Three Sororities Selected to Present at Northwestern

[SoCalGirl]

That would make me think that the school needs to stay at eleven chapters. They're too focused on quota and not enough on total, though it doesn't say what total is currently. Adding a 12th chapter only makes quota go down by maybe 4 girls if they have a really huge turnout for formal recruitment. The first article said they're expecting at least 400 to go through FR in the winter. At 400/11=37, 400/12=34. If FR shoots up to 500, it's 500/11=46 and 500/12=42. Unless the average chapter only has 30-50 members then they should be able to handle NM classes of those sizes.

[SoCalGirl]

Alright, I just checked Northwestern's Greek Life website. All the chapters are listed as having 100+ members. They can definitely handle have NM classes of 30-50. IMHO they should wait a couple years before colonizing another chapter.

[adpiucf]

Sounds like there is definitely room to add another sorority. It is a shame ADPi did not work out, but these things happen to every GLO. Sometimes the initial colony cannot sustain the long haul. All the best to the chapters presenting at NU!

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by SoCalGirl

Alright, I just checked Northwestern's Greek Life website. All the chapters are listed as having 100+ members. They can definitely handle have NM classes of 30-50. IMHO they should wait a couple years before colonizing another chapter.

I tend to agree with this statement. This is exactly the same thing that happened at Pitt, until they utilized Release Figures. Once the playing field is more level, then bring on another sorority, one that has a huge support system (ie: Alumnae Association, etc).

That way, a new GLO has a real chance of making it.

[FSUZeta]

excellent points irishpipes. i was going to look up which chapters(if any) we had open in illinois, but you saved me the trouble- . i wish alpha xi delta and sigma delta tau the best of luck and hope that which ever sorority is chosen, that they flourish.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by SoCalGirl

That would make me think that the school needs to stay at eleven chapters. They're too focused on quota and not enough on total, though it doesn't say what total is currently. Adding a 12th chapter only makes quota go down by maybe 4 girls if they have a really huge turnout for formal recruitment. The first article said they're expecting at least 400 to go through FR in the winter. At 400/11=37, 400/12=34. If FR shoots up to 500, it's 500/11=46 and 500/12=42. Unless the average chapter only has 30-50 members then they should be able to handle NM classes of those sizes.

The poster above you is a boy. As such, I think he may be confusing the meanings of the words "quota" and "total."

It makes more sense to say they want total/ceiling back to where it was and not super duper hella high.

[SoCalGirl]

Originally Posted by 33girl

The poster above you is a boy. As such, I think he may be confusing the meanings of the words "quota" and "total."

It makes more sense to say they want total/ceiling back to where it was and not super duper hella high.

It was the article that referred to quota.

Panhel decided to start the process of adding a new Greek chapter to campus to keep membership size and pledge class quotas manageable, Juarez said. A pledge class quota is the maximum number of bids that a chapter can offer, and quota is determined by dividing the number of women participating in recruitment by the number of sororities. Recent quotas have generally been in the thirties.

"There are currently 11 chapters heading into formal recruitment with the largest (freshman) class Northwestern has ever had," Juarez said. "In previous years we had 12 chapters and a smaller freshman class."

If recruitment goes as projected, at least 400 women will join sororities Winter Quarter, said Erin Huffman, assistant director of Fraternity and Sorority Life.

[dvs-dz]

The Delta Zeta chapter at Northwestern is our Alpha Alpha chapter - just one away from being a single letter chapter. So it too is one of our oldest chapters.

[LPIDelta]

While it is possible that the comment was taken out of context, I don't wonder if the ZTA president's comment was a savvy strategy. By stating for the paper that her org is strongest, now everyone reading that article may assume its truth and going into presentations people may have preconvceived notions about ZTA being strong.

Anyway...best of luck to the three groups.

[AXiDTrish]

My thoughts exactly! Having sat in strategy meetings all week, when I read that my first thought was the collegiate audience who reads that paper...and all those deciding votes. Savvy strategic move.

Regardless, Northwestern would be an incredible addition for any of our organizations. Good luck to all!!!!