Auburn Recruitment Fall '08

[AZ-AlphaXi]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I'm not sure, but I believe this may not be the case any longer if the new release figure methods are being utilized. School me if I'm wrong, people in the thick of this.

you are correct. with the new release figures method, more "popular" groups will need fewer PNMs at preference in order to make quota and so may not have the traditional 3x quota at preference nor have been allowed to issue as many invitations as before.

[AuburnMom08]

Originally Posted by AZ-AlphaXi

you are correct. with the new release figures method, more "popular" groups will need fewer PNMs at preference in order to make quota and so may not have the traditional 3x quota at preference nor have been allowed to issue as many invitations as before.

Ah I see. You guys have been a wealth of information for me this week.

[tennesseemom]

not sure about this at auburn. I know of one very large sorority at auburn that would invite 3x quota; because that was their national policy, not the auburn policy. Nationally they were a smaller sorority, but at Auburn they were a large sorority. Tell your daughters to look around at pref, and if it is "standing room only" and barely an empty chair-that means they did invite 3x quota. If it is a normal size amount of girls ar pref- they probably invited 2x quota; and if it is skimpy....that means that sorority probably won't pledge quota, so as long as a girl doesn't suicide, she could probably get a bid from them!

[33girl]

Originally Posted by tennesseemom

and if it is skimpy....that means that sorority probably won't pledge quota, so as long as a girl doesn't suicide, she could probably get a bid from them!

Again, this may not be the case if the new release figure methods are being used. The room might be "skimpy" because there's a 99.999% chance that every girl there will put that sorority first on her list.

[lawgal]

I think I read on the website that the sororities are having 4 parties to keep the numbers at the parties down, but the pnms can only go to three. I could be wrong. If a sorority is having problems with numbers would they just go to three parties, instead of the fourth one? That way you wouldnt necessarily know based on the number at the party.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by lawgal

I think I read on the website that the sororities are having 4 parties to keep the numbers at the parties down, but the pnms can only go to three. I could be wrong. If a sorority is having problems with numbers would they just go to three parties, instead of the fourth one? That way you wouldnt necessarily know based on the number at the party.

Doubtful. Those chapters will need the extra parties the most because they will be inviting the most PNMs.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by tennesseemom

not sure about this at auburn. I know of one very large sorority at auburn that would invite 3x quota; because that was their national policy, not the auburn policy. Nationally they were a smaller sorority, but at Auburn they were a large sorority.

Is this post RFM? If they are large at Auburn, the campus Panhellenic will force a "popular" chapter to make more cuts. The campus Panhellenic rules will trump a "National policy" (thought I really don't think there would be a National policy, unless you are speaking of recruitment pre-release figure method).

Originally Posted by tennesseemom

Tell your daughters to look around at pref, and if it is "standing room only" and barely an empty chair-that means they did invite 3x quota. If it is a normal size amount of girls ar pref- they probably invited 2x quota; and if it is skimpy....that means that sorority probably won't pledge quota, so as long as a girl doesn't suicide, she could probably get a bid from them!

With the RFM, the opposite is true. Chapters with high return rates may invite as few as 1.5 x projected quota, because historically, a good amount of the PNMs that they invite put them first. Chapters with lower return rates will have larger parties, 3 x projected quota or even more, because fewer PNMs will rank them, so they need a larger pool to make quota.

In either event, I think it is bad advice to tell your daughter to look at how many girls are at pref, thinking about quota, etc. They should worry about things they CAN control during recruitment week, like making a good impression, having good conversation skills, and being well-groomed.