Mizzou Recruitment Fall 2014

[pearlalum]

PNMs registered is 1978. I believe another record and maybe a couple hundred more than last year. Is that right Mizzou alums and/or advisors?

[Missouri Ivy]

I want to say last year was right at 1700 registered, but I am not certain.

ETA: Just checked. Last year 1765 PNMs registered.

[pbear19]

Yep. 1978 this year, 1765 last year. A huge jump! I see some very late nights in my near future. Very excited to get things started, and wishing all PNMs the best of luck!! Mizzou has an amazing greek system. Keep your minds open and do your best to enjoy the process.

[tigerivy]

While I am so excited that this many women want to go Greek, it terrifies me at the same time.
This will result in a pledge class of 100!
I don't know what the solution is (more chapters, tougher cuts??) but this is crazy.
Also, why on earth is Mizzou's rush blowing up so much? I mean, I get Alabama, but for Missouri to have the second biggest rush seems a bit odd.

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by tigerivy

While I am so excited that this many women want to go Greek, it terrifies me at the same time.
This will result in a pledge class of 100!
I don't know what the solution is (more chapters, tougher cuts??) but this is crazy.
Also, why on earth is Mizzou's rush blowing up so much? I mean, I get Alabama, but for Missouri to have the second biggest rush seems a bit odd.

[maconmagnolia]

Originally Posted by tigerivy

While I am so excited that this many women want to go Greek, it terrifies me at the same time.
This will result in a pledge class of 100!
I don't know what the solution is (more chapters, tougher cuts??) but this is crazy.
Also, why on earth is Mizzou's rush blowing up so much? I mean, I get Alabama, but for Missouri to have the second biggest rush seems a bit odd.

Well, Mizzou's freshman classes keep getting bigger and bigger, so it only makes sense that there would be more people interested in Greek life.

[pbear19]

I would love to see extension! I'm hopeful that we'll have some news on that front within the next 12-18 months at the latest. But we'll see.

If quota is over 100, though, I'll be surprised. A lot of women drop out over the week, and there are an unfortunate amount who don't maximize options and go bidless. But, I am assuming it will be in the 90s, and total will exceed 300.

[kchaptergphib]

from IrishPipes's thread, because I had to look it up:
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
August 17-24, 2014
Quota=
Campus Total=288
Quota last year=80
Registered PNMs= 1978 and counting!
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Kappa Kappa Gamma Theta 1875-1880/1884
Pi Beta Phi Missouri Alpha 1899
Delta Gamma Mu 1909
Kappa Alpha Theta Alpha Mu 1909
Alpha Phi Omicron 1910-1998/1998
Phi Mu Chi 1913-1944/2001
Chi Omega Rho Alpha 1913
Alpha Delta Pi Alpha Gamma 1915
Delta Delta Delta Delta Xi 1915
Gamma Phi Beta Alpha Delta 1921
Theta Phi Alpha Theta 1921-1927
Alpha Gamma Delta Epsilon Alpha 1922-1978/1981-1993
Alpha Chi Omega Alpha Nu 1922
Zeta Tau Alpha Alpha Psi 1924-1934/1945
Alpha Epsilon Phi Alpha Beta 1929-1997
Alpha Delta Theta Upsilon 1931-1933
Phi Sigma Sigma Omega 1935-1955
Sigma Delta Tau Alpha Lambda 1957-1968
Sigma Kappa Epsilon Mu 1968-1973/1990-2004/2012
Kappa Delta Epsilon Iota 1975
Delta Phi Epsilon Phi Nu 1978-1984
Alpha Omicron Pi Delta Alpha 1986-1994
Sigma Sigma Sigma Eta Chi 2009

[JayhawkAOII]

Wow. Good luck to all who are involved!
Those are going to be some late, exhausting nights!

[ZTA1550]

With such a huge group of PNMs, I would expect recs will be even more crucial this year.

[ChioLu]

Wow, Sigma Kappa just came back on campus in 2012.
Last year's quota was 80.
And 200+ more PNM's that 2013.
Mizzou is going to need to expand again soon.

[DubaiSis]

Alpha Xi Delta has never been at Mizzou, but I think the time is ripe! Now housing, housing, who's got the housing?

[Griffins&Quills]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

Alpha Xi Delta has never been at Mizzou, but I think the time is ripe! Now housing, housing, who's got the housing?

I hope so! Along with UF and Bama

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by Griffins&Quills

I hope so! Along with UF and Bama

We so wanted AZD back at Alabama but they've not even submitted packets for the last two expansions. A friend who was on their Council during one of these opportunities just said "it's too big and we don't want to do that." I can understand - they've left twice. But gosh, we'd love to have them!

[Griffins&Quills]

Originally Posted by Titchou

We so wanted AZD back at Alabama but they've not even submitted packets for the last two expansions. A friend who was on their Council during one of these opportunities just said "it's too big and we don't want to do that." I can understand - they've left twice. But gosh, we'd love to have them!

I love new colonies, as I'm sure we all do, and to see my sorority succeeding, again, as I'm sure we all do. I really want us to find a way to be back at Bama. It's a huge school with amazing greek life. And we definitely need that foothold in the SEC. Plus the University is so cooperative! I mean, they've already loaned millions of dollars to other sororities to build. 30 years is plenty of time to repay the loan! I'm just going to keep hoping and hopefully one day, sooner rather than later, it will happen.

What I don't understand is that we did submit in 2007 (for 2008) with Alpha Phi and Delta Gamma, when they were selected to be stacked. At least according to the Colonies/Expansion thread from that year. So I don't understand what the hold up is now, if we were interested then, and greek life keeps growing and the options for a house are there, etc etc, why shouldn't we be interested now?