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[33girl]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

Re: upperclassman quota

I don't know enough about FSU's campus to comment on whether this is the best idea for them, so again, I will defer to those who do.

However, there is a very real risk that an upperclassman quota can hurt the smaller chapters in two ways:

1) PNM's who don't like their invites freshman year are far more likely to drop out and think they can give it another go next year.

2) Chapters that often hit quota by taking some of the sophomore released everywhere else will no longer have that way to help their numbers.

3) There may even be PNM's who wait to rush to avoid live-in requirements.

Just saying that there are downsides, and an upperclassman quota would not necessarily mean more women got placed in chapters.

1) You can't fix stupid.

2) There are enough women rushing that it shouldn't be a problem.

3) Again, you can't fix stupid. If anything, they're more screwed because I don't think live-in reqs say you must live there "junior year" or whatever...just that you must live there for x amount of time. If you're a senior living in a house full of sophomores, it's your own fault.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by 33girl

1) You can't fix stupid.

2) There are enough women rushing that it shouldn't be a problem.

3) Again, you can't fix stupid. If anything, they're more screwed because I don't think live-in reqs say you must live there "junior year" or whatever...just that you must live there for x amount of time. If you're a senior living in a house full of sophomores, it's your own fault.

If you know the campus, and it's the right thing to do, I certainly think it is an option. My point is just that it is not a one-size-fits-all solution that can be applied without considering a bunch of other things first.

[FSUZeta]

every chapter at fsu has met quota for the past several years, according to my information. most of the sororities are above total. The houses typically house between 50-80 members-i can't imagine how they do dinners now-i would imagine they had to go to buffet service.

as at any university, colonization is expensive, but on a campus like fsu, where most of the sororities own their own homes and the homes are absolutely breathtaking,not to mention historical and rim the campus, it is very costly. to be competitive the sorority would have to eventually be housed. there are no lots available-the majority of the houses have been where they are for a loooooong time. there are some sorority houses that fraternities are currently renting that may become available for new groups in the future. i would imagine that sororities would much prefer for other sororities to rent their houses.

there are lots where the fraternities have built houses, but that is off campus and i would pity any sorority who built there. it would not be fun to be out there with the boys! too wild!

i hope that fsu(and uf) will consider an upperclasswoman quota. It seems they work out very well on the campuses that use them, but even if they use one, it will not be a panacea.

typically, colonies are given a few years to get their act together before another group is brought on and i agree with this philosophy. it does no good to bring on a colony/chapter if they are not given the chance to thrive.