rush as a sophomore @ IU...

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Right now, they do keep all the beds full. I would imagine in a quota/total system, the less-popular chapters would have trouble doing so.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

Right now, they do keep all the beds full. I would imagine in a quota/total system, the less-popular chapters would have trouble doing so.

I just hate that it fixes the size of the community regardless of demand. With a quota-total system, no one forces a chapter to take quota. Ok maybe they get pressure from HQ to take quota, but ultimately, they can cut more than the number recommended with the RFM. If a top tier chapter only wants to take enough to fill their chapter house, then that would help the middle and lower tier chapters by creating more spots in the chapter although not all members would live in the house.The quota-total system, while imperfect, is designed to place the maximum number of women and maximize the size of the chapters. I can only see their community growing as a result of a quota-total system. Until they change, there will be tons of women who ARE willing to join any chapter who can't for no reason other than space. Indiana is probably one of the few places where all of the members live in the house. If they have more sign up than chapters can take, that means that there are plenty of women who want to live in the houses.

/rant

[IlliniMeg]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

Right now, they do keep all the beds full. I would imagine in a quota/total system, the less-popular chapters would have trouble doing so.

Quite honestly there are some chapters that cannot keep their houses full and they NEED to.

There is somewhat of an old row/new row feel - the older houses are literally older and smaller, the newer are mansions and on the outskirts of campus. No one has ever outright mentioned it to me but that's the only thing I can think of.

I think if IU did go to quota/total it will help the smaller chapters - they might actually even out. It seems like women are more likely to go heavy for the strongest chapters if they get cut they are out - and maybe a lot of other women with them (tent talk). If they increase quota, women will stay longer and have a chance for a bid.

Who knows though, if it's already socially stratified so much, it could be the same problem but now with a quota/total.

And to 33girl - the NPC HQs may not have thought it was a problem b/c their chapters are 120+ and they are excelling in every area of their own standards. Plus I think every national would want to be on IU's campus so why rock a boat?

There are a few I know that I think are going to put up quite a fight.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by IlliniMeg

And to 33girl - the NPC HQs may not have thought it was a problem b/c their chapters are 120+ and they are excelling in every area of their own standards. Plus I think every national would want to be on IU's campus so why rock a boat?

There are a few I know that I think are going to put up quite a fight.

That's true - even if they're in the toilet in IU land, they may be the queens of everything in Nu Mu land. I would hope the sororities would take the overall environment into account when handing out awards, etc. Then you have the other side of the coin - the chapters that excel on a campus where the competition isn't very fierce (i.e. there are only 2-3 sororities) receiving tons of accolades and national awards, and chapters at huge schools like IU who are probably doing 10 times the work getting shafted for those things because they are below quota at their school (never mind their quota is the size of small school chapter's whole Greek system).

I'm not sure which is worse. DZ I think has different "tiers" of national awards, i.e. there's a small system award for best programming and a big system award. Then again, they can do that because they've got a gazillion chapters.