Little IL - Ohio U Recruitment

[IrishLake]

Forever, I knew Phi Mu recently left... who else was there when you were?

(I DID hint to LIL that if she just couldn't possibly see herself in any of those 9 houses, she could spearhead a Theta recolonization effort there... I've been reading OU recruitment numbers are on the up, so it's possible! However, all of the houses there are so good, I'd bet money on her finding a great, existing home.)

[ForeverRoses]

Originally Posted by IrishLake

Forever, I knew Phi Mu recently left... who else was there when you were?

(I DID hint to LIL that if she just couldn't possibly see herself in any of those 9 houses, she could spearhead a Theta recolonization effort there... I've been reading OU recruitment numbers are on the up, so it's possible! However, all of the houses there are so good, I'd bet money on her finding a great, existing home.)

Delta Gamma colonized my freshman year and Phi Sigma Sigma left my junior year.

AOII then bought the Phi Sig house and Sig Ep moved into the old AOII house. I know the Phi Mu house was just sold, but I'm not sure to whom- but they had an awesome sorority house location. I would love to see numbers go up at OU- when I was there pledge classes were routinely in the 40-50 member range and total was 150. Now pledge classes are closer to 25 and I'm sure total is lower as well.

[gphiangel624]

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

Delta Gamma colonized my freshman year and Phi Sigma Sigma left my junior year.

AOII then bought the Phi Sig house and Sig Ep moved into the old AOII house. I know the Phi Mu house was just sold, but I'm not sure to whom- but they had an awesome sorority house location. I would love to see numbers go up at OU- when I was there pledge classes were routinely in the 40-50 member range and total was 150. Now pledge classes are closer to 25 and I'm sure total is lower as well.

After the Delts moved out of the Phi Mu house in fall 2009 (they were leasing it while their shelter was renovated), Phi Mu sold it to a local agency (Prokos Rentals...). Prokos is leasing the house to Sigma Pi (chartered in January) so they will have the house beginning in the fall.

Women's recruitment numbers have been slowly increasing in the last 2 years. Upperclass quota was implemented last fall (Q=21 for first years; Q=5 for upperclassmen in 2009) and that has helped place some of the sophomores that would traditionally get released through formal recruitment. Total was decreased from 135 to 125 in 2008 and more chapters were meeting total in 2008-09 and 2009-10.