A junior transfer recruitment story!!!

[IlliniMeg]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

^^^So wait, someone might have listed 2 or 3 chapters and got their second or third choice in initial matching. But after all that is said and done, anyone who didn't match automatically gets their FIRST choice??? How do the chapters (and other rushees who get their 2nd or 3rd choice) not raise holy hell about that? What keeps everyone from just suiciding the "best" house?


ETA: This is for the post 2 above!

I'm not going to totally bash it all in public, but let's just say they have since actually hired a staff member to oversee Greek Life, whereas there wasn't someone then. And I was not matching a lot of women that night so you could imagine my frustration (in hindsight it was probably the best since you wouldn't want a ton of disgruntled women showing up (or not showing up) on bid day and then depledging later). But it was widely known how to play the game.

The theory was 'the less the parents called the better' so that was the way it worked. Now that they have someone who is working with Greek Life directly, the policies may have changed a little.

Feel free to PM me.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by IlliniMeg

I'm not going to totally bash it all in public, but let's just say they have since actually hired a staff member to oversee Greek Life, whereas there wasn't someone then. And I was not matching a lot of women that night so you could imagine my frustration (in hindsight it was probably the best since you wouldn't want a ton of disgruntled women showing up (or not showing up) on bid day and then depledging later). But it was widely known how to play the game.

The theory was 'the less the parents called the better' so that was the way it worked. Now that they have someone who is working with Greek Life directly, the policies may have changed a little.

Feel free to PM me.

Oh, I don't want to put you in a bad position and I really didn't mean to hijack the thread with this, I was just so taken aback when I read your post. I've never, ever heard of something like that. I would criticize "the system" for bowing to "the parents", but I assume that those in the greek system must somehow be at least a little complicit in the situation otherwise they'd take a stand against their parents (instead of soliciting them to fight on their behalf). I don't understand how real sisterhood can flourish under those conditions, though...