2015 Indiana Recruitment

ItsGreekTooMe · #1 01-10-2015, 08:54 PM

Does anyone know which houses have a higher GPA requirement than 2.8? It would be good to know which have dropped girls for the weekend round because of that.

thetalady · #2 01-10-2015, 09:46 PM

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Does anyone know which houses have a higher GPA requirement than 2.8? It would be good to know which have dropped girls for the weekend round because of that.

That is private information.

ItsGreekTooMe · #3 01-10-2015, 10:27 PM

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That is private information.

What is the reason for that? Seems like it would be a decent thing in this brutal process, so girls could know why a particular house didn't invite them back.

AZTheta · #4 01-10-2015, 10:33 PM

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What is the reason for that? Seems like it would be a decent thing in this brutal process, so girls could why a particular house didn't invite them back.

You are asking about membership selection, which is private to each chapter. The criteria for receiving an invitation are not divulged or discussed outside the actives in the chapter.

ItsGreekTooMe · #5 01-10-2015, 10:42 PM

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You are asking about membership selection, which is private to each chapter. The criteria for receiving an invitation are not divulged or discussed outside the actives in the chapter.

I'd figured that an objective criterion that disqualifies girls from consideration would be disclosed to PNMs, just as the 2.8 is. Silly me.

WhiteRose1912 · #6 01-10-2015, 11:25 PM

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I'd figured that an objective criterion that disqualifies girls from consideration would be disclosed to PNMs, just as the 2.8 is. Silly me.

AZTheta · #7 01-11-2015, 12:40 AM

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I'd figured that an objective criterion that disqualifies girls from consideration would be disclosed to PNMs, just as the 2.8 is. Silly me.

I gave you an honest explanation. Sorry you didn't like it. You took offense at nothing.

Good luck to your daughter.

ItsGreekTooMe · #8 01-11-2015, 02:09 AM

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I gave you an honest explanation. Sorry you didn't like it. You took offense at nothing.

Wow, lighten up, everyone! I wasn't offended but am sorry that you were. My comment wasn't directed to any person but to the process. As you might guess from my username, this is all new to me - I went to a school that had no Greek organizations.

From what I've read here, IU's recruitment is known for being particularly hard on the girls. So I was looking for information that could help allay hurt feelings should they arise. The recruitment website says some chapters may have a higher GPA minimum and I naively assumed those would be available somewhere. I now understand why they aren't (thank you IndianaSigKap!).

Thank you to those who wished my daughter well, and I wish the same for all moms and daughters going through this very interesting but very difficult process.

IndianaSigKap · #9 01-10-2015, 10:43 PM

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What is the reason for that? Seems like it would be a decent thing in this brutal process, so girls could know why a particular house didn't invite them back.

Please understand with the sheer number of women going through the recruitment process at IU, there are many women who were genuinely liked by a chapter but were ranked too low to be on the invitation list. Each chapter's criteria for ranking is private and falls under what we call membership selection. Possible criteria could be GPA, campus involvement, legacy status, connections inside the chapter. One never knows.

There are a few chapters at IU who were rumored to be looking to boost or maintain their chapter GPA and would be looking for women with higher GPAs, even so there will be exceptions. A chapter can say they are looking for 3.0+ but in all reality there will be a few women in the pledge class under that arbitrary number.

Cuts are hard and truthfully, there is often no rhyme or reason for not being invited back. Sometimes it's just best to move on and concentrate on the positive. PNMs who can focus on the chapters who did invite them back and find the positive in each chapter tend to fare better throughout the process.

ItsGreekTooMe · #10 01-10-2015, 11:07 PM

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Sometimes it's just best to move on and concentrate on the positive. PNMs who can focus on the chapters who did invite them back and find the positive in each chapter tend to fare better throughout the process.

ITA. My daughter went in with a completely open mind, and tried not to have preconceptions about any house. She got invitations from several of the ones she liked best. Of course she was disappointed about others (and not so pleased to get invites from houses she didn't like at all!) but said today was great and she's excited for tomorrow. I cant ask for more at this point!

Titchou · #11 01-10-2015, 11:14 PM

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ITA. My daughter went in with a completely open mind, and tried not to have preconceptions about any house. She got invitations from several of the ones she liked best. Of course she was disappointed about others (and not so pleased to get invites from houses she didn't like at all!) but said today was great and she's excited for tomorrow. I cant ask for more at this point!

I would focus on that and try not to think about the "why." As previously stated, there is often no exact "why" - just because there are so many PNMs and someone has to go. Every chapter has their own criteria based on perceived needs. It's impossible to discern that from the outside. Continued good recruitment to your daughter.

LAblondeGPhi · #12 01-11-2015, 01:51 AM

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ITA. My daughter went in with a completely open mind, and tried not to have preconceptions about any house. She got invitations from several of the ones she liked best. Of course she was disappointed about others (and not so pleased to get invites from houses she didn't like at all!) but said today was great and she's excited for tomorrow. I cant ask for more at this point!

Eek - I hope you meant that more along the lines of "less excited but still happy/grateful to be invited back to the houses she liked less than others".

Sister Havana · #13 01-11-2015, 07:36 AM

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Does anyone know which houses have a higher GPA requirement than 2.8?

I'm guessing the chapter-specific GPA requirements are still included in the information the PNMs get when they sign up for recruitment and/or attend information sessions.

SWTXBelle · #14 01-11-2015, 07:47 AM

Two things to keep in mind -

1. Recruitment is competitive, in that the pnms are, in a way, competing against each other. If your daughter had all the objective criteria needed, and others did also, the chapter might have to decide amongst themselves which to issue their limited invitations to - did you realize that chapters have only a certain number of invitations they can issue to each round? Once you have the objective criteria, it's down to the subjective criteria. It is entirely possible that, could you know the objective criteria for every chapter, you STILL would not know why your daughter did not get invitations to all the sororities she was interested in, but it may well have been because they simply did not have enough spaces in their parties for all those who were qualified.

2. There really isn't anything you can say to allay hurt feelings very much. Rejection - for whatever reason -is going to hurt. Those who have a successful recruitment KEEP AN OPEN MIND and realize that every chapter has something to offer, and those who have invited them are really INTERESTED IN HAVING THEM AS SISTERS. Don't agonize over what might have been - look at what could be!

Good luck to her