Too fat to recruit: or, DePauw, the Sequel

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by porkfriedrice

No one can predict life. No one knows who will stay and who will drop or transfer...My pledge class dissolved for various reasons. There are only two active sisters left from it. I had to leave for unforeseen medical issues. They never thought that I'd have to drop because of that when I was given a bid and neither did I....

What you CAN do is average the attrition rates over a 3-5 year period and have an idea of how many seniors will probably drop out for one reason or another. It's kinda like figuring relase #s for recruitment.

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

What you CAN do is average the attrition rates over a 3-5 year period and have an idea of how many seniors will probably drop out for one reason or another. It's kinda like figuring relase #s for recruitment.

Yeah, I can't get my head around the numbers thing. All I'm saying is, it's not fair to say that stronger chapters know how to pick the right women with dedication to sorority life. There's only so much you can do before handing out a bid. Can they afford it, are their grades good, do they seem normal?
My chapter is pretty big for a northeast sorority. We have a ton of seniors who graduate each year. But occasionally there are bad classes for whatever reason.
Numbers will only get you so far in figuring out who will stay committed.
I wish, with all my heart, that I could go back and have at least one semester as an active. I wish it everyday.
You get what I'm saying though, right? PeppyGPhiB's chapter was small because people dropped, but people dropped because they figured that they could. If no one wants a small chapter to begin with, you're working with what you can. I just don't see how to find a way to make absolutely sure that you're getting fully committed new members who will stay through to their senior year.