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Originally Posted by tennesseemom
numbers at Tennessee, Alabama and Auburn were all down this year- economy is probably to blame. Hopefully not as many rushees will drop and quota will hang in there around 50-55 for UT! Go Greek ends tonight- any feedback from rushees or moms out there?
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About the economy: a recent article says that potential new members (and others) are expressing concerns about costs -- the article's about Iowa, but I wouldn't be surprised if most universities are seeing the same thing.
http://www.dailyiowan.com/2009/08/20/Metro/12339.html
On the other hand, the following article about the U of South Carolina indicates that the econbomy doesn't seem to be a deterrent there:
http://media.www.dailygamecock.com/m...-3755475.shtml