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The Ike? What is the Ike? You will be in a group with about 40ish other PNM's and 3 or 4 recruitment counselors, and you will meet them all a few days before you visit any of the chapters, so you can get all of your questions answered in advance.
Chapters at UIUC are in the 150-200 women range, so every chapter will have a diversity of majors, and you shouldn't worry about that. As for recs at UIUC...they are not critical, but your options may be more limited than women who have recs and/or already know a lot of women in chapters. It's not like a big SEC recruitment where you have to get recs to get to the second round, but it is still big, which means that women who don't know active collegians are at a slight disadvantage. That doesn't mean you won't get a bid...UIUC has a very very high placement rate for women who attend all the parties to which they are invited, etc., but it does mean that you have a very limited opportunity to make an impression on some of the stronger recruiting chapters who have to make heavy releases early on. That said, it's a great place to be Greek, and as someone who was in a weak recruiting chapter there, I still had an awesome experience.
I would be sure you emphasize that you are going to be there for all four years (assuming that's the case) and that you understand the housing and financial commitment that you are taking on. Also, shopping options in Champaign are somewhat limited, so I'd try to make sure you have appropriate outfits before you get down there.
Finally, you are easily identifiable from what you've posted thus far, which is fine, but be careful about anything else you post. Questions and stuff are fine; anything about which chapters you want or the like is not.
My recruitment story as a PNM at UIUC will turn up in a search, but it's 15 years old at this point, so take it with a shaker of salt.
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