A very dressy FLORIDA STATE recruitment!

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by FSUCasper

However, having said all of that, unfortunately, there is still at least one struggling chapter on campus who did not make quota this year and remains about half the size of other chapters - by choice? I don't know the answer, but maybe, if so, then they are finally getting more quality women. Either that, or they are playing their numbers game wrong and focusing on PNM's who may release them anyway. And, as strong as this chapter's alumnae are in the area, they still need help with Recruitment. Either way, FSU needs to look long and hard at their options for improving the process.

It is definitely not by choice. However, struggling also doesn't mean that you simply invite everybody. Women still need to meet the standards of the chapter, grade requirements, and get along well with the chapter. It is pretty obvious when a PNM doesn't really want to be there. How many of these threads do we read where a PNM says over and over "I keep cutting them and they keep inviting me back anyway!" It's not helpful to keep inviting women who are clearly disinterested but keep the chapter on to "maximize their options", you know? It ruins the whole atmosphere of an event to do that. Also, you can have very high quality women in a small chapter but tent talk is powerful and overcoming that is a real challenge.

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

every chapter at fsu has met quota for the past several years, according to my information.

That information is incorrect.

Originally Posted by dymonz4me

Maybe if PNM at FSU had just given Floor Length a little more time instead of dropping out, she might have found out that she had something in common with some of them. I can't imagine being in a sorority of 100+ girls at FSU and not having a common bond with not one girl! From what some of you have said, Pref can be magical and change a PNM's whole outlook on a sorority. PNM at FSU dropped out for her specific reasons during the early rounds of recruitment, if she had made it to Pref, she may have found her home. My daughter said it's sad when PNM's assume a whole sorority is based off of the few actives they meet during recruitment or from tent talk and miss out on finding that special home. I really wish PNM at FSU and PPT the best, there are a lot of things to get involved in at FSU to make a difference and enjoy the college experience.

I suspect that Floor Length is the struggling chapter noted above. I agree with you though, that it seems like at these schools where chapters are so large, it would be almost impossible to not connect with some women in the chapter if you gave it a chance. At schools with less than 30 members, i can understand that all the members may be more similar, but in these larger chapters, a young woman is bound to connect with some women in the chapter.