What school did you attend?
University of Michigan- Ann Arbor

How many students?
37,000 undergraduates

How many GLO's? (local and national)?
1997-2001 (my years): 25 sororities and 45 fraternities total
Now: About 27 sororities and 38 fraternities total

Chapter total?
100+ about for sororities. fraternities have no limit.

Was your recruitment early fall or deferred?
Early fall

Does your GLO openly support one or the other?
I don't think that we supported one over the other, but definately liked/preferred Winter/Informal Recruitment b/c its more relaxed.

Do you think a different style of Recruitment would work better at your school?
I have always been a fan of fraternity recruitment and don't see why sororities can't have it that way. At UM they recruit for 5 days. The men get to pick what houses they want to go to and can get bids from more than one. They just go to the random parties the guys have in a relaxed atmosphere. I think it would work at my alma mater for sororities just as well. Many of us wanted it.

Do you think numbers are affected by the timing of Recruitment?
Not really. We get alot of girls whether its Formal, Informal or COB. Normally for Fall its 900+ girls going through to all 16 or how many ever houses there are at that time. For Informal usually only 2-4 houses do it (whoever did not meet quota/friend's rush) and you have about 300+ girls going through. Not sure on COB numbers.

*Opinion on Early or Deferred Recruitment Overall?*
I personally, don't see anything wrong with either really. I have seen both work at different schools among my friends. However, I think that when you tend to have a big school with a strong system, maybe deferment for a semester isn't such a bad thing. I waited, but for those who didnt at UM I have seen that when they went thru as freshman from the start, they ended up only knowing the system. Meaning that they had no life outside of it. All their friends were Greek, they only hung at Greek places, scheduled themselves in "Greek" classes (these are classes that like everyone in the Greek system seem to take at the same time), and went to Greek events. I think if you wait a little it gives new students a better chance to get aquainted with their school and campus. They have friends and other activities, besides Greek ones. They aren't secluded.