IU PNM Numbers

[Justhere]

Does anyone know how many girls signed up for IU recruitment that begins in January? My daughter has signed up and I'm nervous for her. I've read about the bed rush situation and how girls could go through, maximize their options and still not get a bid because there are too few beds vs interested girls. I'd hate for her to get her heart broken. BUT I can't keep her from every disappointment in life and it's her choice. I can only tell her what I read and encourage her to be true to herself, accept anything that might come her way and hope for the best. Just curious if another record number of girls have signed up. Thanks for any info.

[IndianaSigKap]

IU Panhellenic should release that information. They did last year via twitter.

[Justhere]

My daughter said she had heard more than 2100 had registered but that's just rumor I guess until Panhel announces. Thank you, I will watch Twitter.

[IndianaSigKap]

Yes, there are between 2100 and 2200 women registered at IU. I spoke with an active from one of the chapters yesterday at the football game. She is on the recruitment team for her chapter and she confirmed the information.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by IndianaSigKap

Yes, there are between 2100 and 2200 women registered at IU. I spoke with an active from one of the chapters yesterday at the football game. She is on the recruitment team for her chapter and she confirmed the information.

Is that the biggest in the country now?

[sigmagirl2000]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

Is that the biggest in the country now?

it won't be in terms of # of women placed

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

Is that the biggest in the country now?

No. Alabama is still the biggest. I think we had 2300 this year. Would have to double check for exact number.

[DubaiSis]

And I'm putting it out there right now. If you want to improve your odds of getting a match at the end, try to keep at least 2 chapters on your list that are known to take large pledge classes. Not because they are less selective but because your odds are simply better at a match and because they more closely use RFM as it is intended (quota additions).

And a friendly reminder that IU is like NO OTHER SCHOOL where it comes to rush. Having a great rush with all the most competitive chapters through to the end is not necessarily the best thing. If you get matched, awesome. But there is no guarantee you will get matched. Steel yourself against this possibility right now. Hope for the best but be realistic about your chances. About half the girls going through rush will get placed.

[Xidelt]

Are there 3 unhoused chapters now? I'm thinking the unhoused chapters are ASA, Dphie, and Theta Phi. How do these chapters decide the size of their pledge classes?

[ASUADPi]

with so many PNM's going bidless, why doesn't IU change from a bed rush to RFM? I guess I just don't understand the whole bed rush thing. All I "see" is disappointment for over 1000 girls who won't be considered because there aren't enough "beds". Do SEC schools have such a high number of bidless women?

[thetalady]

Originally Posted by ASUADPi

with so many PNM's going bidless, why doesn't IU change from a bed rush to RFM? I guess I just don't understand the whole bed rush thing. All I "see" is disappointment for over 1000 girls who won't be considered because there aren't enough "beds". Do SEC schools have such a high number of bidless women?

SEC schools, even with enormous numbers of PNMs that go through recruitment, generally place 85-90+ percent of women that rush. At Ole Miss, fall pledge classes are often more than 100 girls, but we do an outstanding job of placing girls that want to be in a sorority.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by thetalady

SEC schools, even with enormous numbers of PNMs that go through recruitment, generally place 85-90+ percent of women that rush. At Ole Miss, fall pledge classes are often more than 100 girls, but we do an outstanding job of placing girls that want to be in a sorority.

I'm always astonished by the logistics of it, and while I don't know how you manage it, I'm glad for this kind of NPC spirit that finds homes for as many women as possible.

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

I'm always astonished by the logistics of it, and while I don't know how you manage it,

And I don't understand why you don't understand! If you need 1 RC for every 10 PNMs when only 200 women go thru, you still need one for every 10 (or whatever) when you have 2000. If you need one tent at each location when you have 5 locations, you still need one tent (maybe bigger) at each location when you have 20. It just takes more people and more resources but those are available because the system is already that large. It's not a mystery. They get 100,000 people plus in Bryant-Denney Stadium at Alabama for a football game rather easily. Getting 2300 women to 16 houses seems fairly simple compared to that.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by Titchou

And I don't understand why you don't understand! If you need 1 RC for every 10 PNMs when only 200 women go thru, you still need one for every 10 (or whatever) when you have 2000. If you need one tent at each location when you have 5 locations, you still need one tent (maybe bigger) at each location when you have 20. It just takes more people and more resources but those are available because the system is already that large. It's not a mystery. They get 100,000 people plus in Bryant-Denney Stadium at Alabama for a football game rather easily. Getting 2300 women to 16 houses seems fairly simple compared to that.

Hmmm...I was thinking more along the lines of how you get huge groups of PNM's in and out of the house in the allotted time for each round, how many alums have to hide in the kitchen refilling punch bowls, and things like that.

But I guess this relates to what you said upthread about IU...because it was a gradual increase, you adapted as it grew; it's not like PNM's doubled overnight.

[DubaiSis]

Read back through the 80 bazillion posts on this issue. The answer is because that's how they want it.