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Like so many others engaged in the debate, we can certainly agree to disagree ad infinitum as to whether IU's system is fair or right for the PNMs on that campus. But in my APH, there are 3 actively involved IU alums from different NPC groups, and all of them agree that the recruitment system makes for a grueling, disheartening process, even for those who end up in a chapter. Every year, there are 50+ freshmen from our area who go through at IU, and even armed with recs, top grades, legacy connections and all the bells and whistles, as many as 1/3 to 1/2 will come out empty handed. We have seen women go through every stage of recruitment, attend 3 preference events, and come up short of a bid. That is simply not right.
I'd like to see their CPH find more creative approaches to the situation. Even if each of the smaller houses on that campus agreed to take 10 more NMs, that could translate into 40-50 more women in a house. Given average attrition rates in NM classes, the housing situation probably wouldn't suffer a hiccup with 10 more women per house. Changing to q/t would be a sea change, but there are alternatives that could be explored. There doesn't have to be a huge culture change all at once. I would think as an active in those houses, it would really be difficult to meet so many great PNMs and know that most of them could not be a sister, solely because not enough beds were emptying that year.
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