Auburn University's Bid List!!!
 

http://www.auburn.edu/student_info/greeks/panhellenic/master%20list%202004.html

wow. that is cool seeing the different girls and their new sorority

I can't get it to work. :(

here is the link

http://www.auburn.edu/student_info/g...st%202004.html

Is Mary a common name in the South? That list contains so many Marys! I have a little girl Mary and I rarely hear it on someone younger than 60 or so.

Kind of fun to see so many lovely young women named Mary. :)

Am I the only one who just gets a blank page on that link?

Wow that's a long list..........................

Valpo is so small, heh.

sister havana
 

you can do it the old fashioned way, by going to auburn university, then current students, then organizations, then greek life, then panhellenic. good luck!!

Thanks. It was neat to see where people that were in my younger sister's class joined.

Re: sister havana
 

I can't get it to work either way. All I get is a blank page :(

Re: Re: sister havana
 

That's exactly what I get too. Glad it is not just me!

The "real" Southern names (as opposed to those babies born to Yankees who moved South) tend to include Martha, Mary, and Virginia (Ginny/Ginger) much more often than their Northern counterparts.

A lot of people go by 2 names too..like Laura Ann, or Sarah Grace etc.

I didn't really look at the list but the Gamma Phi's website is FABULOUS and their chapter room is beautiful..........

I went to help out with the Gamma Phi rush at Auburn and they did GREAT -- they made quota which I believe was 55. I heard that all but two of the sororities at Auburn made quota. :)

I go by Christy Mae and I was born and raised in Georgia! :) I love southern names I have another friend named Beth Ann

Does anybody know if the two Auburn groups that did not make quota have pledged any extras yet?

There were three and 2 of the 3 immediately snapped to quota.

According to the list, Alpha Xi Delta pledged 35 and Pi Beta Phi pledged 50. Quota was 55. I imagine both groups have picked up some more by now.

KD did make quota!

*pats seat next to me* Okay, Bobby, Quota is one of two Important Words in sorority-dom (the other being Total). I'll try to keep this simple, but it's only a matter of time before someone adds more.

During Recruitment, after a certain party round (if there are 4-5 parties, it's usually the party prior before Preference), the number of PNMs is divided by the number of sororities on campus, and that magic number becomes Quota. Example: If, prior to this party, there are 500 PNMs left, and 10 sororities, Quota is 50 - or the maximum number of PNMs that a sorority can take. Each sorority can extend many more than 50 bids, but they can only take the top 50 women who are matched (the PNM wants them, and they want the PNM). There are some little exceptions (Quota Plus), but I'll leave that for the next woman to explain.

Total is the number of members that a sorority may have, but with a lot more exceptions. Let's say Total is 100, and ABC comes back in the fall with 99 members (unlikely, but...). ABC and every other sorority is still entitled to take Quota (the 50 we mentioned above), but then cannot recruit any new members for the rest of the year. Quota + Total = no more Recruitment.

But DEF came back in the fall with 30 members. They can take Quota, which brings them to 80 members, then 20 MORE members to reach Total. In that case, Quota + COB (continuous open bidding) = Total = no more Recruitment.

That's the short version. Hope it helps!

Wow, honeychile, that's one of the easiest ways I've heard to explain quota! :D

It's so sorority ABC doesn't create a monopoly over all the other sororities.

I can't pull up the list. Can anyone tell me how Delta Zeta did? Thanks and congrats to all the other sororities!!!

Delta Zeta made quota (55) :D

Thank you!!! My daddy used to tease me that I had lousy math grades, but could figure out Quota/Total like a pro. I think that's why he told people that I majored in sorority, minored in the IFC... ;)

As for the double-names, my mama's name is Dixie Lee, and woe to the person who shortens that!

Yay! Thanks :)

ive come to realize that huge schools like auburn have more pnm's going through rush than my school does of all the sisters in every house combined and thats like maybe 360..maybe you guys have more rushees than we have all greeks combined lol

AOII (Delta Delta Chapter) at Auburn made quota with 55!

Auburn Numbers
 

OK, my Geeky self put this into excell and sorted it by group.
I DO NOT know what Quota was but I am assuming it was somewhere around 55 (or 55 as some here have stated) because all of the sororities took 54 new members except:

Alpha Xi Delta-35
Pi Beta Phi-50
ZTA-56
Delta Delta Delta-54

Now this is just information off that link that was posted off the website. It is possible that snap bids or what ever have occurred and numbers have changed.

And for what it's worth, that means that 839 PNM's were given a bid. How many went through? I could figure out percentages then too.

Edited because I had misread something. Edited again because I can't add either!

Re: Auburn Numbers
 

I think that you need to recheck your spreadsheet because AOII has 55 members on that press release.

Re: Re: Auburn Numbers
 

IT's not the spreadsheet Ineed to fix, it's my handwriting! I corrected it in the original post. Thanks-don't want anyone to panic for no reason!:)

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And here I thought that I was the only one who did that. ;)

There were around 1060 or 1065 signed up, but not all of those showed up to the first round.

Because girls have vaginas and boys have penises. Honestly, males and females just look at things like this differerently. That's the only reason there is.

See, I figured that not all actually showed up. But if they did, 79% placement of all is pretty good I think. I mean 90% of the ones that went to pref got bids and that was before snapping. So it could be much higher.

I just feel really bad for the girls at UGA. I've read that thread and there is NO reason why half the chapters should not have made quota. That is silly. The ONLY reason I can see for this is if the sororities were cutting all the same girls. EVEN THEN, they should have the common sense to look at percentages every day and think "Wow! These five good groups have crappy returns. Let see if they'd like to invite back these girls that got no or few invites." Now I definitely don't want to have to invite members we hated. But if we cut girls because we HAD to cut SOMEBODY that day, well hell, invite them back!

I know for a fact AOII took 55 because I am very good friends with the Delta Delta Chapter Adviser...and she I spoke earlier this week. :)

A lot probably had to do with the same groups competing for the same girls and the same girls competing for a top sorority. I'm betting a lot of them would rather be in no sorority than a less than par one.

Perhaps the PNMs did not "play the game" right??? I know at Ole Miss they are told to maximize their potential....so if a potential new member doesn't play the game she cannot be ensured a bid and if these girls are "suiciding" one house and not even ranking their houses on the last night....that could ruin their chances of getting a bid anywhere....just my thoughts.

I like to think there is no such thing as "The BEST sorority" just the best sorority for you!. But I live in lala land where men are sensitive and I have big boobs.....;)