Zeta Tau Alpha at Tulane

[WCsweet<3]

I've been reading this thread, but not responding as I know little of the process. What I find interesting is in each of the articles, there seems to be an emphasis that ZTA was not offering bids to every women. For instance from the second article:

said she did not understand why ZTA was cutting women while looking for more members.

Do they really expect a new organization to take every woman who shows up?

[adpiucf]

Originally Posted by WCsweet<3

Do they really expect a new organization to take every woman who shows up?

Of course they do. People come to college and have not had the experience of having to compete for a spot unless it was the school play or a sport. The idea of competing for a spot in a club is a new concept to them. So I can't say I blame them for feeling miffed that they expressed interest, were passed over, the organization sought more people, couldn't fill the spots and ultimately decided not to colonize.

I'm not saying theirs is the right mentality, but I can appreciate their frustration. They're saying, "Hey! A bunch of us right here want to do this! We put in the time! We did our research! Don't look for other people after we showed you were interested! Don't leave!" They're going to take it personally.

[WCsweet<3]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

Of course they do. People come to college and have not had the experience of having to compete for a spot unless it was the school play or a sport. The idea of competing for a spot in a club is a new concept. So I can't say I blame them for feeling miffed that they expressed interest, were passed over, the organization sought more people, couldn't fill the spots and ultimately decided not to colonize.

I'm not saying theirs is the right mentality, but I can appreciate their frustration. They're saying, "Hey! A bunch of us right here want to do this! We put in the time! We did our research! Don't look for other people after we showed you were interested! Don't leave!" They're going to take it personally.

You are right. I'm struggling to understand that they don't see how accepting everyone as a bad idea. My high school was big on the entire "everyone who tries gets a position" idea, but I still knew that there were certain criteria that had to be met for membership in most situations. The article also mentioned the low GPA of the PNMs. Wonder how many went through formal and were cut due to grades.

Their frustration is completely understandable.

Question for those who know more about this: Is there a set time limit for colonization? Could they have recruited for longer say into next Fall? Not saying they should have done so, just curious to know more about the process.

[Gusteau]

Originally Posted by WCsweet<3

Question for those who know more about this: Is there a set time limit for colonization? Could they have recruited for longer say into next Fall? Not saying they should have done so, just curious to know more about the process.

Oftentimes, yes there is a time limit. Staying longer than planned could be cost prohibitive when you consider the staffing needed for an extension. The cost of each consultant is food, lodging, salary, not to mention the other expenses like promotional material, advertisement, events, etc. You also need to consider staffing needs elsewhere, be it another extension or chapter visits.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by WCsweet<3

Question for those who know more about this: Is there a set time limit for colonization? Could they have recruited for longer say into next Fall? Not saying they should have done so, just curious to know more about the process.

I'm pretty sure there is not a time limit set by the NPC (we have talked about some drrrraaaawwwwnnnn oooouuuuut colonizations on here). Whether ZTA or Tulane set a time limit officially or unofficially is another story.