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Originally Posted by IUGreekGirl
Again, IU works on bed quota. It's a terrible way of doing things, we know this. But we can't change it.
But small houses are actually at an advantage because it makes it more competitive to get a bed spot.
Every house is different sized. Most have cold dorms (sleeping porches) but you can still have only so many desks/closets in the day rooms.
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Okay, here's a (ridiculously easy) solution.
Since there is no quota changing from day to day - why don't the chapters just come out and say how many openings they have at the beginning of rush? It would help the rushees to grasp how competitive things actually are. I mean when people get rejected by Harvard they usually don't get all bitter and say they hate Harvard, because they know it's supercompetitive and there are only so many spots open. I wouldn't be surprised if there are women who've heard about rush at other schools from their moms or friends who don't really fully understand the whole "bed quota" concept, even if they have been told about it and even when they're in the midst of it.
And it wouldn't ruin anyone's prestige to say what the different numbers are, since the houses are all different sizes.
Is there a lot of decent off campus housing surrounding the campus, or is it really that a big part of the reason women are rushing is to have a nice place to live?