University of Illinois/Urbana-Champaign Recruitment

[DubaiSis]

Originally Posted by pearlalum

I'm relatively new to GC and pledged decades ago in the East Cost. So, please forgive me if this question has already been asked. Why do Illinois and Iowa do their recruitment process over two weekends? It seems like it would add to the stress for the PNMs and certainly for the Moms. Thanks.

My understanding is a lot fewer girls drop out if they spread it out over 2 weekends instead of doing it all the week before school starts. It seems to us that the stress would be unbearable, but I guess the opposite is true. They go to the first 2 rounds, then go back to their lives, their classes, etc. and find out that there are perfectly good women in every chapter, so they stick it out. Iowa's drop out rate is still horrendous but it's improving, and Illinois' drop out rate is fabulously low.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

My understanding is a lot fewer girls drop out if they spread it out over 2 weekends instead of doing it all the week before school starts. It seems to us that the stress would be unbearable, but I guess the opposite is true. They go to the first 2 rounds, then go back to their lives, their classes, etc. and find out that there are perfectly good women in every chapter, so they stick it out. Iowa's drop out rate is still horrendous but it's improving, and Illinois' drop out rate is fabulously low.

Interesting. I kinda wonder if this is why "tent talk" is at a comparatively low level at Illinois, too. Maybe I was just oblivious, which is also possible.

My non-greek roommate could care less, my brother and his friends had nice things to say about every chapter, and it was only talking to other PNM's that I felt like the gossip came out.