My IU live recruitment story!

IUelle · #1 12-08-2009, 11:21 PM

Hey all, I hate to ruin the fun but this code has been broken a few too many times and is getting talked about on a gossip site. Sorry to everyone who was following and thank you for your well wishes!

IUelle · #2 12-08-2009, 11:24 PM

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TriDeltaSallie · #3 12-08-2009, 11:46 PM

Woo hoo! A Big Ten story!

I hope you have a great experience and end up in a sorority!

IUelle · #4 12-08-2009, 11:58 PM

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Woo hoo! A Big Ten story!

I hope you have a great experience and end up in a sorority!

Thanks! I hope I end up in one too...with only 52% of us typically getting bids, it's a little intimidating! I'm keeping my fingers crossed though and an open mind.

DDDlady · #5 12-09-2009, 04:23 PM

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Thanks! I hope I end up in one too...with only 52% of us typically getting bids, it's a little intimidating! I'm keeping my fingers crossed though and an open mind.

52% typically get bids with 19 houses? That seems awfully low. How many women do you have go through recruitment and what is the average chapter size?

IUelle · #6 12-09-2009, 04:27 PM

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52% typically get bids with 19 houses? That seems awfully low. How many women do you have go through recruitment and what is the average chapter size?

According to my Rho Gamma, 1523 signed up for recruitment, which is a a few hundred less than in years past. I'm not sure how many dropped before 19 Party. We use bed quotas at IU, so the average chapter PC ranges anywhere from 30-50 girls, obviously some go a little above and some go a little below. A lot of girls get cut for not making the GPA requirements, though, after final grades come out over winter break. I had heard somewhere that out of the PNM's who make it to Pref Day, 87% end up receiving a bid. I'm not sure how accurate that is though.

preciousjeni · #7 12-09-2009, 12:01 AM

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DWIGHT: The last house of Day 1! I'm not a fan of the physical house, and I hate to say that I wasn't the biggest fan of the sisters here either. The girls I talked to didn't really seem to know what to say or how to say it, but they weren't rude or anything. The last sister I talked to seemed to just complain the whole time, which was a big turn-off for me.

It seems so out of place for someone to be complaining. Was it about the coldness?

In any case, looking forward to the next installment.

IUelle · #8 12-09-2009, 12:07 AM

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It seems so out of place for someone to be complaining. Was it about the coldness?

In any case, looking forward to the next installment.

It was definitely out of place! She was the only one I encountered who said anything negative. She was complaining about how 19 Party was conflicting with all the work she had to do for finals coming up, blah blah blah.

AOII Angel · #9 12-09-2009, 03:32 PM

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ANGELA: I had heard good things about this chapter from the start and, while I hadn't been to any pre-rush events there, had a little feeling they might be a good fit for me. The house was absolutely beautiful and the girls I talked to were great. The first two were wonderful and really sweet, we seemed to click right away. The last conversation was a little awkward, with a pause or two, but I still walked away loving Angela.

Thanks...I am pretty cool! (That's my name

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IUelle · #10 12-08-2009, 11:54 PM

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littleowl33 · #11 12-09-2009, 01:07 AM

I'm loving this story! I'm a BIG fan of the Office, so I love the names. One question, though... you have Karen in there twice - once on the first day and again on the second. Was that a mistake, or did you somehow visit them twice?

IUelle · #12 12-09-2009, 01:12 AM

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I'm loving this story! I'm a BIG fan of the Office, so I love the names. One question, though... you have Karen in there twice - once on the first day and again on the second. Was that a mistake, or did you somehow visit them twice?

My mistake, and thank you for pointing it out! All fixed now.

Sister Havana · #13 12-09-2009, 01:26 AM

Yay for an IU story!

Hoosiermama · #14 12-09-2009, 10:02 AM

Always love an IU story!

mbf · #15 12-09-2009, 10:16 AM

I was wondering where the IU stories were! Yea!
Good luck with finals!