Question about UCLA Recruitment

[ChioLu]

In UCLA's hey day for sororities, there were 23 NPC groups on campus (1950s, 1960s). All with houses. When chapters closed, most sold their houses so now there are apartment buildings, UCLA dorms & The W Hotel where sororities used to be. Sadly, Sorority Row will never get that land back, but there are still several that were sold & still being used a boarding houses, so potential for the future. (AXiD is securing 1 of the boarding houses when they colonize & turning it BACK into sorority housing!)

Since about 2006, New Member quota was readjusted from Open House day to the numbers going to Pref. Coincidentally, this is about when the gap in total #s began getting closer. Alpha Chi Omega recolonized in 2008.

This is also when Upperclass Quota was instituted as well as International/Study Abroad students not counting in quota (as they would only be there 1 year) and Panhellenic doing all they can to match single party pref invitees (women only invited to 1 Pref party -- NOT to be confused with single intentional preference -- granted, it may not work due to numbers, etc., but Panhell. tries) so it grows the Greek system.

In 2005, NM quota was 24-25. In 2012, 47 (33 fresh, 15 uc), with all but 1 group taking between 50 & 56. Total #s have gone from 120 in 2005 to 160 in 2012 (with 9 of the 11 groups at, above, or less than 6% from total -- & the remaining 2 groups closing in).

Fall 2013, there will be 12 NPC groups, with Alpha Gamma Delta coming on campus, followed by Alpha Xi Delta in 2015(ish).

As for the drop in #s from Registration to Open House, UCLA is not only a 1st generation for women to be involved in Greek Life, but many students are 1st generation to go to a university. As the last 3 days of Recruitment are after classes start, I think it may be a little overwhelming to some. BUT, I do see (familiar names of) women who go thru Fall Recruitment and not finish or not receive a bid, then go thru in Spring and find a home. (Would love to see the stats on that.)

So, in 7 years (when UCLA got a new Panhellenic Director & new IFC Director), growth of NM classes have doubled and 3 new NPC groups (as of 2015) added. Pretty good numbers in my book.