the beautiful weather holds. Can't wait to hear results and see some great pics.

Started with 888 PNMs, slightly down from last year 727 PNMs still remain. Projected Primary Quota is 40-45 and Secondary is 6-10
If ya want to check out photos on Instagram #UIFFR14

Thanks for the update! Love Instagram oh and btw...that cute DZ holding the bid day sign is mine!

so you're gonna make me sign up for Instagram, aren't you?

Scrapcat, I'm hitting the GC "Like" button! My daughter is in a few for Theta too.

Suck it up and sign up already Geez :rolleyes:

Pref day! I hoping great results for all!

And on an Instagram note.... Sign up. It seems to be the only way to get an Iowa pic-fix!

Primary Quota: 40
Secondary Quota: 9
648 women were placed into chapters today making Iowa's average chapter size 156. The total community is now 2,024 women strong. :)

Alpha Phi has 49 new members!!!!

When to the sororities get their bid lists? I hope everyone did well.

Good luck everyone!

Bids go out around 6pm

Theta has 49 new pledges including 2 from our high school!

delta zeta has 48 new girls!

Congrats!

Here's the new members of Delta Zeta
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