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Quoted from Dubai Sis-

"This is why I also think the campus panhellenics should endeavor to have actual total be very close to the prescribed total. I'm all for having a portion of the chapters "have" to do a spring rush in order to make up for the girls who pledged but didn't initiate, early grads and the variety of other reasons they lose members in a semester. Then they can accommodate the girls who simply didn't know better or who were so unprepared that they just bombed during rush when they are otherwise good candidates."

"When they're so far over total the only chapters informal rushing are the ones that are struggling and that puts a negative connotation on informal rush." [I]Spring 2010 the largest chapter at UF had approximately 178 members, the smallest had 122, so at least at UF, we are not talking a noticeable difference (numbers wise) to most PNMs during formal recruitment. Now perceived difference is something again, and something that no one has yet to figure out a way to combat. Sad thing is, we could probably randomly pick girls from each chapter and put them in one room, and we would not be able to pick out the ABCs from the DEFs, but the students on campuses think there is a difference.[/I]

"Are there any inklings of expansion at UF? In the meantime, increasing total is at least a compromise." I haven't heard any news about expansion, but often total is raised before a new group comes on. The problem at UF(like so many colleges) is that a new group would need a house and there are none available in the Panhellenic Drive area(where the majority of the sorority houses are). Pi Phi is in amongst the fraternities, but I don't know if there are any lots over there or anywhere near the university.

"I would like to see them do a Preference Night to help solidify some decisions on both sides and maybe give some girls a head's up that #1 super duper chapter is not going to be calling in a week when they have a bid from perfectly fine chapter in hand right now."Maybe they will eventually come to that plan. Informal recruitment is not something that is common to most of the chapters at UF, so it is a work in progress.
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