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Originally posted by ThetaLove
LSU did awesome!!!!!!!!!
As usual. There were 989 women that went through recruitment. The good news is that very few women withdrew throughout the week. The HORRIBLE news is that MANY (I won't get into numbers, but trust me many) women attended preference parties (or party) and did not receive a bid. This could have been prevented by:
Chapters making larger cuts toward the end and not holding on to girls that they had no intention of pledging... just for the sake of numbers.
Having another sorority for these women!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know we've discussed some problems with adding another chapter at LSU, but tell that to the women who attended THREE preference parties and did not receive a single bid. These women maximized their options the entire week & did not single intention preference.
Quota was 80. I'm pretty sure all made quota, it would seem since so many women were released.
I was a Gamma Chi (Rho Chi at most schools). And as you can see, I am a little ticked. I enjoyed the experience and I wouldn't trade it for the world. But, I was a little short for words when a PM asked me "Why did this happen?"
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In-bloody-credible! Assuming what you report is true, and I have no reason to doubt you, I'd say something is seriously effed up. Besides the things you mentioned, ThetaLove, was quota set too early, or using "bad" numbers?
How devastaing for a woman to be bidless when she has made it through Preference, not suicided, done everything right; no wonder you were at a loss for words. There doesn't seem to be an immediate answer for why three chapters would spend time singing, declaring their love and sisterhood, going through an emotion-laden event . . . and a woman ends up with zilch.
And what's the reaction among alumnae? Is it sinking in at some of the major Area Alumnae Associations that women they have recommended are getting preffed, maximizing their options, and going totally bidless? I've read that LSU recruitment can be harsh, but this seems just plain needlessly cruel.
I hope LSU's Panhellenic can find a good way to improve things. What a mess.