Daughter Going Through Rush at UT Knoxville - Page 3

UTKALUM · #31 08-17-2009, 10:30 AM

Numbers were down. Not sure where the "over 1000" number came from but I don't think there were even 800 registered. The last time I heard which was the beginning of last week, we were around the 700 mark.

ZetaBeta · #32 08-17-2009, 11:23 AM

What I overheard this weekend is that they were down 200 hundred girls from last year. However, girls were still registering as of Friday.

Silverblue · #33 08-17-2009, 08:55 PM

I wonder if the economy has anything to do with this.

tennesseemom · #34 08-17-2009, 10:09 PM

numbers at Tennessee, Alabama and Auburn were all down this year- economy is probably to blame. Hopefully not as many rushees will drop and quota will hang in there around 50-55 for UT! Go Greek ends tonight- any feedback from rushees or moms out there?

puglover · #35 08-17-2009, 10:30 PM

Hope that all the girls starting their recruitment at UT Knoxville have a wonderful recruitment experience this week!

NutBrnHair · #36 08-20-2009, 01:07 PM

No updates yet??

exlurker · #37 08-20-2009, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tennesseemom

numbers at Tennessee, Alabama and Auburn were all down this year- economy is probably to blame. Hopefully not as many rushees will drop and quota will hang in there around 50-55 for UT! Go Greek ends tonight- any feedback from rushees or moms out there?

About the economy: a recent article says that potential new members (and others) are expressing concerns about costs -- the article's about Iowa, but I wouldn't be surprised if most universities are seeing the same thing.

http://www.dailyiowan.com/2009/08/20/Metro/12339.html

On the other hand, the following article about the U of South Carolina indicates that the econbomy doesn't seem to be a deterrent there:

http://media.www.dailygamecock.com/m...-3755475.shtml

exlurker · #38 08-21-2009, 05:55 PM

Update: More on Recruitment Numbers at Tennessee

A very recent article dealing with the decline in recruitment (and enrollment) numbers at Tennessee:

http://dailybeacon.utk.edu/showartic...rticleid=55276

Silverblue · #39 08-21-2009, 05:57 PM

It'll be interesting to hear what quota is.

UTKALUM · #40 08-22-2009, 12:21 PM

Quota is being suggested between 40 and 42 but they may have dropped after the end of skit round last night. Tonight is pref and bids go out tomorrow.

tennesseemom · #41 08-22-2009, 12:50 PM

i hope it doesnt go any lower than 40! 40 would be a nice size pledge class- the girls would really get close to each other. what is the retention rate among the rushees? Have many dropped out?

Silverblue · #42 08-22-2009, 03:38 PM

Wow. That is low for UT. A lot of legacies are going to be disappointed. But hopefully, a lot of those girls will realize that all the chapters at UT are good ones, accept a bid from their second choices and end up having four wonderful years. They have to decide what they want more: To be in a particular chapter, or to be part of a sisterhood. This could be a good way to make all the chapters even stronger.

UTKALUM · #43 08-22-2009, 06:26 PM

Just talked to my chapter's advisor. The latest figure I have heard is that quota will be between 38 and 42 with an upper classman quota of between 5 and 8. Upperclassmen were free invites against the chapter's release figures given by Panhellenic. I haven't heard any retention figures yet.

Silverblue · #44 08-22-2009, 06:30 PM

Wow again. I'll be interested to hear how many dropped out. Like I said before, there are going to be a lot of disappointed legacies.

Pi Phi has a rule that if we invited a legacy to preference, we have to give her a bid. Do other groups have the same rule? If so, many of those decisions already have been made, and I wonder how that affected the number who returned for preference.

UTKALUM · #45 08-22-2009, 06:36 PM

It's my understanding that the girls don't know who they are going back to until they get there tonight so I wonder how many will drop out when they realize who they wanted hasn't asked them back.

As far as giving a legacy a bid, we didn't have to give them a bid but they were usually ranked so high on our bid list that it might as well have been a rule that we had to give them one. Of course they might put someone else first as well.