My IU recruitment story...07/08!

[ZTAMich]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

Wait, why January? What am I missing??

Indiana has a timeline for Recruitment that is a little different than other campuses.

PNMs visit all 19 houses in the fall. The next round of visits is in January and are all by invitation.

This is a calendar from the Panhellenic website, probably a little outdated but helpful for us to visualize what's going on.

December 2nd - 3rd 19 Party
January 4th First Invite
January 5th Second Invite
January 6th Preference Round
January 7th Bid Day

Panhellenic

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

Indiana does round 1 in October and finishes the rest after winter break. Kind of silly, kind of sensible. This allows them to eliminate grade risks, since they'll have a GPA in January. It also eliminates the most tedious part of recruitment when the PNMs get back (Does IU come back from winter break early for recruitment? If so, it reduces the amount of time that PNMs have to come back early.). However,this eliminates any transfer freshmen and last minute-women from going through, it's pure torture to wait 3 months to see where you are invited back and it opens wide the door for dirty rushing (more so than most deferred recruitment campuses) since PNMs and members have officially met.

Ahh, thanks so much for the info, VP. I see what you're saying about how it makes sense on one hand, but oh, the torture for the PNMs! And I wonder if it's tough on the chapters to have a break in "momentum" like that, although, looking at the "other hand" again, you can see them coming back from holiday break all charged up and ready to rush (versus now in the middle of the semester when they have mid-terms, etc.).

And the worst part is, it keeps us hanging here on GC. Doesn't the office of greek life at IU realize there are people out here waiting to find out whether she got invited back to her top 12 or not?? So inconsiderate.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by ZTAMich

Indiana has a timeline for Recruitment that is a little different than other campuses.

PNMs visit all 19 houses in the fall. The next round of visits is in January and are all by invitation.

This is a calendar from the Panhellenic website, probably a little outdated but helpful for us to visualize what's going on.

December 2nd - 3rd 19 Party
January 4th First Invite
January 5th Second Invite
January 6th Preference Round
January 7th Bid Day

Panhellenic

Thanks for the even more detailed info. So is the "3rd 19 Party" like the end of her open house visits that the OP was describing? And wow, they still do 4 full rounds when they get back! I was assuming they'd start right with second sets or something. That is a LOT of rushing!!!

[HoosierGirl89]

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[KSUViolet06]

That's such a long wait! Thankfully you have the holidays and such to keep you busy.

[I"Urushee]

hey hoosier girl, i am going through ius recruitment too. I can follow by your Jessica alba description haha
my top 12 are

1. Julia Roberts
2. Kirsten Dunst
3. Reese Witherspoon
4. Eva Longoria
5. Teri Hatcher
6. Sarah Jessica Parker
7. Cate Blanchet
8. Demi Moore
9. C.D.(i cant remember this ones name, but those are the initials of the person you named it after)
10.Jennifer Aniston
11. Drew Barrymore
12. kiera knightley

13. Sandra Bullock
14. S.M.
15. S.J.
16. Renee Zellweger
17. Kate Bosworth
18. Nicole Kidman
19. J.a.

[Benzgirl]

Yea, we have two PNMs!

[SthrnZeta]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

Yea, we have two PNMs!

Whoa, has this ever happened before on the same thread? Either way, very cool. Just sucks we gotta wait until NEXT YEAR for more info! I guess it could be worse - it could me! I feel for you girls, really. Good luck and have fun!! I can't imagine the torture this must be for you two!

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by SthrnZeta

Whoa, has this ever happened before on the same thread? Either way, very cool. Just sucks we gotta wait until NEXT YEAR for more info! I guess it could be worse - it could me! I feel for you girls, really. Good luck and have fun!! I can't imagine the torture this must be for you two!

I think we had two or three from Washington this fall. I can't remember if it was the same thread, but it made for good reading.

Good Luck ladies. The suspense is already killing me.

[AZ-AlphaXi]

And several years ago there were two PNMs from Arizona who had separate threads but consulted together and used the same code names. That was really fun reading their different impressions of the groups.

[HoosierFan]

Good luck! Today, all my sorority friends came in to class and looked like the walking dead. Must have been tiring.

Don't pay attention to the "reputation". I have met girls from both ends of the "reputation spectrum" and all of them were very nice.

[lindz0722]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

Can you report back after each round? I miss the recruitment stories. I'm going through withdrawl.

we aren't close enough that i'll hear about everything (at least not until bid day)-- but hopefully hoosiergirl will keep everyone updated with some good stories!!

[I"Urushee]

seriously, how much dirty rushing goes on? we walked into a room at a certain house and a girl was getting "hot boxed" the girl giving me the tour i think was pretty nervous i would say something, but im not going to, i was just wondering...b/c i have a friend who said a girl at a different house dirty rushed her and said they were going to be bestfriends when she joined. she reported it to our rho gamma, even tho she said she loved the house so idk why she would, but she did. haha anyways...how much goes on intentionally?? b/c i did get the "ill see you in two months" a couple of times but i think thats just out of anticipation

[I"Urushee]

Originally Posted by SthrnZeta

Whoa, has this ever happened before on the same thread? Either way, very cool. Just sucks we gotta wait until NEXT YEAR for more info! I guess it could be worse - it could me! I feel for you girls, really. Good luck and have fun!! I can't imagine the torture this must be for you two!

and yes. this is TORTURE! i hateee waiting, but i guess it gives me time to really think about/see who was being fake or not. I wish we did not have to rank our top 12 right at the 2nd night of rush being over. It ended at 6, and my rankings were in by 730. Now, I had time to think, and it seemed as if some answers were practiced. The "what made this chapter stand out for you?" question was always answered with "the girls were all genuine and real when i talked to them." Which kind of makes me feel like they knew what was coming, and how to respond. before rush, i was told that recruitment is a "shady process" by a nice girl in one of the chapters i went to dinner at. At first, i didn't think it would be, but the more i have found out, the more I understand. I still love rush 100%, I just hope I find the right chapter. :] thanks for all the support girls, it was so draining, but probably the most fun daytime activity(haha) i have done here yet.

[kdxut]

In Kappa Delta Chi recruitment is different than it is from traditional sororities, we invite anyone who's interested to informationals and hold a rush period. If KDChi is a sisterhood you'd like to be involved in and you meet the academic, community service, events coordinating and fundraising requirements (which are challenging enough to weed out the dedicated leaders from the rest of the pack) then you continue on through the process to become a sister. In our sisterhood there is no checking on parents background, financial standing etc. Our sisterhood is about who you are, what you bring to the table and how you stand out on campus so that you can add to a group of other ladies who want to inspire you to be better.

We also don't feel "rushed" during our process because it gives you plenty of time to get to know the sisters on campus, the organizations founding and values so that you can decide for yourself in a realistic setting if this sorority is for you. It's a pretty huge decision to make if in fact you are going to be a part of it for life.

Gina
kappadeltachi.com