Indiana University Recruitment

Zillini · #1 04-29-2009, 05:42 PM

I'd love to hear an explanation as to why IU sticks with a "bed quota" when there seems to be far more PNMs who want to go Greek than there are bids? Can someone please shed some light?

IUGreekGirl · #2 04-30-2009, 01:56 AM

The problem is that there is one very big house on campus that is half empty. I hasn't made quota in a very long time even with year-long c.o.b.ing.

Plus houses are so expensive to build that the costs for an NPC organization to come onto our campus is too much. There are 26 Panhellenic Sororities, 19 are represented at IU. And to my knowledge only one other house that at one time had a chapter on campus but does not now was Sigma Kappa. Meaning there is literally no alumni base to build a new colony or chapter on.

No one wants to be Greek but not live in a house, and the University is already stretched tight for housing so they can't house them in dorms or anything.

ThetaDancer · #3 04-30-2009, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by IUGreekGirl

There are 26 Panhellenic Sororities, 19 are represented at IU. And to my knowledge only one other house that at one time had a chapter on campus but does not now was Sigma Kappa. Meaning there is literally no alumni base to build a new colony or chapter on.

Is that really true? All over the country, colonies are routinely supported by actives and alum who are from other chapters or reside in other parts of the state. I wonder why it would be different for IU.

PeppyGPhiB · #4 04-30-2009, 09:55 AM

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Is that really true? All over the country, colonies are routinely supported by actives and alum who are from other chapters or reside in other parts of the state. I wonder why it would be different for IU.

This is what I was going to say. Alumnae don't have to come from that chapter in order to be supportive. If they did, we would never have new greek systems or new colonies. It happens all the time, in fact!

ThetaDancer · #5 04-30-2009, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

This is what I was going to say. Alumnae don't have to come from that chapter in order to be supportive. If they did, we would never have new greek systems or new colonies. It happens all the time, in fact!

Exactly! And Indiana is a state with other schools that have strong Greek systems (Purdue and DePauw come to mind...) as well as the headquarters of several sororities.

wildcatfan · #6 04-30-2009, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by IUGreekGirl;1804896.

There are 26 Panhellenic Sororities, 19 are represented at IU. And to my knowledge only one other house that at one time had a chapter on campus but does not now was Sigma Kappa. Meaning there is literally no alumni base to build a new colony or chapter on.

You might find this thread by irishpipes interesting:

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=97907

It is a much-referenced comprehesive list of all NPC sororities and their tenures at US and Canadian campuses. According to it, Indiana has actually had all but one of the 26 NPC sororities present at some time. I think AST is the only house that has never been there. You are right that SK did have a longtime chapter there (1918-1994), but Theta Phi Alpha was there from 1920-1959, as well as shorter stints by D Phi E, Tri Sigma and ASA.

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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

This is what I was going to say. Alumnae don't have to come from that chapter in order to be supportive. If they did, we would never have new greek systems or new colonies. It happens all the time, in fact!

Ditto this and the other GCers who agreed. Obviously, if you have had a chapter in the area there will tend to be more alums available, but it is amazing how many alums come "out of the woodwork" when an expansion is proposed!! I just attended the expansion presentations for 3 houses at Kansas State, and only one had had a K State chapter and that was back in the 1930's. It was great to see LOTS of alums living in the area but initiated at different campuses come out to show their support and offer to be advisors and volunteer in other ways.

33girl · #7 04-30-2009, 04:18 PM

What's wrong with women going through and not wanting to join? If they want to spend their $ that way, that's their prerogative. The article made it sound like this was some horrendous crime.

And yes, if we had a colony there, we would have TONS of alums in the area to support it.

If there is one group far under total, either they need to say screw it and get a new (smaller) house, or a group of women need to pledge it as a group and turn it around. The girls in the house are probably too fried to try anymore.