2013:
- 1,735 women registered
- 1,025 received bids
- 146 women not matched in process
- 182 women released for grades
- 135 participated in preference round and did not receive bids
- 376 withdrew themselves from recruitment
- Nearly 64% of women registered joined chapters
2012:
- 1,720 women registered
- 890 received bids
- 252 women were not matched throughout the process
- 74 released for grades
- 196 participated in preference round and did not receive bids
- 504 withdrew themselves from recruitment
- Nearly 52% of women registered joined chapters
- Average chapter size is 156
2011:
- 1,511 registered for recruitment
- 908 receieved bids
- 85 were released for grades
- 108 participated in preference round and did not receive bids
- 128 were released total
- 340 withdrew themselves from recruitment
- 60% of women registered joined chapters
Here are the statistics, cut and pasted directly from IU Panhellenic's website. The cuts are
NOT due to grades. Bed quota is the issue. I believe many women withdraw themselves from recruitment on this campus because they do not feel they are being matched with chapters that they connect with or they are turned off by the nature of this rush. The point is, there aren't enough places for them all in the first place.