Not accepting juniors??

[33girl]

Originally Posted by REE1993

ETA - since when do sororities CALL PNMs? Even during informal rush?

If it was a party that women had gone to knowing open bids were being handed out, it would be nice of the sorority to call and tell them they didn't receive a bid - especially if there weren't a lot of girls there. It's like in formal rush where your rho chi calls you if you don't get a bid, which I presume was their thinking. In the OPs case though, the sorority was just sharing TMI. They should have just said "I'm sorry, but you did not receive a bid" and let it at that. That's the ONLY info any PNM is ever entitled to.

Oh, and as to what might change next semester? They might lose a lot of girls to graduation or transfers and be under the gun to get their numbers up.

[lyrica9]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Oh, and as to what might change next semester? They might lose a lot of girls to graduation or transfers and be under the gun to get their numbers up.

maybe they get free juniors and want to pad their new member class?

what does that exactly mean?? free juniors??

[33girl]

Sometimes in formal rush, juniors and seniors are not counted in a sorority's quota number.

So if they aren't counted, doesnt that mean that they can have as many as they want ( juniors that is ), or as little??

[33girl]

Yes. That is IF the school does it - not all schools do.

I see, well, maybe they just didn't want juniors for some reason, I don't know. It was a great sorority and I will see if the others have held their spring rush yet, I guess that will determine if I do it again in the fall or not.

[AChiOhSnap]

Originally Posted by fadyas

So if they aren't counted, doesnt that mean that they can have as many as they want ( juniors that is ), or as little??

Originally Posted by 33girl

Yes. That is IF the school does it - not all schools do.

Perhaps someone from SHSU can shed some light on whether or not your school has "free" juniors (as many juniors as they want are accepted) or an upperclasswoman quota (allowed to accept, say, 3 upperclasswomen who don't count against the freshman quota). Obviously, whether or not there's an upperclasswoman quota isn't any guarantee of anything, but it could better inform your decisions.

If there was a junior quota, you might feel more encouraged to try again. I think that a junior quota would actually be a plus to going through formal recruitment if you were so inclined. But like 33girl said, not every school has an upperclasswoman freebie system in place. Either way, formal recruitment is still a long way off. With or without a junior quota, maybe you'll decide that you want to try your luck with this sorority again or maybe you'll meet some women from another sorority and find a connection with another group. Who knows. I say take this semester and the summer to examine what you want to do. No need to commit to anything today.