[TennisMom]

Thanks to whomever posted the IU Board of Trustees email address. Here is an excerpt of an email I just sent them.

I am sharing my daughter’s experience with you for one reason. Despite how impressed I’ve been by the KSB and the genuine friendliness and helpfulness of every person I’ve ever spoken with at IU I will share the following message with EVERY prospective young woman I can - DO NOT ENROLL AT IU-Bloomington if you think you MIGHT want to be in a sorority. The process is brutal and a crap shoot. Had I known how limited the number of bids are relative to girls going through recruitment I never would have encouraged my daughter to attend IU. I was not in a sorority but through research I’ve learned that IU’s recruitment process results in far more heartbreak than other other school with comparable PNMs.

Is being in a sorority a right for every college girl? Of course not and you can have a wonderful college experience without being a sister (I’m proof of that!). However, what I do expect from a university is that it will implement processes and procedures that are designed to maximize the opportunities. Providing more sorority housing and changing current recruitment processes would be steps in the right direction. But, until I see evidence of this happening I will be a vocal “BEWARE” voice to any prospective female student. It may be too late for my daughter but I will do my best to alert others to the likely misery awaiting them at IU.

P.S. And while it's not in my excerpt...my email does mention that my daughter is a TWO-TIME casualty of IU recruitment. Even with high grades, strong campus involvement and friends in sororities the process did not end differently this year. I am incredibly proud of my daughter for her resiliency and strength. She understands this isn't the end of the world and other opportunities are available. It's a shame though since other schools seem to have better processes.