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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06
1.) In general, how would you describe Greek life on your campus? (competitive vs. non-competitve, percentage of students who are Greek, location of the school: north vs. south, etc... be as specific as you'd like)
1.) Did your school have deferred recruitment?
2.) What was total? Or if you didn't reach total (or didn't follow this system at all) what was your average chapter size while at school?
3.) What were average new member class sizes for your chapter?
4.) On average, how many freshmen dropped out during the new member program? ... or provide more specific numbers if you have them and want to disclose that information.
5.) If a significant number of them dropped, for the most part, what were the reasons? (In trouble academically, too time consuming, money issues, etc.)
6.) Any other info that you think would be helpful.
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Like I mentioned before, this is a very different type of Greek Life system that what you have. Let me know if you have more questions. I was in school from 91-95. em_adpi just graduated this year, so she may be able to add some current details.
TCU/Texas Christian University:
1. Rush is competitive. When I was there approx 40% of women were members of an NPC organization. There were 10 houses when I pledged, and then one closed soon after that. Greek Life was an integral part of the entire campus culture. Many women came to campus with knowledge of the system and the houses. When people referenced you on campus it almost always included your Greek membership.
2. My memory is a bit fuzzy, but I am thinking total was about 140, with most houses between 120-150. The variation stemmed from numbers of transfers. We tended to lose several members a year to that.
3. The four years that I was there quota ranged from 38-44.
4. While I was there we lost exactly one person prior to initiation. Two of those years pledgeships were for a full semester. That was probably pretty typical for all chapters... between 0-2 depledges over the entire four years. There were a few of the 10 chapters that probably had more depldges- the house that closed lost a bunch in their last two years and one or two other houses would have a handful (1-5) depledge each year.
5. The girl that dropped from our chapter just felt that Greek Life wasn't for her. Another girl dropped from another chapter for a similar reason- she wanted to be involved in some other organizations and in the time squeeze she opted out of the sorority. One person dropped near the end of the semester when she realized that she wasn't going to make grades to get initiated (refer back to full semester pledgeships; members had to make a 2.25 to be initiated. Those that didn't would have to wait another semester, and then over the summer too! She didn't want to wait and have the stigma of being a "holdover").
For the chapters that I referenced that had a few more members drop out I believe the reasons were more varied: less organized chapters, disapointment with not getting first choice on bid day, etc. On our campus the reason for dropping was very rarely financial.
6. At the time that I was there we only had Fall Formal Rush. COB carried a stigma, for some (stupid) reason. Two chapters did it, but not in a very open manner. Two additional chapters were doing it by my senior year, getting great girls, and the stigma started to wane. I am not sure how much COB there is today. Maybe em_adpi can chime in.
While we did have houses, they were university owned, and all built structurally the same in a townhouse type style. Each house slept 36 members, and so those 36 people paid the university the same rate as if they lived in the dorm. This covered the housing expense. Therefore dues were relatively low, as for the most part, they did not have to cover a house. (a small portion of dues would go for furnishings, remodeling common areas, etc). That is why I referenced that few people dropped due to financial reasons.
I hope that this helps!
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