Auburn Recruitment 2012

[KDCat]

Originally Posted by TNVol

I'm the proud mom of an Auburn Delta Gamma! Soooo glad it's over. Added bonus, one of my rec girls pledged Theta!

Congratulations!

[MaryPoppins]

Originally Posted by TNVol

Added bonus, one of my rec girls pledged Theta!

Thought Theta!

[DubaiSis]

Congratulations to everyone! Based on numbers alone it looks like it was a very balanced rush. A couple are really high, but it looks like quota of +/- 60 is good and attained by all.

Is it time to add another chapter?

[dukedg]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

Congratulations to everyone! Based on numbers alone it looks like it was a very balanced rush. A couple are really high, but it looks like quota of +/- 60 is good and attained by all.

Is it time to add another chapter?

Looks to me like quota is around 58, which is actually down four from last year's 62. Although, I'm not sure if this campus has an upperclassmen quota that some chapters do not choose to fully achieve...

[irishpipes]

Some stats for the in-state/out of state debate:

Percentage of new members from Alabama (2012 figures):
AGD 85%
AOII 71%
ADII 67%
XO 66%
KD 63%
AXO 63%
DDD 62%
DG 61%
PM 54%
AZD 49%
KAT 46%
KKG 44%
ZTA 43%
DZ 43%
SK 42%
PBP 32%
GPB 31%

Total placed PNMs 54% from Alabama.

Number of placed PNMs from each state:
Alabama 574
Georgia 133
Florida 84
Tennessee 64
Texas 43
Virginia 18
North Carolina 15
California 14
South Carolina 13
Illinois 11
Maryland 11
New Jersey 11
Missouri 8
Ohio 8
Louisiana 6
Colorado 5
Mississippi 5
Pennsylvania 5
Washington 5
Massachusetts 4
Connecticut 3
Kentucky 3
Nevada 3
Other 3
Iowa 2
Kansas 2
Minnesota 2
New York 2
Indiana 1
Michigan 1
North Dakota 1
Rhode Island 1
Wisconsin 1
West Virginia 1

[YAUmom]

From irishpipes

Percentage of new members from Alabama (2012 figures):
AGD 85%
AOII 71%
ADII 67%
XO 66%
KD 63%
AXO 63%
DDD 62%
DG 61%
PM 54%
AZD 49%
KAT 46%
KKG 44%
ZTA 43%
DZ 43%
SK 42%
PBP 32%
GPB 31%

Total placed PNMs 54% from Alabama.

Number of placed PNMs from each state:
Alabama 574
Georgia 133
Florida 84
Tennessee 64
Texas 43
Virginia 18
North Carolina 15
California 14
South Carolina 13
Illinois 11
Maryland 11
New Jersey 11
Missouri 8
Ohio 8
Louisiana 6
Colorado 5
Mississippi 5
Pennsylvania 5
Washington 5
Massachusetts 4
Connecticut 3
Kentucky 3
Nevada 3
Other 3
Iowa 2
Kansas 2
Minnesota 2
New York 2
Indiana 1
Michigan 1
North Dakota 1
Rhode Island 1
Wisconsin 1
West Virginia 1[/QUOTE]


Thank you for the breakdown. Just wanted to state that if these are the numbers based on bids, I wonder what the % are for first day of recruitment. Many girls are released prior to bid day. If these numbers are final bid numbers, OF COURSE there will be a proportionate amount of OOS and IS as all these ladies were offered bids. I would be interested to see what % OOS and IS end up with bids from the beginning of the week.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by YAUmom

Many girls are released prior to bid day.

False. Many women voluntarily withdraw prior to bid day because they are unhappy with their invitations.

[YAUmom]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

False. Many women voluntarily withdraw prior to bid day because they are unhappy with their invitations.

True, I should have included "withdraw/released". Many of these girls go in with desires to join certain sororities without realizing they may not be candidates initially. The more I read the more I realize how wonderful all these sororities are. If any parent asks me for advice.....it will be to keep an open mind and do not limit your choices. And try not to be disappointed if you are not invited back to "the" sorority. There are too many factors involved in the process. Many of which you cannot control.

[AZTheta]

irishpipes, for the record: I love you for posting the stats. Indeed I do! You are the BEST.

[SoCalGirl]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

AXO 60
ADII 60
AGD 61
AOII 62
AZD 69
XO 58
DDD 58
DG 70
DZ 61
GPB 64
KAT 69
KD 60
KKG 72
PM 59
PBP 60
SK 60
ZTA 60

Auburn Bid List

I clicked on the list and imagine my surprise that Gamma Phi Beta now has a new "famous" member.

[AUmom2012]

[QUOTE=SoCalGirl;2166774]I clicked on the list and imagine my surprise that Gamma Phi Beta now has a new "famous" member.

Did I miss something???

And Alan Jackson's daughter pledged Zeta!

[AUmom2012]

OK so maybe my brain is fried from all the screaming and what not, but why is there such a difference in the toal number of pledges?

My dau was devastated, actually running in the opposite direction of the chapter rooms...........oh my it was terrible. She got her 3 rd choice. My feeling is that she was fortunate to get to have a 3rd choice, but she doesn't see it that way right now. I MADE her go to the chapter room and meet everyone. Yep, she was the only one ballin her eyes out, so it was obvious what happened. Its a good chapter, really good one.

Now time will tell if she'll get ostracized for being such a brat (which she was! I didn't raise her like that!) or if they'll embrace her and make her feel at home. Or if she'll stick with them, we'll have to wait it out. I think she was more upset because it was her 3rd choice. She said, "whats wrong with me?" It broke my heart but I told her all along that Rush can be cruel and harsh, and wonderful all at the same time. I cried all the way home just because she was crying. My husband thinks I'm an idiot.

Wish me luck, need lots of prayers!!

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by AUmom2012

Now time will tell if she'll get ostracized for being such a brat (which she was! I didn't raise her like that!) or if they'll embrace her and make her feel at home.

Every chapter has been through this, and they will not ostracize her for it.

[pam713]

Congrats to everyone!

I asked my daughter if they had any criers at bid day festivities and she said that they had one, a girl who had been promised a bid to another chapter! I can't imagine the disappointment thinking that you absolutely knew where you were going and then getting something different. Hopefully she will have a chance to look around and see that this is the group that wanted her.

AUmom2012, sometimes I think the girls who seem to be disappointed to be there actually get a little more love from actives. They've all been through recruitment themselves.

I also want to add that my daughter said that those criers turn out to be some of the best members!

[aualum]

Every year there are some...most of us understand why and while I would be feeling the same as you, "did not raise you to be this way" we all feel for those and do not judge them. Most do end up happy! Will say a prayer for all these girls and mothers tonight that they will all finally sleep and be happy.
My daughter called today thrilled with the pledge class they got and said this year had some great girls going through. Every chapter is "full" as she said with strong, strong pledge classes which truly makes her happy.