Indiana University 2014 Recruitment

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by pinksequins

Thank you for the correction!

Originally Posted by CookiesNCream

Yes, I see what you're saying. And saying that IU needs to move to total is like beating a dead horse over and over again.

No one ever said that those chapters have to bear the burden of taking more members than they can "comfortably accomodate." Why should ASA only have to take 45 girls when other housed chapters are forced to take more than that? They don't need to worry about issues that housed chapters do, such as not having enough beds, parking spots, food, or a comfortable living space (we already sleep in cold dorms and share rooms with 2+ people in order to fit as many people into the houses as possible). HUNDREDS of women are going unmatched this year so that chapters that originally colonized in order to give more women the opportunity to go greek can suddenly drastically reduce their quotas? That doesn't sound right to me.

Also I'm not sure why you put unhoused in quotes when that's what those chapters are. Do you want me to call them "off-campus" like many other people do? Because that's obviously incorrect terminology.

Originally Posted by CookiesNCream

Not once did I imply that Theta Phi and ASA should take all of the "rejects" who don't get bids from other chapters. But, since space to house women isn't an issue for them, I was curious as to why their quotas were lower than expected. They can very well pick and choose who they want; I'm sure that out of the 300 or so girls who went unmatched this year that there are girls who preferenced both chapters and didn't get them back.

What you said is bolded above. Why should ASA be picked on because they are unhoused? The current rule is chapters pick their own quota. Period. ALL chapters should be forced to comply with market factors, but don't look at ASA and TPA and expect them to suddenly take everyone the housed chapters don't want. Just because they were asked to colonize to relieve stress on the system doesn't mean they don't get a say in the matter. It just isn't feasible. The plan is a bad plan and it won't solve to problem so expecting these to chapters to be the solution is unrealistic. Let them do what they need to do to survive and don't blame them for the unhappy women left out in the cold.

[cinder1965]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

What you said is bolded above. Why should ASA be picked on because they are unhoused? The current rule is chapters pick their own quota. Period. ALL chapters should be forced to comply with market factors, but don't look at ASA and TPA and expect them to suddenly take everyone the housed chapters don't want. Just because they were asked to colonize to relieve stress on the system doesn't mean they don't get a say in the matter. It just isn't feasible. The plan is a bad plan and it won't solve to problem so expecting these to chapters to be the solution is unrealistic. Let them do what they need to do to survive and don't blame them for the unhappy women left out in the cold.

100% agree. Well said.

[Katmandu]

As long as the "survivors" of IU recruitment feel like they have won something singular, rare and exclusive, they will feel duty bound to perpetuate the system, no matter how much they claim to feel for the PNMs left out in the cold, or how much they hate the system. If they truly hated it, they would agitate to change it. Witness the women who stood up to alums at Alabama and said, "Enough!".

I went to a school in which living in was the norm and expected for 3 years--to the point where a sister who made plans to live out her senior year was voted out by the members and her membership rescinded. I appreciate the value and the advantages of having everyone live in--it is an incredible living experience. It is just not practical in some systems anymore with housing costs astronomical and greek membership rising. Things change, bringing blessings and challenges. Greek life should be organic, not static if we want to continue to thrive. I wish my organization would address this at IU, but they seem to be following the sheeple.