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I would also like to add that, when taking release figures into account at Big 10 schools, a LOT of girls do end up dropping. Like the South, there are a lot of schools with strong Greek systems and lots of chapters -- so rush can take up tons of your time -- but unlike the South, going Greek isn't so prevalent or ingrained from a younger age, so a lot of girls who are going through rush just do it to see what it's like. In the middle of rush, a lot of them realize that it's not for them or that it's just taking up too much time.
For example, this year, we had 450 PNMs sign up for rush and around 300 finished -- and that's pretty good. Usually 600-700 will sign up and around 400 are actually placed. At the University of Minnesota, I think around 250-300 signed up this year, and 100 dropped after the first round. I know high numbers of dropouts are normal at Illinois, and I wouldn't be surprised if Michigan was the same way.
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