how do sororities decide?

[FrogChick]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Sororities DO look at those factors you listed above (grades, activities, etc).

Have you seen some of the recruitment discussion around here? Particularly at the larger schools?

Yes. I apologize for not being clear and I know grades, service, and such are always taken into account. Also, I have only the knowledge of my own college and the recruitment I am familiar with. I only wonder how many amazing women get looked over who could have been amazing sisters, if only they were given the chance.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by FrogChick

Yes. I apologize for not being clear and I know grades, service, and such are always taken into account. Also, I have only the knowledge of my own college and the recruitment I am familiar with. I only wonder how many amazing women get looked over who could have been amazing sisters, if only they were given the chance.

Is your campus's placement rate really low?

Otherwise don't most of these women become members?

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by FrogChick

Yes. I apologize for not being clear and I know grades, service, and such are always taken into account. Also, I have only the knowledge of my own college and the recruitment I am familiar with. I only wonder how many amazing women get looked over who could have been amazing sisters, if only they were given the chance.

I'd go far enough to say that the majority of women who participate in sorority recruitment, and attend all events to which they're invited end up receiving a bid to join a sorority.

A very small portion of the women who participate in sorority recruitment end up without a bid after the final rounds.

Alot of girls get the chance, it's up to them to take it.

[FrogChick]

I do not know what the placement rate is for my school, I'm sorry.

I also understand that most girls get bids to sororities and that most girls who don't end up in one usually don't give each sorority the attention and time it deserves.

I just have always been curious how people would react to the idea, so I put it out there. I appreciate everyone's response.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by FrogChick

I just have always been curious how people would react to the idea, so I put it out there. I appreciate everyone's response.

No problem. I also had wondered about that, until I met a girl who had tried to go through recruitment (the 3 previous years before I went through) and we'll just say that I was greatful that sororities are selective.

[FrogChick]

Epchick, Thanks, and yes I know exactly what you mean.

BTW, Low C Sharp...I'm glad that randomness can create such great communities too. I wish my dorm had a coat of arms.

[FSUZeta]

if pnms were the only ones doing the choosing, the ginormous chapters with the "most prestige", the ones deemed the most desirable before recruitment begins, would be the ones everyone wanted to join and the "sleeper" chapters would become nonexistant. how many times have we on gc seen that a pnms opinion of the chapter she is just dying to join changes as the recruitment week draws out. this is because they are required to visit all the chapters in the beginning and make multiple decisions throughout the week, while the sororities are making their own decisions. their opinions may change as their options become more obvious. it's not perfect, but for the most part, it works.

lets take it further. what if everyone who aspired to attend harvard just walked into the admissions office and said,"here i am...sign me up". or what if men and women could just walk up to someone they find attractive and say,"i'm going to marry you', and the suitee was obligated to marry them? why is it alright for harvard to choose who attends? why is it expected (at least here in america) that marriage is a mutual decision, but we in sororities should accept any and everyone who thinks they want to join?

[FrogChick]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

if pnms were the only ones doing the choosing, the ginormous chapters with the "most prestige", the ones deemed the most desirable before recruitment begins, would be the ones everyone wanted to join and the "sleeper" chapters would become nonexistant. how many times have we on gc seen that a pnms opinion of the chapter she is just dying to join changes as the recruitment week draws out. this is because they are required to visit all the chapters in the beginning and make multiple decisions throughout the week, while the sororities are making their own decisions. their opinions may change as their options become more obvious. it's not perfect, but for the most part, it works.

lets take it further. what if everyone who aspired to attend harvard just walked into the admissions office and said,"here i am...sign me up". or what if men and women could just walk up to someone they find attractive and say,"i'm going to marry you', and the suitee was obligated to marry them? why is it alright for harvard to choose who attends? why is it expected (at least here in america) that marriage is a mutual decision, but we in sororities should accept any and everyone who thinks they want to join?

I apologize for mentioning this since the thread has clearly moved on from the topic, but in my "pretend" world of allowing girls to join the sororities they want it doesn't erase recruitment in the sense of sororities would have to show who they are to the PNMs so girls could join based on who the sisters are, what the sororities values are, tradiitons they find similar, etc. It would mean that PNMs could find sororities that matched their interests, values, and personality.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by FrogChick

I only wonder how many amazing women get looked over who could have been amazing sisters, if only they were given the chance.

I am not familiar with recruitment at highly competitive schools, but from what I've seen on GC, these "amazing women" are given the chance, but some aren't willing to take it for some reason or another.

I do not feel that a sorority have to take everyone that signs up for recruitment. I've seen enough girls go through that might look outstanding on paper, but are definitely NOT in person.

Not everyone is cut out to be in a sorority.