Indiana University - NPC predictions

[Tridentia]

I am pulling for Alpha Sigma Tau to announce next that they are colonizing at IU. I know they could do it.

[shadokat]

LowD is right. I worked at Penn for a number of years, and Greek life is big for underclassmen. The houses that the women live in aren't anything special. Some houses are leased, while others are University owned. Even for the fraternities, only three I think own their house. Anyway, it seems once students hit 21, they're done with Greek Life and onto the bar scene. It's not 90%, but I bet it might be close to half.

[wsucalsigmakapp]

I am anxious to see what organizations put in for Indiana. And I know I am biased but getting the Tau chapter back for Sigma Kappa would be awesome!!

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by IndianaSigKap

At the alumnae panhel meeting, the reps were told that AST submitted the interest packet but was unable to find a time to present before IU students left for the summer. So I would assume, AST might still be interested.

Originally Posted by IndianaSigKap

...I'd really really really like to have my chapter back.

Hoping the apparently interested NPC group/NPC alumnae are able to work things to their advantage at Indiana.

[redrubies]

Originally Posted by Tridentia

Why does the house make an experience? With the addition of D Phi E, Alpha Sigma Alpha, and Theta Phi Alpha colonizing with good numbers and being able to have similar sized new member classes, they seem to be doing fine owning the fact that they are unhoused. I am sure if the remaining 4 groups are OK colonizing at Indiana without a house, they too will be successful in their own right. Who is everyone to judge their experience without a house?

Even with the addition of 4 more unhoused chapters, unless Indiana makes the change to Quota / Total, too many women will still be without a house. AND I am sure many women would rather be in a SORORITY at IU than not.

A lot of women decide to drop out of the process if they don't get their desired houses, the desired houses tend to be the most exclusive with smaller pledge classes.

Also, the only reason the unhoused chapters seem successful and have similar sized chapters it is because most do informal fall and spring recruitment. The retention rate for unhoused chapters isn't very high.

[33girl]

Are you working with the ASA chapter at IU?

I'll be the first to admit that I was leery of our recolonization there, but now that we're there I'm pulling for us to succeed and hopefully bring about change (either in the system or in IU stopping being jerks and freeing up land).

[IndianaSigKap]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Are you working with the ASA chapter at IU?

I'll be the first to admit that I was leery of our recolonization there, but now that we're there I'm pulling for us to succeed and hopefully bring about change (either in the system or in IU stopping being jerks and freeing up land).

IU has freed up land. This was one of the main reason SK decided to re-colonize. We will be building as soon as the colony is installed and chartered. From what I gather, we should start building next spring. Any organization who can raise the capital to begin contraction can purchase a lot and begin. IU is freeing up an entire section of campus housing that had been married student housing in the past. The area is directly behind Greek Row (North Jordan) and is a great location close to campus.

[33girl]

Excellent. Was it still married student housing????

[ForeverRoses]

Originally Posted by redrubies

A lot of women decide to drop out of the process if they don't get their desired houses, the desired houses tend to be the most exclusive with smaller pledge classes.

Also, the only reason the unhoused chapters seem successful and have similar sized chapters it is because most do informal fall and spring recruitment. The retention rate for unhoused chapters isn't very high.

513 girls dropped out of recruitment. These are women that had houses left but didn't like their choices.

[redrubies]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Excellent. Was it still married student housing????

No, mostly international students.

[IndianaSigKap]

Originally Posted by redrubies

No, mostly international students.

For someone located in California, you seem to assert that you know an awful lot about Indiana. And I am not going to bicker with you about housing that I drove past last weekend.

[DubaiSis]

Yeah, but what do you know?

[carnation]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

Yeah, but what do you know?

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[IndianaSigKap]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

Yeah, but what do you know?

I know that the housing being torn down is married student housing for students with or without children. There is a high percentage of international students living in the buildings, but it is not exclusively international. I saw children playing in the snow in that housing area, and they were not international.

[Sister Havana]

What's being torn down: BBHN, Evermann, Campus View?