University of Illinois Recruitment 2014
 

Hey everyone! I know that Formal Recruitment starts this weekend...I was wondering if anyone had preliminary numbers for PNM's?

The number I heard from a sister who has a daughter going through was close to 1400.

Thanks! I also know that a couple of the houses are getting either their 'old' house back or relocating to 'new' ones. Are there any new chapters this year for rush?

Alpha Xi Delta is renting a house with a 5 year lease. Phi Mu is planning to return in 2016.

Interesting...my stepsister was a Phi Mu at Illinois. She'll be happy to hear this.

Phi Sigma Sigma will be participating in formal rush for the first time.

I can't wait to hear how it goes!!

I didn't know that Phi Mu had left campus. Glad they are back. They were a strong chapter back-in-the-day. Heard that it started raining on the girls tonight. Good thing it's Open House....not a 'dress-up' stage! ha!

They aren't back. If conditions are right, they hope to return in 2016.

The weather is NOT cooperating for recruitment in the Midwest this year. We've had the most beautiful summer of my life, warm but not hot, not much rain. Mizzou had recruitment and the weather turned hotter than blue blazes. U of I has recruitment and the weather gives the ladies a thunderstorm. Poor PNMs.

So excited to see how it goes! It's a big step for our organization.

Gorgeous day yesterday for Open House! Soooo hope today's events go without a hitch. If anyone knows 'numbers' today or after this round let me know!!!

UIUC PNM Count
 

I downloaded the PNM group assignment list from the UIUC Panhellenic site and there are 1395 PNMs listed.

Second round of invites today..how many girls are still "in"? and any news from any specific houses as to how it's going?

And we're now located across the street from my husbands fraternity (although no one is currently living there because it's being completely renovated!) It's a really good thing we didn't live in that house when I was there, I would have never had a reason to leave Chalmers St. :)

If 1395 signed up, my money is on there being about 1050 PNMs with bids. They usually have about a 75% bid rate (a lot of drop outs--Greek life is big but not an absolute must at U of I). But that doesn't answer your question as to how many are left right this moment lol

Oooh! I have a connection now of someone's daughter who is a Gamma Chi right now! She said that out of her 'group' today, that only ~3 were dropping!!!

Has anyone heard anything? I helped with rush this past weekend. Last I heard, about 300 had dropped. Have yet to hear how many and who each chapter took except Chi O has a cute video on YouTube re 2014 recruitment that says they took 55. I'm traveling so not at the house to join in all the fun. Sad.

Alpha Phi took 55!

About 300 dropping sounds right on par for U of I. If Chi O and Alpha Phi both took 55, I'm betting that's quota! I have no sources , this is all just speculation lol

Just googled that video, Sunflower State...looks like the Chi O video is from Illinois State, not U of I :) So please ignore my prior speculation

AOPi has a photo up and I count 52

57 for Phi Sig!

AOII pledged 56! This is per their CA.

Quota was 53!

My DD says 57 at AXO.

My error! Alpha Phi has 53, not 55.

And they took a bunch of my favorites! I just love it when that happens.

Alpha Xi took 55!

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