Alpha Beta's Results! HOT NEWS!
 

Here's a letter from our Chapter Advisor- Marybeth Levine.

For those of you who don't know, AB recolonized in 2001 and it's been an uphill struggle... All of us who were involved with recruitment this year almost died of joy yesterday evening...

Please let me know if you want to contact the chapter directly!!!

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From: Marybeth Levine
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 5:05 PM

Subject: because I just can't dial the phone anymore...

…and I'm about to go hoarse. I'm sending this to everyone,
including past advisors, others who I know are interested in the
chapter and everyone I've already called because I want everyone to
have the numbers, in writing, in front of them. And the news bears
repeating.

Pref was last night and I thought you all would want to know the
results, Chris Kulka actually came to my house, which at first made
my stomach flip thinking it might be REALLY bad news, but then when
she told me, I started shaking and crying and had to sit down for a
GOOD reason --- Alpha Beta got 36 women in formal recruitment this
year. THIRTY-SIX. 14 last year, 12 the year before that, 9 the
year before that, they got 36 this year!!!!!!!!!!!!!

With the NM class, the chapter now has 87 members. Quota was 53, so
they're only 17 off quota (and another house didn't make quota, is
somewhere in the 40s, so AB's only a handful of NMs away from that
chapter vs. they were about 30 away from the next smallest pledge
class last year). With a good spring class, the chapter could
definitely hit quota this year. QUOTA!!! If that happens, the
chapter will be over 100, so less than 20 away from campus total.
TOTAL!!!! If they initiate 100% (or close to it, worst case) and
end the year with over 100 active members, there are currently only
17 seniors graduating, so the chapter could come back at or above 80
members for formal recruitment next year. Aaaaggghhh!!!!!! :) :) :)

It's a good, good, good day and I feel like I'm finally going to get
a really GOOD night's sleep tonight. :) The girls are flipping out
and screaming and crying and have a GREAT time with the news, Bid
Day is tomorrow (so they'll know WHO they actually got, but we know
no matter what they're all going to be phenomenal because all of the
girls at Pref were phenomenal), they are going to have a BALL. And
I just couldn't be happier for them or prouder of them.

Just wanted you all to know and enjoy the news! AB's on a
roll!!!!!!! **doing the happy dance** Loyally, Marybeth

Congrats to Alpha Beta. I have heard of several chapters that have re-colonized to have similar successes. Best of luck!

YAY for Alpha Beta!!! They have really come into their own!

Also, good news down Washtenaw from Zeta Alpha... they are definitely pinning 13 new members on Wednesday and are expecting 3 more women to sign bids by then so they may have 16 new members. They are currently at 18 members so this would almost double their chapter size!

And all this during a horrible Michigan economy.. pretty amazing!

Hooray for Alpha Beta!!

I did a rush visit there in 1974 when the chapter had 2-1/2 members (the half was a pledge who lived out of the house). They had preselected the boarders and extended bids to them, boosting the numbers somewhat. I know the chapter has had its downs and ups in the 30+ years since -- it appears that finally the spark has caught!

Thank you to whoever bolded the heading! I haven't really used GC in a few years so I wasn't sure how to go about doing a few things.

Oh and AB has an amazing new website:

http://www.umich.edu/~agdum/

seriously fun site! love it!

Congratulations!! That's wonderful!

That's amazing! :)

This is wonderful news! After leading the team in work there over the past few years - what good news to get!

Congrats and love!

Just a new update - wanted to share the good news. Winter Informal-Rush and COR was also GREAT for AB....they have a Winter Pledge class of 17 members which means...

THEY MADE CAMPUS QUOTA!! 53!!!!

As one of the recolonizers in 2000, I couln't be happier for the house! The girls have done a GREAT job to continue the legacy with success!!!

TOTALLLLLLLLYYY AWESOME!!
 

Thrilling and chilling!!! (No pun on the weather!)