Indiana University Recruitment

[kmb]

Does anyone know of any informal rush processes at IU? I'm really interested in Sigma Delta Tau, in particular.

The whole rush process sounds a bit terrifying to me; I already know that it's important to me to me that, if I receive bids, I end up in one of the historically Jewish or secular sororities. However, I am fairly open to the possibility of finding one that may not be but is still a good fit.

I'm just not sure if it would be right for me to go through the whole formal recruitment process if it's not necessary and I already have an idea of where I belong.

Any advice/insight is appreciated! Thanks ladies!

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by kmb

Does anyone know of any informal rush processes at IU? I'm really interested in Sigma Delta Tau, in particular.

The whole rush process sounds a bit terrifying to me; I already know that it's important to me to me that, if I receive bids, I end up in one of the historically Jewish or secular sororities. However, I am fairly open to the possibility of finding one that may not be but is still a good fit.

I'm just not sure if it would be right for me to go through the whole formal recruitment process if it's not necessary and I already have an idea of where I belong.

Any advice/insight is appreciated! Thanks ladies!

A thread about informal at IU:

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...hlight=Indiana

Also, plenty of people think they know "where they belong" prior to recruitment.

While formal is very time consuming, it DOES give you the unique opportunity to meet people in ALL of the sororities. With informal, a limited number of chapters participate.

You'd be surprised at how many people think they want to join a certain group, but end up changing their minds.

Just as an FYI (in case you don't know) in formal recruitment, you can only receive ONE bid. Not bids, plural.

[33girl]

You might want to ask at Hillel or a similar organization on the IU campus. They also might be able to tell you if there are organizations for Jewish women that are sorority-like but that aren't a sorority. This might be especially good for you if you end up securing an RA position.

[IUGreekGirl]

There really isn't any informal recruitment process during the fall for houses that already make their quota (which SDT does). However if you get cut from formal recruitment you can sign up for informal recruitment afterwards- this is where houses still have one or two bids open and they try to fill those spots. You have to have gone through formal recruitment to do this though.

One of the biggest trends I've seen in IU's rush is that girls who don't go into recruitment with an open mind are the ones that will end up hurt the most. I was dead set on being in one house before rush began but during formal recruitment I ended up finding a much better fit for my personality in the chapter that I received a bid from.

You might think you belong in one house-- but the chapter knows itself better than you do. It has to be a mutual selection process to find out which houses are better suited for you and which houses you are suited for.