Indiana University 2014 Recruitment

[arrowlady]

As Panhellenic co-chair for my area I know personally girls at many different campuses. We have a number of girls at Bama and Arkansas, both schools with huge pledge classes. The thing about having an 85% + placement rate using RFM is that girls are dying to live in the house. These campuses have point systems based on grades, volunteer hours and participation. By encouraging these things you get well rounded young women.

Have all the girls from my area made it though the process and gotten bids at these schools.... no. The girls that do not have lower high school grades and not enough activities and we tell them to keep a very open mind as the will get tough cuts. Many do keep an open mind and find great sisterhoods.

My own daughter's chapter at Texas A&M has over 200 girls, while she doesn't know them all really well, she knows where everyone is from and a little about them. She loves her sisters and would be there for any of them. They manage to fit all the girls in the house for meetings, have date parties etc.

She is living in the house this year as a sophomore and will be in again next year as an exec officer. Most girls do one year in the house then move off campus. They treasure their year in the house but are happy to let the younger girls move in and have some freedom.

It is a travesty to say that campuses with larger quotas/chapters are not having a special experience.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by arrowlady

My own daughter's chapter at Texas A&M has over 200 girls, while she doesn't know them all really well, she knows where everyone is from and a little about them. She loves her sisters and would be there for any of them. They manage to fit all the girls in the house for meetings, have date parties etc.

It is a travesty to say that campuses with larger quotas/chapters are not having a special experience.

I think the girls who said that are getting way raked over the coals. Coming from a chapter of 50 and a small Greek system in general, I understand. I don't think anyone is saying that you can't find love and closeness and forever friendships in a 200+ chapter, but you are simply not going to know every single sister inside out like you do in a smaller chapter. It's not "better" or "worse" - it's just DIFFERENT. Would I have wanted to be in a chapter of 200 or even 100? 19 year old rushing me says no. Current day me would probably be fine with it. Believe me, we had Greeks who chafed at the smallness of our system, and I'm sure IU does too.