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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06
OleMissGlitter is an Ole Miss AOII advisor and from what she has said, the sorority retention rates are excellent. They initiate close to all of the girls they pledge.
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Yes all of the chapters are doing a great job with retention I think. As an advisor on campus I know all of the chapters work very hard at this aspect of sorority life. One thing that helps is having lots of sisterhood events and I highly encourage all members to eat at the house. All of the houses have 3 meals a day M-Th and then on Friday there is Breakfast and Lunch. So meals are a great way to meet sisters you might not normally talk to at other events. Also, signing up for classes together is also a great way to get to know your sisters. Having sisterhood events early on in the new member period helps to get new member involved.
The past GPA results from Fall of 2007 have Chi Omega with the most members at 325 then Tri Delta at 321. Tri Delta also had the highest GPA.
Anyway, I think at Ole Miss the 9 NPC sororities are finally learning how to deal with their growing pains.
Also, I've been asked if these high numbers are because groups are "reorganizing" and the answer is no. That is what normal quota is at Ole Miss since Fall of 2000. We lost a sorority in 1999 so that increased quota. If Panhellenic votes to open up for extension I'm sure quota will go down to about 65-75 new members, but that's a whole