.Tigergrrl- I don't know what goes on, but its awfully fishy the way people pledge and then drop like flies.
Did it happen THIS fall? Oh, I hope not.
I think that a colony will attract some super girls - people who are a little more independent-minded maybe. Or maybe it will get some girls who dropped out this fall who regret it.
You know, maybe I haven't put enough weight on this point.
Each sorority DOES have a different composit personality which I see as a positive.
aopirose, I think a large part of my problem is not being able to see the process. It justs seems like such a DAUNTING task!
Also, for NO LOGICAL REASON, I
feel it would be better to lower quota ever so slightly. By raising quota from 70 to 74 we placed 40 extra girls. These 40 were distributed throughout the 10 chapters. (I'm seeing it like an upside down pyramid. )This was wonderful for the PNMs AND some but not ALL the sororities benefited BEYOND "making numbers". Yet, IF we can all admit that 100% of PNMs are NOT cut out for sorority life (for WHATEVER reason) then it would seem to me that by the time all the girls are placed, the filtering process would create an even weaker sorority when that sorority is not as desireable to the PNMs as others.
Take our upside down pyramid and flip it so it appears normal. Cut quota. Those chapters that have the most successful recruitments will STILL have success. HOWEVER, the PNMs that would bring a chapter strength are allowed to be dispersed in a more beneficial way making all the chapters potentially stronger.
I know if AXO were to revisit LSU, I would want to have the best shot possible at some STRONG PNMs. By DECREASING quota by 5 or 6 (X10) you have close to a pledge class! Plus you can still place those wonderful PNMs who were overlooked.